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At least there are Linux tools for almost any portable (digital) audio players available. Starting with tools for the Sony Diskman, which fas famous years ago, to portable jukeboxes from Apple (iPod), Creative (Nomad), Archos (JukeBox), Diamond (Rio) and other players as well as Linux PDAs from our days.

At least there are Linux tools for almost any portable (digital) audio players available. Starting with tools for the Sony Diskman, which fas famous years ago, to portable jukeboxes from Apple (iPod), Creative (Nomad), Archos (JukeBox), Diamond (Rio) and other players as well as Linux PDAs from our days.

Looking for tips and tricks how to prevent Linux laptops and PDAs from being stolen or getting lost? Here is a HOWTO about Theft and Loss Protection for Linux Laptops, Notebooks and PDAs.

Do you need instructions how to upgrade or repair your portable digital audio player? You may find solutions to take apart the Apple iPod, the Creative Nomad MuVo, the Archos JukeBox and other digital music players.

Money makes the world go round. -- Decisions of European courts tend to save the trademarks of the big players, too. See for example the way German courts are handling the cases were the TeleKom (the number one German communication provider) claims to have a trademark on almost any word beginning with a "T". BTW: You may get an international survey of trademark cases related to Linux and Open Source projects at TuxMobil.

Here is a comparison chart of the SHARP Zaurus Linux PDA series. The survey contains also the internal code names for the PDAs, which are taken from dog races (Collie, Boxer, Poodle, ..).

FC2 apparently does some wackyish things with the kernel, such as 4K stacks which breaks nvidia driver compatibility, and VMWare 4.5 breakage.

As soon as the new Centrino generation will be available on laptops and notebooks, there will be Linux information about Dothan machines here.

Here are some approaches to avoid the MicroSoft tax (and links to success stories especially for laptop and notebook buyers. BTW: If you need a pre-equipped Linux laptop, notebook or PDA, here is international survey of distributors.

Here are some approaches to avoid the MicroSoft tax (and links to success stories especially for laptop and notebook buyers. BTW: If you need a pre-equipped Linux laptop, notebook or PDA, here is international survey of distributors.

Here are some more links to free disassembly instructions for laptops and notebooks (also links to service manuals), dissectioning HOWTOs for PDAs and handheld PCs (including information and pictures of JTAG ports), take apart notes for mobile (cell) phones and dismantling guides for mobile MP3 music players.
-- Keep your mobile running ;-)

Here are some more links to free disassembly instructions for laptops and notebooks (also links to service manuals), dissectioning HOWTOs for PDAs and handheld PCs (including information and pictures of JTAG ports), take apart notes for mobile (cell) phones and dismantling guides for mobile MP3 music players.
-- Keep your mobile running ;-)

Here are some more links to free disassembly instructions for laptops and notebooks (also links to service manuals), dissectioning HOWTOs for PDAs and handheld PCs (including information and pictures of JTAG ports), take apart notes for mobile (cell) phones and dismantling guides for mobile MP3 music players.
-- Keep your mobile running ;-)

Here are some more links to free disassembly instructions for laptops and notebooks (also links to service manuals), dissectioning HOWTOs for PDAs and handheld PCs (including information and pictures of JTAG ports), take apart notes for mobile (cell) phones and dismantling guides for mobile MP3 music players.
-- Keep your mobile running ;-)

The Linux-Ecology-HOWTO describes some more ways to re-use old computers or parts of them.

I have started to collect a survey of free eBooks, which contains links to free tech eBooks as well as fiction eBooks (and free AudioBooks).

Like most people are pointing out there is a good chance the the drive is erased before even being booted. So wouldn't a custom bios be needed with all the reporting tools, dhcp clients, etc? Besides LinuxBIOS anyone have any data about adding custom programs to a BIOS?

A quick search turned up this which seems like a good idea. Also this site discusses varies ideas to make theft and reselling more difficult.

The survey from BargainPDA about shops, which offer SHARP Linux PDAs seems not to be fully complete. Here is an international distributor survey for PDAs pre-equipped with Linux. BTW: If you are looking for a pre-installed Linux laptop or notebook you may find distributors there, too.

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How many installations were done on laptops, notebooks and PDAs? Are there Linux installation reports available for laptops, notebooks and PDAs in Arabic? Actually I would like to link to them from the TuxMobil - Linux on Mobile Computers database.

You better read the whole page. There is a (still small) survey of Linux distributions for mobile phones at the bottom of the page. - Feel free to use Qt/Embedded, but if you are looking for alternative approaches see Linux on PDAs.

You better read the whole page. There is a (still small) survey of Linux distributions for mobile phones at the bottom of the page. - Feel free to use Qt/Embedded, but if you are looking for alternative approaches see Linux on PDAs.

Want to know how to connect a Linux box to a mobile cellular phone (via IrDA, BlueTooth, serial, USB, ..)? Want to know which applications to sync address books are available? Want to know how to upload ringtones and free logos from your Linux PC. Want to get a survey of dedicated Linux Smartphones? See the Linux mobile phones resources at TuxMobil.

Want to know how to connect a Linux box to a mobile cellular phone (via IrDA, BlueTooth, serial, USB, ..)? Want to know which applications to sync address books are available? Want to know how to upload ringtones and free logos from your Linux PC. Want to get a survey of dedicated Linux Smartphones? See the Linux mobile phones resources at TuxMobil.

Want to know how to connect a Linux box to a mobile cellular phone (via IrDA, BlueTooth, serial, USB, ..)? Want to know which applications to sync address books are available? Want to know how to upload ringtones and free logos from your Linux PC. Want to get a survey of dedicated Linux Smartphones? See the Linux mobile phones resources at TuxMobil.

Unfortunately all other so-called certifications for Linux laptops I know of, are not much better. At least currently.

I couldn't find a Linux installation report about a FragBook yet. But since the FragBook TL is based on Intel's Centrino technology here is some generic information about Linux on Centrino laptops. The FragBook DR comes with a 17" display. Here is some generic information about Linux on laptops with 17" display.

I couldn't find a Linux installation report about a FragBook yet. But since the FragBook TL is based on Intel's Centrino technology here is some generic information about Linux on Centrino laptops. The FragBook DR comes with a 17" display. Here is some generic information about Linux on laptops with 17" display.

If you want to contribute to the firmware project their OSDN page is here. Not to say that I'm not going to pick up an iPod when they drop to 100 bucks on eBay though.

Just in case you want to run Linux on your AMD64 laptop, there are some installations reports. You may also compare these experiences to Linux on Apple PowerBooks and iBooks.

Just in case you want to run Linux on your AMD64 laptop, there are some installations reports. You may also compare these experiences to Linux on Apple PowerBooks and iBooks.

1. Keeping in mind that your choice of hardware is ultimately yours, I personally would like to express my opinion that buying a Dell is a bad idea.

It was $225 (corporate excess), got almost 2 years out of it, so I'm not complaining. Dropped it a couple months ago and cracked the hinge...still works well enough, but not ideal (little wobbly).

If you have specific recommendations beyond a Thinkpad or "Do not get Dell", let me know. Dell sells a whole-hell of a lot of laptops, so they will tend to show up more often -- defective or not.

As short hand, I tend to divide laptops into ~4 groups (from memory);

Top - IBM, Sony (most), Toshiba (most), Apple, ...

Middle - The remaining Sonys and Toshibas followed by Dell, HP/Compaq, Gateway

OEM - The non-brand name laptops from the makers of the brand-name laptops listed above. Maybe an Asus or Sagar.

Anyone else? Not worth considering.

Details on relationships between name-brand and OEMs. Few companies make laptops for themselves anymore.

I do not trust HP/Compaq because Compaq tended to do goofy things with their hardware and I'm not sure which way the systems were tainted (did HP or Compaq 'win'?). Sony does odd things too, though most of those are to support extra features that -- if they work with Linux -- would be interesting. Toshiba is good, standard, nice.

Thinkpad - Yep. Very nice. I'd rather not spend $3,000~ for a properly equipped one though.

If you don't want to wait, here are some tips and tricks to mod a laptop yourself. Besides there are links and pictures to take apart instructions.

For laptops almost any major manufacturer has announced the availability of Linux on their machines during the last years. Almost all off them have dropped these plans silently. For details see the Laptop Manufacturers - Linux Status Survey.

Still, we are slaves to our machines. With every new device, we have to learn new commands, languages or interfaces. - No, some people are slaves of proprietary so-called operating systems. Other people use operating systems and programms which get improved, but don't change the userface with every new version. For example, if you are a Linux user (or addicted to UniXes in general), you will feel at home instantly, whether you use it on a cluster, a server, a desktop, a laptop or notebook, a PDA, a mobile (cell) phone, a wearable or whatever .

Still, we are slaves to our machines. With every new device, we have to learn new commands, languages or interfaces. - No, some people are slaves of proprietary so-called operating systems. Other people use operating systems and programms which get improved, but don't change the userface with every new version. For example, if you are a Linux user (or addicted to UniXes in general), you will feel at home instantly, whether you use it on a cluster, a server, a desktop, a laptop or notebook, a PDA, a mobile (cell) phone, a wearable or whatever .

Still, we are slaves to our machines. With every new device, we have to learn new commands, languages or interfaces. - No, some people are slaves of proprietary so-called operating systems. Other people use operating systems and programms which get improved, but don't change the userface with every new version. For example, if you are a Linux user (or addicted to UniXes in general), you will feel at home instantly, whether you use it on a cluster, a server, a desktop, a laptop or notebook, a PDA, a mobile (cell) phone, a wearable or whatever .

Still, we are slaves to our machines. With every new device, we have to learn new commands, languages or interfaces. - No, some people are slaves of proprietary so-called operating systems. Other people use operating systems and programms which get improved, but don't change the userface with every new version. For example, if you are a Linux user (or addicted to UniXes in general), you will feel at home instantly, whether you use it on a cluster, a server, a desktop, a laptop or notebook, a PDA, a mobile (cell) phone, a wearable or whatever .

Still, we are slaves to our machines. With every new device, we have to learn new commands, languages or interfaces. - No, some people are slaves of proprietary so-called operating systems. Other people use operating systems and programms which get improved, but don't change the userface with every new version. For example, if you are a Linux user (or addicted to UniXes in general), you will feel at home instantly, whether you use it on a cluster, a server, a desktop, a laptop or notebook, a PDA, a mobile (cell) phone, a wearable or whatever .

Here is a (yet small) collection of links to Free AudioBooks and eBooks.

BTW: Linux on laptops for blind people.

Here is a (yet small) collection of links to Free AudioBooks and eBooks.

BTW: Linux on laptops for blind people.

During the history of my personal trademark infringement Obelix./.MobiliX against my former project MobiliX (now named TuxMobil - Linux On Laptops, Notebooks, PDAs and Mobile Cellular Phones) I became aware of many other trademark cases against Open Source projects.

During the history of my personal trademark infringement Obelix./.MobiliX against my former project MobiliX (now named TuxMobil - Linux On Laptops, Notebooks, PDAs and Mobile Cellular Phones) I became aware of many other trademark cases against Open Source projects.

During the history of my personal trademark infringement Obelix./.MobiliX against my former project MobiliX (now named TuxMobil - Linux On Laptops, Notebooks, PDAs and Mobile Cellular Phones) I became aware of many other trademark cases against Open Source projects.

Publicity seems to be the most important approach, besides good and specialized (read expensive) lawyers. Also you may learn from these trademark cases against Open Source projects and from the history of my personal trademark infringement Obelix./.MobiliX against my former project MobiliX, which is now named TuxMobil - Linux On Laptops, Notebooks, PDAs and Mobile Cellular Phones.

Publicity seems to be the most important approach, besides good and specialized (read expensive) lawyers. Also you may learn from these trademark cases against Open Source projects and from the history of my personal trademark infringement Obelix./.MobiliX against my former project MobiliX, which is now named TuxMobil - Linux On Laptops, Notebooks, PDAs and Mobile Cellular Phones.

Publicity seems to be the most important approach, besides good and specialized (read expensive) lawyers. Also you may learn from these trademark cases against Open Source projects and from the history of my personal trademark infringement Obelix./.MobiliX against my former project MobiliX, which is now named TuxMobil - Linux On Laptops, Notebooks, PDAs and Mobile Cellular Phones.

Just in case, here are installation hints and tips for Apple PowerBooks and iBooks. Many model generations are listed as well as links to almost any PowerPC Linux distribution.

Besides building computer hardware with ecological awareness, there are also ways to use software this way. There are many tips and tricks to do so described in the Linux-Ecology-HOWTO, which is also available in Japanese.

You may find much more tips and tricks how to use a computer with ecological awareness in the Linux-Ecology-HOWTO, which is also available at the The Linux Documentation Project - TLDP and in Japanese.