I don't know if you saw this article or not. Very good at some additional software for FC6 http://www.howtoforge.com/the_perfect_desktop_fedora_core6 klsmith2020@yahoo.com wrote: > > > Hi everyone. > > Wanted to share an experience with the group. I bought a Dell 2.8G > Intel duo / 1Gig RAM / 160G HD / 19 inch flat panel late November for > about what lesser components to upgrade my old 500 MHz dev box would have > cost. > > Thanks to Nathan in Payson I bought a Dell with much more. I must add > I'm extremely happy! > > I finally loaded Linux on it Friday. It took only an hour or so to do > the install, however it took all day to find a distro that would find > the flat panel and NIC. I tried Fedora Core 4 - bombed right away on > the display driver. Xubuntu 6.06, Ubuntu 6, and Ubuntu 6 - alternate. > Either they could not find the NIC or the flat panel diver. These guys > required that I get much deeper into the install before the problem > occurred. Not as much fun as finding out right away! > > So after numerous attempts and several hours of frustration, I > downloaded Fedora 6. This was > also an interesting experience. Starting at > about 4:30pm on Friday I tried to download from only west coast servers. > Several were at like 17kbs .... telling me it was going to be 2 1/2 > hours. Then I happened upon one of the west coast university servers. It > took 11 or 12 minutes per disk. Maybe it had something to do with Good > Weather, South Coast (beach), and University Students. There are 5 > disks plus a rescue disk. A little multi-tasking and I was burning and > installing at the same time. > > Fedora found all my hardware and setup completely. A few more > packages and I was home free. > > Just thought I would share my experience. This is my second Dell in as > many years. The other Dell works well for my wife. > I'm finding they have great deals on great hardware. > > Keith > > > Keith Smith > A link from my website to yours > Submit Your Metro Phoenix Website > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Food fight? > > Enjoy some healthy debate > in the Yahoo! Answers Food & Drink Q&A. > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > --------------------------------------------------- > 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 >