I am trying to update Linux on my desktop. I have a Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3 with a Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 network chip built into it. Installing Fedora_20 onto this is dead easy. If I try anything more recent, the networking does not work. I have tried Fedoras 22, 23, KFedora_23, and Ubuntu_15.04. When I boot from the install DVD, there is no network. I have even installed a wireless card. This works fine from Fedora_20. It does not work from KFedora_23.
How up to date is Slackware these days? Normally, when something does not work, I go out on the internet and find a solution. Non-functioning network is an order of magnitude more difficult. I had network problems upgrading my laptop. I was able to overcome them, but we seem to have transitioned from an easy install of Linux, to a difficult one, at least for some motherboards and network chips. Has anyone figured out a reliable way to install Linux on this hardware? -- Howard Gibson [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] http://home.eol.ca/~hgibson --- Talk Mailing List [email protected] https://gtalug.org/mailman/listinfo/talk
