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| DATE | 2015-06-05 |
| FROM | Ruben Safir
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| SUBJECT | Re: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] Linux Laptops cheap
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On 06/05/2015 11:19 AM, Rick Moen wrote:
> With any PC unit, I personally start by identifying the chipsets. In
> person, one can do this by booting a Linux live CD and using lspci and
> friends to jot down chipset identifiers. When remotely considering a
> unit on the Internet, the task is somewhat more challenging, as
> meaningful chipset data will be rare and swamped by meaningless babble
> from the PeeCee press -- but you can usually get there if you persist.
that doesn't always help either. The chips are often swap out from version
to version without changing the identification information, let alone
telling
anyone.
At least if it is running and being sold with Linux, there is a good
chance that it has
been initially speced out and tested with a default linux version. I
think we all know
that nothing is guaranteed, especially with Umbuntu.
That being said, when I've purchased preinstalled Linux laptop boxes,
there has always
been some decent engineering of the OS by the distributor. This was
particularly true
with Emperor Linux. I could NOT have installed a distro onto my laptop
as well as they
did. They wrote customized drivers to get it all working on both
systems I got from
them. And when I had a problem with the Sony Picturebook, they fixed it
X11 drivers
on the spot, which was very cool.
I don't have that kind of engineering talent, but I'm working on it.
I'm hacking my
first device driver as we speak!
Helllooo WOOORLD
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