[OT] Dell D600 + NIC Troubles

[Kevin Wang]

actually, the dell diagnostics are typically a self-booting CD. no
need to install windows.  I ran them the other day because my HD was
starting to act weird, though no errors came up. sigh.

   - kevin

On Tue, 17 Aug 2004 08:14:54 -0400 (EDT), Robert P. J. Day
<rpjday at mindspring.com> wrote:
> On Tue, 17 Aug 2004 Andrew_Morgan at Dell.com wrote:
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: fedora-list-bounces at redhat.com
> > [mailto:fedora-list-bounces at redhat.com]On Behalf Of Ow Mun Heng
> > Sent: 17 August 2004 10:27
> > To: Fedora-List
> > Subject: [OT] Dell D600 + NIC Troubles
> ....
> > Please help, Dell is giving me a *&^ of a time because I also Run Linux.
> 
> i've had to deal with that nonsense several times over the last few
> years.  i've been the happy owner of both a 7500 and an 8100 inspiron,
> but i always dread calling dell for tech support because, inevitably,
> the first suggestion is to run the dell-supplied, windows-based
> diagnostics.  and when i point out that i'm not running windows, but
> linux, there is a several second pause, at which point i am
> *invariably* told that, well, i have to re-install the windows that
> came with the system because we *need* to run those diagnostics.  at
> which point, i politely but *firmly* explain that we will be doing no
> such thing, and that mr. dell person better listen really carefully to
> what i'm trying to say.  never fails.
> 
> i'm not convinced that any of the major vendors is taking linux
> seriously yet.  not dell.  and not, despite their massive financial
> investment, ibm.  exhibit A:  today's "globe and mail", with big ibm
> ad in business section, selling desktops and laptops, and prominent
> writing "IBM recommends Microsoft Windows XP Professional for
> Business."  yes, i'm sure they have no choice, it's part of some kind
> of arm-twisting microsoft licensing agreement, i suspect.
> 
> good thing the US DOJ put such a smackdown on microsoft back then.
> god only knows how they'd abuse their monopoly position if it weren't
> for that. :-)
> 
> anyway, the point is, despite all the "we like linux" happy talk from
> the major vendors, if you run linux, you still have to fight to be
> treated like a first-class citizen.
> 
> rday
> 
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