[gentoo-laptop] shopping for a laptop - tools to bring

[gentoo-laptop] shopping for a laptop - tools to bring

[Devon Miller]

I am in the process of shopping for a new linux laptop.

I'm currently running on an HP Pavilion ze1000 with an upgraded disk.
It mostly works, but the VIA graphics chips means no compositing, no
beryl, and anything  OpenGL is slow.

I'm looking to upgrade and while I'm aware of the vendors specializing
in Linux laptops. I also keep seeing some comparably equipped machines
at the local office super store for sub $1000 prices.

Does anyone know of a bootable CD intended for testing laptop (or
desktop) functionality?

I'm hoping someone out there has built something on top of Knoppix or
Gentoo's LiveCD that will examine the hardware and report what's good
and what's bad.

Anyone familiar with such a disc?

dcm
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Re: [gentoo-laptop] shopping for a laptop - tools to bring

[Jon Schlueter]

if you are looking for a linux laptop you might at least look at

http://www.system76.com/

Jon

On 5/16/07, Devon Miller <devon.c.miller@gmail.com> wrote:
> I am in the process of shopping for a new linux laptop.
>
> I'm currently running on an HP Pavilion ze1000 with an upgraded disk.
> It mostly works, but the VIA graphics chips means no compositing, no
> beryl, and anything  OpenGL is slow.
>
> I'm looking to upgrade and while I'm aware of the vendors specializing
> in Linux laptops. I also keep seeing some comparably equipped machines
> at the local office super store for sub $1000 prices.
>
> Does anyone know of a bootable CD intended for testing laptop (or
> desktop) functionality?
>
> I'm hoping someone out there has built something on top of Knoppix or
> Gentoo's LiveCD that will examine the hardware and report what's good
> and what's bad.
>
> Anyone familiar with such a disc?
>
> dcm
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>
>
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Re: [gentoo-laptop] shopping for a laptop - tools to bring

[Patrice Beaud]

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Jon Schlueter a écrit :
> if you are looking for a linux laptop you might at least look at
> 
> http://www.system76.com/
> 
> Jon
> 

I've just had a look at system76 website. Unfortunately I don't live
neither in the US, nor in Canada; they don't ship to other places in the
world.
Does anyone know if there exists such a laptop vendor in Europe ?
Thanks!

Patrice

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Re: [gentoo-laptop] shopping for a laptop - tools to bring

[Wolfgang Jankowski]

Hi Patrice,
perhaps you want to look at tuxmobil.org or tuxmobil.de
on de.gentoo-wiki.com you will find some howto's that deal with gentoo on 
laptops
Bye
wolfgang

Am Mittwoch 16 Mai 2007 20:08 schrieb Patrice Beaud:
> Jon Schlueter a écrit :
> > if you are looking for a linux laptop you might at least look at
> >
> > http://www.system76.com/
> >
> > Jon
>
> I've just had a look at system76 website. Unfortunately I don't live
> neither in the US, nor in Canada; they don't ship to other places in the
> world.
> Does anyone know if there exists such a laptop vendor in Europe ?
> Thanks!
>
> Patrice
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Re: [gentoo-laptop] shopping for a laptop - tools to bring

[Ovidiu Bivolaru]

IBM/Lenovo ThinkPAD is great for Linux. I would recommend T-series
(T60/T60p or T4x (p))
http://linuxcertified.com/linux-laptop-lctp60.html

Regards,
Ovidiu

Devon Miller wrote:
> I am in the process of shopping for a new linux laptop.
>
> I'm currently running on an HP Pavilion ze1000 with an upgraded disk.
> It mostly works, but the VIA graphics chips means no compositing, no
> beryl, and anything  OpenGL is slow.
>
> I'm looking to upgrade and while I'm aware of the vendors specializing
> in Linux laptops. I also keep seeing some comparably equipped machines
> at the local office super store for sub $1000 prices.
>
> Does anyone know of a bootable CD intended for testing laptop (or
> desktop) functionality?
>
> I'm hoping someone out there has built something on top of Knoppix or
> Gentoo's LiveCD that will examine the hardware and report what's good
> and what's bad.
>
> Anyone familiar with such a disc?
>
> dcm

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