RedHat install on Microtel SYSMAR 737 Lindows box

[Brian Densmore]

Let me clarify my previous post.
I'm not knocking RH, I like RH as an enduser OS.
I'm not saying it doesn't install or work, just that I find 
it flaky with certain HW. For example my no name nic with has
a kernel compile option and it's own kernel module. The stock
RH8 kernel doesn't have this compile option turned on. So, 
first thing I want to do if I want to access my LAN is recompile 
the kernel. Then I have to download the kernel module source into
the kernel directory, because RH8 doesn't include that particular 
driver. But wait catch-22 can't download because I can't use my
NIC, I can't use my NIC 'til I download. Of course, now that I know 
about this issue I can build a driver disk, which won't help me during
install because the kernel isn't compiled to recognize the NIC.
No I like RH8 and it installed fine, but it has some flaky issues 
for at least one of my systems at home, and the majority of my $5 NICs.
So if you have any HW on a system that has special compile features in
the 
kernel, it may or may not be turned on in the default stock kernel. That
is my definition of flaky.

Brian

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Brad Spangler [mailto:brad_spangler at yahoo.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, March 12, 2003 4:40 PM
> To: kclug at kclug.org
> Subject: RE: RedHat install on Microtel SYSMAR 737 Lindows box
> 
> 
> 
> I dualboot RH8 and Win2k at home. RedHat was smooth
> like butter except I can never seem to get the connect
> speed with my modem that I do under W2K. I suffer with
> it and keep telling myself to get my budget probs
> worked out and get back on broadband.
> 
> BTW, Mick - Angela is sitting behind me here at HRB
> and says "Hi!".
> 
> 
> --- Brian Densmore <DensmoreB at ctbsonline.com> wrote:
> > I've found RH 8 to be very flaky on anything except
> > high end HW.
> > 
> > JMHO,
> > Brian
> > 
> > I have Mandrake 9.0 if you'd like to try that.
> > 
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Mick Ohrberg [mailto:mick at ohrberg.org]
> > > Sent: Wednesday, March 12, 2003 4:15 PM
> > > To: kclug at kclug.org
> > > Subject: RedHat install on Microtel SYSMAR 737
> > Lindows box
> > > 
> > > 
> > > Hi!
> > > 
> > > On request from a coworker, I'm trying to load RH8
> > on a 
> > > Wintel box, and I'm not getting very far. It keeps
> > PANICing 
> > > and complaining about not being able to mount
> > rootfs and 
> > > whatnot. I did notice that both the HD and the
> > CDROM is on 
> > > the primary IDE chain. 
> > > 
> > > Also, for SOME reason, I can't even hit <DEL> to
> > enter the 
> > > BIOS settings, so I can't wreak havoc there
> > either. Anyone 
> > > have any ideas? (No, the CD media is not
> > corrupt... :) )
> > > 
> > > Thanks in advance!
> > > 
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