[vox-tech] suse linux and certified hardware
Jim
vox-tech@lists.lugod.org
Fri, 27 Dec 2002 21:02:36 -0800
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Greetings Linux professionals:
I want to buy suse Linux version 8.1 professional but want to be =
absolutely sure that I buy the right hardware so my new system can run =
flawlessly.
I am very green to this and wanted some input before I spend some =
serious dollars on a new compatible system. I want to buy a mainboard =
to drive a top of the line Pentium 4 cpu. I also want to buy a top of =
the line sound card (like creative's audigy to take advantage of some of =
the slick features in suse Linux 8.1 that I have seen on their website). =
I did find a mainboard that is on suse Linux 8.1 compatibility list and =
looks to be top notch, asus p4b , but figured that the people on this =
list could clue me in as to weather this is a good board
The only kernel I know serves chicken in a bucket so I can't configure =
anything.
I have sent e-mail to suse and asked their advice but to no avail. They =
can only help me if I have some sort of product ID which comes with suse =
Linux 8.1. Hello.....I haven't bought it yet because I want to see if =
there is a remote possibility to make this thing work!
I have tried to use redhat ver. 7.1 and found that it is not as user =
friendly as (here it comes) windose and found that a lot of items on my =
system weren't compatible. I sure as heck didn't know what to do with =
tarballs and the like and using that rpm carp didn't work at all. With =
most windose programs, all you have to do is click on ok, yes, and =
finish and poof!...done. With Linux you have to know computer =
programming just to make the hardware function semi correctly.
It is a windose world. It will be for some time. I do see that Linux =
is up and coming but it has to get a heck of a lot easier for the =
regular joe blow that doesn't know squat about computers and be =
compatible with at least 80% of the hardware.
Educate this aspiring computer nerd. I want to learn computer =
programming and use Linux but before I can do this I have to at least =
have it working on my computer. I also want to use DSL on it and use it =
as a server and have other non Linux pc's tapped into it on a LAN but =
don't know if either can be done with what I know about this operating =
system.
I know cars (I am a mechanic). It is what I do for a living. I know =
very little about personal computers.
Jim
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Greetings Linux =
professionals:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I want to buy suse Linux version 8.1 =
professional=20
but want to be absolutely sure that I buy the right hardware so my new =
system=20
can run flawlessly.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I am very green to this and wanted some =
input=20
before I spend some serious dollars on a new compatible system. I =
want to=20
buy a mainboard to drive a top of the line Pentium 4 cpu. I also =
want to=20
buy a top of the line sound card (like creative's audigy to take =
advantage of=20
some of the slick features in suse Linux 8.1 that I have seen =
on their=20
website). I did find a mainboard that is on suse Linux 8.1 =
compatibility=20
list and looks to be top notch, <A=20
href=3D"http://usa.asus.com/mb/socket478/p4b/overview.htm">asus =
p4b</A> , but=20
figured that the people on this list could clue me in as to weather this =
is a=20
good board</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>The only kernel I know serves chicken =
in a bucket=20
so I can't configure anything.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I have sent e-mail to suse and=20
asked their advice but to no avail. They can only help =
me if I=20
have some sort of product ID which comes with suse Linux 8.1. =
Hello.....I=20
haven't bought it yet because I want to see if there is a remote =
possibility to=20
make this thing work!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I have tried to use redhat ver. 7.1 and =
found that=20
it is not as user friendly as (here it comes) windose and found that a =
lot of=20
items on my system weren't compatible. I sure as heck didn't =
know=20
what to do with tarballs and the like and using that rpm carp didn't =
work at=20
all. With most windose programs, all you have to do is click on =
ok, yes,=20
and finish and poof!...done. With Linux you have to know computer=20
programming just to make the hardware function semi =
correctly.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>It is a windose world. It will be =
for some=20
time. I do see that Linux is up and coming but it has to get a =
heck of a=20
lot easier for the regular joe blow that doesn't know squat about=20
computers and be compatible with at least 80% of the =
hardware.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Educate this aspiring computer =
nerd. I want=20
to learn computer programming and use Linux but before I can do this I =
have to=20
at least have it working on my computer. I also want to use DSL on =
it and=20
use it as a server and have other non Linux pc's tapped into it on a LAN =
but=20
don't know if either can be done with what I know about this =
operating=20
system.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I know cars (I am a mechanic). It =
is what I=20
do for a living. I know very little about personal =
computers.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Jim</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>
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