[NTLUG:Discuss] A Laptop

[Alan Andrews]

Depending on the brand of card you'll have to edit the
/etc/pcmcia/wireless.opts file.  I had particular trouble with a Lucent
Orinoco card until I  edited it for the RG1000 I was using.  On the
other hand a Cisco card and a Linksys card both worked flawlessly the
first time with no editing connecting to a Linksys AP.   You're right
about documentation though.  


On Fri, 2002-01-18 at 13:15, Bug Hunter wrote:
> 
>   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/
> > 
> 
> 
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