[olug] Installfest & RSVP

[Jeff Hinrichs]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Phil Brutsche" <phil at brutsche.us>
To: "Omaha Linux User Group" <olug at olug.org>
Sent: Tuesday, December 02, 2003 9:23 PM
Subject: Re: [olug] Installfest & RSVP


> Terry Bradshaw wrote:
> > Debian is stable, but will it support newer hardware?
>
> A resounding yes.  It boots fine on the latest and greatest P4s I have
> access to.
>
> Support for SATA or the ethernet frequently found integrated into
> motherboards are a whole other question, though ;)  For SATA you'll have
> the best luck delving into the world of 2.6, and for the ethernet driver
> issue your best bet would be to update to 2.4.23 (which you should do
> anyway).
>
> -- 
>
> Phil Brutsche
> phil at brutsche.us
>

Maybe some knoppix cds?  After reading the MDK article on /. last night I
burned the knoppix 2003-11-19 iso.  Didn't realize that you could save prefs
and files to a removable device.  I know I can be slow at times<g>

If you wanted, you can also configure a partition for swap along with one
for user files, run the rest from CD.  So if you only want to use a bit of
your hard drive a newbie could get a good feel for a decent Linux setup.

-Jeff