Re: new user needs help
From: David Wright (david_c_wright_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 12/26/04
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Date: Sun, 26 Dec 2004 16:02:44 +0000
Mr Jessop wrote:
>
> "ray" <ray@zianet.com> wrote in message
> news:pan.2004.12.24.22.16.43.994617@zianet.com...
>> On Fri, 24 Dec 2004 19:52:04 +0000, Mr Jessop wrote:
>>
>>> I have it installed. Unfortunately it didn't automatically detect my
>>> cable
>>> modem. So now what?
>>
>> Assuming this is connected to your computer via a network interface card
>> using dhcp, it should have set things up for you. Otherwise, can you give
>> us more details?
>>
>>>
>>> I also have no 3d acceleration. i have an ati 9100 (i think) would you
>>> guys recommend linux sites of ati sites for tracking down drivers?
>>
>> I do nvidia, and I get nvidia drivers from nvidia - have you tried their
>> web site?
>
>
> Firstly the graphics card. it was said in another group that most
> hardware vendors don't do linux and users have to write their own.
Semi-true FUD... Many hardware vendors don't provide drivers for their
equipment, so it is up to the community to try and work out how the
equipment works and write the drivers.
Individual users will, usually, not have to write their own drivers, unless
they have very strange hardware which no-one else uses (and ATi graphics
card don't fall into that category) or they want a challenge.
> Thankfully someone on this group has supplied me with an ati link.
>
> now to the modem. it is a cable modem that was supplied and fitted by one
> of their engineers. That was after i had read the "you need this first"
> list and bought an ethernet adapter. Anyway he fitted it via the usb hub
> (i suspect cos he hadn't been trained to do it any other way).
>
> I beleive this is the main reason yast didn't see it. So i'm going to
> have
> to do it manually. Which is something i would struggle to do in windows
> let
> alone a totally alien os. Mind you one of the reasons for the struggle in
> xp is cos it wants to do it all automatically with wizards and usually
> bollocks it up. If its a matter of typing in the info linux needs to know
> in the correct boxes i'll be better. I found setting up a network in 98 a
> lot easier than xp because of this.
I would suggest yanking the USB cable and trying it first with the Ethernet
cable if you can. That should allow you to set up a normal network
connection and allow the device to set you IP address, gateway and DNS
information automatically for you.
YaST should then be able to recognise that there is a cable modem there and
allow you to set your account information... I've never directly connected
from a PC to a cable/DSL modem using SuSE, just with my IPCop firewall, but
it was straightforward, even though it was in text mode, so I would guess
SuSE's set-up will be even easier with YaST ;-)
Dave
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