On Fri, Mar 10, 2006 at 11:48:36AM -0000, Stuart Fox wrote:
I hear what you are saying and dont want to be nit-picky but thats a distro issue again. Non-free/closed source drivers dont make it into the mainline kernel. There is a difference between drivers and firmware. Very few hardware companies ever open their firmware, it's where their real ip is.
All true, but given that the original question was suggestions for a distro to run on a wireless 54g laptop it is rather relevant to the question as not all distros will play as nicely as each other on the hardware. I kinda guess my original post was a "try ubuntu" as it has good (the best?) hardware support, a huge range of software and a reasonable choice of Gnome or KDE as desktop (and given that the OP has a 54g laptop it shouldn't really be a problem on the hardware front) suitable for a newbie. Of course, I wouldn't want to suggest someone to start with LFS as it isn't the best way to get going (imho) ;) at least a default install of Ubuntu should get the machine working and give a feel of Linux desktop options.
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Totally agree, LFS def is not a good way to start :) sometimes its a PITA even when you know what you're doing. It is, howver, extremely satisfying and I would recommend it as a learning experience further donw the road.
Ubuntu is probably the best choice for a newbie at the moment. Much as I dont like the bloat of RH/Fedora systems, their install routine is excellent.
Mind you, if there are no drivers for his particular 54g card then no distro is going to be ideal :)
Cheers
Stuart