Please Help Me Switch To Mandrake V10.1 !!!
Can anyone suggest whether I can go for Mandrake v10.1 with my PC having the following hardware configuration:
1) Operating System: Windows XP Sp2 - Build 2600 2) Processor: 1.2 GHz Intel Celeron 32 kb primary memory cache 256 kb secondary memory cache 3) Drives: 39.98 GB usable HD capacity HL-DT-ST-CD-RW GCE-8481B(CD ROM DRIVE) SAMSUNG DVD-ROM SD-616F(CD ROM DRIVE) 3.5" fLOPPY DRIVE SAMSUNG SV4012H (40.06 GB) HARD DRIVE 4) MAIN CIRCUIT BOARD: GIGABYTE GA 6IWFE 5) BIOS: Award Software International Inc v6.00 PG Dt.11/01/2001 6) Memory Modules: 256 MB Installed Memory 7) Printer: Epson Stylus C41 SX 8)Controllers: Standard Floppy Disk controller Intel(R) 82801BA Ultra ATA Controller PRIMARY IDE CHANNEL SECONDARY IDE CHANNEL 9) Bus Adapters: Intel(R) 82801BA/B AM USB Universal Host Controller - 2442 Intel(R) 82801 BA/B AM USB Universal Host Controller - 2444 10) Display: Intel(R) 82810E Graphics Controller(Microsoft Corp.)(Display Adapter) Samsung Syncmaster (Monitor) 11) Multimedia: Avance AC'97 Audio MPU-401 Compatible MIDI Device Pinnacle PCTV data Service " WDM Audio Capture " WDM Video Capture Standard Game Port Unimodem Full-Duplex Audio Device 12) Communications: HSP56 MicroModem Digi - 5700TX PCI Fast Ethernet Adapter 13) Other Devices: CIF USB Camera(2110) Standard 101/102-Key PS/2 Keyboard Logitech compatible PS/2 Mouse USB Root Hub USB Root Hub |
Without wading through a hardware compatability list, it looks good to me. :)
Just a couple of questions: Is that modem an external modem (or, at least, a *full* modem)? Winmodems *can* be difficult to get working in Linux, although Mandrake, like most distros, now recognizes and configures many of them automatically. Do you know the *real* manufacturer of your video card? It will probably configure just fine during installation, and you can guess what it is based on the final xorg.conf file. If it is ATI- or nvidea-based, you can get proprietary video drivers to improve performance. Basically, I would be willing to give Mandrake a shot on that machine. :) |
Try MandrakeMove its a live CD (runs from CD into RAM) like Knoppix.
You'll be able to see what bits of hardware work and what bits don't. |
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