Is my hardware compatible?

[Jesse Bessette]

Im running Windows 2000 Pro and Vmware. I install linux as the guest and i can never seem to load X? I gett different errors each time i install. My question is that, is my hardware compatible in the slightest?
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Athlon TB 1.200
GigaByte GA-7DXc MB On board Creative 128
ATI 32MB Radeon DDR Le
56 MB DDR SDRAM
WD 20 gig 7200 rpm HDD
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I think its the video card not either being supported or not configured. Is there any thing i can do to install Linux 6.2 using my hardware?

6.2 is all i have on CD right now and just trying to learn unix. I dont really need the X, basically i just want the CLI for learning the interface commands.
:confused: null6.2 is all i have

[Helius]

Your hardware is OK. With your graphic card I'm not really sure, but it should be supported by Xfree 4.x.x.
goto Xfree86.Org (http://www.xfree86.org) to check that.

56 MB Ram? Don't you mean 256MB??? :cool:

Linux 6.2 Hehe...which Distro do you have? RedCrap??? SuSE??? Mandrake???

[Jesse Bessette]

opps, yeah, i meant a 256 stick, the flavor is Red. Will i have to download anything else. Or should i just go to the site to check my vid card against the HCL? :p

[Helius]

Ok, your card is supported by Xfree 4.x.x.
But I don't know if RedHat (I think you have it) 6.2 comes with Xfree86 4.x.x. So you'll have to install the new verison after installing RedCrap. I think Mandrake 8.0 should autodetect your card, but I'm (again) not really sure.

If you want to give mandrake a try, you can get the images from www.linuxiso.org (http://www.linuxiso.org).

Good luck :D

[Jesse Bessette]

I did visit the site and didnt see my card listed. There are quite a bit of ATI cards listed. Just not mine.. :eek:

[Jesse Bessette]

Well, im already downloading Mandrake but its taking forever..lol I only dl while im sleeping and thats about 128 meg a night...I need about a gig to make it work.

[wataunew]

FYI - MDK 8.0 will recognize your Radeon. At least it did with my Radeon 64DDR. MDK 7.2 didn't.

[Jesse Bessette]

MDK is short for Mandrake right? Sorry this is a world of acronyms you know...I bought the Sams teach yourself UNIX in 24 hours book, its so new its not even released yet. Im just going to need something to use with the book...I know that most unix CLI are basically the same right? :rolleyes:

[wataunew]

>>MDK is short for Mandrake right? Sorry this is a world of acronyms you know<<

Sorry ... yes it's Mandrake. As for your CLI question, no clue. This is only my third day using Linux. I'm still trying to figure out how to get access to my floppy drive!!! :eek:

[Helius]

Hehe...you know about mounting???

[Helius]

Originally posted by Jesse Bessette:
<STRONG>Well, im already downloading Mandrake but its taking forever..lol I only dl while im sleeping and thats about 128 meg a night...I need about a gig to make it work.</STRONG>
Modem???

[Jesse Bessette]

yes a slow *** 56 k. i am connecting at a whole 50666 bps though...lol

[Helius]

I'm just a little bit better...64K ISDN... :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad:

[wataunew]

&gt;&gt;Hehe...you know about mounting???&lt;&lt;

Not much. I've read some things, tried them but I get "permission denied" even when logged in as root.

Got a tip?

[Jesse Bessette]

Originally posted by Helius:
<STRONG>Hehe...you know about mounting???</STRONG>

Just my girlfriend...lol :cool:

[Helius]

You run Drake? OK, then your fstab should be fine...

just tried "mount /mnt/floppy"??? normally this easy thing will do it...

[Molecule Man]

For Radeon chips, you need XFree86 4.0.2 or higher. Everything else is fine. For the mounting issue, make sure you have a floppy in the drive.

[Jesse Bessette]

How do i get that version? do i need to install something other then RedHat 6.2?
Can i install linux 6.2 and then run a update or patch? Im so new sorry, but this is a newbie board.
:D :D :D :D :D :D

[ 23 April 2001: Message edited by: Jesse Bessette ]

[FoBoT]

the easy way is to just install a brandy new version like mandrake 8 or red hat 7.1 or even peanut 8.4 ;)

that is what i would do cause i am still a linuxnewbie :(

but you can install rh 6.2 then upgrade the x thingy to that new version, you will learn much doing it that way jr. grasshopper :D

[Jesse Bessette]

Coming from a WINNT background i will most definitly get lost in the woods. I will however, give it a go..After all, that is how we learn...Ill do some readin on how to run a unix executable...Thanks guys..But remember, this board will now be my home. So either ignore my newbium posts, or, help a brother out...lol Thanks :D :D :D :D

[FoBoT]

welcome to LNO! :)

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