[lug] If you want a Laptop that Runs Linux..

[Lee Woodworth]

Dan Ferris wrote:
> I reccomend the Acer Travelmate 4674.  First laptop I ever got all the
> hardware working on (wireless still not perfect though).
> 
> Specs:
> 
> Intel Core Duo 2.0GHz
> 2GB RAM
Wow


> 80GB 5400RPM hard drive
> Broadcomm 10/100/1000 (tg3 driver worked)
> Intel 3945 wireless (pain in the ass, but the atrpms rpms fotr the
> driver worked on FC5)
> 56K modem that worked with the Alsa modem drivers and slmodemd
> ATI X1400 with 128 Meg of video memory (all I had to do was install the
> Livna RPM and then change the driver in xorg.conf to fglrx and it worked
> fine).
> 
> The only issue I had was that if you disconnect from the wireless access
> point and connect to a wired network and then try to go back, I had to
> kill ipw3945d and restart it.  If I didn't kill it, NetworkManager would
> fail to connect.
> 
> I also don't know if bluetooth works.  The bluetooth part of my phone
> seems dead, since it didn't see the phone in Windows either.
Does the machine have an antenna for it?



> 
> Oh yeah, suspend to disk and suspend to ram worked perfect.  FC5 rules
> on laptops. :)
> 
> Next to be tested is an Acer Travelmate 4070
> 
> Dan
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