I've got an IBM Thinkpad Z60m and Thinkpad A21p on which Linux works great (The A21p is running Gentoo 2006.0, and the Z60m is running Gentoo 2006.1). On 1/5/07, Cliff Wells wrote: > > James wrote: > > qfpvajdy trashmail.net> writes: > > > > > >> Does somebody know a model of a laptop on which all works fine with > Linux? > > > > Before I purchased my HP pavilion (amd64) I took a liveCD to the > > store and just booted it up and got everything working, right > > in the store. If you cannot find all of the device drivers, > > take a usb flash and copy the results of lscpi, lshw, etc > > onto the flash device. Copy any other files/data information > > about the hardware, so you can research the linux compatibility options, > > remotely. > > > > Several trips might be necessary to get everything working.... > > That sounds like a good suggestion. I've got a Toshiba Tecra that I > love. I'd recommend against ATI video (Nvidia and Intel seem to work > much more reliably [read: at all] with the new XGL stuff, if you care > about that). > > Regards, > Cliff > > -- > gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list > > -- "Most problems go away if you just wait long enough. It might look like I'm standing motionless but I'm actively waiting for our problems to go away. I don't know why this works but it does." Scott Adams, Dilbert comic