Re: Hardware issues
Thanks for your suggestion David. I have now downloaded [and put on disc]
Knoppix, Ubuntu and Gentoo. Haven't tried them yet as I will be erasing my
H-D 1st. Hope I can get all my cards working with at least one of these OS's
and can then come across some video/DVD editing software and avoid going back
to Microsuck! Thanks again. PS: I live just outside of Stratford, ON, Canada.
On August 19, 2005 04:53 am, David Goodenough wrote:
> On Thursday 18 August 2005 23:33, kirkby@quadro.net wrote:
> > Hi, I am wondering if it is possible to use Debian as my OS and be able
> > to get my soundcard [Creative Sound Blaster Audigy Gamer-24bit] and
> > TV-Tuner card [ATI TV Wonder-Pro] to work. Have tried simplyMepis and now
> > Mandrake 10 and can't get them to work. There is an ALSA driver that
> > suppossedly works for my soundcard. I suppose the best solution would be
> > to invest in a soundcard and TV tunercard that include a Linux driver,
> > but can't reaaly afford them right now. Was until recently using XP-PRO
> > with which all worked well. I made a lot of DVD's. Would like to continue
> > doing that without the expense and hassles of Microsoft products:eg. if
> > you erase hard-drive you get major hassles trying to get the product key
> > accepted again! So thought Linux and Debian in particuliar to be an
> > alternative suited to me. But only if I can get all my cards working as
> > well as being able to record and edit video files [MPEG-2 from several
> > sources] as I had before. My videocard [ABIT R9600XT-V10/ with ATI chip]
> > is working fine at least, and ATI does make a Linux driver [which I
> > didn't need to install] for some of their newer cards but not the TV
> > Wonder. So would hope there is some software available for DVD production
> > available as well. But the main thing now is whether I can get the above
> > mentioned cards to work. Hope you can advise. Yours' Sincerely John.
> > kirkby@quadro.net [Stratford ON Canada]
>
> Try getting a copy of Knoppix, and try running that on your PC and see if
> it can handle all of your hardware. Knoppix runs from CD so you will not
> damage your existing setup just in trying it. Knoppix is also Debian based
> so if Knoppix can drive your hardware then almost certainly Debian can
> be made to.
>
> David
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