Since most of the hardware is controlled by the Linux Kernel, it probably has
more to do with what Kernel version your distro. has, rather than what OS.
RedHat has been criticized because it is buggy and has some non-standard
software solutions. As a whole most modern distros will support the same
hardware, and if a device is not recognized by a particular distro but is
compatible with Linux, then you can usually get it working by compiling the
proper software. The thing to look at is how well a distro detects and
installs the software for your hardware. Distros like SuSE, Mandrake, RedHat,
and Knoppix do a great job of this. While distros like Debian and Slackware
leave much of this up to the user.
Jesse
Quoting Pat Roche <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> I've been reading with interest the posts re RedHat 8, which I hoped
> would pose the least chance of hardware compatibility problems.
> (Unfortunately, that wasn't the case with my new Dell Dimension 2350
> desktop.)
>
> Does anyone know what, if any, difference there is between distros re
> hardware support?
>
> I've spent countless hours on the Web but haven't seen any hard data on
> this question. Today's GUIs make Linux easy enough for anyone to use,
> but hardware compatibility issues can be another story. (I know, I know,
> I should be working on mine right now, but my day starts at 5 a.m. and I
> got home late.)
>
> I know RH8 has been criticized here for other reasons. But how does it
> stack up on the question of hardware compatibility?
>
> Pat
>
>
