At Mon, 25 May 2009 10:56:13 +0200 CentOS mailing list <centos at centos.org> wrote: > > Content-language: sv > > > ---Executing: recode > >-----Original Message----- > >From: centos-bounces at centos.org [mailto:centos-bounces at centos.org] On > Behalf > >Of Lanny Marcus > >Sent: Wednesday, May 20, 2009 3:14 PM > >To: CentOS mailing list > >Subject: Re: [CentOS] Auto-installing security updates? > > > >Probably not the best distro for Laptops, > >but many people on this list are using CentOS on their laptops. > > So what's considered to be the "best" choice for laptops? I understand > mileage may vary and so on, but I think there might maybe be a general > consensus at least? > > Unfortunately I haven't had too good an experience with CentOS out-of > the-box-installs with respect to wifi-NICs on laptops, but that's also the > only thing I've been having problems with OTOH. The *Intel* WiFi-NIC (Intel Corporation PRO/Wireless LAN 2100 3B Mini PCI Adapter) on my IBM Thinkpad X31 worked mostly out-of-the-box. I just needed to download the firmware and I was up. So did the SMC Ez Connect PCMCIA card I used on my previos laptop (I think it was a prism54 flavor), also once I snarfed the proper firmware for it. -- Robert Heller -- 978-544-6933 Deepwoods Software -- Download the Model Railroad System http://www.deepsoft.com/ -- Binaries for Linux and MS-Windows heller at deepsoft.com -- http://www.deepsoft.com/ModelRailroadSystem/