[SATLUG] new linux box

[Al Castanoli]

When I was running Mandrake and All-in-Wonder cards, the gatos project
had drivers that worked for me.  Now I use Hauppauge video cards on my
boxen because they're rock solid for the purposes to which I use them
and they're cheap at Ft. Sam Houston's PX.

Check out:

http://gatos.sourceforge.net/

-- 
Al Castanoli | afcasta at satlug.org or afcasta at texas.net
  Computers save time like kudzu prevents soil erosion.


-----Original Message-----
From: satlug-bounces at satlug.org [mailto:satlug-bounces at satlug.org] On
Behalf Of Donn D.
Sent: Wednesday, June 09, 2004 11:39 PM
To: Satlug
Subject: [SATLUG] new linux box

Hi -

I'm new to this list.  Have been using linux off & on for over a year - 
the more I use it the more I like it...
I have used mandrake 8.1 & 9.0, and more recently RH9 and Fedora Core 
1.  I am assembling a new machine to put linux exclusively on.  My 
current main box is a win2k box, which I would like to replace with a 
linux box with one of the new distros on it.
Anyway, what I bought was an Antec aluminum case (350 w), FX5200 video, 
and I already have a spare W-D 200Gb H-D.  Tomorrow I am picking up the 
mobo, RAM and proc (MSI value board (KT400A) 512Mb DDR 400, and an AMD 
xp2800+ barton).  I am looking forward to having a good time with this 
new machine - can't wait to dump winblows.  My questions are:
Can you use a TV card in a linux box and watch TV on your computer?
Can you watch DVDs and rip & burn DVDs like in winblows?

I'm sure the answer to both is Yes, but there is quite a bit of talk in 
various forums about people having problems doing these things.  On my 
win2k machine, I have an ATI A-I-W video card with TV - and since my 
wife hates basketball, I generrally have to watch Spurs games on my 
computer...  Regarding the DVD burning, I use DVD Shrink on my win2k box

to back up my most valuable DVDs (with a Sony DRU-510A burner).

Are there any hardware recommendations for the above - I gather that 
people avoid ATI all-in-wonder cards under linux - seems people prefer a

separate TV card, such a Hauppauge.  For a DVD burner, will any brand 
work the same under linux?  I'd like to get maybe a Lite-On DVD burner -

they are a little cheaper than some others.

Thanks for any advice!

Donn



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