[newbie] unsupported! try your luck!

1999-11-24 Thread Lovister LJ
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

Re: [newbie] unsupported! try your luck!

1999-11-24 Thread Alan Shoemaker
LJrebooting your machine is not harmful, only irritating and boring. The supported hardware list is accessible from the Linux-mandrake web page but below is the direct URL to it: http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/fhard.php3 Alan Lovister LJ wrote: Hi, I was introduced to

Re: [newbie] unsupported! try your luck!

1999-11-24 Thread Chip Wiegand
Check the HCL (Hardware Compatibility List). One should always check this before changing operating systems. It's in most new user Linux books and on some Linux web sites. -- Chip Wiegand Those who dare to fail miserably can achieve greatly Robert F. Kennedy