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  1. 11-29-2006 #1
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    Compromise??

    Woul using Linux be a compromise, ex I have a USB HD in Fat32, could I access that in Linux??? What about NTFS??

    Also lots of hardware devices I have only come with windows drivers, does that mean I cant use them in Linux, ex my Pritner and USB 2.0 PCI card....
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    Quote Originally Posted by realg187
    Woul using Linux be a compromise, ex I have a USB HD in Fat32, could I access that in Linux??? What about NTFS??
    Linux can read/write to FAT32 partitions. NTFS partitions take a lot of special work to write, but you can read from them in Linux fairly easily.

    Also lots of hardware devices I have only come with windows drivers, does that mean I cant use them in Linux, ex my Pritner and USB 2.0 PCI card....
    No, Linux has built-in drivers for a lot of devices, so you may very well be able to use them. What specific model of printer and what kinds of PCI cards do you have?
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    So it does fat32, okay?? And has buitl in drivers. I am on a public PS currently and have little info:

    Lexmark X3350 printer/scanner combo
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    I'm confused. You're planning on installing Linux on a computer that isn't yours?

    The Common UNIX Printing System (CUPS) has built-in drivers for the Lexmark X3200 series, so it might also work with an X3350. CUPS is usually installed by default on most Linux distributions.
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    What makes u think I wanna run it on a PC thats not mine??? About the CUPS, duz that come w/ linux??
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    You said "I am on a public PS currently and have little info". I assume you meant that you are currently using a PC to post this, but techieMoe interpreted it to mean that you were going to try to install Linux on this public PC that does not belong to you.

    CUPS does come with virtually all distros, so you should be fine with that. Linux also supports PCI, of course, so I am quite sure that your USB PCI card will work.

    Linux generally has support for most general hardware but may not support specific features. For example, you can use any mouse with Linux, but special buttons may not work (and if they do, will require special configurations).
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    My PCI USB card doesnt work w/ windows without a driver, well it does but its only usb 1.1, but maybe linux has a USB 2.0 driver, I think the name of it is usb....inf
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    So i can use my printer and PCI card like that?? Will it do everything for me?
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