First off, write to your hardware manufacturers with your frustrations. At the end of the day, they have the better chance of quickly writing a driver for any given device than someone without the specs. This is one problem with Linux or any other OS for that matter. Manufacturers simple don't do their part. They just want it to run on Windows and to heck with everyone else.
Second, maybe you can find a driver project and help them out. Write your manufacturer and explain your situation. Tell them you would like to be able to use your product in linux, but have found no driver available from them. See if you can possibly get them to give you source for the windows driver. Then contribute that source. Some may and many may not. It's worth a try, and you'll not only be helping yourself. Third, check your hardware before you buy it or check with a manufacturer for linux support before buying. That will help you with your frustration. Usually you can call a manufacturer to get better info. Explain your having a time with their web site. The more people who do this the better. If they don't have a driver available, ask them if they can find out if anyone above them would like to have linux support. Make an offer to go along with the second paragraph. Wade -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Chris Wilson Sent: Monday, September 22, 2003 4:09 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Argggg I hate installing new devices in RH Mind if I vent a little? I really like linux a lot, but, I am starting to think I will go back to Windows OS. I am currently only using RedHat 9.0 on all my machines (2 laptops and 1 desktop). I am really trying hard not to use Microsoft OS but I am starting to get frustrated whenever I want to install a new device. I never successfully got my Belkin USB Bluetooth adapter to work so I gave up after 2 days of searching the web and trying everything I could think of. Then I tried to get my 3COM camera (USB) to work and that took 3 days of modifying source code and compiling. It still is not that great. My laptop uses a Lin-Modem so that was working fine until up2date installed my new Kernel. Now I can do Dial-up connection to the Internet. Now I want to install my 3Com 3CRWE737 WIFI adapter. I expected this to be a very easy and not to have to search the net to install this thing. Come to find out I will have to search and it will probably burn a whole day to get it working. As for the RedHat site the support and search SUCKS! I have never been able to find one thing I searched for. I purchased the Enterprise level membership and it does not seem to help at all other than helping me to track the differences between the machines. Does anyone have a tip/tricks that might help me in the future. I don't want to submit things to the this group for normal everyday types of installs (Like WiFi). Every now and then I just wish it would "Just Work" so I can get some real work done and not spend all my time search Google and asking questions to groups like this. -- Chris -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
