Re: tlug: peripheral question

["Alan B. Stone" <stoneab@example.com>]

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tlug note from "Alan B. Stone" <stoneab@example.com>
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David J Iannucci wrote:

> Do I have to worry a lot that Linux is not listed as one
> of the supported OSes on the box?  One brand I've seen
> (LG Electronics) _does_ say that their device supports
> Linux, but the others don't say.  And I'm leaning toward
> the LG in any case, but still, I'd like to know....

David,

I can't remember exactly where I saw it, but I believe it was on the
http://www.linux.org/ page.
They have a list of support hardware.  Although, I've used Linux on
several different systems which have had both IDE and SCSI cdroms, and
haven't had a problem yet.  I know when you load RedHat, it gives you
quite a list of CDplayer types to work with.  On three of my friends
systems which I loaded Linux, they all had basically different players,
but I used the generic SCSI or ATAPI IDE cdplayer, and they (and I)
haven't had any trouble.

Anyway, I hope this helps.  Like I said, there is a list on the above
page (I believe), I'll double check and let you know.

Blaine
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