thanks.... I'm going to do it like I did it in mesa. Linux on the tower and windows on the laptop.... now the wait to get the tower On Sat, Feb 28, 2009 at 11:01 AM, Lisa Kachold wrote: > I have experience with EDVO CDMA "broadband" cards. > > This is a simple ppp connection. I had to do a kernel rebuild for an old > Ubuntu system (3 years ago). I set one up for Peter Koegel also (under > Gentoo). The hard part is getting the settings for the pppd.conf - so write > down your connection specifics (username/password, everything - gateway, > from your current card before rebooting/rebuilding). > > Here's the Ubuntu guide: > > http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=691226 > > Choose a livecd and test it there first before rebuilding your box. > > You can always ghost copy the XP install from the drive to say a Terrabyte > USB (or jumpdrive) [under $150.00] and then restore it later? > > This is really easy now that the drivers are there for USB devices in > recent distros! > > obnosis.com | wiki.obnosis.com| (503)754-4452 > PLUG HACKFESTS 2nd > Saturday Each Month@Noon - 3PM > > > > Date: Sat, 28 Feb 2009 08:49:32 -0700 > > Subject: Re: boooo hoooooooo > > From: cryptworks@gmail.com > > > To: plug-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > > > > Nope > > > > On 2/27/09, mike havens wrote: > > > My internet is a broadband card (Sprint mobile broadband-Sierra > Wireless). > > > Anyone have any experience with that? > > > > > > On Fri, Feb 27, 2009 at 3:14 PM, Bryan O'Neal > > > wrote: > > > > > >> Or avoid the hardware issue all tog ether and run Linux inside VM > using > > >> windows as the host. It's free and easy :) > > >> > > >> ------------------------------ > > >> *From:* plug-discuss-bounces@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us [mailto: > > >> plug-discuss-bounces@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us] *On Behalf Of *Lisa > Kachold > > >> *Sent:* Friday, February 27, 2009 1:07 PM > > >> *To:* plug-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > > >> *Subject:* RE: boooo hoooooooo > > >> > > >> Download and burn a nice LiveCD? > > >> > > >> What is the issue man; simply determine your Wireless card type and > get a > > >> distro with that support? > > >> > > >> UbuntuLive > > >> GentooLive > > >> Knoppix > > >> OpenSuse LiveCD > > >> Fedora Live > > >> > > >> The list is endless? > > >> > > >> obnosis.com | wiki.obnosis.com| > (503)754-4452 > > >> PLUG HACKFESTS > 2nd > > >> Saturday Each Month@Noon - 3PM > > >> > > >> ------------------------------ > > >> Date: Fri, 27 Feb 2009 14:33:49 -0500 > > >> Subject: Re: boooo hoooooooo > > >> From: bmike1@gmail.com > > >> To: plug-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > > >> > > >> the hardware was so old ('97) I left everything except the hard drives > in > > >> the trash in AZ before I moved to FL. I'm using a lap top right now > (with > > >> xp). > > >> > > >> On Fri, Feb 27, 2009 at 2:09 PM, wayne wrote: > > >> > > >> *gasp*... Nausea setting in... > > >> > > >> > > >> Stephen wrote: > > >> > well that did you do with it? install windows? > > >> > > > >> > On Fri, Feb 27, 2009 at 11:39 AM, mike havens > wrote: > > >> > > > >> >> I want my linux computer back! > > >> >> > > >> >> -- > > >> >> :-)~MIKE~(-: > > >> >> > > >> >> --------------------------------------------------- > > >> >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > > >> >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your 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 your mail settings: > > >> http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> -- > > >> :-)~MIKE~(-: > > >> > > >> ------------------------------ > > >> Windows Live™: Discover 10 secrets about the new Windows Live. 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