Re: Laptop choice, first boot issues

2004-11-26 Thread Victor Munoz
Thanks to all for the very useful comments. I feel now much better informed. Regards, Victor -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL

Re: Laptop choice, first boot issues

2004-11-25 Thread Raphaël Berbain
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: AFAIK, ntfs partitions can be resized. Maybe not all partition editors can do it, but I think Knoppix's can. Ubuntu can't right now, be it is on the roadmap. It's safest to use native tools to repartition. Well, not in my experience. I used to think that way,

Re: Laptop choice, first boot issues

2004-11-24 Thread Anthony Campbell
On 24 Nov 2004, Victor Munoz wrote: Hello. I'm thinking of buying a new laptop. I don't know much about the subject (I've only had one old laptop, which I bought from a friend, and he had already installed sid). From what I've learned googling, IBM Thinkpads seem to be one of the best

Re: Laptop choice, first boot issues

2004-11-24 Thread Raphaël Berbain
Victor Munoz [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Currently I'm considering R50, T41, T42 models, but I'm open to suggestions! I had the opportunity to play with a T42p just yesterday. h/w-wise, I am impressed. I still have the machine available for some time, so if there are specific points worrying

Re: Laptop choice, first boot issues

2004-11-24 Thread j64669
I'll just add a few comments based on my experience with an A31 ThinkPad: On (24/11/04 14:42), Raphaël Berbain wrote: Victor Munoz [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Currently I'm considering R50, T41, T42 models, but I'm open to suggestions! ... I've read that one has to be very careful when first

Laptop choice, first boot issues

2004-11-23 Thread Victor Munoz
Hello. I'm thinking of buying a new laptop. I don't know much about the subject (I've only had one old laptop, which I bought from a friend, and he had already installed sid). From what I've learned googling, IBM Thinkpads seem to be one of the best options. I live in Japan, and Japanese brands

Re: Laptop choice, first boot issues

2004-11-23 Thread Paul Johnson
On Tuesday 23 November 2004 7:54 pm, Victor Munoz wrote: It will probably not be possible to buy a laptop without XP installed. I believe CTL will sell you a laptop without an OS. http://www.ctl.info/ There's also the issue of the special recovery partition somewhere in the hard disk. And

Re: Laptop choice, first boot issues

2004-11-23 Thread Michael Z Daryabeygi
Victor, You are well prepared for your linux thinkpad journey. I have a T41 with dual boot debian. Absolutely get a thinkpad. The T series are really slim. Thinkpads are top rated for Linux installation. After you get your thinkpad call and ask for the rescue CD's. It will be free. It won't

Re: Laptop choice, first boot issues

2004-11-23 Thread Victor Munoz
After you get your thinkpad call and ask for the rescue CD's. It will be free. It won't be exactly the same as what is on the restore Thanks for the tip. license. Create a VFAT or M$ FAT to share. Read the grub manual on the knoppix CD, great idea if you are new to linux. Not the