lammmetak Posted January 27, 2004 Share Posted January 27, 2004 ok so iam planning to install linux on 2 computers with 2 diffrent tasks. i got a server wich is used to download of ftp's and mirc( currently windows 2000, its an pentium pro 200 mhz with 384 mb ram and scsi hard disks) and i got a good game computer. i want to make it a multi boot and i have already tryed some times linux. i tryed red hat 9, mandrake 9.0 and 9.1. i managed to get my nforce board to work with 9.1 of mandrake but last time something did go wrong. it didnt install my hard needed internet drivers:S is there any linux compatible with this hardware: amd 2400+@2.21 ghz on a Asus a7n8x non deluxe , 1 gig pc 3200 samsung memory, and my radeon 9700 pro the biggest problem is my motherbord with sound and lan. what can i do with my serveR? wich linux is good and fast enough for my server? i still like to download things with ftp and i really like to get a download programma that reconnects and stuff:) thnx for the info:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scotland Posted January 27, 2004 Share Posted January 27, 2004 (edited) Well, In reply. Try using paragraphs, makes it more easy to read. Regarding your hardware, download Knoppix (live Linux CD, boots from CD). Very good at hardware detection. Also, stop skipping your English class. :) Dougie. Edited January 27, 2004 by scotland Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lammmetak Posted January 27, 2004 Author Share Posted January 27, 2004 Well,In reply. Try using paragraphs, makes it more easy to read. Regarding your hardware, download Knoppix (live Linux CD, boots from CD). Very good at hardware detection. Also, stop skipping your English class. :) Dougie. well our english bitch keeps running away, we are the worst class ever seen. and me got a problem with languages 2 so sorry about that. ok now on topic is knoppix easy? iam a big linux n00b:D i liked mandrake easy and moderate fast:) but i donno if it will owrk with my ****. i wionder if mandrake 10 will:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markwolfe Veteran Posted January 28, 2004 Veteran Share Posted January 28, 2004 Yeah, Knoppix is EASY! Burn the .iso image to a CD, make sure your PC will boot from a CD, and cycle power. It will run right off of your CD (and some RAM). Should you like it and want to make it permanent, you can install it to hour hard drive! ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MR_Candyman Posted January 28, 2004 Share Posted January 28, 2004 I have problems with mandrake and redhat, though spin-offs are generally VERY good. I've found Slackware to install all my drivers for the same setup you have very well. I don't use onboard sound though so I dunno how well it works. I suggest you look into the many distros out there and find one or two to suit your needs. Knoppix is about the most user friendly distro out there, and you can pretty easily set it up to install on your hard drive (it's really not supposed to but you can force it) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lammmetak Posted January 28, 2004 Author Share Posted January 28, 2004 I have problems with mandrake and redhat, though spin-offs are generally VERY good. I've found Slackware to install all my drivers for the same setup you have very well. I don't use onboard sound though so I dunno how well it works. I suggest you look into the many distros out there and find one or two to suit your needs. Knoppix is about the most user friendly distro out there, and you can pretty easily set it up to install on your hard drive (it's really not supposed to but you can force it) does it also has auto mounted ur ntfs hard disks and programmes for msn and winamp? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred Derf Veteran Posted January 28, 2004 Veteran Share Posted January 28, 2004 does it also has auto mounted ur ntfs hard disks and programmes for msn and winamp? Linux can read from NTFS hard drives but it can't write to them (safely). MSN doesn't have a client for linux but there are 3rd party options. I believe there is a WinAMP for Linux but I don't know how good it is. Knoppix will install onto a hard disk easy enough but find a hard disk that you can format (and thus erase). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markwolfe Veteran Posted January 28, 2004 Veteran Share Posted January 28, 2004 does it also has auto mounted ur ntfs hard disks and programmes for msn and winamp? For MSN chat capability, there is aMSN and GAIM, among others. aMSN looks most like MSN Messenger, GAIM is more flexible - like Trillian is. For WinAmp, there are many media players. xmms is the one I use almost exclusively. Remember, in the Linux world, there are 10 times the number of programs available than you may be used to in Windows. Some are even command line based. (For example there are MP3 players that run from the command prompt - and they do a very good job!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lammmetak Posted January 28, 2004 Author Share Posted January 28, 2004 yeah but are xmss and amsn or gaim in knoppix included? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daem0hn Posted January 28, 2004 Share Posted January 28, 2004 http://www.gentoo.org i konw teh text based install is harder than teh gui install, however it has support (or you can get support) for nforce boards, ntfs, etc,etc,etc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lammmetak Posted January 28, 2004 Author Share Posted January 28, 2004 a friend of me was telling about gentoo that if u need drivers: emerge nvidiaaudio and that it automatisly downloads the drivers en install them. wish windows had that:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lammmetak Posted January 28, 2004 Author Share Posted January 28, 2004 ok i tryed knoppix but my ****ing onboard lan woudlnt work:S my sound did:) any ideas how to get it to work? my version is 3.3 ( is that possible?) any ideas? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred Derf Veteran Posted January 28, 2004 Veteran Share Posted January 28, 2004 ok i tryed knoppix but my ****ing onboard lan woudlnt work:Smy sound did:) any ideas how to get it to work? my version is 3.3 ( is that possible?) any ideas? The latest knoppix is 3.3 although there was an early december and then a later december release with the same number. What is your onboard LAN chipset? If you can't find drivers and you have a desktop computer then you might consider picking up a <$10 PCI ethernet card with a Realtek chipset just to save time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lammmetak Posted January 28, 2004 Author Share Posted January 28, 2004 its the lan chip of an asus a7n9x , nvidia nforce board:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kjordan2001 Posted January 28, 2004 Share Posted January 28, 2004 its the lan chip of an asus a7n9x , nvidia nforce board:) I think yours is the 3com driver. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lammmetak Posted January 28, 2004 Author Share Posted January 28, 2004 well if i try to configure i can choose from to many things whats what is the "dir"drivers/net/ or something? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ridgeburner Posted January 28, 2004 Share Posted January 28, 2004 neither the onboard 3com or the Nvidia lan adapters work in Knoppix (Even in 3.3) without some configuring (of which i havnt taken the time to do so i cant help you), worked fine in my laptop though... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lammmetak Posted January 28, 2004 Author Share Posted January 28, 2004 grrrrrrrrrrrrrr ****ing nvidia **** always the fooking problem well i get soon some network cards so:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaKeY Posted January 28, 2004 Share Posted January 28, 2004 I've been using PCLinuxOS and its GREAT. Give it a try. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrStaticVoid Posted January 28, 2004 Share Posted January 28, 2004 I'll second that. It is the easiest LiveCD distro that I've ever used. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lammmetak Posted January 29, 2004 Author Share Posted January 29, 2004 does it work with my ****ing nvidia****? iam trying gentoo 2 but i put them in, get in root and what then? i got some unlocatted room so any help? thnx:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markwolfe Veteran Posted January 30, 2004 Veteran Share Posted January 30, 2004 grrrrrrrrrrrrrr ****ing nvidia **** The nVidia cards actually have some decent vendor support. Better than ATI (from what I have heard). nVidia link right ==> here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lammmetak Posted January 30, 2004 Author Share Posted January 30, 2004 its my onboard lan or onboard sound that usualy doesnt work is there any way to get the onboard lan working oin knoppix live cd? i downloaded the drivers but i donno the root password:S Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markwolfe Veteran Posted January 30, 2004 Veteran Share Posted January 30, 2004 Knoppix doesn't have a root password. Just hit enter when it prompts. :) Onboard LAN should work. I have never (personally) had problems with ANY ethernet port (except WiFi adapters) in Linux. I know that there is hardware out there that does have problems. I just hope that you can get yours working. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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