Don't buy HP computers

[Karl F. Larsen]

Dotan Cohen wrote:
>>    I have a Presidio CQ50 laptop from HP. I did the necessary moving of
>> partitions around so I could load Ubuntu. I have 8.11 and 9.04Beta
>> installed and running quite well. A problem occurred that kept WiFi from
>> working. The problem is that the wifi hardware is turned off by Vista
>> when you stop it.
>>
>>    Contacted HP both by email and on a live chat devise. Both ended
>> with statements that Linux has not been tested on this computer and is
>> therefore not approved by HP.
>>
>>    What they were saying is the computer they find the information from
>> has nothing in it about Linux. There is no Linux drivers available.
>>
>>    So don't buy HP laptops if you want to use Ubuntu.
>>
>>
>> Karl
>>
>>     
>
> My experience in installing Ubuntu / Fedora on HPs is no different
> than any other machine. What wifi chipset has the laptop?
>
>   
    It is the Ateros and it works fine if you can turn it on. Windows 
turns it off when you turn off windows.


Karl


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