In a message dated 16-Oct-00 15:22:58 Central Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> While Windows has taken "unpredictable" to a new high, it's none of the
> Windows software drivers are even loaded when Linux is running so you're
> right; their residence on a hard drive won't affect anything. You're also
> right that changing the BIOS will affect Linux.
this maybe true, however you can get info using the inf file found in windows
about a peice of hardware that the hardware sometimes wont tell you. This is
the case with pci cards sure linux detects its there but doesnt allways
detect what it is, or who made it. So using windows to find a known driver or
using key things like serial or model numbers you can sort through the text
of many inf files and can find the maker, the exact type of device it may be,
and from there you can find the companys site to see if they make linux based
drivers or provide info on how to set up bios settings to better support the
device in linux.
