Linux on Laptops

[Dimitris Stasinopoulos]

On Πεμ 27 Ιουν 2002 19:42, Dimitris wrote:
> Gia sas ,
> Endiaferomai na agorasw ena 'sxetika' top of the line laptop apo kapoia
> gnwsth etairia (dhladh den tha einai OEM) kai erwtw:
> Exw katastalaksei sto Toshiba Satellite 5105-S501 . Den eimai omws sigouros
> an tha mporesw na tou valw linux logw tou oti den gnwrizw akrivws poso
> symbato einai to hardware tou mhxanhmatos.
> Mipws exei/eixe kaneis paromoia (epityxhs kata protimhsh) empeiria linux
> installation se sxetika kainourgio laptop (opoiasdhpote etairias ) kai an
> nai , poio montelo/marka itan to laptop kai ti problhmata antimetwpise?
>
> Euxaristw ek twn proterwn
> -Dimitris

Compaq 1722EA:

Doulevoun:

X (1024x768 32bit)
Sound
Network
Modem (winmodem)
2x usb
firewire
parallel
pcmcia
DVD/CD-RW| - afta ta 2 einai hot-swappable. mporeis en thermo na
Floppy	|   allakseis to ena me to allo xoris problima.
touchpad
volume up/down (multimedia keys)
ACPI: battery stats (AC Status, Present rate, Remaining capacity, current 
voltage), thermat zone (temperature, trigger points)

DEN doulevoun:
Multimedia keys: multimedia, info, mail, search
ACPI: stand by, hibernate, hardware power off, monitor switch off, power 
switch, processor (throttling (speedstep ktl))
touchpad 4way scrollpad

Afta. Genika poli efxaristimenos me to sistima.
Apo osa diavazo stin mailing list tou acpi-devel, me ton 2.5.22 kai pano, to 
acpi exei diorthothei arketa (ego trexo 2.4.18 me to acpi patch 04182002 an 
thimamai kala)

Paroti den exei speedstep, i diarkeia tis mpatarias einai 3 ores peripou me 
metria pros heavy xrisi (development), pou simainei oti oi 3,5 ores den einai 
apithanes ama paizei pliros to acpi.

Afta.

-- 
Dimitris Stasinopoulos

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