Re: Broadband, and choosing a distro (and some other stuff)
From: ac (aecnews_at_candt.demon.co.uk)
Date: 02/09/05
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Date: Wed, 09 Feb 2005 19:38:00 +0000
Cynewulf wrote:
> Date: Tue, 08 Feb 2005 13:40:21 +0100
> Author: Jafar <maxtorsux@harddrive.failed.com>
> Destination: alt.os.linux
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>>Morrowind apparently works with Cedega and Doom3 has a native Linux
>>version so no problem there. If you really need the games, why not run a
>>second windows machine or dual boot?
>
>
> I'm probably going to end up running a second system (unfortunately),
> but for the time being, I'd rather run a straight Linux system.
fwiw
all of my installs as newb have been network connected through out the
install (lan and dsl modem/router), and at the (install) stage of
confirming the configuration I have usually decided to configure the
network card to a fixed IP, and set the default gateway (typical
192.168.1.1) & dns addresses. Things have worked very smoothly with
immediate internet connection. It rather took me by surprise at first. I
had been used to installing 'doze machines - a lot less elegant.
I have also found that suse, almost by default, installs into dual boot
with 'doze, and is no problem. Once I discovered this - by accident
actually - again as a newb I was surprised - I did not want the HD
contetns or OS to be preserved - I was more careful and systematic in
scandisk and defrag on the 'doze PC/s first, after appropriate backup.
But it has always worked for me on a number of installls. (In case you
wondered I am translating life to suse at the moment so dual boot is a
useful ploy)
-- AlanC
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