[lbo-talk] computer jerks

[Bob Morris]

Just any barebones PC may not work. Ubuntu is extremely cranky when it comes
to video, drivers, and especially wireless chip sets. For example, the
commonly used Broadcom chip set for wireless will not work with Ubuntu.

There is supposed to be some propeller head geek way of downloading  a
tweaked driver  then  changing stuff at the command line level to fix this,
but if you read the  Ubuntu forums, most people still can't get it to work.

A preloaded Ubuntu computer will have all the correct chips and will be
tested and optimized.

Eubulides <prince.plumples at gmail.com> wrote:


> Wojtek Sokolowski
> >  > Lazy sociologists of the world, unite!
> >  >
> >  > Machines pre-loaded with Ubuntu:
> >  OS?  What a ripoff.  Why not getting a barebone kit for $200
>