The problem is the Broadcom video card. Debian does not include any non-GPL licensed software. The driver is free, but the source is proprietary (non-free). Ubuntu includes non-free Broadcom drivers in their repository. Ubuntu maintains a separate repository for non-free software. You could add this repository, and then use apt-get to install the broadcom crystal drivers.
Building on any distro is easy. Fedora just provides patches to a base vanilla kernel. Just get the matching vanilla kernel from kernel.org, and apply the patches. I used to build two or three kernels a week for different distros. Now, I only go through the exercise once or twice a month.
Bill
WW7BA
On Feb 2, 2012 11:54 PM, "Doug" <appld@sasktel.net> wrote:
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> At 09:58 PM 02/02/2012, you wrote:
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>> sounds like x or graphics drivers to me; do some googleing and find out what drivers you need for your machine and then check to see if they are installed or not. An easier way is to google for "smxi" and install the smxi and sgfxi scripts and run them as they will aquire and install packages for xserver-xorg and whatever graphics drivers you need for your machine. You might also want to give Mepis Linux a try.... I've used it since 2004 and been quite satisfied.
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> Yes, I have done a little experimenting and found that 6.03 will not load in a compaq computer unless it is a d510 oe
> higher. The 510 is a 2gig machine and it seems to work fine. However If you have a broadcom network card it will
> complain about some non-free software missing. To get around it, I have installed Ubuntu 10.10 into my PIII and it
> seems to be doing the job. I do think that the problem is the video card. When I get some time I will look into it.
> I have used Mepis and in fact, it is part of a dual boot laptop I sometimes carry with me. It is a very stable operating
> system. What I didn't like about it is the kernel. After struggling with redhat kernels, I discovered with a lot of
> help, that doing a Deb kernel was pretty easy. Thus I will stick with Deb.
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> Thanks for the help.
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> Doug
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