Or you could order it from www.cheapbytes.com save a bundle. make your
own boot floppy with dd command in linux or rawrite in winduhs. have
fun!
Tom
Barry Winch wrote:
>
> Thanks Tom,
> I started out a few years ago with SLACKWARE 3.6. Got it running, put a lot
> of HAM radio stuff on it, a couple of BBS's, Chat server etc etc., sat back
> and let it run. Now its time to change some stuff around, I have forgotten
> what little I ever knew and am basically srarting from scratch. Seems that
> wit one little caveat 2.2.13-22mdk compioles as expected. I'll keep my eyes
> open for 7.0 next time I'm in the store!!
>
> Barry
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Tom Berkley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Tuesday, March 14, 2000 12:13 AM
> Subject: Re: [expert] Kernel Compile - Apologies
>
> > I started with redhat 6.0 and then moved to 6.1 when it came out last
> > fall. It was very good. Then I tried Mandrake 6.1 and found it was a lot
> > of fun playing with kde. Mucked around with debian but found it a little
> > out of date for my hardware, although my system admin offspring swears
> > by debian - its really for the pure in heart. But then along came
> > Mandrake 7.0 and lo and behold its works really great on my Dell Laptop
> > with the ESS Maestro sound card at the getgo and also on my dual celeron
> > smp with sblive sound card and it all functions perfectly. Mandrake 7.0
> > kicks butt. Hang out here and you can find out how to solve the "silly"
> > problems and you'll be a stud muffin in no time.
> >
> > Tom
> >
> > Barry Winch wrote:
> > >
> > > SORRY folks, my outlook express got away from me. Hence the quick burst
> of
> > > HTML that spewed forth. At leat it proves that the messages are read!!!!
> I
> > > got more responses on the HTML format, than on the original question,
> but at
> > > least I have learnt that the problem appears to be with Mandrakes
> rendition
> > > of the kernel.
> > >
> > > Are there any "recomended" Linux packages out there ie Corel, Slackware
> > > etc??
> > >
> > > Thanks again for the input.
> > >
> >
