Re: [tlug] Installing Linux on an Asus laptop

[Curt Sampson <cjs@example.com>]

On Thu, 7 Jun 2007, Lyle H Saxon wrote:

> I was able to get the information I needed to install Linux on an NEC
> laptop by using Knoppix and taking a video of the start-up and
> shut-down screens - and then freeze-framing the video playback to
> write down the parts that I needed to know.

Wow. I feel so primitive. My solution was always just to connect a serial
cable, boot up with a serial console, and log everything. :-)

(Actually, that wouldn't be possible on some "modern" laptops without a
serial port, such as my T42, so this is a good trick to know.)

cjs
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