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<sect1 id="needed-info">
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<title>Information You Will Need</title>
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<sect2>
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<title>Documentation</title>
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<sect3>
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<title>Installation Manual</title>
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<para>
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This file you are now reading, in plain ASCII, HTML or PDF format.
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</para>
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<itemizedlist>
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<listitem><para>
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<ulink url="install.en.txt"></ulink>
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</para></listitem>
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<listitem><para>
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<ulink url="install.en.html"></ulink>
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</para></listitem>
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<listitem><para>
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<ulink url="install.en.pdf"></ulink>
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</para></listitem>
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</itemizedlist>
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</sect3>
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<sect3><title>FAQs</title>
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<para>
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Frequently asked questions for &arch-title;. Often contains useful
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information on configuring or using your hardware.
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</para>
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<itemizedlist>
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<listitem arch="i386"><para>
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<ulink url="&url-hardware-howto;">Linux Hardware Compatibility HOWTO</ulink>
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</para></listitem>
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<listitem arch="m68k"><para>
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<ulink url="&url-m68k-faq;">Linux/m68k FAQ</ulink>
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</para></listitem>
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<listitem arch="alpha"><para>
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<ulink url="&url-alpha-faq;">Linux/Alpha FAQ</ulink>
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</para></listitem>
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<listitem arch="sparc"><para>
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<ulink url="&url-sparc-linux-faq;">Linux for SPARC Processors FAQ"></ulink>
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</para></listitem>
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<listitem arch="mips|mipsel"><para>
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<ulink url="&url-mips-howto;">Linux/Mips Howto</ulink>
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</para></listitem>
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</itemizedlist>
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</sect3>
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<sect3 arch="s390">
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<title>&arch-title; Hardware References</title>
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<para>
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Installation instructions and device drivers (DASD, XPRAM, Console,
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tape, z90 crypto, chandev, network) for Linux on &arch-title; using
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kernel 2.4
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</para>
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<itemizedlist>
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<listitem><para>
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<ulink url="http://oss.software.ibm.com/developerworks/opensource/linux390/docu/l390dd08.pdf">Device Drivers and Installation Commands</ulink>
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</para></listitem>
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</itemizedlist>
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<para>
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IBM Redbook describing how Linux can be combined with z/VM on
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zSeries and &arch-title; hardware.
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</para>
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<itemizedlist>
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<listitem><para>
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<ulink url="http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/pubs/pdfs/redbooks/sg244987.pdf">
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Linux for &arch-title;</ulink>
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</para></listitem>
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</itemizedlist>
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<para>
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IBM Redbook describing the Linux distributions available for the
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mainframe. It has no chapter about Debian but the basic installation
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concepts are the same across all &arch-title; distributions.
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</para>
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<itemizedlist>
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<listitem><para>
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<ulink url="http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/pubs/pdfs/redbooks/sg246264.pdf">
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Linux for IBM eServer zSeries and &arch-title;: Distributions</ulink>
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</para></listitem>
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</itemizedlist>
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</sect3>
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<sect3>
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<title>Partitioning Program Manual Pages</title>
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<para>
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Manual pages for the partitioning software used during the
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installation process.
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</para><para condition="FIXME">
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FIXME: do we have a manual for grub?
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</para>
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<itemizedlist>
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<listitem condition="%fdisk.txt;"><para>
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<ulink url="fdisk.txt"></ulink>
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</para></listitem>
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<listitem condition="%cfdisk.txt;"><para>
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<ulink url="cfdisk.txt"></ulink>
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</para></listitem>
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<listitem condition="atari-fdisk.txt"><para>
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<ulink url="atari-fdisk.txt"></ulink>
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</para></listitem>
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<listitem condition="amiga-fdisk.txt"><para>
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<ulink url="amiga-fdisk.txt"></ulink>
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</para></listitem>
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<listitem condition="mac-fdisk.txt"><para>
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<ulink url="mac-fdisk.txt"></ulink>
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</para></listitem>
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<listitem condition="pmac-fdisk.txt"><para>
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<ulink url="pmac-fdisk.txt"></ulink>
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</para></listitem>
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<listitem condition="fdasd.txt"><para>
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<ulink url="fdasd.txt"></ulink>
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</para></listitem>
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</itemizedlist>
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</sect3>
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<sect3>
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<title>MD5 checksums</title>
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<para>
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List of MD5 checksums for the binary files. If you have the
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<command>md5sum</command> program, you can ensure that your files are not
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corrupt by running <userinput>md5sum -v -c md5sum.txt</userinput>.
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</para>
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<ulink url="../md5sum.txt">.../current/md5sum.txt</ulink>
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</para></listitem>
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</itemizedlist>
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</sect3>
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</sect2>
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<sect2 id="fsohi">
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<title>Finding Sources of Hardware Information</title>
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<para>
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Hardware information can be gathered from:
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</para>
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<itemizedlist>
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<listitem><para>
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The manuals that come with each piece of hardware.
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</para></listitem>
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<listitem><para>
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The BIOS setup screens of your computer. You can view these screens
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when you start your computer by pressing a combination of keys. Check
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your manual for the combination. Often, it is the Delete key.
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</para></listitem>
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<listitem><para>
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The cases and boxes for each piece of hardware.
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</para></listitem>
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<listitem arch="i386"><para>
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The System window in the Windows Control Panel.
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</para></listitem>
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<listitem><para>
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System commands or tools in another operating system, including file
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manager displays. This source is especially useful for information
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about RAM and hard drive memory.
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</para></listitem>
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<listitem><para>
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Your system administrator or Internet Service Provider. These
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sources can tell you the settings you need to set up your
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networking and e-mail.
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</para></listitem>
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</itemizedlist>
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<para>
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<informalexample><screen>
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Hardware Information Needed for an Install
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+-------------------------------------------------------------------+
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|Hardware| Information You Might Need |
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|--------+----------------------------------------------------------|
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<phrase arch="not-s390">
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| | * How many you have. |
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| | * Their order on the system. |
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|Hard | * Whether IDE or SCSI (most computers are IDE). |
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|Drives | * Available free space. |
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| | * Partitions. |
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| | * Partitions where other operating systems are |
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| | installed. |
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|--------+----------------------------------------------------------|
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| | * Model and manufacturer. |
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| | * Resolutions supported. |
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|Monitor | * Horizontal refresh rate. |
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| | * Vertical refresh rate. |
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| | * Color depth (number of colors) supported. |
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| | * Screen size. |
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|--------+----------------------------------------------------------|
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| | * Type: serial, PS, or USB. |
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|Mouse | * Port. |
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| | * Manufacturer. |
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| | * Number of buttons. |
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|--------+----------------------------------------------------------|
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|Network | * Model and manufacturer. |
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| | * Type of adapter. |
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|--------+----------------------------------------------------------|
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|Printer | * Model and manufacturer. |
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| | * Printing resolutions supported. |
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|--------+----------------------------------------------------------|
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| | * Model and manufacturer. |
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|Video | * Video RAM available. |
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|Card | * Resolutions and color depths supported (these should |
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| | be checked against your monitor's capabilities). |
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</phrase><phrase arch="not-s390">
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|DASD | * Device number(s). |
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| | * Available free space. |
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|--------+----------------------------------------------------------|
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|Network | * Type of adapter. |
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| | * Device numbers. |
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| | * Relative adapter number for OSA cards. |
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</phrase>
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+-------------------------------------------------------------------+
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</screen></informalexample>
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</para>
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</sect2>
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<sect2>
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<title>Hardware Compatibility</title>
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<para>
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Many brand name products work without trouble on Linux. Moreover,
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hardware for Linux is improving daily. However, Linux still does not
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run as many different types of hardware as some operating systems.
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</para><para arch="i386">
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In particular, Linux usually cannot run hardware that requires a
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running version of Windows to work.
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</para><para>
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Although some Windows-specific hardware can be made to run on Linux,
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doing so usually requires extra effort. In addition, Linux drivers
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for Windows-specific hardware are usually specific to one Linux
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kernel. Therefore, they can quickly become obsolete.
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</para><para>
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So called win-modems are the most common type of this hardware.
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However, printers and other equipment may also be Windows-specific.
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</para><para>
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You can check hardware compatibility by:
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<listitem><para>
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Checking manufacturers' web sites for new drivers.
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</para></listitem>
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<listitem><para>
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Looking at web sites or manuals for information about emulation.
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Lesser known brands can sometimes use the drivers or settings for
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better-known ones.
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</para></listitem>
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<listitem><para>
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Checking hardware compatibility lists for Linux on web sites
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dedicated to your architecture.
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</para></listitem>
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<listitem><para>
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Searching the Internet for other users' experiences.
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</para></listitem>
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</itemizedlist>
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</para>
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</sect2>
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<sect2>
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<title>Network Settings</title>
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<para>
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If your computer is connected to a network 24 hours a day (i.e., an
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Ethernet or equivalent connection — not a PPP connection), you should
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ask your network's system administrator for this information.
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</para>
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</sect2>
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