Well if it is your ISP, I would expect to have this for awhile, if not always. And bug them about it frequently, as they might do something about it.

I have found that Debian is a very lightweight distro that I have settled on, even on much faster computers, as it runs so fast.


for testing Linux, try running the live version of Knoppix, and...

I would check at the ISP first, then it could be your modem/router. Try rebooting the modem and see if it reconnects.

when I first got DSL from Verizon, it was a pretty crummy connection for 6...

My wife's HP laptop had a similar problem after installing a new battery. It turned out that after contacting the manufacturer it was the battery, probably with a short in it.

Try getting a new...

I found an answer to this from another tech list I belong to. He had an Asus K8N mobo, and had multiple optical drives as I do, and found that the system could be installed to if the other drives...

I just picked up a new P5SD2-X mobo, and Pentium D 830 for my ATX box which has a DVD-ROM, CD-ROM, and CDRW on it.

If I drop in the install disk for any version of Linux, it boots, but then cannot...

I just use another KDE tool to give me a console window, as I can scroll back, something that the console itself does not allow.

And while we are on it, I have found many of the KDE packages to...

Or if the installer crashed during installation, or if something weird happened....

I personally have had weird problems with Debian based installers, both with Ubuntu and Debian. I just can't get...

Please read this:
http://news.linux.com/news/06/05/08/1439236.shtml?tid=23&tid=96

This sure is not posing death of of the kernel, its just needing some time to hunker down and tighten the kernel...

What you may want to do instead of manually editing XF86.config is to run dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xfree86. that will take you though the Debian setup of XF86, which is pretty darn good if you ask...

You probably need to install gcc and several other tools for compiling your own programs.

But you know that is not the only way to get software. Yast is setup for you to download precompiled rpms...

We need a little more info on how you are logging in and out. To a graphical client? Or to the command line? Which windowing system are you using? KDE, Gnome, or another?

You say your system...

Quick and easy to use distros are Mandriva and Ubuntu.

Mono is software that is similar to M$ .NET project.

See mono-project.com

Mandriva is not exactly free. All the good stuff about Mandriva is for those who join the Mandriva Club. So its $60+ per year. If I were you I would check out Ubuntu and Debian, as they are free as...

At that point, you should be able to type "startx" and get Gnome up and running as the command should get XF86 up and running.

I am suprised that you ask this however, as Ubuntu should be running...

I am trying to diagnose a problem with my ASUS A7N8X machine. It has 512 Mb RAM, an AMD XP 2100+ chip, and a Chaintech GForce 4 MX 440 video card in it. The machine runs Debian Linux 3.1r1.

I...