Compaq Presario 2100

[Michael Scottaline]

On 5/20/05, Troy Davidson <clandaith at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hello all,
> 
> I am about to take my first steps into Ubuntu, specifically Kubuntu.
> I have been a Mandrake fan for years, but went to their latest release
> on my laptop and have had poor support for hardware where the support
> was there before.
> 
> Anyway, I figure I will give Ubuntu a try.  I am curious how Ubuntu
> does on the Compaq Presario 2100 laptop.  I read a few sites,  and
> some messages from the Ubuntu forums, but they are all older posts.
> 
> Are there any gotchas that I should be aware of before I take the
> leap?  How does ACPI support go?  Is it easy to get working?  This
> used to work on Mandrake, but now with their newest release, it only
> partially works.
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Have you considered trying the Live CD??  That should give you some
idea of how well your hardware is supported (or not...) before
installing.
Peace,
Mike
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