Re: [plug] Bayanihan Linux OS: Now Based on Debian

[Wilson John D. Barbon]

I would second Mhac on this one. Laptops and desktops have different needs. In addition to pcmcia, you need acpi support, wifi. in terms of video most laptops have integrated intel chips, few only have the nvidia and ati cards. in my case, i cannot use my ubuntu laptop for presentations using an LCD projectore because nvidia drivers even the opensource nv driver is borked in using external displays. one reason i still have winxp on this laptop because i cannot use ubuntu for LCD presentation purposes.

For BL4, it would be nice to some laptop specialized installer. Is there a torrent file for BL4?

On 6/13/06, Mhac Janapin < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

Just a suggestion:
Maybe we can come up with a BL4L - Bayanihan Linux For Laptops :) A separate Install CD would be nice.
Maybe a customized kernel (w/ pcmcia support, etc.) and lightweight wm. And then, depending on the laptop, apt-get other accessories to taste.

On 6/13/06, Rage Callao < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

On 6/13/06, Wilson John D. Barbon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> hmmm this is interesting..:-) I was introduced to Linux because I got
> interested with bayanihan linux. I have been an activist since college and
> am quite happy that we have our Pinor distro. But I got pissed with BL. Is
> so slow with my laptop and some devices do not work. thats why am stuck with
> ubuntu and been happy ever since with linux. now that BL is based on
> debian...i thin k i will have a second look.

Hi Wilson,

Thanks for the input. We bundled a lot of drivers in the BL4 beta2
(printers, scanners, webcam, nvidia video card drivers as well as the
customary drivers that come with the kernel) so I hope this time
around support for
various hardware devices are better. Hope you could try it out and let
me know what works and what doesn't. And because its based on Debian
stable, packages for Debian (if you need those) should work with BL4
and vice versa.

Best regards,
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