Im New To Linux, Please Forgive My Stupidity

**flw** · 08-08-2003

Where did you get it from?

**Hotwheelz** · 08-08-2003

I was told to find the RPM from the RedHat site. In downloads on the bottom of the page.

**flw** · 08-08-2003

So are you running linux on fat32? If not how are you planning on getting the rpm to linux? Also is that a AMD only update?

**Hotwheelz** · 08-08-2003

Im running Linux on the NTFS partition that I created. I burned the RPM to a cd and took it into RedHat.

And it said nothing about AMD, but was for i686. Not sure if that is just for Pentium or not.

**Hotwheelz** · 08-08-2003

Well, this is my first post from Linux. I got a bad kernel when I downloaded the 2.4.20-19.9 kernel, but after I got the 2.4.20-8 kernel, it all installed fine. I got the modem driver, and am now connected to the web through RedHat

**big_k105** · 08-08-2003

Awsome. well glad to see you made it.

**CopperTop** · 08-08-2003

Originally Posted by Hotwheelz

Well, this is my first post from Linux.

Welcome to the other side...

**flw** · 08-08-2003

So the moral of the story is on new installs and with a hardware issue, update your kernel first before begining the long hunt the the issue?

**big_k105** · 08-08-2003

thats what i would say to do since i have seen it help now for a modem and my sound card. its worth a shot.

**Hotwheelz** · 08-08-2003

Originally Posted by fastlanwan

So the moral of the story is on new installs and with a hardware issue, update your kernel first before begining the long hunt the the issue?

I would. Id look to update to a kernel that it looks like you can find drivers for most of the hardware you need. I had a problem going to the 2.4.20-19.9, so I went to 2.4.20-8 because it looked like most things had a driver for it. And it worked

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