On Tue, 2003-07-08 at 14:53, Kurt Granroth wrote:
> On Tuesday 08 July 2003 02:12 pm, ERIC B HOFFMAN wrote:
> > But really. . .Will I need to download and install a bunch of extra drivers
> > or 'thingies' to make everything work correctly, hardwarewise?
>
> Two things:
>
> 1. I'd recommend first trying Knoppix since it runs off the CD and doesn't do
> anything to your hard drive. It's a "risk free" way of seeing what is
> supported and what isn't
>
> 2. http://web.cs.mun.ca/~michael/compaq-710.html (Some guy who installed a
> slightly older version of Linux on his Compaq Presario 710)
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It should probably be mentioned that the first place to look is
<
http://www.linux-on-laptops.com> (used to be linux-laptop.org) which I
will bet is where Kurt found this link.
Knoppix is a great idea but each distro detects hardware with varying
levels of success so your mileage may vary.
My past experience of Red Hat on Compaq Presario laptops has been poor
but very good with Sony Vaio.
Craig
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