Re: [SLUG] Linux Installation Problems - Please Help
On Sun, Mar 19, 2006 at 10:00:15AM +0800, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Sunday 19 March 2006 09:00, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Someone reccomends ubuntu, maybe I don't remember the sys-admin, I strongly reccomend SuSE, get 9.3 not 10. Recommending a previous version of a distribution over its current version is a pretty poor recommendation. That means the distribution is going backwards. Normally I would agree, but in the case of SuSE I have also recommended 9.3 over 10.0 to newbies. Er, I think you're actually in agreement here. 'a pretty poor recommendation' meant that a distro that goes backwards is a pretty poor distro, not that the recommendation itself (to choose 9.3 over 10.0) is poor. Matt -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
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Matthew Hannigan wrote: On Sun, Mar 19, 2006 at 10:00:15AM +0800, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Sunday 19 March 2006 09:00, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Someone reccomends ubuntu, maybe I don't remember the sys-admin, I strongly reccomend SuSE, get 9.3 not 10. Recommending a previous version of a distribution over its current version is a pretty poor recommendation. That means the distribution is going backwards. Normally I would agree, but in the case of SuSE I have also recommended 9.3 over 10.0 to newbies. Er, I think you're actually in agreement here. 'a pretty poor recommendation' meant that a distro that goes backwards is a pretty poor distro, not that the recommendation itself (to choose 9.3 over 10.0) is poor. Matt OH! well in that case you are spot on. Well done. oops Tuxta -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
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Erik de Castro Lopo wrote: [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Someone reccomends ubuntu, maybe I don't remember the sys-admin, I strongly reccomend SuSE, get 9.3 not 10. Recommending a previous version of a distribution over its current version is a pretty poor recommendation. That means the distribution is going backwards. Normally I would agree, but in the case of SuSE I have also recommended 9.3 over 10.0 to newbies. The reason for this is ease of use, most desktop users want dvd playback and other media formats to just work, like they just work in 9.3. With 10.0, novell in their wisdom have decided not only to leave out libdvdcss, but also go a step further and prevent the media player from ever being able to play certain proprietary codecs, you have to completely uninstall the media player, find another yast repository that supports other builds and reinstall the player, and then go get libdvdcss aswell as other codecs. That is just simply too much to ask of a newbie. If I were to use SuSE (I'm an Ubuntu user) I would use 10.0 and gets things to work, but for a newbie, 9.3 pro every time, just less hassle. I have set my mother-in-law and my father up on Debian machines. If I was to do it again I would probably choose ubuntu. I have run two versions of ubuntu and AFAIAC the latter one was an improvement over the earlier one. Yes, I always put people onto Ubuntu by default. Standard install and then run automatix and away they go. Its only when someone specifically want SuSE and they are very green, I tell them 9.3. Tuxta -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
Re: [SLUG] Linux Installation Problems - Please Help
On Fri, 17 Mar 2006 21:20, Bolero wrote: Hello Everybody, I resend this email in text mode since somebody complaint about the first HTML version, which apparently could only be read in text mode incl. all formatting characters etc., additionally apparently loading your server unnecessarily due to HTML mode. That was me ;-) I am new to Linux (RH C4) and after some weeks of stuffing around to get even the basics working, I am asking for help. I'm adding to the roar of approval for Ubuntu/Kubuntu. I've put a few newbies onto it including my 84 year old mother-in-law (she didn't install though!), with no problems. You WILL have some problems, but Windows users have problems too, even Mac users have problems. You can't have something as complicated as a computer and not have problems. The live CD is magical. You can play to your heart's content without touching your Windows installation at all! When you shut down, the whole thing disappears, and no damage is done. Pretty much everything works, or doesn't work, exactly as it would in a full installation (except for access to your hard drive, and saving files permanently - that's possible but beyond the scope of a beginner). Go to ubuntulinux.com - download and burn the live ISO file which you will find there and try it out. It will also help you connect to the net, and you should be able to surf websites etc. A small caution - make sure everything you are going to use is plugged in before you start the live install, because the installer will go looking for devices, and if they aren't there, sometimes post install is not quite so smooth. Problem 1 ? ADSL Connection The installation program does not ask me to setup my network connection, which I tried under ?Setup Internet Connection? as well as ?Network?. My modem is not listed and that?s were the trouble starts. Somebody advised that I should setup the connection using DHCP instead of PPPoA If you still have your windows set up working, ask your isp about getting connected to the net. Whatever you do with your modem for windows is exactly what you would do for linux. Ubuntu will automatically look for DHCP. Nearly all modern broadband modems seem to use DHCP so it is something you don't really need to think about at this point of your career. The modem is designed to connect to your ISP. Your computer (windows, mac or linux) then uses DHCP to connect to the modem. Once your modem is set up you shouldn't need to change it. If it already works for windows it will continue to work for anything else. Problem 2 ? Monitor Resolution The only resolution that works is the monitor?s native one, i.e. 1280x1024. My recollection is that the graphics tries to give you the highest resolution possible. Ubuntu gives you options to lower the resolution if you wish. I'm sure Redhat does too... I've not used RH for years. Problem 3 ? Audio Some audio is problematic. The live CD will sort that for you. It will either work or not. If it doesn't it's best to get help (from here, perhaps). Should I download and install the individual drivers in Windows? Will my Windows OS still work? What chance is there that the Linux RH problems I have will be fixed? No relationship at all. In certain cases, linux will use specially installed windows drivers, but that would be clear to you when the time came. The drivers are used with linux wrappers - very confusing for beginners. If you ever need them, you will then understand, but it's not for beginners. Somehow I am a bit weary, Stanton Finleys installation notes in the beginning point out that the installation of Linux is easy and can be done by everyone; however there are apparently 45 pages of installation notes needed to get the job done! Sorry, I am to say the least a bit frustrated and would appreciate some help. Unless you have some strange hardware, Ubuntu will install and run with so little intervention that instruction are almost superfluous. I can't imagine filling one page, much less 45 pages. I'm very sympathetic to beginners though.. there is way too much jargon and too much assumption of knowledge. such as what does DHCP mean, and should I care?. Acronyms are one of the greatest blocks to knowledge ever invented. They are a kind of insane masonic code used by computer geeks to confuse the hoards. One thing you will find very odd is that in the Linux world there is an amazing and sometimes confusing amount of choice. There is not one-true-way to do things as there is in Windows. There is endless argument about window managers and filesystems and distributions and other arcane matters that serve to confuse newbies. Ubuntu has shortcircuited a lot of those arguments by making decisions for you. You can get into the fun of arguing religious differences if and when you want to, but after you have been initiated. Just go with the default settings at first. They work really well. --
Re: [SLUG] Linux Installation Problems - Please Help
Hi there is an ubuntu5.10 cd in the mail for you. I have your address from your recent membership payment, the cd cost me nothing so postage is the only cost, will save you downloading and burning install cds, which is not always reliable, you get to make coasters sometimes. ubuntu will probably sort out your networking in its initial hardware detection without problems Ken Bolero wrote: Hello Everybody, I resend this email in text mode since somebody complaint about the first HTML version, which apparently could only be read in text mode incl. all formatting characters etc., additionally apparently loading your server unnecessarily due to HTML mode. I am new to Linux (RH C4) and after some weeks of stuffing around to get even the basics working, I am asking for help. My setup: MoboD945GTP (onboard Sigmatel audio, onboard video) Processor Intel P640 RAM 1GB, 2GB L2 Cache HDD 2 off SATAII, WD 160GB in raid 0, incl. prim. Active C:/ partition with XP Pro SP1 HDD 1 off SATAII, SG 160GB NTFS, 1 swap partition 2GB, 1 Linux root partition 15GB) Monitor Hitachi CML171SXW Modem External Siemens SpeedStream 4200 (as supplied by Telstra Bigpond), presently used via USB connection, Ethernet connected to 2nd PC for 2nd Internet connection. I bought the ‘RH Fedora 4 Unleashed’ book incl. DVD, kernel 2.6.11. The installation as 2nd OS went OK, partitioning and formatting 2 GB swap and 15GB root partition (both primary) with Disk Druid and using Linux front end for selecting either OS (Windows XP Pro SP1 or Linux RH Core 4). I got the following ‘issues’: Problem 1 Can’t establish a working ADSL Internet connection Problem 2 Video only works in 1280x1024 resolution, for me too small to be comfortable with Problem 3 Can’t get audio working Problem 1 – ADSL Connection The installation program does not ask me to setup my network connection, which I tried under ‘Setup Internet Connection’ as well as ‘Network’. My modem is not listed and that’s were the trouble starts. Somebody advised that I should setup the connection using DHCP instead of PPPoA (listed when I access the modem thru Windows). Even with the 1200 odd pages book I got, the instructions are to me at least very confusing. The same applies to Stanton Finleys installation notes. It appears that I have to download and install some program. With the Internet not working under Linux this is not possible. Problem 2 – Monitor Resolution The monitor’s HorizSync frequency range is picked up by the installation program incorrectly. As soon as I change this to the correct info as per manual, I get an ‘Out of Range’ signal after reboot. The vertical refresh rate is correct and I have not changed this one. The monitor’s support pixel resolution I had to change to cover all resolutions available in acc. with the manual. I tried and re-installed Linux at least 15 times with various configurations of the /etc/X11/xorg.conf file, both altering horizontal frequency as well as pixel modes. The only resolution that works is the monitor’s native one, i.e. 1280x1024. Problem 3 – Audio During the installation I am ask to test sound, which does not work. I get the message ‘Audio will not be available on your system’. No further info, that’s it. I have installed as part of the mobo drivers Sigmatel as the audio driver, in acc. with the mobo installation instructions. On the Intel website, for my motherboard, there is a network, video and audio driver for Red Hat Linux available, (…._1.3_RHEL4_U1.TAR.GZ). Should I download and install the individual drivers in Windows? Will my Windows OS still work? What chance is there that the Linux RH problems I have will be fixed? I have to say that at this stage I cannot afford to loose Windows since this is the only thing I have that works. To make matters even worse, two days ago I was changing from Linux (with the above hiccups) to Windows using Acronis OS Selector when suddenly nothing worked. After re-booting I got a black screen with a blinking underscore cursor on the top left, nothing else. The only way to get into the system was by using an Acronis Disk Director Boot Disk which got me going again, that is Windows only. When I select Linux as the OS, I’ll get a black screen with ‘Grub_’ on the top left, nothing else. If I deactivate Acronis OS Selector, I get a black screen with ‘Grub_”. Going in circles, must have to do something with the MBR, don’t know how to wipe it. Well this is my present situation, a pretty mess; not to mention the hours spent during the last six weeks. Somehow I am a bit weary, Stanton Finleys installation notes in the beginning point out that the installation of Linux is easy and can be done by everyone; however there are apparently 45 pages of installation notes needed to get the job done! Sorry, I am to say
Re: [SLUG] Linux Installation Problems - Please Help
On Sunday 19 March 2006 09:00, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Someone reccomends ubuntu, maybe I don't remember the sys-admin, I strongly reccomend SuSE, get 9.3 not 10. Recommending a previous version of a distribution over its current version is a pretty poor recommendation. That means the distribution is going backwards. Normally I would agree, but in the case of SuSE I have also recommended 9.3 over 10.0 to newbies. The reason for this is ease of use, most desktop users want dvd playback and other media formats to just work, like they just work in 9.3. With 10.0, novell in their wisdom have decided not only to leave out libdvdcss, but also go a step further and prevent the media player from ever being able to play certain proprietary codecs, you have to completely uninstall the media player, find another yast repository that supports other builds and reinstall the player, and then go get libdvdcss aswell as other codecs. That is just simply too much to ask of a newbie. If I were to use SuSE (I'm an Ubuntu user) I would use 10.0 and gets things to work, but for a newbie, 9.3 pro every time, just less hassle. I have set my mother-in-law and my father up on Debian machines. If I was to do it again I would probably choose ubuntu. I have run two versions of ubuntu and AFAIAC the latter one was an improvement over the earlier one. Yes, I always put people onto Ubuntu by default. Standard install and then run automatix and away they go. Its only when someone specifically want SuSE and they are very green, I tell them 9.3. While I agree in principal, and I'm very much in favour of SuSE, I have recently installed SuSE10 on: A dell 2400 for my father-in-law in the UK A P4 for a mate My P4 (tigger!) AMD64X2 Celeron for a mate I'm now going through the agony of converting every one back to 9.3 except the AMD64 where I'm trying ubuntu. Why ... AC'97 audio not detected Sound blaster live not working nvidia graphics AFU (I found a patch to fix twinview) then OK wav files not playable (rate set to 32000, then nothing) skype fails (suse 9rpm: inappropriate ioctl) DVICO dvb card works (mythtv-0.19), twinhan does not! kscd does not play [even though some sound works] tigger froze (no ping, no X, no KB) 2x in 2 days, has uptimes of 100s days with 9.3 So, let the buyer beware, I'll not recommend 10. I just finished ubuntu install: quite basic compared with SuSE I have 3 cups printers on my network, suse detects them on install + finds local printer ubuntu printer: There was an error launching the application first impression not good. Oh, my credintials: been using unix for 30 years (PDP11 + 15M HD + 100K ram !) was teaching sys-admin for Hewlett Packard 20 years ago, used linux since 1992, make a living by consulting support for RHE, RH9, SuSE, CentOS there is more, but that's enough to justify a considered opinion. James -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
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Linley Caetan wrote: So Ubuntu or Kubuntu it is and I recommend Automatix for newbies to get them moving with a whole raft of applications. An alternative to Automatix is EasyUbuntu: easy to use script that gives the Ubuntu user the most commonly requested apps, codecs, and tweaks that are not found in the base distribution - all with a few clicks of your mouse. easyubuntu.freecontrib.org Apparently maintained by very friendly people who encourage suggestions and bug reports, does everything correctly and makes later updating and security patching easy for the future. Or so I've heard. ;) Jacinta -- (`-''-/).___..--''`-._ | Jacinta Richardson | `6_ 6 ) `-. ( ).`-.__.`) | Perl Training Australia| (_Y_.)' ._ ) `._ `. ``-..-' | +61 3 9354 6001| _..`--'_..-_/ /--'_.' ,' | [EMAIL PROTECTED] | (il),-'' (li),' ((!.-' | www.perltraining.com.au | -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
[SLUG] Linux Installation Problems - Please Help
Hello Everybody, I resend this email in text mode since somebody complaint about the first HTML version, which apparently could only be read in text mode incl. all formatting characters etc., additionally apparently loading your server unnecessarily due to HTML mode. I am new to Linux (RH C4) and after some weeks of stuffing around to get even the basics working, I am asking for help. My setup: MoboD945GTP (onboard Sigmatel audio, onboard video) Processor Intel P640 RAM 1GB, 2GB L2 Cache HDD 2 off SATAII, WD 160GB in raid 0, incl. prim. Active C:/ partition with XP Pro SP1 HDD 1 off SATAII, SG 160GB NTFS, 1 swap partition 2GB, 1 Linux root partition 15GB) Monitor Hitachi CML171SXW Modem External Siemens SpeedStream 4200 (as supplied by Telstra Bigpond), presently used via USB connection, Ethernet connected to 2nd PC for 2nd Internet connection. I bought the ‘RH Fedora 4 Unleashed’ book incl. DVD, kernel 2.6.11. The installation as 2nd OS went OK, partitioning and formatting 2 GB swap and 15GB root partition (both primary) with Disk Druid and using Linux front end for selecting either OS (Windows XP Pro SP1 or Linux RH Core 4). I got the following ‘issues’: Problem 1 Can’t establish a working ADSL Internet connection Problem 2 Video only works in 1280x1024 resolution, for me too small to be comfortable with Problem 3 Can’t get audio working Problem 1 – ADSL Connection The installation program does not ask me to setup my network connection, which I tried under ‘Setup Internet Connection’ as well as ‘Network’. My modem is not listed and that’s were the trouble starts. Somebody advised that I should setup the connection using DHCP instead of PPPoA (listed when I access the modem thru Windows). Even with the 1200 odd pages book I got, the instructions are to me at least very confusing. The same applies to Stanton Finleys installation notes. It appears that I have to download and install some program. With the Internet not working under Linux this is not possible. Problem 2 – Monitor Resolution The monitor’s HorizSync frequency range is picked up by the installation program incorrectly. As soon as I change this to the correct info as per manual, I get an ‘Out of Range’ signal after reboot. The vertical refresh rate is correct and I have not changed this one. The monitor’s support pixel resolution I had to change to cover all resolutions available in acc. with the manual. I tried and re-installed Linux at least 15 times with various configurations of the /etc/X11/xorg.conf file, both altering horizontal frequency as well as pixel modes. The only resolution that works is the monitor’s native one, i.e. 1280x1024. Problem 3 – Audio During the installation I am ask to test sound, which does not work. I get the message ‘Audio will not be available on your system’. No further info, that’s it. I have installed as part of the mobo drivers Sigmatel as the audio driver, in acc. with the mobo installation instructions. On the Intel website, for my motherboard, there is a network, video and audio driver for Red Hat Linux available, (…._1.3_RHEL4_U1.TAR.GZ). Should I download and install the individual drivers in Windows? Will my Windows OS still work? What chance is there that the Linux RH problems I have will be fixed? I have to say that at this stage I cannot afford to loose Windows since this is the only thing I have that works. To make matters even worse, two days ago I was changing from Linux (with the above hiccups) to Windows using Acronis OS Selector when suddenly nothing worked. After re-booting I got a black screen with a blinking underscore cursor on the top left, nothing else. The only way to get into the system was by using an Acronis Disk Director Boot Disk which got me going again, that is Windows only. When I select Linux as the OS, I’ll get a black screen with ‘Grub_’ on the top left, nothing else. If I deactivate Acronis OS Selector, I get a black screen with ‘Grub_”. Going in circles, must have to do something with the MBR, don’t know how to wipe it. Well this is my present situation, a pretty mess; not to mention the hours spent during the last six weeks. Somehow I am a bit weary, Stanton Finleys installation notes in the beginning point out that the installation of Linux is easy and can be done by everyone; however there are apparently 45 pages of installation notes needed to get the job done! Sorry, I am to say the least a bit frustrated and would appreciate some help. Wilfried -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
Re: [SLUG] Linux Installation Problems - Please Help
On Fri, 17 Mar 2006 21:20, Bolero wrote: Hello Everybody, I resend this email in text mode since somebody complaint about the first HTML version, which apparently could only be read in text mode incl. all formatting characters etc., additionally apparently loading your server unnecessarily due to HTML mode. I am new to Linux (RH C4) and after some weeks of stuffing around to get even the basics working, I am asking for help. My advice is to ditch Red Hat. When it works, it works like anything that works. When it doesn't, it is too arcane to figure out and fix what isn't working. Red Hat, for example, doesn't follow the common Linux approach of accepting kernel updates as a way to fix bugs, which is half of why kernels get updated. Instead Red Hat back patches the kernel they shipped, so their software is only compatible with itself. Other aspects of their setup are specific only to Red Hat. This make it a pain to work through problems, as many of the details are known only to Red Hat experts. I know everyone using Red Hat will scream, but I've gone from SuSE, through two versions of Red Hat, to Debian, and now Gentoo (I hack to fix things the way I want, so I choose a distro that's designed for hacking - Gentoo might not be best for beginners.) Try Ubuntu or Kubuntu. They are specifically aimed at newcomers, and work very well out of the box. You could get the livecd via your Windows connection, and try it on your hardware to see how well it does. As well, Knoppix also will let you try your hardware out before installing. I set up the Red Hat Enterprise Servers at work, and built our software installation package for them (not properly - management wasn't interested in spending the time unfortunately). One thing I found was that if I didn't install mySQL at first, it couldn't be added later. Only after several years during which the term rpm hell was coined did Red Hat get around to coming up with a different package management tool -yum to make up for failures in their initial approach. If the rpm system worked, there would have been no reason to create yum. Problem 1 – ADSL Connection The installation program does not ask me to setup my network connection, which I tried under ‘Setup Internet Connection’ as well as ‘Network’. My modem is not listed and that’s were the trouble starts. Somebody advised that I should setup the connection using DHCP instead of PPPoA DHCP is Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol. It is a message passing standard so that two network devices can talk to each other - one requesting and the other granting a network IP address. DHCP will do nothing to negotiate the ADSL connection to your provider. If you have a combination DSL modem AND DHCP server, then your computer would connect to that and use DHCP to negotiate it's connection TO THE MODEM/DHCP SERVER - but the computer in that case has no knowledge of or involvement in the DSL connection. The connection to your ISP is DSL. You write that the modem has both USB ethernet connections - does the modem documentation say it can provide a DHCP server? If it only has the one ethernet connector, then it can only provide that service for one computer anyway (without you doing some fairly arcane work setting up bridging, etc., which is definitely not newbie territory). To share a single Internet connection among several computers, you have to have a router somewhere in the chain to aggregate the connections and translate the addresses. If the device you have has only one ethernet connection, it's very unlikely it's a router. My router itself can use my modem (two distinct devices here) to set up a DSL connection. However, if I connect the modem directly to my computer, either by USB or ethernet, my computer must use PPPoE (or variant) to drive the connection. So, does your device have more than one ethernet connector? Forget the USB stuff - that's a single dedicated connection - only if it has more than one ethernet connector might it be a router, in which case the DHCP stuff, etc. might come into play. Problem 2 – Monitor Resolution The only resolution that works is the monitor’s native one, i.e. 1280x1024. How important is it to you to switch resolutions? You don't get text the way you like it by switching resolutions - you set up the DisplaySize variable and then pick your fonts the way you like them. You might have other reasons to switch resolutions, but I'll suggest that's the wrong approach to take to fix fonts you don't like. Higher resolution means the fonts can be rendered with more pixels, making them smoother. Getting the right size is best approached differently. So, do you know that you have some other reason to switch resolutions, or do you simply want to make your fonts the way you want? We must give different advice for the different cases. Problem 3 – Audio Get a live CD for Ubuntu or Knoppix and try booting
Re: [SLUG] Linux Installation Problems - Please Help
snip Ditch Red Hat. Too many things about the distro are specialised to be Red Hat only - the knowledge doesn't transfer. Back patching kernels is especially a lock-in to Red Hat. When you are more of a Linux mechanic, you can try again if you like. But you won't get there without a working Linux install. And if it worked for you, it would be great. But it doesn't. Try Knoppix or Ubuntu (I use and recommend Kubuntu - which is Ubuntu with a default KDE desktop). Regards, Bret After trying RH 7 and FC2,3,4 I finally gave up on redhat/Fedora. Yum seemed to solve some problems but in the end the whole thing sucked. I now use Ubuntu and have not looked back. My only outstanding problem is to get 5.1 surround sound working properly on my cmi8738( no subwoofer channel for some reason). So Ubuntu or Kubuntu it is and I recommend Automatix for newbies to get them moving with a whole raft of applications. -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
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On Saturday 18 March 2006 07:47, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I resend this email in text mode since somebody complaint about the first HTML version, which apparently could only be read in text mode incl. all formatting characters etc., additionally apparently loading your server unnecessarily due to HTML mode. I am new to Linux (RH C4) and after some weeks of stuffing around to get even the basics working, I am asking for help. My setup: Mobo D945GTP (onboard Sigmatel audio, onboard video) Processor Intel P640 RAM 1GB, 2GB L2 Cache HDD 2 off SATAII, WD 160GB in raid 0, incl. prim. Active C:/ partition with XP Pro SP1 HDD 1 off SATAII, SG 160GB NTFS, 1 swap partition 2GB, 1 Linux root partition 15GB) Monitor Hitachi CML171SXW Modem External Siemens SpeedStream 4200 (as supplied by Telstra Bigpond), presently used via USB connection, Ethernet connected to 2nd PC for 2nd Internet connection. [snip] Some quick advice, I have just setup a box in the UK for my father-in-law by phone (pain suffering) but it's working: Someone reccomends ubuntu, maybe I don't remember the sys-admin, I strongly reccomend SuSE, get 9.3 not 10. Try to resolve your raid as painlessly as you can. Motherboards don't do real raid. Google for fake-raid. Avoid raid here (there ARE good arguments for, just a noobie, motherboard raid uuurgh, tooo hard) Avoid the USB modem. Again real-linux-users can probably make it work, but ordinary mortals will suffer. I bought him a Speedtouch 516 router for UK$ 30. Get an ethernet router! Once you have setup the router (under windoes perchange) then you can start to play James -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
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[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Someone reccomends ubuntu, maybe I don't remember the sys-admin, I strongly reccomend SuSE, get 9.3 not 10. Recommending a previous version of a distribution over its current version is a pretty poor recommendation. That means the distribution is going backwards. I have set my mother-in-law and my father up on Debian machines. If I was to do it again I would probably choose ubuntu. I have run two versions of ubuntu and AFAIAC the latter one was an improvement over the earlier one. Erik -- +---+ Erik de Castro Lopo +---+ Perl as a language has less a design than a thousand special features flying in close formation. -- From the c2 wiki -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
