On Friday 07 November 2003 10:54 pm, Lee Wiggers wrote: > 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 As a cheap alternate to taking a chance on loosing data, try the knoppix CD. It will run without doing anything to the hard drive and is an absolute wonder at detecting hardware. I ran it on my cousins comp and clicked on konqueror web browser, went right to the internet without me having to set anything up. It's magic, and great for a demo of linux. It is a debian base but still you can see what the hardware is on the mobo with it. HTH -- Dennis M. linux user #180842
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