New HP desktops don't do Linux...

[FormerDittoHead]

http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=37136

... it says on a HP.com based forum, (link below): "If you are looking to buy those nice dc7700 desktops be advised that they don't boot any of the well known linux distros. They don't run Redhat RHEL4, RHEL5beta2, Fedora Core 6, Fedora Core 5, Fedora Core 4, Ubuntu 6.10, ...

"HP Official phone support does not want to open a case as linux is not a supported platform."

http://forums1.itrc.hp.com/service/forums/questionanswer.do?threadId=1081719&admit=-682735245+1169459811779+28353475

[hobbit709]

1. I would tell HP

that they are not a customer supported computer company.

[Lowell]

2. Just another reason to avoid HP Desktops

They don't support their scanners either. I've had it with HP.

[meldroc]

3. The other big manufacturers do the same thing.

The reason is that they cut corners. They sell millions of computers a year, and if they can save a nickel on each one, those nickels add up, so they're going to be incredibly cheap. That means that they won't use name-brand components, or test for compatibility. They'll buy the chip-of-the-week fresh off the boat from China, and they'll always, always, always go with the lowest bidder. All they care about is whether the machine will boot Windows and install from their recovery disk, and that it doesn't cause too many returns. If you're running Linux, and dependent on standards, they don't care about standards.

I use a Dell at work, that has difficulty with some versions of Linux because of a cheap, flaky, buggy USB controller. On Windows, it works OK. On Ubuntu Dapper or earlier, it refuses to boot because Linux's USB drivers cause a bug in those controllers to manifest. The newest versions of Linux have a workaround in them that deals with this bug.

That's why I always build my own machines, or shop around extensively when I buy a laptop.

[SKKY]

4. Is Carly Fiorina back at HP????

Sounds like some stupid shit she'd pull.