Re: linux on laptops

1998-08-01 Thread Jerry McBride
> >Isn't this rea;y the sort of thread that belongs on a hardware or linux >setup/install list? > >Jason Tan >On Fri, 31 Jul 1998, Maureen Lecuona wrote: > >> I have an IBM 770 ED running Linux RH5.1. The installation was done >> yesterday (took me less than an hour). So far XFree works at 1024x

Re: linux on laptops

1998-07-31 Thread Jason Tan
ECTED], > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: linux on laptops > Resent-Date: Fri, 31 Jul 1998 11:48:28 -0400 > Resent-From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Hi: > > I have an IBM 770 ED running Linux RH5.1. The installation was done > yesterday (took me less than an hour).

Re: linux on laptops

1998-07-31 Thread Maureen Lecuona
Hi: I have an IBM 770 ED running Linux RH5.1. The installation was done yesterday (took me less than an hour). So far XFree works at 1024x768. I don't know about sound and the internal modem yet. However, this is not a problem for me, since I generally use an external ISDN TA for ppp based w

Re: linux on laptops

1998-07-29 Thread Roger Hill
On Wed, 29 Jul 1998, Richard Dost wrote: > I want to install linux on a yet to be bought notebook. Are there > driver compatibility issues for the ethernet card? Should I make sure > to get/avoid certain ethernet cards? Is there a list of supported > devices somewhere? Am I just conjuring up

Re: linux on laptops

1998-07-29 Thread Nelson Minar
Why did you post this message to java-linux? This is not a generic Linux support mailing list. There is a lot of documentation out there on the web about exactly the sort of question you ask. You should do your research first, then ask questions later, and then only in the appropriate place. mail

Re: linux on laptops

1998-07-29 Thread James Cassidy
I'm using a Twinhead Slimnote EX266TG with Slackware 3.5. Works perfectly. Two of the things that I needed to consider the system usable was an XGA 1024x768 LCD display and an ethernet PCMCIA card. The display does do this resolution and XFree86 that comes with Slack 3.5 drives it. I've got a

Re: linux on laptops

1998-07-29 Thread Sze Yuen Wong
I'm using 3com's 3CXE589DT on RedHat 5.1 on a Toshiba notebook. works perfectly. Sze Wong. Richard Dost wrote: > I want to install linux on a yet to be bought notebook. Are there > driver compatibility issues for the ethernet card? Should I make sure > to get/avoid certain ethernet cards? Is

Re: linux on laptops

1998-07-29 Thread Gregory A. Kirkendall
Richard, Try the Linux on Laptops home page. Enjoy!   Richard Dost wrote: I want to install linux on a yet to be bought notebook.  Are there driver compatibility issues for the ethernet card?  Should I make sure to get/avoid certain ethernet cards?  Is there a list of supported devices

Re: linux on laptops

1998-07-29 Thread Michael Bell
Richard Dost wrote: > I want to install linux on a yet to be bought notebook. Are there > driver compatibility issues for the ethernet card? Should I make sure > to get/avoid certain ethernet cards? Is there a list of supported > devices somewhere? Am I just conjuring up problems where none

linux on laptops

1998-07-29 Thread Richard Dost
I want to install linux on a yet to be bought notebook. Are there driver compatibility issues for the ethernet card? Should I make sure to get/avoid certain ethernet cards? Is there a list of supported devices somewhere? Am I just conjuring up problems where none exist? Thanks :)