You should pay attention especially to:
- modem - if there are opensource drivers for the modem
- graphics - if you are going to get NVidia / ATI there should not be a big problem (however I believe NVidia delivers better drivers - ATI's are only in RPM and not all XFree/X.org versions are supported (if I am not right please correct me) ), however if you are going for some integrated graphics (usually in cheaper notebooks, like mine ;D ) check wheather it is supported... at least 2d hardware acceleration is very useful because you can watch movies than ;D
There are also less important things, like:
- dsdt table is incorrect - easy to repair - look for dsdt tables at acpi.sourceforge.net
- exra keyboard buttons
- usb, firewire and wifi are usually well supported
- check if you will be able to use TV out, I believe NVidia supports it
The next part will be configuration process...
Good luck in buying your laptop ;D
I personally love mine - it is so much better than desktop for what I need (I don't usually play games... hmm maybe sometimes, but I like strategy games so I don't need fast 3d)
Wojciech Szlachta
]]>Testing your hardware is a good idea but once you've established your hardware works installing linux on latop is not more difficult that installing on a desktop. Any specific things you're concerned about?
Good luck.
HC
]]>Sorry I didn't answer your Qs (I'm asking them too!).
Just out of curiosity (and looking at ur pic), do you play FragOps? As SWATT or some such name?
Cya
]]>On my old computer from around 1998, I have to pass the option "acpi=force" to my kernel to make the computer power off when I shut it down. I know it's not the same on laptops, so I was wondering what parameters I'd have to pass.
Also, any tips about using Linux on laptops are welcome.
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