[QCLUG] Any news on success of Dell Linux PCs?

[Baldy]

john@hemm.ws wrote:
> hmmm interesting. my laptop is a dv62xx model. never tried suse or redhat.
> i've been running ubuntu on PC's now for 3 years and am very satisfied.
> and to tell the truth, i only tried to install it once without debugging
> it ;) i'll have to try again and get rid of that vista :/
>
>
>   
>> Don't know what HP laptop you have, but I have the dv9210us.  I am running
>> SuSE
>> Enterprise Desktop 10 sp1 on it VERY successfully.  the only part that
>> doesn't
>> work is the web cam, but then again, I never use the web cam.
>>
>> Wireless, network, nvidia drivers, even the special volume keys work.  Now
>> I
>> haven't ever tried ubuntu, but if you have questions about the hardware,
>> I'd be
>> happy to let you know what I did.
>>
>> John
>>
>>
>>
>> ----------------------  Original Message:  ---------------------
>> From:    john@hemm.ws
>> To:      qclug@qclug.org
>> Subject: Re: [QCLUG] Any news on success of Dell Linux PCs?
>> Date:    Wed, 4 Jul 2007 12:43:12 +0000
>>
>>     
>>> Unfortunately not. I'd like to have Ubuntu on my HP. Unfortunately the
>>> HW
>>> is not yet supported :(
>>>
>>> John
>>>
>>>       
>>>> Anyone know if numbers have been given yet for how the
>>>> Dell Ubuntu program is going?
>>>>
>>>> Ron
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
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Or you could give Mepis a shot faster than Ubuntu and cleaner. And it
has great hardware recognition too.

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