I installed it on my lap top (HP ZD8000), so far it is working out really good.

Anyone know of an PCMCIA sound cards that work with Linux? I am trying to get a driver for SB Audigy ZS card but looks like it is not going to happen. Worse still is that i cannot seem to get the onboard audio to work either, as it stand now it is using a AC97 driver that was auto detected.

Installed video driver fdrom ATI. So mostly everything else is good except for no sound. Any suggestions? any USB audio drivers aviailible? m-audio does not have any.

As far as my other rant thread, MS Vista is fine but to get shut out due to protection schemes is reidiculous. I was so upset.

It's best to ask here: http://www.mandrivausers.org/index.php?act=idx

yeah, i know. thanks.

i've tried to install fedora 5 or 6 (can't remember which) on an old computer and i can't seem to get it to work.

can someone direct me to a place that has working copies and knows what they are doing? (hint, hint, avatar)

I have FC6 installed on a 4 year old pc, no problems.
Here is the best Fedora forum: http://www.fedoraforum.org/
There are a few Fedora pros at Mandrivausers.org too.

okay, i registered at the forum.

i also scrounged up the fedora discs i had and apparently it was fedora core 4 that i tried to install. the contents of disc.info copy pasted from disc one of the set:
1118112246.471975
Fedora Core 4
i386
1
Fedora/base
Fedora/RPMS
Fedora/pixmaps

okay, i registered at the forum.

i also scrounged up the fedora discs i had and apparently it was fedora core 4 that i tried to install. the contents of disc.info copy pasted from disc one of the set:
1118112246.471975
Fedora Core 4
i386
1
Fedora/base
Fedora/RPMS
Fedora/pixmaps

You best bet is to download Ubuntu. You can test it with the live cd installer because it boots the OS from the CD THEN asks you if you still want to install it. Of course it runs slower from cd bu nthats frickin cool.

i've already installed fedora 6 on the other machine.
i'm waiting for someone to tell me how to get online with it.

I despise and hate Ubuntu. It's so awful I cringe every time I hear its name.
There are a lot better live distros, like Mandriva One and Sidux and Knoppix for example, Sidux if you want to install something Debian based.
I hate everything on how Ubuntu is organized about.

I've just recently installed Ubuntu. Spent about 2 days getting all the things I wanted to work working (home network, printing, codecs, file sharing, internet connection sharing, weird-ass modem etc.) But quite impressed with Linux after managing to do all that. Learned a LOT about the nuts and bolts of networking in the process, too.

It is not bad at all. as far as i can tell.

this post made with fedora 6.
i installed it on another machine to see if i could get it online and it worked so well i put i8t on my good computer. this machine had XP in it when i got it.

Ubuntu froze immediately on boot up on a test PC, but the LiveCD ran smoothly on my laptop. I was impressed that it discovered and used my wifi card immediately! Which meant internet access was noooo problem.

However, Ubuntu is not without its share of problems...and unfortunately, James R, IMO, 2 days to set up a simple device such as a PC is unacceptable.

Mandriva does appear to handle the common tasks (drivers, file sharing etc) easier than Ubuntu does.

Mandriva does appear to handle the common tasks (drivers, file sharing etc) easier than Ubuntu does.
with windows you not only have to install the card in your machine but you must also install the drivers for the card.
even the onboard sound card had separate drivers i had to install AFTER i installed windows.

fedora 6 had no problems with either of these devices.

but, fedora 6 runs almost twice as slow as XP on this new emachine. some have said it's because of a lack of installed memory.
xp doesn't have a problem with the installed memory. if fedora is supposed to be better than windows it sure is making a poor show of it.

with windows you not only have to install the card in your machine but you must also install the drivers for the card.
even the onboard sound card had separate drivers i had to install AFTER i installed windows.

fedora 6 had no problems with either of these devices.


What in heaven's name are you buying Leo? I had no drivers to install on my new (personally built) media PC except understandably the TV card. Everything else uses Microsoft drivers still.

I tried installing linux on a PC to use as router but it doesn't matter which distro I try to install, I always get some weird error while installing it using a graphical interfaceand when I install it using the command line interface I can't boot the graphical interface. I can install and use windows without problems.

What in heaven's name are you buying Leo? I had no drivers to install on my new (personally built) media PC except understandably the TV card. Everything else uses Microsoft drivers still.
the PC had windows XP home.
it also had the nvidia lan and realtek onboard lan and audio.
both of these devices had to have the drivers installed after i installed windows. the drivers came with the computer but had to be installed separately from windows for some reason.

I tried installing linux on a PC to use as router but it doesn't matter which distro I try to install, I always get some weird error while installing it using a graphical interfaceand when I install it using the command line interface I can't boot the graphical interface. I can install and use windows without problems.
see posts 2 and 5 of this thread.
i also had problems until i went to the forums avatar suggested.

I tried installing linux on a PC to use as router but it doesn't matter which distro I try to install, I always get some weird error while installing it using a graphical interfaceand when I install it using the command line interface I can't boot the graphical interface. I can install and use windows without problems.

Did you try using a vesa driver?

http://linux.die.net/man/4/vesa

Which distros have you installed? try another video card.

you probably tried all this,

http://www.linuxforums.org/forum/mandriva-linux-help/25502-cant-start-kde-command-prompt.html

FWIW, I don't think Linux can play QuickTime movies.

You think wrongly.

oh really? i bet you are not playing it through a browser.

Of course I am, here's a screenshot:
http://img461.imageshack.us/img461/6476/southme4sc5.th.jpg (http://img461.imageshack.us/my.php?image=southme4sc5.jpg)

The video image is not shown because the screenshot program does not capture live video signal.

So yes, really, you think wrongly.

However, Ubuntu is not without its share of problems...and unfortunately, James R, IMO, 2 days to set up a simple device such as a PC is unacceptable.

Well, I was trying to set up a home network, with the Ubuntu machine as an internet connection sharing server, DHCP server, Windows file sharing server etc., and I have some slightly out-of-the-ordinary hardware.

Still, Ubuntu was certainly not as fool-proof and user friendly as Windows is to set up. I can't say how other Linux distros compare.

If you're setting up a single computer with the usual DSL connection and so on, I think Ubuntu does quite a good job of making the process reasonably straightforward. That's not to say it couldn't be improved.

I also had a bit of trouble playing with drive partitions to get a dual-boot system (with Windows) set up the way I wanted it.

Of course I am, here's a screenshot:
http://img461.imageshack.us/img461/6476/southme4sc5.th.jpg (http://img461.imageshack.us/my.php?image=southme4sc5.jpg)

The video image is not shown because the screenshot program does not capture live video signal.

So yes, really, you think wrongly.

well i cannot get it so far, but i have gotten everyhting else working.:( - took two days though.

Install the mplayer plugin for the mozilla (firefox) browser.

Linux will work in most cases, but you may have to prod it a little - or a lot depending on your problem. My suggestion is you go to an irc support channel such as those hosted on freenode, e.g #ubuntu , #debian, etc , there is just about every distro under the sun on freenode. If your distro isin't on freenode, search cause there are many servers on irc.

The beauty of IRC is instant gratification, the conversations are in real-time. You ask questions and get a response right away if someone knows. Great when sorting dual boot issues and you're left with a unbootable pc, its also accessable by livecd. I've used it for php, mysql and just about any open source issue I needed help with - I really can't talk IRC up enough.

OK, so where to next? Get an irc client. If you use Opera then you already have one built in - they call it 'chat' - setup a new connection in there. If you haven't got opera I recommend 'chatzilla' - a firefox addon or alternatively download xchat.

To the people in this thread with problems, try say what the problem is - copy paste the output. Saying you have a problem is fine I guess, but stating it specifically is even better...it stands more chance of being resolved, also someone else with the same problem may be directed to this thread by entering that or similiar output in a search engine. It's not uncomon too that project members of some open-source software do this - it's a great way of collecting user feedback and resolving the problem. Sometimes they even sign up and answer you.

BTW, to the person who started the thread, if you still scratching your head on this, I'd say the AC97 module needs to be enabled in your kernel, again this could be answered with more info... how far are you with it? Is it resolved? If so, how?

James R - 2 days aint that bad. Only someone who didn't try this a few years ago would think otherwise - what, with all those tarballs and dependencies... Linux has definitely made significant strides in ease of use. In the old days the mere thought of such a feat would strike fear in the hearts of command-line noobies. Thankfully, its almost all plug 'n play or point 'n click these days. As stated, it aint perfect, but a good idea today is better than a perfect one tomorrow :D

see posts 2 and 5 of this thread.
i also had problems until i went to the forums avatar suggested.

I asked how to fix this on several forums, zero useful replies.

I got everything i wanted to work, except for ACPI\sleep. Why is this so hard to figure out? tbh i dont think Linux can put PC to sleep due to hardware issues and the fact that MS develooped this technology with hardware manufacturers and they are not giving this away for free to Linux...which of course not all Linux\Unix distros are free ie. they are profit making ventures.

I know i could not get it to work on my laptop but maybe if i bought a specific laptop it would work. I have no loyalty to an OS so not looking to be flamed just stating what i believe to be a fact.

Not: i read about ACPI on another forum, a Linux forum. I hop i am wrong but anyway i cant afford to buy another laptop and this is important fo me to have.

http://www.linuxquestions.org/hcl/index.php/cat/23
in relation to the original question.

And, yes Linux will play QuickTime, as well as many Windows Media. RealNetworks', too. You just need the right codecs.