[lug] Two more weeks...

[Kevin Kempter]

Hi List;


I have an AMD based hp laptop
hp pavillion dv6000

I'm not a newbie to Linux but this box is giving me major issues. I get a bios 
error warning at boot time but I don't think this is the main problem.

Fedora seems to install but boots only to a blank screen after. Once the 
screen works I cant get the broadcom wireless to work properly.

I had everything working at one point with Kubuntu but the wireless driver 
started to cause major issues (lots of warnings, program crashes, etc)

The laptop belongs to a friend - I always stick with Intel centrino laptops. 
I'd like to get him setup with a distro that requires very little maintenance 
on his part (he's a newbie) and one that is highly stable. Maybe a mepis 
distro? My wife has run mepis for 3 years now without a single minute of 
downtime due to updates or other OS issues.

However I cannot get Mepis to load on this box.

I'll bring the laptop and several distros (I have copies of Mepis, Kubuntu and 
Fedora. 

Thanks in advance for the help I really don't want my frient to go back to 
windows.



> ...until installfest.  It's time to start thinking about what distros
> you want there and what problems you need help with.  Post them to the
> list so we can make sure we bring the bits and brains you need.
>
> If you don't ask for what you need you might not get it.  I'm a mind
> reader for my day job, don't expect me to do it over the Christmas break
> too. ;-)
>
> I had mentioned that I would bring eggnog but now I remember I once
> brought some to another CLUE function and no one was interested (maybe
> BLUG has different tastes).  So what would people like to have in a
> "prolonging the recovery from the holidays" sort of way?
>
> Have a merry Christmas!
>
> Dave
>
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