On Sun, 17 Oct 1999, Civileme wrote:
> http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/Ethernet-HOWTO-5.html#ss5.24
>
> Your Linksys may be one of two different chipsets, both handled by the
> tulip driver.
DE-5(something) uses the via-rhine driver
> Now for the CD-ROM, if it is SCSI, it is understandable that it might
> not be working after install unless you made sure the system detected
> and loaded all SCSI Drivers. It is also inderstandable if it is an
> IDE working off a third IDE channel attached to a soundcard. I went to
> the Panasonic Tech Support site and didn't find that model number
> listed, not even in the old devices. I do know that there were some,
> long ago, on a 34-pin interface (Long ago, ancient history, like 1995),
> and this might be one of them.....
>
> 6.1 is NOT an upgrade option. You can install 6.1 but do not upgrade.
> Install it. Most of your files and settings will be left intact if you
> install without formatting any of the partitions. If you upgrade, well,
> you'll have the same problems people did going from RH 5.0 to 5.1 to
> 5.2. There are still optimal ways to set up directories being sought
> by vendors, and the location of objects is changing.
>
> And yes, 6.1 is worth it.
>
> Civileme
>
> "Mr.InterNet @ Home" wrote:
>
> > Wow - back to school after all these years....
> > About time I jumped into the Linux foray and kept
> > ahead of technology, and not just trying to "keep
> > up" with Windows!
> >
> > Problem 1: using Linux-Mandrake 6.0
> > I want to setup my network connection in Linux.
> > My card is a Linksys EtherFast 10/100 PCI LAN
> >
> > I cannot locate it in the accepted list of cards.
> > Is there an upgrade (I cannot locate one) or a workaround?
> >
> > Does upgrading to 6.1 help at all, and is it worth it
> > after I just installed 6.0 ?
> >
> > Problem 2: CD ROM
> > Matshita CR-584
> > Not working after install. Is there a compatible
> > setup option using another CD ROM driver in Linux?
> >
> > Problem 3: me
> > No help there - I'll have to fix that!
> >
> > James Cousineau
> > [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > -------------------------
> > Independent IT Contractor and Consultant
> > Internet and Web Design
> >
> > "Finally back in my sandbox, playing with a new toy"
>
>
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