Comments on: Finding the right distro for my Thinkpad T61 – Part2

By: DALE

DALE — Sat, 05 Jan 2008 01:23:06 +0000

I installed Suse Linux Entriprise 10, SP1 on T61, with GMAX 3100 video card. This card was not recognized by Suse. It choose the VESA Framegrabber generic card, with 800×600 resolution, that could ot be changed. The 3D functionality does not work. I have not found a Suse driver for this card, so my plans are to remove Suse.

By: rm42

rm42 — Fri, 07 Dec 2007 22:21:38 +0000

goom,

Yes, that is correct. The point is that Mandriva would do well by offering the option of accessing high bandwidth servers, like PCLinuxOS does, even if it meant having to pay for them. For example, making that part of the Powerpack would make it a lot more attractive.

By: goom

goom — Fri, 07 Dec 2007 21:31:15 +0000

Isn’t the mirror chosen for Mandriva that was slow rather than Mandriva itself ? When configurating media sources you choose a mirror, you do not directly download anything from a site owned by Mandriva.

By: rm42

rm42 — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 16:15:30 +0000

Erno,

Thanks. You know, I find that there is almost a 50/50 division between those than prefer black over white and those that like white over black. The latter often complain about pages with black letters over white background as being too bright and they have to resort to using tricks, like selecting the paragraph they are currently reading, to make it less irritating. Since I am in that camp, I favored that group. But, I wonder if using the Ctrl+ key combination on your browser, to make the text larger, would help you.

PS: Alright, I chose a different theme. I hope this one is better.

By: Erno Csatlos

Erno Csatlos — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 02:47:50 +0000

Great comparison of distros; I liked the diversity of all the flavors tested. (FYI: the black background with white letters became a bit too hard on the eyes by the end. )