Gentoo Archives: gentoo-laptop

From: "András Csányi" <sayusi.ando@×××××.com>
To: gentoo-laptop@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-laptop] HP 6720
Date: Tue, 02 Sep 2008 13:09:18
Message-Id: bae7db570809020609t69cfbe1anfea232ffb932a152@mail.gmail.com
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-laptop] HP 6720 by Beso
1 2008/9/2 Beso <givemesugarr@×××××.com>:
2 > 2008/9/2 András Csányi <sayusi.ando@×××××.com>:
3 >> Hi all!
4 >>
5 >> I want to buy a HP laptop (link bottom).
6 >> Anybody installed gentoo this type? Or where is available some
7 >> information (gentoo) linux vs. notebook?
8 >>
9 >> Thanks for the help!
10 >>
11 >> András
12 >>
13 >> http://h10010.www1.hp.com/wwpc/us/en/sm/WF06a/321957-321957-64295-321838-89315-3442832.html
14 >>
15 >> --
16 >> - -
17 >> -- Csanyi Andras -- http://sayusi.hu -- Sayusi Ando
18 >> -- "Bízzál Istenben és tartsd szárazon a puskaport!".-- Cromwell
19 >>
20 >
21 >
22 > this pc will work at 100% of its functionality on any linux version
23 > available. everything, starting from the sata controllers to the video
24 > board, is supported by the linux kernel. you might have to install
25 > only the abn wireless intel drivers and you're done.
26 > you'll just need to follow the gentoo installation handbook and
27 > compile the right modules in the kernel and you'll have the notebook
28 > working perfectly. you might also want to try out the live ebuilds for
29 > the intel xorg drivers to have the most recent intel updates. this
30 > driver is the only one to support usermode xorg server and kernel
31 > modesetting. for this i'd advice you to try out first the fedora 9
32 > version + updates; you might use it to compile the gentoo later from
33 > it - use alternative source installation: from another linux
34 > distribution so that you'll still have a linux distro working (about
35 > 30mins of installation time) while compiling gentoo.
36 > i'd also advise you to use the amd64 branch since it will take full
37 > advantage of this pc.
38
39 Oohh! Great news! Thanks for your reply!
40
41 András
42
43 --
44 - -
45 -- Csanyi Andras -- http://sayusi.hu -- Sayusi Ando
46 -- "Bízzál Istenben és tartsd szárazon a puskaport!".-- Cromwell

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