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[nomnex <nomnex@xxxxxxxxx>]

Alright Mike! really thank you for this information.

I will sign-up to the site and post (event hough I was a bit worry about
the certification issue), but I cannot explain in technical terms as you
did, so I am sure I don't stand a chance. But who knows? I will keep you
with an update if there is any output.

I won't touch custom kernels. My question was related to the Official
Ubuntu kernel: when there is an update (current is 2.6.28-15-generic 2),
do I have to re-install the old ati driver after the kernel update, or
it is not related (noob question maybe)

And again, yes. I will wait for the final release of Karmic + a few more
months, see how it goes on the ubuntu forum. You did not experienced any
computability issue using the old driver on Karmic, you confirm it is
safe? I hope that won't change with the final release.

I am glad, because I now can wait a few more months before purchasing a
new laptop. I owe you that.

You know linux well! What about the other distributions (Debian, open
suze, Fedora) do they have the same problem with notebooks? I use Linux
Unbuntu for a month or so, I am now reading a few Apress manuals (Linux
Bible and bash commands) to get by. The conception and usability is way
better than windows, but then come all these annoying things: bad
drivers, printer not recognized, FN keys not working. It is not much,
but I was wondering if another distro (even a pay one - like Red hat)
would be better. On the other hand all perhaps all these problems might
not occur on a newer notebook and printer?

Marc

On Thu, 2009-09-17 at 09:05 +0000, Mike Rose wrote:
> > And since you have tested your Panasonic under Karmic, could you install
> > the old driver too? What is your advice? Karmic is available soon. I was
> > planning to install it on the notebook.
> 
> Don't touch Karmic until it's released. It's the same story there,
> you'll need to install the 2.4 drivers. I've been using linux for close
> to 10 years now and even I tend to stay away from development versions.
> For you, I'd suggest you wait for the actual release as karmic is
> currently in development/testing and things can and will go wrong. And
> I'm not just talking about your graphics driver.
> 
> I would also suggest staying away from custom kernels if you're a
> newcomer to linux, as it's not very user friendly. Don't get me wrong,
> it's a lot better than what it used to be, but I'd suggest trying the
> other options first and only go to the custom kernel route if you really
> have to.
> 
> Mike
>

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