Forwarded distro question

[Tyler Aviss]

On my buddy's laptop Ubuntu worked fine. I haven't tried on a T-43 but
I've found most of the IBM/Lenovo stuff tends to use decent wifi cards
(Intel or Atheros, not that broadcomm crap) with good linux support.
Really, the compatibility is more a function of the kernel than the
distro, although the latter can make it easier depending on what the
default included kernel is or wifi tools etc (networkmanager-xxx is
nice for GUI stuff).



Why not try a Ubuntu LiveCD and see if it "just works?"

On Wed, Dec 31, 2008 at 12:47 PM, Phillip Mills <phillip.mills1-HInyCGIudOg at public.gmane.org> wrote:
> A friend, not on this list, asks for recommendations of a specific
> distributions, "that will run on a Lenovo T-43 laptop and will be able to
> use the built-in WiFi."
>
> Suggestions?
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