Hello! I'm a windows user and i'd like to switch to Linux, or to try to switch. My main occupation witn the PC is making toon with Maya. I'd like to use Maya on Linux. Ok, i've tried the Red Hat 7.2 but i encountered a loooot of problems!

First: My Promise Ultra133 TX on PCI it was not recognized, so i can't install linux on my 60gb HD, but i have to use a slowly 5gb HD on my MB, ok, but it's a pitty!

Second: My USB modem (a smart-link based chip) it was not recognized, so i can't access the internet and it's impossible to use Linux without a modem.

Third: My cd-rom it's not mounted, it's incredibly, but a simple task like to read a cd it's impossible.

What a hell!!!

Ok, i think that RH 7.2 it's quite old distro, but it officially tested for Maya.

Do you know if Maya rins perfectly on Mandrake 9 or aother??

If i don't resolve this problem i think that for now Windows is the only OS that i can use for my pourpose. I hope this is not real.
Please give me some good suggestions!

Thanks to all!!

I think several of these problems could be resolved by using a later version of Redhat, but you'd have to google to find out exactly.

As for whether it'd be OK to run on Redhat 8, I think so yes, though if it's written in C++ you may need to install the compatability packages.

Mounting a CD:

mount /mnt/cdrom

then when you're done:

umount /mnt/cdrom

In Redhat 8 this is done using a gui

i've resolved a lot with Mandrake 9.0 . But i don't know if Maya runs on this distribution...

I am Using Maya 4.5 with Red Hat 8.0 .. no problems here, make sure your at 24Bit or you will get a funky error

Really? And what about Mandrake 9.0? What video card is better from an ATI radeon 9000 or Nvidia GF4 mx440 under Linux? Thanks!