Re: SusE 8.2 on Sony Vaio

Quoting "[email protected]" <[email protected]>:

> Sorry if the thechnical content of this mail is below standard. Can anyone
> tell me why my sony pcg-FR215M hangs when trying to install suse 8.2 linux
> distribution...(it seems to be hanging on YaST...)I have tried
> disabling/enabling acpi, safe mode...am getting frustrated.. the same thing
> happened with 8.0. its been a week now and still no joy.. I don't have
> internet access for my laptop as i cant connect it at work so this
> distribution is the only one I have....(I am new to linux and want to dual
> boot with windows so that I can get used to the unix environment and maybe
> eventually give up windows.. but this is turning into a pretty sh1tty
> introduction....)
> thanks fro any advice

I have not used that particular laptop but I can tell you that if you want to
have a better experience with linux as a beginner I suggest using RedHat as my
first choice or Mandrake as my second. These can both be downloaded free of the
internet.

Jonathan C. Sitte <[email protected]>