[PLUG] geforce 2 and corel

[Christopher N. Deckard]

Comments are along the way.

 > ok i will keep playing, otherwise i will come to install fest. i
 > just don't wanna reformat cause i have a lot of stuff on my
 > computer i need and i am not ready to give up on windows
 > completely. well yes i am , but i am not sold on linux yet since i
 > have never used it :-)  here's what we've got to work with. I
 > really appreciate all the help guys, thanks for not just ignoring
 > the annoying kid :-)
 >
 > PCI CARDS --------------
 > pci IDE ultra ata 100 controller card (backwards compatible)

What brand??

 > conexant telephony win modem-can live without!

Throw this away.

 > 3com etherlink10/100 3c905c-tx -a must!

Works.  I have one too.

 > ATI tv wonder- would be nice but can live without support

Uh.  I think you can do capture.  Not sure...

 > soundblaster Live

Use the 2.4 kernel.  Everyone seems to have issues with this one for 
some reason.  We'll get you to 2.4 though.  :-)

 > ps2 mouse and keyboard

Oh.  These don't work at all.  You have to solder a connector to the 
motherboard and use these special keyboards that cost about $75 a piece. 
  Just kidding!!!


 > IDE ATAPI devices -------------------
 > samsung 12x DVD player

Will work.  To read DVDs though you need a newer 2.2 kernel or a 2.4 kernel.

 > 8/4/32x cdr- would be nice could live without support

Should work unless it's really funky.  You'll have more reliable burns 
in linux too.

 > sony trinitron fd 19 inch monitor

19" monitors don't work with linux either.  You'll have to give it to me.

 > hp592C deskjet

No clue.

 > ezonics webcam usb-i can live without

Some do some don't.

 > soundcard game port/usb
 > Logitech digital extreme 3d joystick

I have the same joystick though i haven't tried to use it under Linux.

 > 4xAGP nvidia GeForce 2 w\ DDR
 >
 > 45 gig ide hard disk plugged into channel one master of pci ide
 > controller. has 40 gig win partitoin whcih i am currently using.
 > has 5 gigs of free space un allocated at end thanks to partition
 > magic.

May I ask why you don't have your hard drive plugged into the 
motherboard?  Is it cause you want ATA 100 and your mobo doesn't?  This 
may be what is causing your problems.  If we know the brand of your IDE 
controller, we can maybe figure out what's going on.  You may want to 
try plugging the hard drive into the motherboard and seeing if you get 
any farther on the install.  Don't boot to windows though because 
Windows will freak if you change hardware around like that.

 > here's what i have tried: Red hat 7.0 - everytime i click an
 > installation i get a hard drive error and a reboot mandrake 7.1-
 > it incessantly asks me for scsi devices, and i have none and tried most
 >  of the ones on the list Corel linus os 2nd edition -  nice splash
 > screen, then video drivers go to hell.
 >
 > so you may see my system on ebay so i can buy a new G4 with os x heh
 >  ehh

You can give it to me before you Ebay it.

-Chris