Total linux noob. couple quick ???

[dressel11]

I have mandrake 10.0 which im told is an older mandriva. I plan on upgrading once i can get online. My network card doesnt work on linux so can anyone recomend a usb 802.11b network adapter that works. i dont want to spend more than $75.

is there a way to rip cd with the softwear linux comes with or do i need another program.

is there an upgrade i can get to use my external hdd formated as NTFS or with i have to reformat it?


thank you

[fingal]

Not sure about all your questions but cd ripping is easy with Linux. I use Grip, but you have to install an mp3 encoder if that's what you want (Ogg Vorbis is there by default). I use an encoder called Lame.

3Com do good network cards

[truoc444]

i recommend any wireless card with an atheros chipset. madwifi driver works great. i got a generic one on ebay for $30 including shipping that is a b/g.

[Giles]

My wireless card recommendation is any with a Prism chipset - I've never had to do more than copy the firmware from the Prism 54 project to the appropriate directory(s) - in my case /etc/firmware and /usr/lib/hotplug/firmware.

Probably the best place to find out what chipset a card uses is the list on the ndiswrapper wiki, as the list at linux-wlan.org is getting a bit out of date.

Toodle-oo
Giles