[SATLUG] which laptop to buy?

[Sondy Coker]

No, I've had no problem with my Toshiba, although I don't have your model.
My model is a Satellite 1000-S158.  Which distro are you using again?

Sondy

-----Original Message-----
From: satlug-admin at satlug.org [mailto:satlug-admin at satlug.org]On Behalf
Of matt hutchinson
Sent: Wednesday, August 07, 2002 5:22 PM
To: satlug at satlug.org
Subject: Re: [SATLUG] which laptop to buy?


bingo!  i got a satellite 2400 and it works, although i havent tried the
modem, dvd or ethernet yet.  the only problems i have are with the speakers
buzzing and the keys under x repeating themselves.

a goolge search returned several fixes for the keyboard problem but none
that
i have tried work.  i did the kernel patch, which gave me errors and using
extra software to turn off bouncing.  nothing seems to work.  did you have
this problem?

thanks
matt

On Tuesday 06 August 2002 00:23, you wrote:
> Yes as a matter of fact mine is dual booted with Win2k.  I used PM7 to
> partition my disk after I wiped off XP.  PM is your friend :-)
>
> Sondy
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: satlug-admin at satlug.org [mailto:satlug-admin at satlug.org]On Behalf
> Of country
> Sent: Monday, August 05, 2002 5:59 PM
> To: satlug at satlug.org
> Subject: Re: [SATLUG] which laptop to buy?
>
>
> Sondy,
>
> Has anybody tried to split the disk with Partition Magic or like product
> and put Linux on the Satellite...   I have one, and would love to try
> that....
>
> GT
>
> Sondy Coker wrote:
> >I bought a Toshiba Satellite a few months ago and wiped XP off and
slapped
> >on Debian, and it works great.  Best of all its a great laptop for the
> >price, $1,078 total at CompUSA and it also included a $100 rebate.  The
>
> only
>
> >problem I have with the laptop is that there wasn't a NIC included, but
> >other than that I would totally recommend any Toshiba or Dell.
> >
> >Sondy Coker
> >
> >-----Original Message-----
>
> From: satlug-admin at satlug.org [mailto:satlug-admin at satlug.org]On Behalf
>
> >Of matt hutchinson
> >Sent: Monday, August 05, 2002 2:51 PM
> >To: satlug at satlug.org
> >Subject: [SATLUG] which laptop to buy?
> >
> >
> >ill be starting college in a few weeks and NEED a notebook.  ive tried
the
> >compaq 722us (and returned it-- the whole thing crashed when i ran the
> >openoffice setup) and now have a compaq 900us which i cant get rh7.3 on.
> >the
> >install program boots from the cdrom but then cant find the install disk
> > in the same drive!
> >
> >"linux expert noprobe" and booting from a disk dont work and the folks at
> >compaq and rh both seem to be stumped.
> >
> >also when i try to split the disk with pm7 i get the error about the size
>
> of
>
> >the fat table not matching (which isnt a big deal because i wont be
> > running windows at all: i just cant figure out how to use xp's cryptic
> > ui.)
> >
> >if anyone has success stories with their own notebook any help would be
> >immeasurably appreciated.  since the models listed on
> >www.linux-on-laptops.com are no longer being sold its hard to find a
model
> >in
> >the series of models posted that the manufacturer hasnt completely redone
>
> (i
>
> >learned this the hard way with the compaq 700: models 730 and above use
an
> >unsupported graphics card.)
> >
> >fortunately best buy will let me return this notebook for a different one
> >without a penalty.
> >
> >thanks in advance--
> >matt hutchinson
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