[ltp] lenovo support for linux

[Florian Manschwetus]

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Am 04.08.2009 17:56, schrieb Chris Schumann:
> Florian Manschwetus wrote:
>> Today I've had a call from Peter Reinhart (Lenovo Germany)
>> He told me that lenovo gives absolutely NO support for linux related
>> trouble with T60 or any other model which wasn't sold with linux
>> preloaded. Furthermore the won't give any support for any thinkpad
>> model used with a different OS than those available as preinstalled.
>
> It's pretty much this way everywhere.
>
> But... who besides IBM/Lenovo provides so many drivers for so many OSes=

> that they DIDN'T ship with the machine?
>
> You can download Windows XP drivers for machines that shipped with
> Win98. I can still get the DOS driver for my T60 for the CD-ROM drive,
> the wired network interface, the PC card slot; as well as the DOS
> configuration software. That's pretty serious support.
>
> Further, I've gotten new BIOS releases for machines that are TEN YEARS
> OLD. That's uncommonly good support.
Yeah, that is my problem, I'm currently really attracted to buy my next=20
notebook from another brand, but buying a different brand because of=20
being disappointed from the current ones support, is a stupid plan, if=20
it is sure that those support would be horrible...

Florian
>
> Chris
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