Well, if you want the OS to hold your hand like windows, go back to it. On Thursday 14 October 2004 21:11, Ken Johanson wrote: > Answer not needed, I'm keenly aware of the politics behind this. > > But I'd forgotten about this "issue" and spent my time trying out what I > though must be a viable distro... > > But since it didnt detect my DGE-530 NIC, and the drivers that Dlink > kindly provides need to be compiled, I'm SCREWED by the politics because > a bunch of headers and fundamantal-to-any-Linux kernel source is not > installed. Thats right, the most rudimentary component of the system > besides the kernel itslef, not placed in /usr/src/linux. Flame*Nuclear. > > And it doesnt exist as an option under the add-remove app's so called.. > but FAR FROM complete.. "developent tools" section either. > > Be giving Suse, Mandrake, etc another look. No time for Redhat games. > > -PS anyone who wants to waste keytrokes telling me that *I* should > research some Redhat specific way of getting the kernel - even if its > obtusely hidden on a disk... dont bother. -- Tom Taylor registered linux user #263467 "Our enemies are innovative and resourceful - and so are we," "They never stop thinking about new ways to harm our country and our people - and neither do we." - George W. Bush, Aug 2004
