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On Fri, Oct 2, 2015 at 4:28 AM, Nuno Magalhães <nunomagalhaes@××××××.pt> wrote: |
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> I'd say the method is the same as with any other laptop: pick one |
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> specific model, look into its hardware (this[1] and a liveCD may be |
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> handy), search for drivers, search "gento" + <specific hardware>, |
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> follow the handbook. |
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> You have the slight assurance those laptops are built with linux in |
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> mind; anything else is just business as usual. |
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Unless they or Ubuntu are carrying out-of-mainline drivers I'd say |
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your assurance is more than slight, but I'm not reimbursing you if for |
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some reason it doesn't work. :) |
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If you want to run a 2.6-series kernel on it you could have problems, |
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but if you don't mind running a recent stable (ie what Gentoo ships by |
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default anyway) I suspect you'll be fine. Worst case you'll just run |
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closer to bleeding-edge on ~arch for the kernel for a few months until |
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longterm catches up, and lots of people around here run ~arch anyway. |
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Rich |
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