installation question- RESOLVED (probably)

[James Takac]

Hi Gary

On Monday 06 September 2010 10:31:13 G. wrote:
> On Sun, Sep 5, 2010 at 7:27 PM, Fred A. Miller <fmiller at lightlink.com> 
wrote:
> > On 09/04/2010 10:40 PM, G. wrote:
> >> I used WIndows to partition the C drive, as it was more clear to me
> >> what partition I was working on.  I eliminated the partition
> >> containing the HP recovery files after copying them to the C drive.
> >> They Lucid installed side by side.
> >>
> >> I say probably resolved since I can not be certain that so doing does
> >> not violated the HP warranty, although I could not find anything that
> >> said that so doing would.
> >
> > NO 'puter maker can void the hardware warranty because you use a
> > different OS than what shipped on the 'puter. This was established
> > sometime ago in court.
>
> That makes sense.  Wonder if they try to wiggle out of doing things
> claiming it could be software and won't even look into it.
>
> > Fred
> >
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Given your kbd/mouse prob goes away under another version of the os or the 
live cd then software issue it would seem to be. They'd have under their 
warranty windows based issues for sure as windows is supplied with the 
system. Their own IT guys would prob look at Ubuntu and say WTF!. It's 
amazing how much of the IT world is deaf and dumb re Linux. A bit like 
ringing my isp yesterday re a tech prob with my adsl

Tech  - What version of Windows are you using?
Me - I'm not using Windows. I'm using Ubuntu versions 8.04 and 10.04
Tech - Um, arh, don't know that operating system
Me - Well I know enough that if you give me the Windows equiv I'll find it on 
my os

and so it went

My case was a power outage scrambled settings in my modem and t took a while 
to get it right again. Nothing like being woken by a loud bang and a flash of 
light and finding you have no power LOL

Computer manufacturers will generally look at only the OS supplied to you with 
the system. Anything beyond that is likely deemed your prob :(

James