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08-20-2003, 09:34 PM
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First linux box
ive never used linux before this is my first time using it as mentioned here http://www.techimo.com/forum/showthr...threadid=76378 im gonna build a linux box from an old emachine MoBo. im thinking of using Mandrake cause i heard it was the most userfriendly but whats the difference between I586 and PPC?
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08-20-2003, 09:37 PM
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i586/i386 = Intel
PPC = PowerPC (aka MAC)
Good luck 
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08-20-2003, 09:41 PM
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what about my driver problem any help?
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What drivers are you needing? Is it onboard Sound/Graphics or something? If so, its probably just dependant on the chipset. If its PCI cards, then you just need the drivers from these cards, which judging by the age of the machine, I'd say would be in the Linux kernel by now.
The chances are that Mandrake's installer will autodetect any extra cards or onboard stuff thats supported, and it will tell you in the control center the names of any bus devices that don't have drivers.
If its just the board though, with no onboard stuff, you won't need any drivers, it will probably just work, the only thing you might need is AGP drivers, which are probably included in the kernel as well.
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08-21-2003, 02:43 PM
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its all onboard.
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Install Mandrake and see what it detects.
Don't you know what chipset it is even? i810 for example, or 440bx? Anything that pins down the chips can be used to track down a driver.
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DEbian is a great distro, but not great if you don't know what hardware is in the box. SUSE is fine, but you can't get an ISO or anything off the internet, although I hear you can do an FTP install. I say install Mandrake first, if nothing else to get the hardware sorted and figure out what drivers you need. Be careful about installing servers though, as they tend to be enabled by default, and don't turn on too much eyecandy as it will slow things down.
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WTF?
DEbian is a great distro, but not great if you don't know what hardware is in the box. SUSE is fine, but you can't get an ISO or anything off the internet, although I hear you can do an FTP install. I say install Mandrake first, if nothing else to get the hardware sorted and figure out what drivers you need. Be careful about installing servers though, as they tend to be enabled by default, and don't turn on too much eyecandy as it will slow things down. | yeah, thats why i recommended it. i was saying that debian the hardest to install out of the three
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08-21-2003, 08:36 PM
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As for the driver thing, I've installed Linux on two old emachines computers (a 400i and a 400ix), and everything on them worked right on the vanilla install off the CD except the soft modems, which were both HCF PCI controllerless softmodems, and you can download a double-click-to-install driver from here. Just pick the rpm that matches your system exactly.
Also, the install script can take quite a while to run, I'm not sure why...
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