[ltp] Newbie to the list

[Joe Luker]

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The easiest way is to go get SuSE 7.3 from Frys or someplace.  You don't
have to do that, but it is the easiest way.

"Charles H. Root, III" wrote:
> 
> Greetings,
> 
> I've got RH 7.2 running on my IBM ThinkPad 600E. I'm using a Linksys
> 802.11b card for my networking, Ximian Gnome, Star Office... The usual
> sort of stuff. I love it.
> 
> Prior to installing RH 7.2, I fdisk'd the hard drive, wiped out all
> traces of Microsoft and went for it...
> 
> Of course, my sound card doesn't work, which appears to be a normal
> issue with LINUX and the ThinkPads based on what I've seen on the
> various websites.
> 
> Being new to LINUX, I'm having some trouble getting the card to fire up.
> I've looked at Ben Brillat's 600E LINUX website
> (http://www.brillat.net/thinkpad600e/) but am afraid that some of what
> he suggests is still confounding me.
> 
> - Do I still have to install the DOS/Win based ThinkPad Utility?
> - How will it work since I zapped all traces of any Microsoft OS off the
>   hard drive?
> - And yes, I've never recompiled a kernel before.
> 
> I'd love to hear from anyone who has successfully gotten a 600E sound
> card to work.
> 
> Best Regards,
> 
> Charles H. Root, III,
> chazroot@chazroot.com
> NYC, USA
> 
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