I have installed Redhat on a laptop successfully. I would also like to take the liberty of saying that Bill, WB2FLW has also installed redhat a number of times on laptops. Using the speakup installation disk for redhat, and the CD-ROM, I had no problems in the install process. I have also used the laptop in a network install of redhat on to a desktop with no problems. My recommendation to you, is go for it. Stephen Dawes B.A. B.Sc. Web Business Office, The City of Calgary PHONE: (403) 268-5527. FAX: (403) 268-6423 E-MAIL ADDRESS: sdawes at gov.calgary.ab.ca > -----Original Message----- > From: speakup-admin at braille.uwo.ca > [mailto:speakup-admin at braille.uwo.ca]On Behalf Of Brent Harding > Sent: Tuesday, October 17, 2000 6:59 PM > To: speakup at braille.uwo.ca > Subject: best way to install linux to a laptop > > > I am going to be using linux on some laptop at some > point. My friend and > I are going to be getting it going, probably redhat as at least I hear it > allows one to choose reasonable defaults instead of just being asked > individually what I want when I'm not sure what every library is > used in. I > kind of want to get acquainted more with redhat as my isp uses > it, and it's > hardware detectability, seeing I've not a clue yet what the laptop will be > yet, but I think the synth will be an external double talk. We > will both be > trying to learn more about linux by doing this, seeing he hasn't > experimented around as much as me seeing he didn't want to wipe out > everything, and thinks everything is so difficult compared to windows. I'm > likely to use this in a future job opportunity, and I've borrowed > linux for > dummies from RFB, a good starting point. If this laptop requires the > swapping of the CD drive and floppy, how could we obtain a talking install > and use CD for installing the packages? We have no network we can directly > use for mounting the CD nfs style on another machine so I can boot from > floppy. I'm not even sure if the laptop in question could boot from CD. > Seeing the school network admin would rather run another line > than allow us > to put in a hub, and they seem to be slow on it, how can we get > linx on the > laptop without sight? > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup >
