id have to strongly disagree with the sentiment that a prebuilt is better. perhaps if it is built with a linux distro preinstalled, but wheres the fun in that?! my advice would just be to read the newegg reviews and google every piece of hardware you consider to see how it works with whichever your preferred distro is. more than likely this will get you a fully functioning high power system. i would think this could be done for under $850 including a 22" lcd monitor, that is, if the parts are all bought from newegg.
On Mon, Mar 17, 2008 at 12:16 PM, Jay Gagnon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Mon, Mar 17, 2008 at 11:39 AM, Mark Wallace <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > I disagree on hardware. My computer, A Presario, has a bios that does > > kernel panic over apic when you try to install. Koppix aborts > > altogether, and it gives several other distros fits. Compaq says that > > it updated the bios when they did a warranty servicing a couple of > > months ago. Be sure that what you buy doesn't count on using a win > > modem either, it might not even work for faxes, so using broadband won' > > completely solve your problem. > > Ubuntu tells you why it is having kernel panic, but doesn't tell you how > > to fix it. > > > > Mandriva installs well, but I feel sorry for a newbie. I once saw an > > old pro spend a week trying to get a win modem to work with Red Hat > 7.3!!! > > > > Don't go to Tiger Direct, either. They once sold me a barebone kit with > > the memory sticks incompatible with the rest of the kit. > > > > Mark Wallace > > > > Sensitive readers should find a commercial for the next minute or two. > > You aren't helping yourself here. A Presario is, a prebuilt Compaq, > right? So putting aside how terrible Compaq is, buying a prebuilt didn't > help you at all. You bought prebuilt because "the manufacturer has > already > figured out what hardware is compatible with what" and it didn't work! > Didn't really get the intended result there. > > The winmodem thing is equally useless. I realize I'm gonna get the "we > can't all afford broadband, and some people live where you can't get it" > thing, but that argument gets less relevant by the minute, and I don't > believe it applies to the original poster. Correct me if I'm wrong, John. > And faxes? I've used a fax machine twice in my life, never on the > receiving > end, and there are services that convert emailed pdfs and documents to a > fax > and send them for you. > > And on top of all that, let's pretend that having the right modem is > important. How on earth does that make buying a prebuilt machine better?! > If you really really need to have a modem that works in Linux, wouldn't > you > rather buy the right modem separately and install it yourself? You are > making my point for me, in a very awkward way. > > -Jay > _______________________________________________ > Mid-Hudson Valley Linux Users Group http://mhvlug.org > http://mhvlug.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mhvlug > Upcoming Meetings (6pm - 8pm) MHVLS Auditorium > Mar 5 - Wearable Linux Computing > Apr 2 - Building a Kernel the Debian / Ubuntu way > May 7 - Setting up a platform-independent home/small office network using > Linux > Jun 4 - TBD > Jul 2 - KVM (Tenative) > _______________________________________________ Mid-Hudson Valley Linux Users Group http://mhvlug.org http://mhvlug.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mhvlug Upcoming Meetings (6pm - 8pm) MHVLS Auditorium Mar 5 - Wearable Linux Computing Apr 2 - Building a Kernel the Debian / Ubuntu way May 7 - Setting up a platform-independent home/small office network using Linux Jun 4 - TBD Jul 2 - KVM (Tenative)
