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Hi all. I'm currently in the process of downloading OpenSUSE to install on my home-built PC (yup, built it myself). So, this question is mainly for anyone who has experience with the latest stable distro for OpenSUSE.

 

There are 2 drivers I'm concerned about, though the latter I could probably do through yast. I currently access the internet through 56k Dialup, using an Intel ® 536EP Modem. My printer is a Canon BJC 3000 (connected through USB).

 

So, my first concern is do I need to worry about downloading and installing a driver for my modem, or will the latest version (10.1) of OpenSUSE take care of that for me already?

 

For my Printer, should I download a driver before installing Linux and then just install it myself after I have Linux up and running, or is there an easy way to do this through YaST?

 

I remember about 2 years ago trying FC 4 on a different computer, but jumped in over my head since I didn't do as much research as I'm doing this time to try to understand Linux. I'm hoping for a better experience this time, with OpenSUSE and more preperation.

 

Thanks in advance,

 

William

i'd suggest you start reading here [/url][url=http://linmodems.org]http://linmodems.org and see is your model listed, if not, id suggest you get a model that is listed if you want linux to work with it,

 

in addition, check (read) the RELEASE NOTES that come with the version of opensuse you intend to install,

 

the RELEASE NOTES are always in the root of the CD/DVD that you downloaded.

 

 

 

cheers

anyweb