distro for hp

killi · 08-26-2003, 09:16 AM

Which is the best distro of gentoo , debian , slackware and mandrake
for a hp laptop??
and which has best support ???

cheers erling

zvandiver · 08-26-2003, 10:27 AM

If you read the posts here, most of the problems seem to be with RedHat. I don't know if that is because it is used more or if it has problems with laptops.
I installed SuSE 8.2 on my Compaq with no problems. I did have to manually enable acpi, and my Netgear wireless card took a little doing, but otherwise the install went fine.
Zane

killi · 08-26-2003, 10:30 AM

ok installing slack first if it doesnt work il consdier suse
thx

dnorseman · 08-26-2003, 09:45 PM

I have a hp ze4420. RH 9 had lots of problems. I was able to install mandrake 9.1 but could not get acpi to work without rebuilding the kernel. I now installed RH Severn beta and am trouble free so far. ACPI was enabled and works fairly well. I found a lot on info at linux-laptop.net.

killi · 08-27-2003, 07:58 AM

thanks

killi · 08-27-2003, 01:35 PM

but i cant figure out what the module for the network card is and
suse and slackware cant autodetect it

does anyone now?

zvandiver · 08-27-2003, 02:55 PM

Check the HP site for specs. It should tell you what the nic is. On my Compaq, it's a National Semicondutor using the natsemi module.
Zane

Pcghost · 08-27-2003, 05:01 PM

My Ze4230 runs Redhat 9 with a rebuilt kernel (for acpi and better video support) perfectly. Pick any distro you like, then recompile and you are off like a prom dress. :-)

killi · 08-28-2003, 12:05 AM

thx it worked with natsemi ;-)
and thanks for the advice pcghost

killi · 08-28-2003, 11:18 AM

thx to you all now my hp ze4404 works great;-)

Pcghost · 08-29-2003, 11:48 AM

No problem. Linux on Laptops is actually highly underrated. I am much happier now that I don't have to use XP on my HP. Mighty decent of HP to make really compatible laptops.