Linux friendly Laptops and Netbooks??
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From: Neil Jones on 11 Jan 2010 18:13 Last week I got a new Asus EeePC 1005HA. My goal was to install Debian on it which some users claim is the best distro for a netbook. Yes, I did read their wiki, printed instructions and on and on. A week later, I could only get wired network working. Later I tried Slackware and Fedora, where only the wired network works (on Fedora). The only successful distro was Ubuntu which of all the reason is not my favorite distribution. I prefer a "root" user accont for administrative tasks and not type in the password for each package install. Ok, enough of venting. Now I want to know which hardware vendors are most Linux friendly? Thank you in advance for any help. Regards, NJ PS - I have been using Linux since 92. My preffered distribution is Slackware.
From: jeff on 11 Jan 2010 17:33 On Tue, 12 Jan 2010 00:13:55 +0100 Neil Jones <myself(a)dev.null> wrote: > Last week I got a new Asus EeePC 1005HA. My goal was to install > Debian on it which some users claim is the best distro for a > netbook. Yes, I did read their wiki, printed instructions and on and > on. A week later, I could only get wired network working. Later I > tried Slackware and Fedora, where only the wired network works (on > Fedora). The only successful distro was Ubuntu which of all the > reason is not my favorite distribution. I prefer a "root" user > accont for administrative tasks and not type in the password for each > package install. Ubuntu, like pretty much every Linux distro, comes with a root account. If you prefer to use this for admin tasks, just use "sudo passwd" to assign a password for root. When I use Ubuntu, though, I don't bother with that, preferring to just "sudo su -" into root - which I usually do now in any distro I happen to be using. > Ok, enough of venting. Now I want to know which hardware vendors are > most Linux friendly? > > Thank you in advance for any help. > > Regards, > > NJ > > PS - I have been using Linux since 92. My preffered distribution is > Slackware.
From: Tecknode on 11 Jan 2010 17:46 Neil Jones wrote: > Last week I got a new Asus EeePC 1005HA. My goal was to install Debian > on it which some users claim is the best distro for a netbook. Yes, I > did read their wiki, printed instructions and on and on. A week later, > I could only get wired network working. Later I tried Slackware and > Fedora, where only the wired network works (on Fedora). The only > successful distro was Ubuntu which of all the reason is not my favorite > distribution. I prefer a "root" user accont for administrative tasks > and not type in the password for each package install. > > Ok, enough of venting. Now I want to know which hardware vendors are > most Linux friendly? > > Thank you in advance for any help. > > Regards, > > NJ > > PS - I have been using Linux since 92. My preffered distribution is > Slackware. The Notebook PC I am using as we "speak" is from "Linux Certified" which specializes in Linux Laptop/Desktops. See: http://www.linuxcertified.com/linux-laptop-lc2100sn.html I chose this model because it has a DVD+RW. Included the WiFi option. I choose Ubuntu (they now install Ubuntu 9.10). I note that the actual Notebook is a "Clevo M722T" which I expect is Linux friendly.
From: notbob on 11 Jan 2010 17:59 On 2010-01-11, Neil Jones <myself(a)dev.null> wrote: > Last week I got a new Asus EeePC 1005HA. You ain't alone! ;) > I could only get wired network working. Later I tried Slackware and > Fedora, where only the wired network works (on Fedora). The only > successful distro was Ubuntu..... Doh! Ubuntu doesn't give you anything more than Slackware. Linux is linux! If ubuntu can do it, so can slackware. > PS - I have been using Linux since 92. My preffered distribution is > Slackware. Then you should know what I say (above) is true. If not, hang in there. I'm researching dual booting my 1005HA XP eee with Slack 13 and, so far, I've not seen anything that would make me believe it's not possible. I could be wrong, but am not discouraged. Installing Slack on regular desktop XP machine for dual boot is pretty straight forward. Change BIOS to "boot from CD" and go for it. The only thing I always do, jes to make sure, is do an "fdisk /mbr" before booting the Slackware install media (I've always used CDs). Then, you boot the Slackware install disk, (c)fdisk to set up an linux partition, and then run setup. The 1005HA has a real BIOS (F2) and a real HDD. I don't see any differences. The only prob is a media device. I've never done it from anything but a CD, so I need a CD player, which eee doesn't come with. Guess what. Asus make those, too. $60 for an Asus external DVD/CD player/recorder and almost custom tailored for the eee. Excellent. Since it also burns DVDs, even better. I'll be ordering shortly (newegg.com). I've not found all the info I'd like, but I'm working on it. Stay tuned. nb
From: ray on 11 Jan 2010 18:24
On Tue, 12 Jan 2010 00:13:55 +0100, Neil Jones wrote: > Last week I got a new Asus EeePC 1005HA. My goal was to install Debian > on it which some users claim is the best distro for a netbook. Yes, I > did read their wiki, printed instructions and on and on. A week later, > I could only get wired network working. Later I tried Slackware and > Fedora, where only the wired network works (on Fedora). The only > successful distro was Ubuntu which of all the reason is not my favorite > distribution. I prefer a "root" user accont for administrative tasks > and not type in the password for each package install. > > Ok, enough of venting. Now I want to know which hardware vendors are > most Linux friendly? > > Thank you in advance for any help. > > Regards, > > NJ > > PS - I have been using Linux since 92. My preffered distribution is > Slackware. 1) I had zero difficulty installing Debian from the Debian eeepc wiki on my wife's eeepc last Christmas. Simply copied the net install to a flash drive and installed. Wireless worked from the outset. 2) if that's how you want to administer, it's a very simple matter to set a root password on Ubuntu. |