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SUSE OPINIONS

Sep 24, 2005 4:09AM PDT

ok i am going to try suse linux and need to know if i am going to have any issues with the folowing

my ''powerspec 6340'' (completely unmodified)
toshiba pcx2600 cable modem
linksys befsr41 cable/dsl router
america online 9.0 software

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I write "yes."
Sep 24, 2005 5:14AM PDT

Linux (any version) is not a forsure adventure. If you can, try different distros until you find the one you like. For me, I'm skipping 9.3 and will wait for 10.0

Bob

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i am only asking this
Sep 29, 2005 3:34AM PDT

will they work at all with suse 9.3?

richard

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In more detail.
Sep 29, 2005 3:50AM PDT

It riles some that not everything is known before you do the install and testing. I've seen identical machines with one fully functional and the next one with some touchpad that refused to play.

I hope this clears this up for you.

Dive in and let the fun begin.

Bob

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thank you
Sep 29, 2005 4:03AM PDT

for clarifying that
i will be prepared and do a little research first

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Research didn't fix the pad.
Sep 29, 2005 4:08AM PDT

Only by diving in and doing the install did we discover that. To work around that I use an external mouse.

Bob

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by research i mean
Sep 29, 2005 9:37AM PDT

doing the following steps
1. looking for drivers and work around programs
1a. looking up procedures to install what i found by doing step 1
2. research reliability

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That didn't help me either...
Sep 29, 2005 10:50AM PDT

Nothing I've found fixed the pad. So I plug in a mouse and forget about the pad. Maybe there is a driver but it's not worth the time. I did look but on the surface it appears I would need to write a driver. While that's within my capabilities, it's not a good investment of time.

As to reliability, that's easy. Very reliable. Rock solid.

What I learned was to install it, see what fails and replace what doesn't work with cards or in this case add a mouse.

Hope this explains how I've found this adventure works.

Bob

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ok
Sep 29, 2005 11:37AM PDT

all i need is to know how to set it up to boot from floppy or cd so i can avoid modifying the MBR

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Booting from a floppy
Sep 29, 2005 8:45PM PDT

is easy with SUSE 9.3. During the install process you will be asked where you would like to install the bootloader, simply choose the floppy (usually fd0). Hope that helps - Gary