[sf-lug] Zareason laptop problems

[jim]

   i have a T42 on which i installed linux. i had 
problems getting the wifi to work, solved when i 
finally got the right software in the right 
firmware directory. it now works fine. 



On Thu, 2010-12-30 at 16:58 -0800, Alex Kleider wrote:
> Ron,
> I'm interested in the nature of your problem(s) with your Zareason
> laptop. I also have one that has some annoying qualities: 
> 1. Sporadically and unpredictably, a key I press will remain in auto
> repeat mode even though I am not holding it down. This continues until
> such time as another key is hit. Although a relatively minor nuisance
> most of the time, when using vim it can create complete havoc.
> 2. When ever the charger is plugged in or unplugged, the screen goes
> blank and the system demands another log on. Nothing is lost, but this
> is an annoyance none the less.
> To be fair to Zareason, I have not gotten around to making
> arrangements to take it back to them. These might be easily fixed.
> Are your issues anything similar?
> 
> On the subject of the Thinkpad T42: I bought one on the recommendation
> of Asheesh quite a long time ago and have since bought a second one
> when the first one died. Loading Ubuntu and more recently Fedora has
> never been a problem. It's as much computer as I needed. I think
> you'll be very happy with it.
> ak
> 
> a_kleider at yahoo.com
> 
> --- On Thu, 12/30/10, ron wellman <wellmanron at gmail.com> wrote:
>         
>         From: ron wellman <wellmanron at gmail.com>
>         Subject: Re: [sf-lug] SF-LUG meeting this Sunday 2 January
>         2011
>         To: sf-lug at linuxmafia.com
>         Date: Thursday, December 30, 2010, 12:31 PM
>         
>         I'm coming in with two laptops this sunday; the new one I
>         bought from Zareason, which has some problems that didn't get
>         resolved (longterm) when I took it back three times. the
>         second one is a thinkpad T42 that has windowsXP installed for
>         school. no longer going to classes, no longer need MS and
>         hoping that this older laptop will handle a new install. And
>         I'm interested in at least a Knoppix disk, and hopefully an
>         Ubuntu one too. 
>         
>         Last summer someone asked me to report on my experience with
>         Zareason. I don't know what to say. Their talk is good though.
>         
>                    Yes the usual low key meeting from 11 AM to 1 PM,
>                 nominally,
>                 at the Cafe Enchante, 26th and Geary.
>                 
>         
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