[wplug] Red Hat 8.0 for $20

[Coutch, Robert]

I've got RH 8.0 on my work IBM T23 ThinkPad Laptop (shhhh, don't tell
"them").

Install went great and runs good too.

I had to go and get modules for the LT modem (tainted ones) but another
person told me his install picked up
his LT modem and installed drivers (go figure).

I changed fstab entry for DVD-CD-R/W drive to filesystem auto detect so I
could read UDF formatted DVD's and CD's.

The only bummer is that there is no acceleration available for the Super
Savage video chipset yet so I still have to play Quake3
in Windows (shhhhh, don't tell "them).

The machine is fast enough that MPlayer has no problems playing DVD movies.

I had some audio and video issues in KDE but no problems using Gnome.

I prefer Gnome and WindowMaker desktops anyway.

Another $0.02 added to the pot.

-Bob

-----Original Message-----
From: R.E.Coutch [mailto:coutchre at usaor.net]
Sent: Sunday, December 08, 2002 11:28 PM
To: coutchre at tvratings.com
Subject: RE: [wplug] Red Hat 8.0 for $20



--- bgtrio at yahoo.com wrote:
> Regarding the comparison of Redhat 8.0 to Windows,
> 
[snip]
> 
> So in summary, if RedHat 8.0 has been like windows for me, it's been in 
> terms of usability rather than instability.
> 
> Regards, 
> Bryon
> 

I would have to say the same.  When I first set it up I had an issue with my
CD-RW drive, but since I had support from Red Hat, I got that resolved.
Since
then it's been rock solid and I've used it for just about everything.  The
only
times I've ever had to reboot is when I want to boot into Windows for some
game
that isn't yet supported under WineX.

Just my $0.02

jaaron


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