to be installed

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!


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----- Original Message -----
From: "Steven Cain" <scain999@cox.net>
To: <plug-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us>
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" <adayley@adtron.com>
> To: <plug-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us>
> 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
> >
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