HELP NEEDED - NEW TO LINUX - Need Help setting up!!!

[techno_che 0]

Im wanting to setup Mandrake Linux 9.2 on my HP Compaq NX9005 Notebook. I am also using a Netgear WG511 54Mbps Wireless PC Card.

Im a bit worried about setting up the drivers.

I am also lanning on leaving WinXP on there (for my girlfriend).

 

Advice will be hugeley appreciated. you can email me @ the_second_trip@hotmail.com

 

My Notebook Specs - http://www.hpstore.hp.co.uk/itemDetails?...318A#tech_specs

 

My Wireless Card Specs - http://www.netgear.com/products/prod_details.asp?prodID=169

 

Thank you

[danleff 0]

The first thing that you may want to do is see if your wireless card is supported. Go to the Mandrake site and look for your card to see if it is supported in their hardware database.

 

Secondly, there seems to be some issues with the notebook and Mandrake 9.2. See;

 

http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/archive/30/2003/12/4/99349

 

Do a search on linux Compaq NX9005 or mandrake Compaq NX9005 on Google and see what comes up. For example, I found the following;

 

http://emeitner.f2o.org/nx9005/

 

And the wireless card will probably need some work. See;

 

http://www.linuxcompatible.org/cdetail11199.html