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Kristian Erik Hermansen wrote: > 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...
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