[wplug] re: dell laptop

[trquinlan at home.com]

I have a Dell CPXJ and slackware 7.1 installed just fine.  I have also had
a Dell CPIA with slackware 7.0 and that was a piece of cake to.  I had to
install alsa though to get the sound card working and install the latest
card services to support my ethernet card.

So as far as mandrake is concerned, I say go for it.  The hardware on even
their latest models is supported (except for the latitude LS ultra light -
i've heard that there are some problems).  Dell uses red hat on their stock
linux installs, so you could always get the rpms for wierd hardware issues
from the Dell support site.

thrift wrote:

> >Hi WPLUG,
> >   Has anyone installed Mandrake Linux version 6.5 or higher on a Dell
> >Latitude XPi CD Laptop? I am looking for any advice and if the install
> >was a success.
> >Thanks in advance.
> >diveman59 at whale-mail.com
>
> don't even bother with mandrake, my friend has a newer dell lap top, and
> it just wouldn't go.  I'd suggest trying slackware, it's much more
> custumizable on install, and has better support for lap tops
>
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