tlug: Linux on laptop

[Marcus Metzler <mocm@example.com>]

Hi,
Domenico Carlucci writes:
 > Hallo everyone, 
 > 
 > I finally installed (partially!) Linux on my laptop 
 > Canon Innova 5500GX together with W95
 > (english and japanese version). 
 > I'd like to thank this mailing list for 
 > the useful help. 
 > 
 > Well, anyway, I do not understand how come that 
 > Canon is so "Bill Gates-oriented". 
 > 
Aren`t all companies?
 > I still have to configure many pieces of 
 > hardware like Sound blaster and so on 
 > and Canon does not provide the necessary technical 
 > informations. 
 > 
I also have a Canon Innova (3500EX). When I had a problem with the hardware
I just took a look at the win95 system settings. There one can find
information about hardware models, interrupts etc. . In this way I found out
what soundcard I had and what kind of PCMCIA Controller.
 > The only informations are avalaible at 
 > 
 > http://www.canon-sales.co.jp/Product/INNOVA/s5500gx.html
 > 
That`s true, but that`s already more than I found for my old notebook.

 > and, when I call then up, they say that there should be enough!
 > For W95, of course....
 > 
Usually a waste of time. Linux? How do you spell that?

 > Shouldn't they provide a complete description 
 > of all the hardware, expecially for a so expensive 
 > laptop?
 > 
One would think so. But why bother when evrybody uses windoze.
The worst thing of my note is the bios setup.

Well, if you have any more problems, maybe I can help.

Marcus

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