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The Distribution HOWTO is probably a good start. Distributions, to summarize, are packages of software, including a Linux base operating system.

Think of Windows without all the extra software (IE, WordPad, etc.). Then think of Microsoft selling the base Windows system to any company who wanted it (Symantec comes to mind) and those companies selling packages of Windows + Office + Extra software all together.

Distributions are basically that; they take the Linux kernel (the common denominator) and package software around it in a typical Unix style (sometimes they change how the files are laid out on the drive, etc.) and sometimes add their own custom software to make life easier for configuration and installation.

As long as distributions are testing the software they're packaging together and making life easier for those of us who want to keep an up-to-date Linux box, distributions (and paying for the support) are a good thing.

- Michael T. Babcock <homepage>

a size over 33.8 GB. The problem is that with the default 16 heads and 63 sectors/track this corresponds to a number of cylinders of more than 65535, which does not fit into a short. Maybe no BIOS in existence today can handle such disks. Linux still needs a patch.

Just read the Diskless-HOWTO. It should come with your linux-distribution; usually it's located in /usr/doc. btw I have a bootrom-burner, so if you need a custom bootrom, just mail me.

In case anyone else out there was looking for similar information:

3Dfx-HOWTO

Sound HOWTO

Still need AWE jumper settings, had the card for about 4 years, lord knows where the manuals are.

In case anyone else out there was looking for similar information:

3Dfx-HOWTO

Sound HOWTO

Still need AWE jumper settings, had the card for about 4 years, lord knows where the manuals are.