[Scottish] Good Live Disk for ...

[Dode]

On Friday 04 February 2005 20:22, Colin Speirs wrote:

> On Fri, 4 Feb 2005 22:48:40 +0000, Colin McKinnon
>
> <colin.mckinnon at ntlworld.com> wrote:
> >On Friday 04 February 2005 14:00, Colin.Speirs at scotland.gsi.gov.uk wrote:
> >> We have a contractor  who would like to try Linux and see if it suits
> >> him, but so far the Live CDs I've punted his way haven't been successful
> >> (PClinuxOS, Knoppix and BeaTrix).
> >
> >hmmm. I've not tried Ubuntu, but I've found knoppix to be quite handy and
> > work very well - so much so my main home box now runs a HD install, and I
> > make sure I've got a recent copy in my bag with my screwdrivers and
> > cables.
> >
> >How unsuccessful?
>
> Principally he has two areas of concern
>
> 1) Not getting his external Broadband hardware sorted and connecting
>
> 2) With Beatrix he had restrictions on the resolution he could set his
> monitor to, 800x600, this ties in to a discomfort he feels about the
> configuration set up, which he doesn't feel is intuitive enough.
>
> This is part of someone entering the "Linux ready for the desktop"
> experience, particularly with an eye to converting non-techie relatives
>

I recently tried to convert one of our sales laptops* to Linux and hit a dead 
stop with BT broadband, the supplied Intel something modem could not be 
persuaded to work under either of the live distros I tried (Knoppix, Ubuntu). 
A search on the net proved fruitless and I had no options but a return to XP 
Pro and the  install from hell. There are still some devices with no Linux 
support and you really need to check these out first. Having said that 
judging by the trouble our salesman has with his connection the windows 
support isn't great either.

*Out in the field and open to abuse with Win XP as a result rebuilt every four 
months to get rid of malware.

Dode