On Monday 17 April 2006 16:45, Bernard wrote: > As a further comment I believe I am reasonably intelligent guy who is > computer savvy but reading the message boards on various Linux user > groups is TOTALLY over my head.
Which is why I suggested a plug in and go solution to your problem. Getting Linux to run on your computer and its peripherals is probably possible, but it will require a fair amount of effort somewhere along the line. While they make superb hardware, in the past anyway, Canon have been far from Linux friendly. They seem to have changed course somewhat because they have now posted a directory full of various .rpm and .tar.gz archives. It would appear that some of them are guides of some sort - I havn't downloaded any, so I cannot make any comment about them. With a _lot_ of reading, patience, and dogged determination I believe that you could probably achieve a working system with the hardware you have. Do have fun doing it. That's 90% of the Linux experience. If that kind of experience doesn't appeal do please feel free to revert to a Microsoft product. One from Apple might be a better choice, because their computers are secure from the start and everything is truly plug-in-and-go. -- CS
