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Old 12-21-2002, 10:40 AM   #1
VidsGuy
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Hardware drivers

I'm about to take the plunge and install SuSE Linux 8.1 on this pc and rid myself of Windows.

Will I get error messages if any of my peripherals are incompatible? For example, I can't find my ethernet NIC on the list of compatible hardware (Realtek RTL8139).
 
Old 12-21-2002, 10:49 AM   #2
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it should work out ok. The 8139 is supported

just come back and post again if you have any more questions
 
Old 12-21-2002, 11:01 AM   #3
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Thank you, David.
 
  


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