On Mon, 2005-02-28 at 17:18 -0700, Craig Brooksby wrote:
> > I think That IF we all looked up, and printed the
> > 'list', we would save a lot of headaches.
>
> Hey EC: On behalf of all n00bies, let me ask: where's the list? If
> I had a list, I would use it and vote with my dollars!
>
> I tried to get a wireless NIC working under Mepis once. I scoured the
> net looking for advice, then bought a card that "should" have worked.
> I found that Mfgr. and Model# alone *aren't enough* -- some cards use
> chipset A, and others (same model number!) use chipset B. (and all
> the implications for drivers that flow from that). Discouraging.
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tacky 'manufacturers' that really aren't manufacturers but are more like
packagers. I have seen Netgear do this time and time again - I tend to
avoid their products for this very reason.
Good reason for buying from Fry's Electronics or other companies that
have good buyer protection policy for returns
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>
> Instead of whining (as I used to do) I just ran a cat5 able across the
> dining room floor. Now my wife whines.
>
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Evidently, your whines are more significant than hers - check your
'premises' - but then, if you can get away with it, I like your style.
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> If there are useful compatibility lists, please share!
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Generally the best and only place is with the projects...
i.e.
scanners - sane.org
printers - linuxprinting.org
voice modems - vocp.sourceforge.net
tv cards - mythtv.org
Craig
ps - I am not the smart one, I've just been using Linux longer than you
and am using it pretty much all of the time. There are some genuinely
smart people on this list - I try to absorb all I can - perhaps that
makes me smart.
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