I have RH 9 and I am going to install it on a second hard drive whenever my drive arrives. I have been reading and copying all driver related posts available for me. I was wondering what preparation I can do, if any, while my computer works in Windows XP, to find out information about my system that would help me with drivers, etc?

I copied all of my system information from the XP system information deal, and a couple of related posts, but I was looking for good tips for preparing to install.

I have a HP Pavilion 7935, w/ PCI NVidia GEFORCE 4mx420, onboard video is disabled by BIOS.

Any help is appreciated.

phil

Check the Red Hat Hardware Compatability List and the Linux Hardware Compatibility HOWTO for your hardware. Check on your video, sound and modem especially.

# Linux filesystem structure
Directory Navigation Help File
Filesystems, Directories, and Devices Help File
Proper Filesystem Layout

# Pre-installation guides
GNU/Linux pre-installation checklist
The Pre-Installation Help File

# Partitioning
Linux Partition HOWTO
Rute - Partitions, File Systems, Formatting, Mounting

# Good online/downloadable books:
Linux Newbie Administrator Guide
Linux Administration Made Easy
Rute User's Tutorial and Exposition

# Red Hat links
Red Hat Linux Manuals
Get your mp3 support here
Maximum RPM
rpmfind
Easier software management: apt4rpm - Red Carpet
Red Hat 8.0 Tips & Tricks

# Red Hat 7.3 down configuration commands
setup leads to several configuration tools

# Red Hat 7.3 up configuration commands
Configure soundcard:
redhat-config-soundcard
Configure X server:
redhat-config-xfree86
Configure network:
redhat-config-network
Manage software:
redhat-config-packages

# Handling NTFS
New Technology FileSystem (NTFS) HOWTOs
Linux NTFS project