Am 29. Oct, 2004 schwätzte elemint@theriver.com so:

> I have a friend who has MS windows and is having virus problems etc, and
> wants to try linux and he sent me some of his computer hardware list and
> I wanted to get some peoples opinion on how relistic it is for fedora to
> just install and have his video, sound and modem working.

> Modem         MDP 7800 - U   modem
>
> Video Card        S 3  TRIO 32/64    (Savage)  mfg   I   think?
> Sound Card        Creative SoundBlaster 5.1 Live

Check that there are drivers for all three. I'm certain there's a driver
for the S3 Trio card as I used to use one :). I'm pretty sure Creative
released a driver for the 'Live' soundcard ( they paid someone from the
Free Software community to write it ), but I'm not sure if there's a Free
Software driver, so you might have to download a binary driver or use a
different card.

Dunno on the modem. I hate modems. :)

If it's not a WinModem it should be OK.

If the kernel has drivers then Fedora should work just fine. Maybe try
using a Knoppix CD on the box first and seeing if it detects and can use
all the hardware.

ciao,

der.hans
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