i am thinking to an issue about linux distributions and would like to share it with others.
as you know there are many different linux distribution in the world and i think most of them only have small differences with each other.
what is the benefit of having many distribution that are alike to each other?
but in the other side most of hardwares in market designed for M$ windows or Mc, when you try to install these linux distributions on these hardwares you should do many effort to adjust linux with the hardware and some times at the end there are some problems, because the hardware does not designed for linux.
my suggestion is about designing and developping new linux distributions that are completely compatible with specific hardwares, for example a linux distribution for Dell Vostro laptops and another linux distribution for Hp Pavilion laptops.
i think designing such distributions 1- reduce many hard works for linux users, 2- lead to having an optimized system and finally 3- lead to more popularity for linux.
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what do you think?**
IMHO you missed something. These days linux is running fine on most modern hardware, even on devices that no Windows would ever run on :D. That’s for one. Second, take a look at the websites of f.e. Dell or ASUS, and count the number of models. What you propose is that there would be a distro for each of them, since -from your example- not all of the Vostro models share the same hardware. Third, there’s the lifecycle of these models, the rate at which new models are presented. Hard to keep up with.
but i installed opensuse 11.4, ubuntu 11.10, mint 11 and no one detect my finger print and also opensuse 11.4 and ubuntu 11.10 operate in my laptop very slow and i do not know why.
I guess you are new to this ? That signature does not tell much. >:(
One needs to know more detail on EACH device in which you need help. One can get obtain more detail on pci devices in your HP by typing:
/sbin/lspci -nnk
and post here the output. That ‘might’ provide information on your trackpad.
One can also obtain more information on USB devices in your HP by typing:
lsusb
and post here the output.
But I note from your signature, that your HP has a GeForce 8400GS graphic card. I had one of those (and gave it away). That hardware provides VERY SLOW desktop graphic performance, even with the proprietary nVidia driver. Very slow. Very very slow. Without the proprietary nVidia driver it crawls. And even with the proprietary graphic driver it is very slow. IMHO that in itself explains the slow performance. The only thing I liked about the 8400GS was its Pure Video (vdpau in GNU/Linux) support.