Subject: Re: Dell Inspiron 4000 and Mandrake (or other distros) - opinions?
From: Mat Riain (mriain@eightinonepet.com)
Date: Fri Dec 15 2000 - 13:26:47 GMT+1
Thanks for the response. I am somewhat new to Linux, and I didn't want to
really fight with the OS to get it to install.
Just a questions - did you go for the onboard nic/modem combo?
Mat
Ali <ali@wamnet.com> wrote in message news:91bj2e$4n89$1@news.wam.net...
> Mat Riain <mriain@eightinonepet.com> wrote:
> > I recently purchased a Dell Inspiron 4000, and I would like to install
Linux
> > alongside the Windows O/S that it came with. I've used Mandrake at home
> > with great success - does anyone have any experience putting Linux on a
Dell
> > laptop?
>
> I got RH and Mandrake going on my 4000. Everything but sound worked right
> away. A bit of work on the Ethernet under Mandrake but nothing big...
> Of course the modem (mini-PCI) if you got it doesn't work... err...
>
> OTherwise, leave that odd OS/2 partition and suspect-to-disk will be ok
> as well.. -Ali
>
> --
> "I, the above, promise to use as many global variables, magic numbers,
> gotos, and longjumps as I can, in order to make my application code
> appear more magical." -- Justin Banks
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