Posted by: Anonymous Coward
on October 09, 2002 05:44 AM
I installed the $39 RedHat 8.0 successfully on a Dell Inspiron 8000 notebook (600 Mhz, 128 MB) which I was dual-booting between RedHat 7.1 and Windows Me.
I wisely did NOT choose "Update", but "Custom" install. When you get to the Partitions screen, there is an option button to leave existing FAT partitions (WinCrap) as is, and to delete all existing Linux (ext2, ext3, etc) partitions. The following screen displayed exactly what I wanted and I clicked on Next.
After I went thru the screens where I could select and unselect packages I wanted, and it detected the ATI card and I chose a resolution, the actual install went smoothly.
I was surprised how simple it was to configure my Orinoco gold wireless card. Wireless connection with the cable modem works fine. I can sit out on my deck with the laptop and enjoy Linux and beer.
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Re:Red Hat 8.0 on notebook
Posted by: Anonymous Coward on October 09, 2002 05:44 AMI wisely did NOT choose "Update", but "Custom" install. When you get to the Partitions screen, there is an option button to leave existing FAT partitions (WinCrap) as is, and to delete all existing Linux (ext2, ext3, etc) partitions. The following screen displayed exactly what I wanted and I clicked on Next.
After I went thru the screens where I could select and unselect packages I wanted, and it detected the ATI card and I chose a resolution, the actual install went smoothly.
I was surprised how simple it was to configure my Orinoco gold wireless card. Wireless connection with the cable modem works fine. I can sit out on my deck with the laptop and enjoy Linux and beer.
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