Linux bug downs hardware

[Kloofvreter]

Like all the other users already asked "When was the last time you tried a GNU/Linux distro?"

Do us all and yourself a favour goto DistroWatch. Choose one of the top 5 distros', download it, install it, play with it and come back to us and tell us what you couldn't do in a GUI.

Regards,

Installed Ubuntu about 2 months ago on a brand new IBM Lenovo Core 2 Duo 2.6 with 2gig RAM and it froze within 5 minutes. Reinstalled it, same thing. Then installed it on another one and it worked. Couldnt install a network scanner. (HP LJ 3390 MFC) Couldn't install a USB Wireless Network Adapter (D-Link). Coulnd't install a local USB printer (HP LJ2015n) !!! (probably could by modifying a few conf files or whatever).

 

[chiskop]

Hey I'm not flaming any Linux fans. I'm just wondering after all this development and this big hoohah about Linux, has someone STILL not desiged a GUI interface to eliminate the need to edit stupid conf files? That woud certainly 'convert' a lot more Winlosers as you would call us I mean if you want the open source product 'market' to expand, making things a bit simpler would be the first thing. Hope this is clear. NO DISRESPECT TO LINUX USERS!!!! (I just don't feel Linux is better than Windows just because it is free??) Btw, how many of us actually paid for our copy of Windows at home (besides me )

I can't remember when I last had to write to a .conf (except for apache.conf - but not for anything desktop-related). You really should update your gripes.

Who said we want to expand or convert windows users? If you're satisfied with windows, stay with it.

The cost of linux is only one of the reasons I use it - if windows was legitimately free, I'd still prefer linux. But you're, of course, free to choose your own preference.

 

[d-_-b]

Installed Ubuntu about 2 months ago on a brand new IBM Lenovo Core 2 Duo 2.6 with 2gig RAM and it froze within 5 minutes. Reinstalled it, same thing. Then installed it on another one and it worked. Couldnt install a network scanner. (HP LJ 3390 MFC) Couldn't install a USB Wireless Network Adapter (D-Link). Coulnd't install a local USB printer (HP LJ2015n) !!! (probably could by modifying a few conf files or whatever).

Fair enough. I do find it strange that Ubuntu didn't work on your IBM, but seeing it was most likely designed for the Windows platform and not tested with Ubuntu it can happen, the same goes for your other hardware. But is that a GNU/Linux problem or hardware vendor problem...

Also does that make a Unix-like operating system cryptic? I do understand you didn't meant to attack Unix users, and also I'm not trying to attack you

But by just saying something is cryptic without giving more details your spreading Fear, Uncertainty, and Doubt.

Just for interest sake I will leave you with the following quotes:

"If you have to ask why you want to install Linux, then perhaps you shouldn't." ~ Michael D. Watts

"Unix is simple. It just takes a genius to understand its simplicity." ~ Dennis Ritchie

 

[chubster]

Linux does seem to have some mishaps with IBM workstations, but my vdr setup has been up for 60 days after a bios update, still smiling with my custom PVR More I can say about the new HD PVR from the monopoly.

Want to know more about VDR? I use that because it does have some features that you will not find in Media Centre or MythTV.

 

[Turiko]

The thing is, Intel hardware, processors excluded, have always been problematic, even with Linux. I've gone as far to patch the kernel to get client's hardware to work.

 

[.Froot.]

Doesn't look too good... but I remember that the 24 kernel was available at one stage and then later when I updated it went back to 19.... similar problem by any chance?

 

[d-_-b]

Doesn't look too good... but I remember that the 24 kernel was available at one stage and then later when I updated it went back to 19.... similar problem by any chance?

Well I do believe the bug is already patched. But I'm not a kernel guru, it's also very hard to find information about the bug.

A guy that says he is part of the e1000 team also gives a bit more info on what is going wrong on slashdot and that the problem can be fixed with a BIOS update, but another guy disagrees later on in the thread.

I just want to point it out again that this bug was on a release candidate of the Linux Kernel. That's what release candidates are there for, to find bugs!

Regards,

"given enough eyeballs, all bugs are shallow" ~ Eric S. Raymon

 

[milomak]

I just want to point it out again that this bug was on a release candidate of the Linux Kernel. That's what release candidates are there for, to find bugs!

This is the key point