On Fri, 2003-11-07 at 12:53, Mark Kirschner wrote: > I am hoping I can find a utility that will identify the peripheral components that > are in my computer, maybe by chipset so I can try to find appropriate Linux > drivers that don't auto-detect at setup. Is there such a beast in existence? >
Mark, I've found the best way to test unknown hardware is with a so-called "live" Linux, like Knoppix. These run from a CD and don't touch the hard drive at all (unless you want them to save configurations or make permanent home directories on it). Knoppix is a variant of Debian, so you couldn't be sure that MDK will install if Knoppix runs, but since "Linux is Linux," the chances would be good. You can look at the hardware Knoppix detects and what it loads for it as a setup guide. You can download the Knoppix iso ready for burning direct to CD here: http://ring.csi.ad.jp/archives/linux/knoppix/iso/, www.knoppix.net/get.php and many other places, or get it on CD for $7 or so from cheapbytes.com. A "live" Mandrake is supposed to be released by the end of the year. -- N. B. Day Fri, 07 Nov 2003 13:50:18 -0600 13:50:18 up 4 days, 33 min, 3 users, load average: 0.02, 0.05, 0.06 2.4.21-0.25mdk GNU/Linux
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