hi I want to buy this notebook (bangho 1501CF) and I want to know if linux will work on it

the video is a 8400M G I guess this'll work whit the Nvidia propietary drivers
the sound controller is a Via VT82C570 High Definition Audio controller,
the wifi is a Realtek RTL8187,
the ethernet board is a Via Rine II Fast ethernet,
and the chipset is North: VIA VN896 CE / South: VT8237A

I would be very grateful if anyone can give me any info of how would linux work in this notebook.

PD: Sorry for My bad english

Hi friend,

Almost every PC manifacture would suport common Linux(according to me) flavours like ubuntu,redhat,fedora,slackware,debian & many more.
To be more specific if hardware is based in IBM PC architecture it will support linux, so go ahead and give Linux-install a green signal.

thanks for the reply but I meant to ask if everything would work (sound , wifi, etc). I hadn't brought it yet, and I don't want to buy something I wouldn't use because of no sound and no internet.

I hope you didnt buy the notebook. Bangho DOES NOT provide drivers for OS other than windows xp and vista (32bit versions only). How do i know? i bought that one myself, and im still pissed. I tried installing ubuntu anyway, but it didnt recognize the video card or the wireless card. So it was useless. Since i saw you said your english wanst good enough, ill write all this in spanish, cause i think that is your main lang.


SPANISH:
Aca te escribo todo lo que esta ahi arriba para que no tengas que leer en ingles.
Espero que no hayas comprado la notebook, bangho no te da los drivers para linux, de hecho solo te da para win XP y Vista (y solo las versiones de 32bits). Lo se porque yo me la compre, y todavia estoy puteando que no puedo aprovechar el procesador de 64bits ni tener ubuntu. Intente instalandolo sin los drivers a ver si me reconocia algo, pero no me agarraba ni la placa de video, ni la placa de red inalambrica, asique totalmente inutil. Espero que te llegue este mensaje, ya que me registre en el foro solo para poder contestarte.