I ony want to "comment" on how far Linux has come, and how I am adjusting over the past 2 years! I started out with RH 5.2, took me 24 to learn how to install. I then learned how to install an "use" Mandrake! Installwas easy, but winmodems were a problem, but I got online. I then bought Mandrake 7.2. I was now divorced! I was also up to win XP without a hitch. I have just installed SuSE 8.2, and I bought it! I also bought a $50 nic to get it online. I now have traded Outlook Express (for the most part) with Kmail, and I prefer Mozilla over IE. I have been trying to make this transition for over 5 years, and I am getting there. I now am online, have all of my semester term papers written on Open Office, and I love it! I hope to attend some meetings soon to meet ALL of you! This Email has been scanned using Norton AntiVirus 2003 Pro. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Steven Cain" To: Sent: Thursday, October 09, 2003 11:18 PM Subject: Re: to be installed > Ok, I'll send this ahead of time, just in case: > > I've got two sets of disks for Gentoo: > rc1.4 Pentium3 and rc1.4 x86 > Box: > Dell Dimension T450 > 450MHz PIII > 256 Mb SDRAM > > IDE controller (on board) has > 2 HD (1 13Gb hd 2 partitions with (winXP Pro and win200server) > and 1 10Gb hd (NTFS)) > 1 zip drive > 1 DVD drive > > 2nd IDE controller (PCI) has > 2HD (1 8Gb hd 4 partitions (/boot partition, swap partition, and 2 linux > root partitions) > and 1 40Gb hd 5 partitions (NTFS partition, 4 linux root partitions (1 > reserved for Gentoo) > 1 CDRW drive > > HP PSC1200 all-in-one printer/scanner/copier (all works with Mandrake) > > USB mouse > > NetGear FA310TX NIC > > 19" Dell monitor (usually 1280x1024 or 1024x840 res) > > nVidia GEForce4 MX400 64Mb vid card > > Creative SoundBlaster sound card > > and a meazely Compaq webcam (not really worried about getting installed) > > > Think there'll be any problems? :-P > > Steve > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Alan Dayley" > To: > Sent: Thursday, October 09, 2003 9:50 AM > Subject: Re: to be installed > > > > First off I will state the obvious two points: > > > > 1. If you want to be SURE all of your stuff will work right when you get > > home from the Instal Fest, you must bring it all to be setup. Linux > > stability and hardware configuration has gotten WAY easier in the past > > year or so BUT, the only way to be completely SURE it will work is to > > use the exact equipment. Having to learn how to configure your printer > > or something else on your own, with help from this list, may not be a > > bad thing for some. But, maybe you don't want to have to do that. > > > > 2. If you want to be sure a monitor, keyboard, etc. will be available to > > do your install, you have to bring your own. Yes, PLUGers bring extras > > but what if they are all used up? You get to sit and wait instead of > > installing. > > > > Judge your risk on these two against the "pain" of lugging your > > equipment to the event. > > > > George Gambill wrote: > > > First, we don't have any volunteers (yet) to provide Gentoo CD's. > > > Therefore, bringing your CD's is probably a good idea. > > > > If you have your own CDs, why not bring them? Compared to transporting > > a 21" monitor, what's 3-5 CDs more? ;^) > > > > > Second, We should have extra monitors, keyboards and mouse(s). I trust > the > > > PLUGers monitoring this list will correct me as needed. > > > > Let's say you borrow a monitor and it has a higher resolution that your > > one at home. The distro installer may decide to configure the higher > > resolution as default and if you and your helper don't know or forget to > > change it, you will have a blank screen when you fire up X at home. > > What if your home mouse is USB and the only mouse you could borrow was > > serial? Can you reconfigure or will the distro reconfigure for you when > > you get home? Maybe, but what if not? > > > > Personally, I'd bring it all. > > > > > The printer should not be an issue provided the printer drivers are on > the > > > Gentoo CD's. No need to bring it unless you want to be really certain. > > > > Printers can be tricky, depending on what brand/model it is. Ask on the > > list ahead of time. The printer support is great and easy for most > > popular printers. Others may not be that way. Find out the risk of > > needing help before the event and bring the printer or not based on > > knowledge. Google and this list are great resources. > > > > > The scanner is an area I have had no experience with so I will yield to > the > > > groups (PLUGs) opinion. Folks, what do you think? I would recommend > > > bringing it. > > > > Scanners are like printers. Find out before hand. My scanner is SCSI > > and Just Works(TM). :^) > > > > > The box is always good to bring. > > > > Um, yea. > > > > > The desk ... probably not. 8-) > > > > Most desks are very Linux compatible and need no configuration or > > adjustments to work with Linux. In fact, the very first Linux was > > universally desk compatible before it could even run on a CPU! Even BSD > > had desk compatibility very early in it's development. > > > > Alan > > > > --------------------------------------------------- > > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail settings: > > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >