Thread: Newbie problems after first linux install ever...

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    Newbie problems after first linux install ever...

    I installed Red Hat Linux 7.3, and this is what I noticed immediately after installing:

    1) Unable to add ethernet device in network configuration (ethernet is not an extension card, it's build into my motherboard)

    2) No sound support (Also, no extension card)

    3) Games like TuxRacer go like a slug

    I looked on the ATI website for xFree86 drivers with 3d acceleration, and it sent me to http://dri.sourceforge.net/

    My video card is Radeon 7000 series, but on the ATI website the 7000 series wasn't included here

    Here is my hardware:

    Computer: ACPI Uniprocessor computer

    Disk Drive: WDC WD1000JB-00CRA0

    Display Adapter: Radeon 7000 series

    DVD/CD-ROM Drives: Plextor CD-R PX-W2410A, TOSHIBA DVD-ROM SD-M1502

    Floppy Disk Drive: Y-E DATA USB-FDU USB Device

    Human Interface Devices: HID-Compliant game controller, USB Human interface device

    IDE ATA/ATAPI controllers: Intel(R) 82801DB Ultra ATA Controller, Primary IDE channel, Secondary IDE Channel

    Keyboard: Standard 101/102-Key or Microsoft Natural PS/2 Keyboard

    Mice and other pointing devices: Microsoft PS/2 Mouse

    Monitor: MAG XJ700T

    Network Adapters: Intel(R) PRO/100 VE Network Connection

    Ports (COM & LPT): Communications Port (COM2), Printer Port (LPT1)

    Processors: Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 2.26 GHz

    Sound, video, and game controllers: Audio Codecs, Legacy Audio Drivers, Legacy Video Capture Devices, Media Control Devices, SoundMAX Integrated Digital Audio, Video Codecs

    System Devices: ACPI Fixed feature button, Direct Memory Access Controller, Intel 82801DB LPC Interface Controller, - 24C0, Intel 82801DB PCI Bridge - 244E, Intel 82801DB/DBM SMBus Controller - 24C3, Intel 82802 Firmware Hub Device, Intel 82845G/GL Processor to AGP Controller - 2561, Intel 82845G/GL Processor to I/O Controller - 2560, ISAPNP Read Data Port, Microcode Update device, Microsoft ACPI-compliant system, Motherboard resources, Motherboard resources, Numeric Data Processor, PCI Bus, Plug and Play Software Device Enumerator, Programmable Interrupt Controller, System Board, System CMOS/Real time clock, System speaker, System timer, Terminal service device redirector

    Universal Serial Bus controllers: Intel PCI to USB Enhance Host controller, Intel 82801DB/DBM USB Universal Host Controller - 24C2, Intel 82801DB/DBM USB Universal Host Controller - 24C4, Intel 82801DB/DBM USB Universal Host Controller - 24C7, USB 2.0 Root Hub, USB Printing support, USB Root Hub, USB Root Hub, USB Root Hub, Y-E Data USB Floppy

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    1) Unable to add ethernet device in network configuration (ethernet is not an extension card, it's build into my motherboard)
    The linux found it? you configured it? (change the details)
    Code:
    ifconfig eth0 10.200.1.1 netmask 255.0.0.0


    2) No sound support (Also, no extension card)
    Try running as root (#) this command:
    sndconfig



    3) Games like TuxRacer go like a slug
    Go to the url, that you received, download, install, load the modules and all will be fine.

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