On Fri, 7 Nov 2003 10:53:44 -0800 "Mark Kirschner" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> OK, I'm about to take the plunge and get my home PC on Linux (got > a plan so that I can have my Linux, and the wife can use MS stuff > until I can sell her on Linux: Separate hard drives in removable > caddies! I have a slight problem though, and maybe the wizards > here can steer me in the right direction. > > My home PC is three years old, with a PCChips system board. Well, > I was cheap (near broke) when I got it, and cheaper now. The > system board has all the devices on board: video, sound, NIC and > modem. I can't find the book that came w/ the system board, so > don't know really what model it is (well, I can probably use a > part code from the board), but I remember last time I attempted > Linux on this box (RH6, gave up out of frustration, and needed a > system working faster than I was getting w/ RH), I couldn't find > drivers for the devices (PCChips didn't and may still not support > Linux). > > 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? > > Any suggestions for me that can make this go smoothly? Aside from > buy a new computer (unless someone wants to send me one free of > charge, PC replacement is not in the budget...we kind of like > eating you know, and the computer components are crunchy and > bland! ;) > > Thanks for any help here. > Mark > > I just installed 9.2 on a PCChips el cheapo grande with absolutely no problem. The whole box total cost was $149.95. We're talking cheap. Plug it in and go. Lee -- User #223705 Linux Counter, http://counter.li.org
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