Re: Mandrake 10.0 hardware problems.

[Tom Dison <fretinator@yahoo.com>]

I've found the forums at www.mandrakeclub.com to be
very useful. The hardware forum is very active.

--- John Rathmann <tophat39@charter.net> wrote:
> Thanks for the quick response, Casey!
> 
> I'm completely lost!  I really need to know the
> relationships and commands that tell Linux what
> hardware it has and if it is operating, and so
> forth.  If I can't diagnose what's wrong, how can I
> fix it? 
> 
>     Hardware ---> Config Statements ---> Mount
> Statements ---> Software packages used for the
> hardware ???
> 
> How can I learn what device type and name Linux uses
> for the different devices (hda1 for HDD, etc.)? 
> Where is the naming convention documented, so I can
> print out the page(s) I need?
> 
> If I knew all of the CLI (konsole) commands to
> add-change-delete-mount-unmount hardware devices (a
> "set" of commands in logical order for each device
> type, it would help - where can I find such
> information?
> 
> There's got to be a concise "hardware install"
> primer out there somewhere, right?  A "step-by-step"
> HOWTO for each device type (with the CLI commands)
> would be appreciated.
> 
> Since my original post, I have discovered that my SB
> Live! Value soundcard also does not work at all in
> Linux.  I have the correct drivers from Creative
> Labs - Mandrake 10 loaded them at install time, but,
> again, something seems to be missing.
> 
> I also haven't tried my printer under Linux yet, but
> again the vendor's website said it was compatible.  
> 
> I feel swamped by all the conflicting information
> out on the web sites, forums and lists.  Isn't there
> somewhere I can visit to get the latest "dope" on
> what works and what doesn't? A lot of the info. on
> the web is three years old or more.
> 
> Mandrake's documentation is no help - I printed off
> their QuickStart and Reference Guides, but they are
> too general to point to problem diagnosis and
> correction.
> 
> Can someone tell me where to look if I want to
> "undo" the device allocations and assignments made
> by the installer, and to do the hardware adds using
> the CLI in Linux?  Mandrake has KDE 3.2, which I'm
> using, and I like it a lot.  Won't matter though if
> I can't get my hardware to work - might as well keep
> using Windoze!  


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