slug@gnorb.net wrote:
>>Ordering, for my wife, ASUS A2000H (Asus laptop...
>>http://www.digit-life.com/articles2/asus-a2/index.html). Wondering if
>>anyone has had issues loading Fedora 2.0 on it.
>>Thanks,
>> Pete
>>
>>
>>
>
>*urgh* One of the things I absolutely DESPISE nowadays is the fact that as
>popular as Linux has become, it's STILL not reviewed in hardware reviews.
>(Note that I've taken steps to fix this on DevHardware.com, but the
>benchmarking tools available on Linux for this sort of stuff just don't
>exist yet. For example, don't expect to see BAPCo benchmarks for Linux any
>time soon. Their MobileMark suite sucks royally, so that's actually a
>blessing, but the other stuff is generally pretty good.
>
>Ok, now that my rant is over, here's what I'd say: judging by the specs of
>the machine, the only thing I can forsee problems with are only with the
>scrolling functionality of the mouse. The chipset on that thing (SiS M650+
>SiS962) should work fine with Linux. (NOTE: check out the M650+ chipset
>specification page to see if you see anything which might set off any
>flags: http://www.sis.com/products/chipsets/integrated/pentium4/m650.htm.)
>Dunno how the Audio DJ would be affected by Linux, and all depends on
>whether it's an onboard thing (ie. flash ram controlled component) or an
>extra partition on the hard drive. Something else that would concern me a
>bit is what Asus has done with the BIOS. According to the product page
>(http://www.asus.com/products/notebook/a2000h/overview.htm), they include
>something called the ASUSP Power4Gear technology, with sounds to me like a
>BIOS enhancement. My only concern would be how the kernel interacts with
>that, if at all (probably doesn't, although by their description, the
>Power4Gear is set to control Windows power options. That said, if it's a
>BIOS-only thing, it really shouldn't matter. You can probably just turn it
>off.
>
>You probably won't have much of a problem with this laptop. The
>southbridge controller should work fine with FC1 (and, by extension FC2,
>or so I presume). My only question was regarding the M650+ and according
>to this page http://kirstc.tccs.be/pcs.html, the 2.4.22 kernel was running
>just fine on a similar motherboard.
>
>Hope this helps.
>
>P.S.
>Watch out for those refresh rates. They can be killers ;-)
>
>Gnorb
>
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Since wife is in the middle of finals week at USF, I chickened out and
went with the Fedora 1.0... loaded without any difficulties/issues. BTW
purchased this laptop from PCUSA.com So far, very pleased. $1027
including S&H... ASUS 2.4 GHz with 512 memory, 40 GB HD with 8 MB cache,
NIC, modem, 5! USB ports (first laptop I have seen with that many),
firewire, DVD player/CD-RW, SD/memory stick card reader, PCMCIA, IRDA.
Suppose to be able to install a factory option internal mini pci
wireless card, but asus laptop tech support has not answered back in 5
days regarding this. Netgear USB wireless seems to be working fine.
Course' wife called me today, while she is in Manchester airport "How do
I connect to their wireless network? What is a 'w' 'e' 'p' key."
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