From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Jan Rychter Subject: Re: Intel Centrino and Linux Date: Thu, 08 May 2003 12:46:15 -0700 Sender: acpi-devel-admin-5NWGOfrQmneRv+LV9MX5uipxlwaOVQ5f@public.gmane.org Message-ID: References: <200305031848.04583.nbellm@gmx.de> <1051979022.24562.24.camel@dhcp22.swansea.linux.org.uk> <01f301c3148f$63f16870$3746028e@bio.dfo.ca> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Return-path: In-Reply-To: <01f301c3148f$63f16870$3746028e-dP0OE4Ef7fWw5LPnMra/2Q@public.gmane.org> (Derek Broughton's message of "Wed, 07 May 2003 08:54:18 -0300") Errors-To: acpi-devel-admin-5NWGOfrQmneRv+LV9MX5uipxlwaOVQ5f@public.gmane.org List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: To: acpi-devel-5NWGOfrQmneRv+LV9MX5uipxlwaOVQ5f@public.gmane.org List-Id: linux-acpi@vger.kernel.org >>>>> "Derek" == Derek Broughton : Derek> From: "Jan Rychter" >> I've already ruled out all Compaq notebooks thanks to the multiple >> problem reports seen on this list (hi HP/Compaq! congratulations on >> the market strategy), Derek> I think that's awfully short-sighted. Compaqs appear, from my Derek> reading of this list, to be some of the better supported Derek> laptops. Sure there are lots of niggling little problems, but Derek> most of them can be fixed - thanks to the support available here Derek> from both users and HP. Now, if Dell would only provide some Derek> support.... Is it? From what I see, people have to fix and patch their DSDTs in order to get their notebooks working. I didn't have to do that with my Sharp and I'm not looking forward to the experience. I would like to buy a notebook that I can boot Linux on without going through the hassle of ironing out the details. But I guess everyone's taste is different. The level of "acceptable annoyance" is also different for each one of us. But I didn't see any comments from Andy or Bob in this thread -- about Linux and Centrino, which is what this thread is really about? --J. ------------------------------------------------------- Enterprise Linux Forum Conference & Expo, June 4-6, 2003, Santa Clara The only event dedicated to issues related to Linux enterprise solutions www.enterpriselinuxforum.com