Anyone use Gentoo linux on a laptop?
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Yes I am using gentoo on my laptop\nall of my hardware is working properly under gentoo\nevery thing, battery monitor, bluetooth, wifi, processor speed , etc ..
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Try Ubuntu, a free, Debian derived Linux-based operating system, available with both community and professional support.\n\nIt is suitable for both desktop and server use and supports PC (Intel x86), 64-bit PC (AMD64) and PowerPC (Apple iBook and Powerbook, G4 and G5) architectures.\n\nhttp://www.ubuntu.com
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What's the operating system you are using ?
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Get SUSe Linux, It's Free!
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I would suggest to try out knoppix live cd and run it.\nthat would give you half idea of the drivers that are missing or how your linux would work like... when done..\n\nKnoppix would not install anything on your system, but run directly from cd...\n\nwww.knoppix.org / com\n\nsome good news...http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9584_22-826283.html
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I would consider one of the distros of Linux.  You can download off the net!
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No,\nfiGan2 is better.\n\nit can be run under windows
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The software in the link below looks pretty cool.  Let me know if it works.  :)
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If you'd like to use a linux solution,I would suggest: http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/diskless-howto.xml
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More user friendly?\n\nHave you tried Ubuntu?  You can run it from a live CD without installing it.\n\nIt's easy to use.  It's much easier to install than Windows also.  Took me about 20 minutes with the latest version.\n\nCheck out the "Dapper XGL" movie on the osvids.com page below to get an idea of how advanced the graphical Linux desktop has become.\n\nCheck it out:
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a few links to help out\n\npuppy linux : http://distrowatch.com/table.php?distribution=puppy\nalinux : http://distrowatch.com/table.php?distribution=alinux\ndamm small linux : http://www.damnsmalllinux.org/\nfeather linux : http://featherlinux.berlios.de/about.htm\n\nAmong these puppy linux seems to be the best..have fun
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They are very stable right now and yeah they do run great. that said i make a habit of never buying the first revision of anything just incase. I think the biggest thing that troubles me about them is bootcamp. I mean how screwed is this they no longer support os 9 but they will run windows.
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There are a lot of good GNU/Linux distributions, depends what you want to do. if you want to your desktop, try Mandryba, Lycorix, Ubuntu (KUbuntu, Edubuntu), Gentoo... are the most frindly and easy to install.
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Sorry I can't help, but try www.justlinux.com, they should be able to help.
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The short answer is: probably.\n\nAssuming the architecture is somewhat modernish, say a Pentium 3 or beyond and you have suitable memory, you should have no trouble running the 2.6 Linux kernel.\n\nThere are several distributions that will allow you to install a "minimal" set.  5G should cover most of the base installs anyway.\n\nIf you are new to Linux, I would suggest going with Fedora, Mandrake, or SuSe.  These all have GUI installers and give you most of what you'll need to get by.  I've attached a URL where you can get some of the more common linux distributions in .ISO format.  You might also head over to Distrowatch and see if you can find a more suitable distribution for your needs.
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This is one variant of Linux I have not used, but my first thought is.\n\nIf the driver is not available directly for this flavor, does the system include all of the components necessary to compile and link the driver into the system in the version that you have.\n\nLooking at the ISO size on www.puppylinux.com, I am not sure what components are included in the reduced size versions.\n\n1) Do they make a driver for this device?\n2) If not can you take source from another Linux and compile it?\n3) If you have to compile it, what system calls (if any) must be modified from mainstream Linux?\n\nQNX (http://www.qnx.com) was the first micro kernel based UNIX, the issue about drivers being compiled existed, due to the differences required whole re-writes.\n\nSend tech at puppy a email if you have to compile, may save you MANY headaches.\n\nHope this helps.
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If you haven't got MSCONFIG, you can copy it from an XP machine to a Win2K machine and it works just fine.\n\nPut it in C:&#92;Windows&#92;System32 (or C:&#92;Winnt&#92;System32 depending on your Windows folder) and run it from the Run dialog.