It would seem ridiculous to sell a computer that has a modem that can't be used with the operatingOn Wed, 14 Jan 2004 22:37:57 -0500 alex <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
If a computer works with a preinstalled SUSE system and doesn't have
an installed MS Windows system, what problems can be expected with
adding and running additional systems like Debian and a MS Windows if
the hard drive is properly partitioned?
None. Unless they installed a winmodem in it. Then you might have to do a little extra work to get it working again.
system that came preinstalled. But, supposing it does have a winmodem that works with one linux
system, shouldn't it work with any linus system or would it be necessary to develop a different driver for
each one? I suppose the easy solution is to install a modem that will work with any OS.
The computers I'm referring to are Walmart's Suse Linux PCs. The specs look very attractive.
My thoughts are to move SUSE to a different partitiion and install Debian in its place.
http://www.pcworld.com/news/article/0,aid,111557,00.asp
or you can try this one: (apologies for breaking the line wrap rule)
http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product_listing.gsp?cat=117880&path=0%3A3944%3A3951%3A41937%3A86796%3A106562%3A117880
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