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post #1 of 25
8/5/03 at 4:27pm
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I need a Linux guru who's interested in installing RH 9.0 on my Sager 8887v.

Anyone game?
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post #2 of 25
8/5/03 at 4:36pm
what, you mean actually install it onto your computer in person? i would, but i don't live anywhere near you.
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post #3 of 25
8/5/03 at 5:21pm
Thread Starter 

remote install

Actually I was thinking maybe you could do a remote install via an AOL dial-up connection. You are a genius right?

seriously, I was thinking of using the men in little brown trucks to ship it and have RH installed on it.

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post #4 of 25
8/5/03 at 5:22pm
Quite honestly, I think it would be better for you in the long run to do it yourself. If you can't install RedHat, I might be worried about actually being able to use it. RedHat's install is pretty self explanatory, but if you have questions, post them here and we'll see what we can do. This forum gets really speedy replies.
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post #5 of 25
8/5/03 at 5:33pm
Yea i've never used Linux in my life untill a few days ago and i was able to install Red Hat with not problem. I've also installed Mandrake 9.1 and i'm currently using that on my old Gateway Solo 2500.

One question i have though. I downloaded the linux driver for my Linksys 802.11b PC Card from linksys's website. but i have NO clue how to install it, any help?
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post #6 of 25
8/5/03 at 5:40pm
Chances are its either a binary module that has to be loaded, A kernel patch to make a module that has to be loaded or finally a source tree that has to be compiled against the kernel tree to make a module that has to be loaded

Check out any README etc files that you may see.

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Originally posted by karatekid3d
Yea i've never used Linux in my life untill a few days ago and i was able to install Red Hat with not problem. I've also installed Mandrake 9.1 and i'm currently using that on my old Gateway Solo 2500.

One question i have though. I downloaded the linux driver for my Linksys 802.11b PC Card from linksys's website. but i have NO clue how to install it, any help?
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post #7 of 25
8/5/03 at 5:52pm
Karate,
Can you link it here?
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post #8 of 25
8/5/03 at 6:39pm
yea, here's a link to the Driver.

http://linksys.com/download/driver.asp?dlid=66&osid=7

I actuall have the "WPC11 V4" and not the WPC11 V3" but it doesn't looke like they make a driver for V4 so i'm hoping this will work. I didn't see and README files but then agian it could have just been saying how to install it and i didn't know. I'm running MANDRAKE V9.1 if that helps.
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post #9 of 25
8/5/03 at 8:15pm
I had that same wireless card and never got it to work. In the version 4 they changed chipsets. I ended ip trading it for an Orinoco Gold 802.11b card.
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post #10 of 25
8/5/03 at 9:04pm
So am i pretty much hopeless with that wireless card, unless they release a linux driver that is?
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post #11 of 25
8/5/03 at 10:18pm
Why not just use a LIVE CD (like Koppix) and get a taste that way. Granted, it's not the quickest or most robust, but it's all on a CD-ROM (free ISO download) and doesn't do anything to your system.

I am using KOPPIX right now on a Win2K workstation to recover data from my Linksys EFG80 NAS device (linksys tech support had no idea this could be done... sheesh).

Anyway, I put the CD in, booted into X-Windows (KDE) and after a super user (su) login was able to read the files and copy them to a samba-mounted windows network share!

I can't believe it "just works" - man, that is a TRUE testiment to linux's power.

Plus, it autoconfig's and loads up about as fast as my win2k box did *after* the OS install... nice!

-myrkat
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post #12 of 25
8/5/03 at 10:31pm
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Originally posted by myrkat
Why not just use a LIVE CD (like Koppix) and get a taste that way. Granted, it's not the quickest or most robust, but it's all on a CD-ROM (free ISO download) and doesn't do anything to your system.

I am using KOPPIX right now on a Win2K workstation to recover data from my Linksys EFG80 NAS device (linksys tech support had no idea this could be done... sheesh).

Anyway, I put the CD in, booted into X-Windows (KDE) and after a super user (su) login was able to read the files and copy them to a samba-mounted windows network share!

I can't believe it "just works" - man, that is a TRUE testiment to linux's power.

Plus, it autoconfig's and loads up about as fast as my win2k box did *after* the OS install... nice!

-myrkat

Not sure if you were talking to me but if you were i've used knoppix a few times and recomended it to a few people somewhere on these forums. The main reason i don't use it is because this laptop was a freebee. My friends rents own a software company and whenever they have old/broken stuff they give it to me. Out of 6 laptops they have given me i've gotten 3 to work, and gave one to a teacher who was considering failing me (which he didn't). And since my best one is only a 333Mhz with 128MB of RAM with a somewhat slow CD-ROM drive it doesn't run it all that well.

The more i type the more i'm thinking you probally directed this towards the thread starter, but then i would have to delete everything i just typed and that's just a waste. Plus i'm lazy...flame on!
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post #13 of 25
8/5/03 at 10:33pm
First Redhat isn't that hard to install. Just read the previous posts on what boot options to use and you should be fine. If you have questions post them and we'll be happy to help you through. Even though I 'trust' most people on this forum you neve know and things could go bad. Plus UPS isn't always that friendly on packages.

If you want to have some real fun get Gentoo. The install docs on the Gentoo website are the best I've seen. They walk you through each step. I did it on my 8886 and it was quite enjoyable. Once 1.4 is officially released it will be even easier as you can start with a precompiled P4 binaries.


As far as the Linksys card. Version4 is very difficult to get working in Linux. There are numerous discussions/nightmares with it on the Gentoo forums (forums.gentoo.org). Linksys will allow you to trade-in your newer card for a lower ver3 revision on request. It's printed on the one the cards that comes with it. I believe the version3 card is 'breeze' to install in linux (check the above mentioned forums).
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post #14 of 25
8/5/03 at 10:44pm
If I were you, Karate, I would check out beakmyn's suggestion. Get the v3 if at all possible.

BTW, beakmyn, did you get that Orinoco card and get it working?
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post #15 of 25
8/5/03 at 11:10pm
ya see here's my problem. i HAVE a version 3 card and a version 4 card. I was using a version 3 card with a older laptop, then i got my current laptop. I gave the older one to my mom and she bought a version 4 card, which didn't work cuz her laptop doesn't support cardbus. So i traded with her. Anyway if i can get my hands on the version 3 card i shouldn't have a whole lot of trouble?

Oh and there was a readme file but i don't think it said anything about installation, but then again i probally wouldn't understand it even if it was.
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post #16 of 25
8/6/03 at 11:13am
1.4 released today.


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Originally posted by beakmyn
First Redhat isn't that hard to install. Just read the previous posts on what boot options to use and you should be fine. If you have questions post them and we'll be happy to help you through. Even though I 'trust' most people on this forum you neve know and things could go bad. Plus UPS isn't always that friendly on packages.

If you want to have some real fun get Gentoo. The install docs on the Gentoo website are the best I've seen. They walk you through each step. I did it on my 8886 and it was quite enjoyable. Once 1.4 is officially released it will be even easier as you can start with a precompiled P4 binaries.


As far as the Linksys card. Version4 is very difficult to get working in Linux. There are numerous discussions/nightmares with it on the Gentoo forums (forums.gentoo.org). Linksys will allow you to trade-in your newer card for a lower ver3 revision on request. It's printed on the one the cards that comes with it. I believe the version3 card is 'breeze' to install in linux (check the above mentioned forums).
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post #17 of 25
8/6/03 at 2:30pm
I can sympathize with Robert7355’s frustration because I am trying to do the same thing. The RH9 did install fine, but had a problem during initialization. I have posted here, but did not get a single reply.
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post #18 of 25
8/6/03 at 4:31pm
our laptops are weird with linux. some people have all sorts of problems with redhat, some people have no problems at all. same people can install mandrake perfectly, some can't. it's kind of strange. i'm not a redhat expert; the only thing i can recommend at this point is if one distro doesn't work, try another...
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post #19 of 25
8/6/03 at 4:36pm
xiphux makes sense. one thing to keep in mind: Mandrake is based on Redhat as i recall so they may have the same problem. i seem to recall hearing something in particular about firewire needing a special flag or something.
of course you could just run it in a virtual machine, no worries there...
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post #20 of 25
8/6/03 at 4:40pm
mandrake was based on redhat a long time ago, when it was first forked. but it's been so long now with completely separate development teams that they're not really that similar anymore.
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