Forum: Laptops / Netbooks / Minibooks

hi i have a new laptop pentium 2 ram 256 363 mhz. that i got from a friend and i have 2 quastions: 1.what is the best linux that work on that laptop...

I had Eeebuntu and I shut off my system, when I brought it back up the /home/usr 16gb was gone. I've had the problem before and so I was ready with...

Can anyone tell me which Linux distro is best for using a T-mobile usb mobile broardband dongle. I'm running Mint at the moment and can't get it...

:-( I'm having trouble with my virtual machine. It is installed and works fine except that the usb properties somehow did not get added. So my usb...

Hi all, This is my first post so I hope I am in the right place. I have just bought a MSI U100x running Suse 10. This is my first computer with...

Hi, After many years stuck with Windows, I've decided to give Linux a go. I've just installed Ubuntu 8.10 and everything works fine except I can't...

So today I was given an old Compaq laptop. It's a Presario CM2050 1456VQL1N. It's actually a little trooper. Runs 98 at a moderately good speed....

Sorry if a similar question was already posted, I did not managed to find it. Three different netbooks (Eee PC 900, Acer Aspire One, Samsung...

I am having difficulty installing evolution email, I am getting dependency errors with tweaked acer files being the problem. can I force the install...

I currently use KDE 3.5 but am considering switching to a different Linux Distribution and using KDE 4.1.3 or may even wait for KDE 4.2 but since I'm...

My SONY VAIO VGN-FS630/W Laptop will correctly show my battery status occasionally in all distros of Linux that I've tried. (ubuntu, backtrack,...

Hi all, im new ish to Linux and also to these USB 3G sticks! My friend got them and i now have the task of getting the stick working on the...

Hi, Is it possible to install and run Windows XP on my above Notebook? If so, how do I go about it and what hardware do I need? I've already...

Hello All, Long time no see, anyway I finally got my EEE1kH. And I love it, I want to add one thing though, and that is Syncing my Desktop/home/...

I enabled the rpmfusion repository in Aspire One(Linpus Linux Lite), but every time I try to install anything (VLC for example), I get dependency...

Has anybody managed to install (and have work properly) a(ny) Linux distribution on a Toshiba Satellite U405-s2856 laptop? I didn't find anything at...

Hi all, I'm relatively a new user to Linux, been using many different flavours over the years and since purchasing a used Acer Aspire One have...