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On Nov 29, 2007 2:49 PM, <[hidden email]> wrote: > And yes, Windows can be a real pain. Keeping a Linux system running well > is in many ways much easier. It has its own hassles though; it wasn't > until the release of Gutsy that I was finally able to get the wireless > card in my Compaq laptop to work with Linux. And my two fancy sound > interfaces (Echo Audio Mona Laptop and M-Audio Transit USB) still don't; > the USB one works once in a while, the Mona (which uses a PCMCIA card) > doesn't work at all. There is support for the Mona with the PCI desktop > card, but nobody has written a driver for the PCMCIA version. This is a common problem. You always need to ensure that your hardware vendor offers a Linux driver for the device. If they don't, you should call them up and ask for a refund or a replacement. I have done it before, saying they claimed it was "PC-compatible". But my PC runs Linux... -- Kristian Erik Hermansen "I have no special talent. I am only passionately curious." -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. _______________________________________________ Discuss mailing list [hidden email] http://lists.blu.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss
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