Thanks, Bruce.
If you are calling an older computer a "LUG" I have an IBM PC 300PL that
I am using for that purpose. I have spent the last three days trying to
get it to work. I just downloaded everything but the source code to a
shared folder on my Windows computer but I still have a problem as I
don't know what network card is in the IBM. This isn't the list for
support on SUSE, (I am subscribed) so I won't ask for help here.
I'll check out Fedora when it is actually released. Right now I just
want a working Linux.
Thanks again,
Buck
Nah - LUG would be a Linux User's Group - although the IBM might be a LUG, too -lol.
Anyway- have you tried (er, ahem) Red Hat 9.0? You can download the ISO's and burn
them to CD. Since Fedora is based on RH Consumer's Version, 9.0 might be a good place
to start. I'm seriously thinking about kicking myself in that direction. I need to
load up a laptop for my sister and mail it out to her. I was thinking of using Fedora, but
was kindly and gently reminded that Fedora is beta - so I'll probably install RH, then
go to Fedora when I visit her.
Another alternative would be to download Knoppix. It has good hardware detection. You
could boot up Knoppix (it runs from CD) and see if it detects your Ethernet card. If so,
you can do an lsmod to try and see the modules loaded for your Ethernet card. Since
Knoppix runs from CD, you can use it as a rescue disk in case your installation gets
hosed.
I'm not one to talk about trying RH. I haven't tried it yet - but it is on my
short list. I've tried 3 other distributions and have combed through the "Running
Linux 4th Edition" and "Multitool Linux" books. I downloaded the RH9.0
ISO's, but will probably just buy a boxed set so I can include a user's guide when
I ship the laptop to my Sis.