[NTLUG:Discuss] A Laptop

[Bug Hunter]

  How hard was it to get the wavelan modems working on redhat?  was this a
new install or an add-on to an old install.   I've found little
intelligble documentation.


On Thu, 17 Jan 2002 kbrannen at gte.net wrote:

> Allen Flick wrote:
> 
> > A considering getting a Laptop & putting Linux on it.  I need to know
> > which brand will work with Linux in regards to the video, NIC, modem,
> > etc. etc. etc.
> 
> 
> I've used Dell 7500's at work that have done very well.  Video seems to need 
> to be 1280x1024, though depth can be 8, 16, or 24.  We use the 3Com PCMCIA 
> cards, and the Lucent WaveLAN wireless cards without problems.  We don't use 
> modems.  I've installed SuSE 7.[012] and RH 7.1 on them without any major 
> trouble.  Other than the video thing mentioned above, the only other "issue" 
> I've had with them is that upon resuming after a suspend, the sound doesn't 
> seem to work anymore; but I suspect that if I just reloaded the sound modules, 
> it probably would.
> 
> Be sure to see the "Linux on Laptops" page.  It's been moved to 
> http://www.linux-laptop.net/
>