[Jedi Master Pikachu]

Still trying to get on the internet (on the broken computer). Rebooting doesn't work, and so the 'drivers' and 'network interfaces' are not recorded, and have to go through the installation each time ('' used to show unfamiliarity with those things). Is there some sort of standard Linux, or are there many, many versions. Should this MEPIS be used, or will it be another dead end (which Puppy Linux currently seems to be)?

[DreamsofPolycarp]

Hi jedi.

I am not sure. When Puppy linux begins booting up, it SHOULD give you a scrolling description of what drivers are loaded, and what pieces of hardware are functional. Not using PL, I can say that MEPIS is THE BEST as far as “just working” right out of the box. If you have an older machine (not TOO old, but anything within the last 4-5 years) MEPIS always “just works.” Now, If you have some really funky obscure “E machines got this really cool network card on closeout from Pakistan which needs these drivers” nic in your machine, it might NOT pick it up, but I have yet to use it when it did not just grab the stuff and load it up. When you d/l the iso file, then burn it to cd AS A CD IMAGE. It has been so long since I used Nero or the other programs (windows cd burner, too), that I can’t remember the exact commands, but you shoudl be able to scout around and find how to be sure you burn as an IMAGE and not a FILE. I use the linux stuff now (it is so much easier) and K3B is really idiot proof.