RE: [MLUG] Dell Open-Source Notebooks

["Spurling, Shannon" <EMAIL:PROTECTED>]

Try booting Unbuntu or Knoppix. The drivers are fairly complete, and you
can do a hard drive install of either one to most PC's.
The worst driver issues I've run into is with WiFi cards and 802.1x
authentication scripts. You can get them to work, but it's a pain
because it's more of a script than just setting your parameters within a
utility. I've never seen a problem with the track pad since most are
similar to the generic mouse drivers where it matters.

S-r

 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: EMAIL:PROTECTED [mailto:members-
> EMAIL:PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mike Miller
> Sent: Friday, February 23, 2007 3:35 PM
> To: MLUG Members
> Subject: Re: [MLUG] Dell Open-Source Notebooks
> 
> On Fri, 23 Feb 2007, George Robb wrote:
> 
> > What drivers are you missing for your notebook?  Is there not a
kernel
> > module?  Can I help?
> 
> I don't know what I'm missing, but I do know that even installing a
> Windows upgrade (to XP from 2000) made some things stop working until
I
> got the right drivers:  Specifically the mouse pad.  I think there was
> something else too, but I don't remember.
> 
> Anyway, you want to be able to install Linux easily.  You want
everything
> to just work.  Dell could help with this!
> 
> Mike
> 
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