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In article <[log in to unmask]>,
Bonnie Roman <[log in to unmask]> writes:
> I know there are various vendors of Linux besides RedHat, could someone
> please provide me with some of them?
Others have posted locations where you may find lists, but I wanted to let you
know the "distributions" discussed and used by attendees at last week's Linux
Birds-of-a Feather session I hosted at the InterWorks '99 Conference:
Red Hat, Caldera, S.u.S.e, Slackware, Debian, and an internationalized Japanese
version, but I neglected to record its name.
Aside from different percentages, this tracks with the results of the Interex
survey taken last summer. See http://www.interex.org/advocacy/linux.html
> unfortunately there were no drivers available for this specific cd so I
> was stuck.
I haven't seen this problem with any of the Caldera or Red Hat Linux systems
I've installed, but as you found (and as is often the case with self-installed
OSes) there are compatibility lists you (and others trying to install) may want
to consult. Also, sometimes, you need to explicitly designate a driver rather
than let the install process use the one it derives from looking at the
hardware.
Caldera posts their hardware compatibility list at:
http://www.calderasystems.com/products/openlinux/hardware.html
and there is a special page for CD-ROMs. You should find that most all Linux
distributions have the same compatibility list, though on occasion some are
just a tad more up to date than others. Even then, usually you should be able
to download an appropriate driver and use it. Check your CD-ROM vendor's site,
more and more are providing Linux drivers all the time.
Also, you may want to look at the Linux CD-ROM "How To":
http://metlab.unc.edu/LDP/HOWTO/CDROM-HOWTO.html
to see if it offers any assistance.
> doesn't make sense to spend money on something that works just fine on
> other operating systems.
If your other OS is working fine for you, perhaps Linux isn't something to
look into after all. Then again, even with your current OS, you may want to
take advantage of new features offered with newer models (such as faster
speeds).
Bonnie, if you'd like to write back to me off-list, I'll see if I can provide
any additional assistance with your problem ... I'll need to know the details
of the CD-ROM you are trying to use: Manufacturer, model, type (SCSI or IDE),
if SCSI, what SCSI card you are using, etc.
Good luck with your project,
Dave Eaton
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