I used both Sony and Dell models (various) with no problems, but I aways had to compile a custom kernel to get all the hardware working. On Fri, 2003-06-27 at 12:01, Brad Kittredge wrote: > On Thu, 2003-06-26 at 11:28, Ed wrote: > > I'm looking for a notebook recommendation to run Red Hat 9. > > > > The ideal: > > > > Modern notebook, Radeon 7500 or better. > > Prefer 15.4 - 16" screen. > > Gig RAM. > > P4 2 gigahertz or better > > Firewire > > USB 2.0 > > ie. A workstation replacement notebook > > > > Basically I want something that Shrike will run on without a hiccup. > > I've got a Sony Vaio now whichs runs RH9 beautifully except for > > Firewire, and I can't activate that because Sony won't let me disable > > plug and play in the bios. Since I really need to get firewire running, > > I need some advice! > > > > Best, > > > > Ed > > > > > > Check this site: http://powernotebooks.com/ > > They let you order a notebook without an os, and they have some Linux > forums where you can likely read about other users experiances with > Linux on these notebooks. I know some folks who've purchased from them > in the past and they've recommended them. I've never purchased one, > however, so I can't personally recommend them. -- Z <zleite@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
