FilledVoid
Who stole my Alpaca!
Hello all,
Let me first explain my questions about Linux. First of all let me give you my system configuration.
AMD 4400
Asus M2N MX – SE
2 GB Ram
2 HDD (80 GB SATA and a 40 GB PATA )
Tech-Com TV Tuner Card
Ace External 56 k Modem
Sony 720 DVD-RW
Nokia 6681 (I know this isn’t part of my computer but I would like to know if I can sync its contacts and stuff)
My only experience with Linux is a little with Mandrake Linux 10 and I’m planning on installing a new flavor. However the only distro’s I have access to are the ones given with Digit, Chip and some Linux for You Editions (I have the one with SLED 10 and one of the others as well, need to check to be sure). However before I begin installing something I would like to confirm a few things.
What are the chances of getting all my hardware to work with any flavor of Linux. I would really like my tech Com TV-Tuner card to work and I hear that getting it installed is a nightmare. I don’t even know my chipset since I can’t find the specification in my system at the moment and I don’t have the cover for it either. It does work on an application called SuperTv though.
Recently I heard that you could get NimbleX installed on a USB Pen Drive. So I found ot the instructions and really liked it. If I had a big enough drive then can I install any flavor of Linux the same way? I extracted the ISO to the drive and then downloaded syslinux and ran the command syslinux – (Insert options here, cant remember what I did then). NimbleX didn’t recognize my sound settings (Onboard sound).
When I learned how to use Linux I pretty much did trial and error and was able to find out how to execute files etc. I have no clue about how to execute files and stuff in Linux other than the ones shown in the program List. So I’m looking for a good place to start. I recall Digit giving out a Linux tutorial for Knoppix I think? Could anyone point me the edition that was in and any other resources I could find useful?
I heard of the certification RHCE and RHCT from Linux for You, although I don’t plan on becoming an RHCE is the course material a good place to start?
I know this sounds like trying to stretch your legs before you sit but I would also prefer to be able to modify my desktop looks to look cool J.
Finally, given my constraints could you recommend me a preferable distro. Please note that I only have the distro’s given with the magazine and I can’t download any since I’m using dialup and my phone bills are already huge as it is.
Thanks in advance,
Let me first explain my questions about Linux. First of all let me give you my system configuration.
AMD 4400
Asus M2N MX – SE
2 GB Ram
2 HDD (80 GB SATA and a 40 GB PATA )
Tech-Com TV Tuner Card
Ace External 56 k Modem
Sony 720 DVD-RW
Nokia 6681 (I know this isn’t part of my computer but I would like to know if I can sync its contacts and stuff)
My only experience with Linux is a little with Mandrake Linux 10 and I’m planning on installing a new flavor. However the only distro’s I have access to are the ones given with Digit, Chip and some Linux for You Editions (I have the one with SLED 10 and one of the others as well, need to check to be sure). However before I begin installing something I would like to confirm a few things.
What are the chances of getting all my hardware to work with any flavor of Linux. I would really like my tech Com TV-Tuner card to work and I hear that getting it installed is a nightmare. I don’t even know my chipset since I can’t find the specification in my system at the moment and I don’t have the cover for it either. It does work on an application called SuperTv though.
Recently I heard that you could get NimbleX installed on a USB Pen Drive. So I found ot the instructions and really liked it. If I had a big enough drive then can I install any flavor of Linux the same way? I extracted the ISO to the drive and then downloaded syslinux and ran the command syslinux – (Insert options here, cant remember what I did then). NimbleX didn’t recognize my sound settings (Onboard sound).
When I learned how to use Linux I pretty much did trial and error and was able to find out how to execute files etc. I have no clue about how to execute files and stuff in Linux other than the ones shown in the program List. So I’m looking for a good place to start. I recall Digit giving out a Linux tutorial for Knoppix I think? Could anyone point me the edition that was in and any other resources I could find useful?
I heard of the certification RHCE and RHCT from Linux for You, although I don’t plan on becoming an RHCE is the course material a good place to start?
I know this sounds like trying to stretch your legs before you sit but I would also prefer to be able to modify my desktop looks to look cool J.
Finally, given my constraints could you recommend me a preferable distro. Please note that I only have the distro’s given with the magazine and I can’t download any since I’m using dialup and my phone bills are already huge as it is.
Thanks in advance,