Hi list, I am testing a few distros. I got Lindows 4. My review: I got a new P4 2.4 with intel motherboard with agp , eth onboard. RH9 installs perfect in it. Lindows goes to graphic mode (640x480) cause it could not resolve the module for the video card. After a few screens you are asked to accept some question, but the buttons are unreacheables. I though that I may found some help on the net. nothing there. There is a diagnostics mode that throws you to the shell. There is also no info in the net of what can you do with it. but anyhow I tried adding under the Display Section: Virtual 800 600 and it did not work. I installed in another machine, the install asks you for a password (not required) for what it became clear after it that it was for the root user. On the kdm it shows as username administrator, but if you check the /etc/passwd there is only root. there is no ssh installed. Ppl are supposed to use the click & run to install software (you have to pay for the service). opening terminal and running cat /etc/apt/sources.list shows that points to the debian stable. so you can install whatever you whant with synaptic ( you need to run apt-get install synaptic first).
:) Now Debian 3 what a deception. I tried cd1, cd5, mini. I tried booting the bf24 ... it has the module eepro100 but even do running cat /proc/pci shows that it is my ethernet card. it fails to load even when forced. Googling I only got a few postof people saying that either it work out of the box or that they have to recompile a new kernel.... Knoppix (based on debian) runs the module without problem on the same pc. I know that till now I wrote like a review, but the real point is that I am using RH for long time and I would like to switch to Debian because I like the apt-get system ( install once, run forever). I am sure there must be out there debians servers running the lastest software with a uptime of years. Can anybody help me to help me get in theDebian world? I though of libranet, but I would like to stick with the source. yours, Meir. -- Meir Michanie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ================================================================= To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word "unsubscribe" in the message body, e.g., run the command echo unsubscribe | mail [EMAIL PROTECTED]