Re: Can someone help a newbie?

Tom Si <[email protected]> Wed, 13 Nov 2002 11:18:11 +0800
Newsgroups gmane.linux.redhat.release.guinness
Message-ID <[email protected]>
The Corbins wrote:

>     I just partitioned my hard drive and installed Red Hat 7. The problem that I 
>have is that my ethernet card, my sound card and my video card are not supported. I 
>have tried to configure them several times with the X-configurator, but no luck. 
>The devices are as follows: Compaq 10/100 Fast Ethernet,Creative Sound Blaster PCI 
>16, and ATI Rage II+DVD Mach 64. I managed to get the GUI to work by removing my 
>video card but would like to put it back if possible. I'm new to the command line, 
>so please be very specific if it's necessary to work in text mode.                                           
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>                                             Thanks,					
>												
>					        Jeff Corbin
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I think the RH7 is too old to your device. I you just like the RH7 you 
can find the driver in the net, and install them by youself. but I think 
the easy way to you is installing a RH8 or MD9, it is better than RH7 
for your PC.

Tom