[huskerlug] Re: Linux on laptops
- From: Steve <steve@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: huskerlug@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sat, 30 Dec 2006 23:58:34 -0600
I'm running Kubuntu Edgy on a Dell Inspiron 6400 (core 2 duo) and have had
really great luck with it. The multimedia keys work nicely, as do most of
the "Fn" keys. Hibernate, suspend, and on demand cpu scaling all work great.
Most of the time it runs at 1 GHz, but will instantly ramp up to 1333 or 1667
MHz as needed. You can adjust how the CPU changes state by changing the
scaling_governor. The built-in Dell 1390 wireless card also works fine with
the Broadcom driver built into the kernel or using NDISwrapper. However,
using the Broadcom driver requires extracting the firmware for the card (use
bcm43xx-fwcutter) from a windows driver first. WPA-PSK works fine with this
card (with the broadcom driver or NDISwrapper). The ati card works great
using the fglrx drivers.
Steve
On Saturday 30 December 2006 22:37, Bill Brush wrote:
> I'm using Suse 10.2 on a Dell D820 to write this. I've had very good
> luck with it. I've been using it as my only computer for the last
> couple of weeks without a complaint or hiccup. Even managed to get
> wireless working without much of a problem.
>
> Bill
>
> On 12/30/06, Hexadecimal <hexcat@xxxxxxxxx> 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...
>
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