Typing this on my laptop under linux.

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Initial Debian install went without a hitch, but it took a while to get the network card going. In the end I found that the kernel network driver (b44) didn't work, while the manufacturer supplied one (bcm4400) works perfectly. Graphics were fairly easy to set up once I got XFree86 4.3.0 (for the Radeon 9000 driver), touchpad and USB mouse were fairly simple. Got caught for a while by being unable to compile a working kernel (was having kernel panics at boot), but that seemed to resolve itself somehow. I guess there's just bluetooth to play with, external display to test, make sure my old wireless card works without fiddling, and ACPI settings to perfect. I'm happy :)

Once everything's definately working (many things I've not tested yet) I guess I'll write it up, the existing webpages are either rather incomplete or in German.

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