[huskerlug] Re: Linux on laptops
- From: "Paul Andrews" <pandrews@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: huskerlug@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sat, 30 Dec 2006 20:38:50 -0600
I have an Averatec 3250 and have tried a variety of distros on it. Knoppix
loads well, but for the minimal amount of work getting wireless drivers and
acpi functionality Ubuntu worked out of box. Well, almost out of box.
Ubuntu Breezy Badger had poor acpi functionality as the fan would "stop"
after awhile and it would get hot enough for it to shutdown... very bad with
a laptop. However, Dapper Drake (1.06 LTS) worked completely out of box.
The only changing I've done in config files was so it doesn't lock the
screen when the lid is shut (personal preference). I've heard that
1.10works as well, but I haven't gotten around to upgrading to it yet.
I'm pleased with Ubuntu on my laptop as I need it to "just work" and it
seems to do just that. I seem to get about 30 minuets more battery life
when running in Linux than when I"m running in Windows. I haven't let my
computer sit to see for sure, but I've noticed this while just doing some
web surfing. Possibly because I don't need to have
anti-virus/firewall/anti-spyware/etc running in addition to everything else.
Paul
On 12/30/06, GreyGeek <jkreps@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> My two year old laptop is a Gateway m675prr with a 17" LCD, 80GB hd,
> bcmw43xx wireless chip, A97 sound with Dolby and Surround Sound (which
> is awesome!), and a DVD+-RW.
> I still have the XP side which came with it, but I run MEPIS 6.0. In
> the last year I've booted into the XP only twice.
>
> Under MEPIS 6.0 everything works, including 3D, and works well!
> Stability and security are awesome!
>
> I downloaded the beta of MEPIS 32 and ran it as a Live CD. Some of the
> ndiswrapper configuration which I had to do manually to get my Broadcom
> wireless chip to work is no longer necessary. M32 correctly identifies
> and configures it. M32 is faster than M6.0 so I am looking forward to
> M32 going gold.
>
> My Linux laptop experience has been so delightful that I've decided I
> will never buy another desktop box. :-)
>
> As you may recall, a year ago I bought my wife an Acer 3403Li laptop and
> put Mepis 3.4.3 on it. It, too, has been wonderful for both her and
> I. After giving her a brief into into how to run MEPIS (essentially
> showing her the menu structure so she knows how to find the apps she
> wants to run, and how to use the three buttons on the mouse) I haven't
> had to repair, modify or even touch her laptop during the last year.
> Not bad for $695.
>
> With my old three desktop PC network using ethernet cards, C5 cables, IP
> forwarding, etc..., the power consumption was close to a kilowatt per
> hour, 24 hours a day. $43/month power bill. With the wireless
> router, wireless printer box, and our two laptops our total electric
> bill is about $3/month, because we don't leave them own 24h/day and when
> they are on they consume only 0.27Kw/hr.
> --
> GreyGeek
>
>
>
>
> Hexadecimal wrote:
> > What's been everyone's experience with Linux on a laptop? I've recently
> > purchased a Lenovo X60s because of its great hardware. However,
> Ubuntu's
> > current kernel is evidently unable to take advantage of the undervolting
> > capabilities of the Dual Core CPU, and so it eats battery much more
> quickly
> > than Windows... so for now, I have opted to stick with Windows (only
> > temporarily!) since everything seems to run uncomfortably hot when in
> Linux.
> > It will be incredibly powerful being able to open up a terminal on such
> a
> > small laptop...
> >
> > -Seth
> >
> >
> >
> >
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