Hi,
I was introduced to Linux-Mandrake 6.0 last June and I managed to install
it myself after spending almost 6 hours. This is because first
I didn't know that Mandrake doesn't support the newest brand of hardware out
there, especialy top brand video, audio and modems.
My machine is a PII 400 Mhz,Asus 440BX slot1 MB,6.4 Gig hard disk,
Creative 3dfx Voodo card, Yahama XG, and a Motorola chip modem. All of this
combinations of hardware is unfortunately isn't supported by except for a
few.
After painstakingly combing the net, I finally found a beta version
driver for the graphic card and I also found a commercial driver(hence
$$)for the sound card. But my joy was short lived, as a few weeks after that
the hardware went kaput one by one.
Starting from my 32 Mb SDRAM, next the soundcard, and then finally my
graphic is a bit crazy now(fuzzy lines at 600*480 and at 1024*9800). This of
course will need about $300 to replace.
However, I cannot attribute the breakdown of the machine to Mandrake
wholly but somehow I feel that during the many hours of trying to
adjust(espcially the graphic, XF86setup) the system I couldn't remember just
how many times I rebooted the machine. And I couldn't set aside the probable
tear and wear of my machine.
So, that's why I am sharing this with you'all. I just want to warn
potential users of Mandrake(newbie) to be wary about the potential dangers
here. Lastly, does anybody know the exact hardware supported by Mandrake
6.1? If anybody know then feel free to mail me.
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