Would like to learn about linux - Page 3

algu7344 · 03-27-2005, 03:05 PM

Both AMD and Intel run Linux just fine, I have used AMD and Intel for Linux.

NIN · 03-27-2005, 03:13 PM

AMD is less evil! LOL

Trotter · 03-27-2005, 05:27 PM

You can also check out http://www.lowfatlinux.com/ for some introductions to Linux and some basic lessons and such.

patrickc284 · 03-27-2005, 05:37 PM

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Originally posted by Trotter
You can also check out http://www.lowfatlinux.com/ for some introductions to Linux and some basic lessons and such.

I read the first 9 segments from Lesson 1 and 2 on Linux.org today and it looks somewhat complex and/or confusing.

Actually, the most confusing thing is that every site I attempt to download Linux from doesn't work. It freezes my browser for a few seconds to a few minutes, and when it finally takes me to the FTP site, I get an error message when I try to copy the files.

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Dell Dimension 8200 Mobo
P4 2.0 GHz 400 MHz FSB
512 MB PC800 (2x 256 MB)
80 GB HD
Samsung CD-RW/DVD-ROM
nVidia GeForce 4MX420
SB Live! Value
XP Pro SP2

Trotter · 03-27-2005, 06:05 PM

You need the ISO files. Download them and then burn them as an image to a CD.

Qiranworms · 03-28-2005, 11:13 AM

There are certain things you should watch out for. As people have said, NVIDIA is easier to get working than ATI.

Be careful with soundcards. Look up specific compatibility first on that.

Also, if you're getting a WiFi card, note the chip it's based on. DO NOT...I repeat...DO NOT get anything based on the TI ACX_100. It is possible to get working, but not easily, and I found it to be an unstable connection when it was. I changed that card pretty quickly. PRISM is a well supported chip. Broadcomm chips which I've found quite popular in wireless cards (many D-Links use them I believe), are doable with something called Ndiswrapper, which I've found works very well (this post will be sent through its connection momentarily

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Other then that, hard drives, cdrom drives, CPUs, mainboards, all should work without issue.

patrickc284 · 03-28-2005, 11:16 AM

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Originally posted by qiranworms
Be careful with soundcards. Look up specific compatibility first on that.

Alright. Do you know off-hand whether ChainTech cards are good? If I build one, I'm just gonna use a cheap ChainTech 6-channel card.

patrickc284 · 03-28-2005, 12:06 PM

I've been reading the article on How to Partition and Format a Hard Drive In Windows XP and the one problem I've run into is that I don't know what drivers I need to backup.

I have drivers for my sound and video cards, but I don't have drivers for things like my HD, my CPU, or my CD-RW drive. Do these even need to be backed up? And if so, how do I do that?

It also mentioned drive overlay software. I don't know what that is, or whether it would be a concern of mine. I'm not sure if I can find out either because I only have a serial number for my HD (WDC800BB-75CAA0), not a manufacturer or anything.

horndude · 03-28-2005, 12:09 PM

you wont need drivers for HD,CPU, or optical drives

I dont mean to warn you away from linux, but you are at this point lacking some basic PC knowledge that you will have to have if you want to run linux

m3trj · 03-28-2005, 12:34 PM

I say just install Linux and see what happens. That's what I did when I first found out about it.

If you want to make partitions, then a good piece of software is PartitionMagic. I'm not sure how much it costs though. A lot of Linux distributions have partition managers included in the installation anyway.

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