[ltp] Setting up dual-boot on my R31 (and other desktops, too)

James Knott linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
Sun, 30 Jul 2006 21:27:03 -0400


SOTL wrote:

> 1. Buy a second HD of at least 100 gb and real US Robotics type card
> modem if you want to use dial up that will make your like a lot more
> pleasant.
> If you do not install ccard full modem then you must purchase a
> commerical box set of linux which experience has demonstrated numerous
> times with numerous distributions that most likely you will be unable to
> make the Win Modem work. Some times if you are lucky it will work.
> Sometimes if you are lucky you can install it yourself. Other times the
> full modem is your only out and I have yet to understand why any one
> commerical distribution's win modem will work in one set of hardware and
> not in an identical set. So save your time and aggervation the
> additional weighr is only a fer grams.

The R31 internal modem works fine with SUSE 10.1 downloaded from
opensuse.com