Quoting Bryan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Does anybody know if the A530 is linux friendly? > Can Linux use it's built-in LAN, Modem, Video, Sound, & WiFi > > devices? > Can the flash BIOS be updated from Linux?
The BIOS does not have to be updated to Linux. When Linux boots, it just uses to BIOS to check what peripherals are available, but Linux installs its own (appropriate 32/64-bit) drivers. Linux does not use BIOS, because it has its own "kernel" mode drivers to do I/O. P~Manalastas -- Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List [EMAIL PROTECTED] (#PLUG @ irc.free.net.ph) Official Website: http://plug.linux.org.ph Searchable Archives: http://marc.free.net.ph . To leave, go to http://lists.q-linux.com/mailman/listinfo/plug . Are you a Linux newbie? To join the newbie list, go to http://lists.q-linux.com/mailman/listinfo/ph-linux-newbie
