Re: linux on a vaio

Jack Coates <[email protected]>
Newsgroups gmane.linux.hardware.sony
Organization Monkeynoodle.Org
Message-ID <[email protected]>
On Mon, 2003-07-21 at 07:50, Tom Pendergast wrote:
> Hey Folks,
> I was thinking about picking up a vaio sometime this month. Although the
> deciding factor is whether or not linux will run ok on it. I would
> probably be putting suse 8.2 pro on it, but I would also consider having
> a dual boot with XP. Can anyone advise as to whether this is a good idea
> or not.. Thanks for your time.
> 
> -t-

Linux generally works well on new Vaios, with the exception of
suspension. For some people it works okay, for some it works with
occasional major filesystem corruption, for others (like me) it doesn't
work at all.

Everything else works fine once you get ACPI enabled.
-- 
Jack Coates
Monkeynoodle: A Scientific Venture...
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