[Reweld]

So far I've bought and tried to use two different commercial Linux packages, and so far I still don't have a working Linux machine. What I ran into was serious compatibility problems with the several video cards I tried to use, as well as a motherboard with built-in video chips. Neither Linux package was capable of doing any kind of graphics with the four video systems I had to choose from. Each package came with video drivers for a fairly long list of video cards and chipsets, but none of mine were on the list. So, no X-Windows, just a command line interface. This really, really irked me. I've easily installed many different versions of Windows and OS/2 over the years without ever running into these kinds of problems. With Linux, I'm supposed to know exact which video chipset I have, exactly which video clock chip, exact what clock frequency it runs at, and exactly how long the dipstick is. The hackers that write all the Linux modules are extremely anal about bit twiddling on all those chip ports. If Windows, OS/2, and the Macintosh systems were this freaky and twitchy they would have died a well deserved death years ago. Somebody really needs to bitchslap the Linux propeller heads.

[Lazamataz]

Uh oh. Your answer scares me, because the monitor I will be running just happens to be a 29 inch SONY graphics monitor, and I imagine the video chipset might be equally 'offbeat'.

Oy. Will let you know.

[kennyo]

Somebody really needs to bitchslap the Linux propeller heads.

ROTFLMAO

[John Robinson]

For the most part, those Linux propeller heads reverse engineered the specs on much of that hardware. The hardware manufacturers don't offer much assistance, and very rarely offer Linux drivers for their hardware. Being as how things are, it's remarkable any hardware works with Linux. Truely a testament to the determination of the typical Linux propeller head.

[Duke Nukum]

Amen! Brother!

I'm sure its death will be hastened now that Sun is getting into the Linux biz. Once Sun improves on something, it becomes unusable.

[rdb3]

Somebody really needs to bitchslap the Linux propeller heads.

I'd love to see you try.