Jal wrote: > >1. Will Mandrake 8.1 run on my system? > >AMD-K6-2-500 > >64MB RAM > >SIS 530 on-board AGP 2x 8MB video RAM > >ES-SOLO on-board sound card > >Does Mandrake support the drivers for my devices? > > Drivers are rarely a problem on any Linux, especially for older devices. > There's almost always something out there, not to worry.
I think that's a little misleading, especially to give to someone living in an economic environment you may not be familiar with -- what if returns are very difficult or expensive? Linux does not have drivers for all hardware. Specifically, I've had problems with SiS video and sound drivers -- the SiS sound chip (don't have the number at hand) on my older motherboards does not have a Linux driver, the SiS video chip (SiS 630/730) on my newer motherboards is supported only under XFree86 3.3.6, not under 4.x. Thus, AFAIK, I can't use the anti-aliased (AA) fonts. Many Linux distributions have a list of hardware that is compatible with their distribution. Individual software packages that have heavy interaction with the hardware or require a driver have similar lists (like the XFree people -- I think it's www.xfree.org). Also, there are some lists that try to deal with hardware compatibility with Linux in general, like on zdnet (I don't have a link). Hope this helps, Randy Kramer
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