[geeks] Solaris on x86 (was Fedora funky-ness...)

Tue Feb 17 15:09:17 CST 2004

> From: Francois Dion <fdion at atriumwindows.com>
> Date: 2004年02月17日 Tue PM 05:56:24 GMT
> To: The Geeks List <geeks at sunhelp.org>
> Subject: [geeks] Solaris on x86 (was Fedora funky-ness...)
>> If you have one of these:
>> * Linksys Instant Wireless PC Card, Model WPC11
> * Netgear 802.11b Wireless PC Card, Model MA401
> * Orinoco PC Card Silver
>> Lynnsoft has a driver (altough it cost $):
> http://www.lynnsoft.com/solaris.htm

That is GREAT NEWS! I will try this absolutely ASAP.
Ouch - 100ドル... Oh well, it is a noble effort, and should be rewarded... BTW, they include SPARC platform wireless options for Solaris 8, again 100ドル...
I will also try and run the Hardware Certification Suite from Sun on that laptop (it takes up to a week to complete!) and enter the results into Sun before I shed that laptop.
I just got a new Linux laptop (to displace my Tecra 8000s), can't wait to get home and set it up (it's BLUE! ;^)... Actually, I got a Toshiba Satellite A35-S159 laptop (P4 Mobile 2.3 GHz, 512 Meg RAM, 60 Gig HD, 15" XGA TFT, DVD/CD-RW, and 802.11g built-in for 849ドル (after rebates). I want a quick, cheap laptop for linux/wireless around the house (with built-in wireless), and while the Tecra's are nice "old school" laptops, they "only have" 256 Meg RAM, and a PII is not considered "speedy" any more...
Besides, it's BLUE! ;^)
I was looking at ordering a laptop from Dell, but to buy their cheapest laptop (currently 699ドル), then add RAM, up the HD, and get an 802.11 card, you are damn near 850,ドル plus to get blue covers is an extra 39ドル :^(