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To: Utilizer
I've just tried KioskCD.

It appears that development has stopped on it. V2.8 is available for download, with posts in the blog about better hardware support in V3.x. That was in ~2007.

I tried it on a Dell Optiplex GX280. It won't see the Broadcom NIC. *shrug*

53 posted on 06/03/2009 3:01:53 PM PDT by TChris (There is no freedom without the possibility of failure.)
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To: TChris
I tried it on a Dell Optiplex GX280. It won't see the Broadcom NIC.

Hmmm. Might be a delay in the next release. The smaller distros experience this sometimes depending upon developer availability. Not sure if you want to use that particular distro for a General Purpose machine as it is expressly configured as an internet gateway distro. You might want to try the "Customizing" download so you can set up a specific netcard module or see if you can specify it during initial boot. If you are not that comfortable with command-line options, DSL (Damn Small Linux) might work out better for you as it is another minimalist distro. Your machine seems fairly new and if you have the speed and bandwidth you might try downloading some of the other distros I mentioned for a much wider automatic NIC recognition among other hardware. Specifically Knoppix, Kanotix, and Mepis seem to see all the machines I have tried them on and you might have better luck with them. I rate them the three highest on compatibility with the least amount of pain to get a straight-from-the-box operable distro. Currently trying out a fourth but no decisions yet.

I have tried out many other distros for some time and rejected most for one reason or another. From no Serial Mouse recognition (PS/2 only), to not recognizing a USB device, to poor ntfs support, or not enough default apps on the desktop. All are Live-CDs so you can play around as you wish without installing them, then if you wish pick one to install for better speed and less memory requirements. They also have fairly good online support to help you with problems -such as an unrecognized NIC during detection or a different video mode from the boot menu.

54 posted on 06/03/2009 3:39:54 PM PDT by Utilizer (What does not kill you... -can sometimes damage you QUITE severely.)
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