[ubuntu-uk] Warn users about dodgy hardware

[John Stevenson]

On 20 April 2010 20:21, Chris Rowson <christopherrowson at gmail.com> wrote:

>
> Wouldn't it make sense to run hardware detection during the installation
> process and if detected, warn users that certain hardware is known not to
> work well with Ubuntu? I can imagine that Jo Public would be rather miffed
> if he found after spending a lot of time installing and configuring his
> system that he didn't have 3d support, or that his computer ended up running
> so slowly that he couldn't use it after an hour or so? He might appreciate
> it if he was told this before he wasted too much time trying to get Ubuntu
> with hardware that is only going to cause him problems.
>

Whilst I think this is a very good idea, you currently have the opportunity
to test Ubuntu on your hardware without installing any software by running
Ubuntu live from a CD / USB stick.  This is the default option on the
standard Ubuntu image.

-- 
John Stevenson
jr0cket.com
leanagilemachine.com
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