Sarissi

As long as it requires a Windows native install before getting and installing the Linux version: I won't buy it.

My basic, but, very important question (to me), is: Will Win4lin version 4 run on ANY Linux filesystem, or is it limited to ext2????? If there are limitations, please post which ones it will NOT work on (so I and others know which ones to avoid). Thank you in advance!

Providing a newer mdk.rpm for Nethack Falcon's Eye that installs on Mandrake 9.1 without a hitch!!!!!!!!! I have the version that came with 8.1, and thought I had to go through install 8.2 - install that package - upgrade to 9.0 - and finally upgrade to 9.1 to still have it. No longer. :D Thank you again! This package is in the downloads section on this site.

My Logitech Cordless Mouseman Optical works just fine in linux, though not the extra button. That is okay with me.

SCSI way too expensive for me. Disability income is less then $400 per month. Subtract what expenses I do have, and not all that much is left over, but still reasonable.

Right now, I am running 9.1 powerpack on an ASRock K7VT2 Socket A (made by Asus Group), with 1 GB PC133 SDRAM (ported from previous mobo). I dual boot with Win98SE at the moment, but, if my experiments go okay, I go to only linux native boot, with win4lin v4. Critical test is getting Poser 4 to work in win4lin v4 - win98se

Well, I just found out that it won't upgrade from 8.2 to 9.1. Everything APPEARS to go just fine. However, at bootup into linux, it just hangs. I did a clean install to see if I could get it installed, which it did with no problems. I think I am going to try this: clean install 8.2 powerpack - upgrade to 9.0 powerpack, then upgrade to 9.1 powerpack. I want my Nethack Falcon's Eye (came with 8.1). Then again, maybe not, since I do have OpenGL back. :D I did a Powerpack Subscription, starting with 8.2 and ending with 9.1.

Thanks, Steve! Lan and sound are no problem, as I use a DLink DFE-530TX+ and Creative SB PCI 128. Both are fully supported in Mandrake. My current mobo, ASRock K7VT2 is not even listed on Mandrake's website. It is made by Asus Group. What ticked me off, is that Mandrake Install + the mobo do not play well with a Promise Ultra100 PCI controller and the onboard ata133 controller. Mandrake install swapped the controllers for install, then bootup changed them back to normal order. This totally screwed the partition and hdd order for mandrake. I had to remove the promise controller and one cdrom drive (replaced with 61 GB maxtor) to handle my hdd needs, and get a working dualboot. Does Chaintech have ths particular problem of not wanting 2 eide controllers functioning at the same time? (mobo and PCI eide) Of course, with my wanting to totally separate my win98se native boot into a different system from the linux box, this really doesn't matter. Particularly if I want to max out the ram on the Chaintech (4 GB DDR). :D

I am planning on buying a Chaintech 7VJL Deluxe Motherboard on 03 OCT 2003. This will begin the lengthy process (for me) of building a Linux only box. The reason that it is lenghty, is that I have to buy RAM (DDR) and a couple of 120+ GB hard disks. Everything else I can port from my current system, including the case. If anyone knows of any issues with Mandrake Linux 9.1 and this motherboard, please let me know before friday!!!!! Here is what I want to do: Build Linux only (native boot) system for online. Move current mobo and hdds into a new case for a win98se system for my games. Possibly do a Wireless internet access for the win98se box. The primary reasons are that I don't like the ever growing number of windows worms and viruses, and I want to go beyond the 1 GB ram that I have now (pc133). What can I say, except that I love ram and hdd space. This comes from the days when I could barely afford 5 MB in SIMMS for my old 386DX-40 (1MB x 4 + 256KB x 4) I am getting into 3D CGI as a hobbyist, so the more ram, the better. I am on fixed income: Social Security Disability at less than $400 per month. As a result, I have to build my computer a part at a time. :D If you have better suggestions, let me know. Thank you in advance for any replies.

When I lived in Columbus, Ohio at the cnetral YMCA, I was in City Center Mall, at Software Boutique (I got to like that place), and saw this strange OS called Redhat Linux (1998). That got my curiosity aroused: Something other than Windows and Mac? Now, I did not rush and buy it. I got home and fired up my CTX EZBook 700E, logged onto the internet, and did a search. I found linux.org (I think that's it), and started doing some research. At that time, it was a royal pain to install, and worse to configure. So, I put off getting a copy. In 2000, after I had moved to Mansfield, Ohio, and on another ISP, I went back to that website, and did some more research. Now things are getting interesting: Mandrake is the easiest to install and configure, and has the best hardware support. Hmmmm...... I ended up getting Mandrake 7.2 Powerpack Edition for my very first copy of Linux. Sure it had lots of issues. The dream come true, came in the form of Mandrake 8.2 Powerpack, and I never looked back. Oh, I still use win98se for some games, and win4lin for other things. When M$ introduced the infamous WPA and the Draconian EULA, I swore an oath to never go beyond 98se for an MS OS and that Linux would be my OS of choice henceforth. Now with the ever growing number of windows viruses and worms, I am planning to dump my win98se native boot for my connected PC. Now I can't be M$ free, as I have some windows only apps that I like. So win4lin will handle those for me. Why do I use Linux? I like it. It is more secure than Windows, and certainly immune to all of those pesky Windows Viruses and Worms (some say Windows itself is a virus). To be free of windows native boot. I am getting there. :D

I try to keep my linux swap partition at 2 to 3 times physical RAM size. Currently I have 1 GB physical and 2 or 3 GB swap (can't remember at the moment, and am in windows). My attitude is I can never have enough memory or hdd space. :D

Unless they have changed Bright.net (mostly ohio, USA) works fine in linux on dialup. Haven't used this one in years. Currently I use Roadrunner Cable ISP. They say they don't support Linux, which they don't. However, I use it just fine in Mandrake. If they supply you with a USB ethernet adapter: don't try to use it. Use a regular PCI ethernet nic. in Network configuration, select auto detection. when the menu come up, select Cable, instead of LAN (unless you have a LAN, which I don't). On the next screen, leave the IP address blank and click next or whatever it is. Now you need to enter a valid hostname (this is all that needs to be done). Mandrake takes care of the rest of it, and you are up and on Roadrunner!! The first time I did this, I was astonished at how easy it is! Consider that I had used winipcfg to get all of the info, only to find that I only needed the hostname. Duh! Roadrunner does not use any proprietary software or OS sniffer. It is not cheap, but it is worth it. If you have wondoze also, do NOT install RR Medic!! In fact, do not install anything on the CD they provide, as none of it is needed. Besides, the install program HATES it if the nic shares an IRQ, and will abort. Btw, a Linux friendly ISP, is one that does not use propietary interface or dialer, which is usually limited to windows (and maybe Macintosh).

64 bit processors have been around for a while now: on mainframes. Now that they are finding their way into non-government commodity market, I would speculate that 128 bit or better CPUs powered mainframes are finding their way into the government arena. The axiom that was around before personal computers is: If it is on the market, it is obsolete. (this is in the computing arena) It holds true, even in personal computers.

Madpuppy, you must be in Scrounger Heaven! This is my first post to this board. Interesting variety of hardware listed here. Currently, I have only one computer: Home built, of course. Specs: Mobo: ASRock K7VT2 Socket A (made by Asus Group) * CPU: Athlon XP1700+ OEM (newer core) * HS/fan: Volcano 7 * PSU: 500+ watt (forgot make, but was cheap enough) * Nic: DLink DFE-530TX+ 10/100 Video: ATI XPert 2000 Pro AGP * CDRW: Cyberdrive 16x12x40 * RAM: 1 GB PC133 SDRAM KB: M$ internet (not natural) Mouse: Logitech Cordless Mouseman Optical (very nice mouse) * Sound: Creative SB PCI 128 * Speakers: Midiland 3 piece w/powered subwoofer HDDs: 2 x WD 60 GB *, 1 x Maxtor 61 GB Monitor: Generic Analog 15 inch TFT (that's right: generic analog) * Inkjet: HP Deskjet 3820 connected via USB DMP: Panasonic KX-P1123 via parallel port * Case: Supercase 12 bay full tower * OSes: Win98se and Mandrake Linux Powerpack Edition 9.1 Note: * = purchased via eBay. The rest was bought locally or via the internet, though not eBay. I have one more Maxtor 61 GB hdd and a Benq CDROM sitting in temporary exile. Had to do this, as this made by Asus Group mobo does not get along with the Promise Ultra100 controller (at least in addtion to the onboard ATA133). Mandrake install would swap the onboard and PCI controllers for the install, then they would be swapped back to normal order for boot. Of course, everything was on the Wrong partitions, as a result. :x I'll be doing a new post for some advice.