I have used just about every new distro out there and still have problems getting them to work on my Sager computer. I am fairly new to the Linux world and thought the cross over might not be so bad but it's turning out to be a bad experience.
!. I've tried: Red Hat, Xandros, Knoppix (several version), My Mepis and others.
The problems I'm I can't seem to work through:
1. Configuring my WiFi
2. Configuring my ethernet
3. Getting on line with the on board ethernet card.
4. Video drivers for ATI 9700
5. and a host of other frustrating problems too numerous to mention.
I have no idea how to compile and all that seems foreign to me and a bit scary to say the lease.
I'm sure once I get online and get my heels wet I can learn and get the hang of any distro but getting started seems a bit out of my league and i'm sure there are others who would love to leave the Microsoft Monkey behind.
Using "My Mepis" live CD, my on board WiFi card (Atheros) sees the unsecured networks, connects but does not get an IP so I can't go online and does nothing else.
Under any distro, my gigabyte lan configures but I can't get connected at all.
I get messages while booting that says my Wlan is not configured and it times out.
My question, man does it have to be this hard? And, how did you manage if you are using this same laptop to get Linux to work with it. I am starting to think that my Laptop is 95% of the problem because I can get my desktop on line all day under Suse 9.0 so it must be something in this laptop that does not like SuSe or vice versa.
I currently have Suse 9.2 pro installed. I am open for any suggestions and please help. One note, if you have suggestion to add remember I am really new to the Linux world and if you give me instruction please keep them at a third grade level. I appreciate any and all help.
Thanx
!. I've tried: Red Hat, Xandros, Knoppix (several version), My Mepis and others.
The problems I'm I can't seem to work through:
1. Configuring my WiFi
2. Configuring my ethernet
3. Getting on line with the on board ethernet card.
4. Video drivers for ATI 9700
5. and a host of other frustrating problems too numerous to mention.
I have no idea how to compile and all that seems foreign to me and a bit scary to say the lease.
I'm sure once I get online and get my heels wet I can learn and get the hang of any distro but getting started seems a bit out of my league and i'm sure there are others who would love to leave the Microsoft Monkey behind.
Using "My Mepis" live CD, my on board WiFi card (Atheros) sees the unsecured networks, connects but does not get an IP so I can't go online and does nothing else.
Under any distro, my gigabyte lan configures but I can't get connected at all.
I get messages while booting that says my Wlan is not configured and it times out.
My question, man does it have to be this hard? And, how did you manage if you are using this same laptop to get Linux to work with it. I am starting to think that my Laptop is 95% of the problem because I can get my desktop on line all day under Suse 9.0 so it must be something in this laptop that does not like SuSe or vice versa.
I currently have Suse 9.2 pro installed. I am open for any suggestions and please help. One note, if you have suggestion to add remember I am really new to the Linux world and if you give me instruction please keep them at a third grade level. I appreciate any and all help.
Thanx
