[ubuntu-uk] Zoostorm laptop at ebuyer.com

[Rob Beard]

On 18/01/13 07:58, Mark Fraser wrote:
> Found this zoostorm laptop on ebuyer's website http://www.ebuyer.com/411061-
> zoostorm-laptop-7873-9042 and was wondering if it would be suitable for
> installing Ubuntu on.
>
> Some of the comments mention lack of Debian drivers for wi-fi, but there are
> instructions on how to compile drivers although I don't fancy going through
> that every time the kernel changes.
>

I was under the impression that you can configure things like drivers to 
re-compile when a kernel changes, not that I know exactly how to 
configure it to do so (is it something to do with DKMS?).

Saying that it might be possible to replace the wireless card with 
something better supported (all the wireless cards I've seen have been a 
fairly standard connection), or alternatively albeit not ideal you could 
possibly get a micro wifi adaptor (one of those USB ones which only 
sticks out about half a centimetre from the USB port so unlikely to 
cause much bother.

You might also be lucky and find the wifi is supported in the newer 
releases of Ubuntu.

Rob