Subj : Re: laptop for linux, RH
To   : comp.os.linux
From : nessuno
Date : Wed Jul 21 2004 12:06 pm

Linønut <linønut@bone.com> wrote in message news:<V_-dnby-t9LCG2HdRVn-vA@comcast.com>...
> Error BR-549: MS DRM 1.0 rejects the following post from Frank G:
> 
> > Can Any one tell me a laptop that I could buy that will load RH linux no 
> > problem?  Also is there a list of known network cards that RH linux 
> > supports?
> 
> The easiest thing to do is google for
> "<the laptop you are interested in>"+"linux".
> 
> Unless you're willing to gamble (I've been lucky with both laptops I've owned,
> one a no-name from Mitac, and the other a Dell Inspiron 8100), you need to
> determine the models of the chipsets for audio, network, video, etc, and see if
> there are drivers for all.
> 
> If this is too much, then do what the other guy said and check out a source
> that sells them preloaded.

Just to add, RedHat maintains lists of hardware that is known to work
with their distribution.  See their web site.  However, if you really
mean RedHat (and not Fedora), you're talking about an older
distribution that is no longer supported (with security upgrades, bug
fixes, etc) by RedHat.

--Nessuno

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