[pchelpers] Re: Watchtower On Linux

The issue is the Video Card, Many OEM's are (by MS pressure) having 
proprietary drivers written for proprietary cards to stop the install of 
Linux HP and Compaq being the worse. Dell is migrating away from this.
I would go get a good after market Video Card or search for a driver 
that will work with Linux for this card.
Gregory D. Watts
CompTIA A+ ITPro Member
Preferred Linux Ubuntu User
Tasana Computers/931-823-2221
http://www.tasanacomputers.com


Cy Halbach wrote:
> The computer is a Hewlett Packard Pavilion 708n with a CTX Flat Screen 
> Monitor. 512 MB memory
> Not sure if it would be worth the effort and cost to bring up Linux. 
> Just wanted to try it to see if it would work and of course I was 
> interested in the concept of it running Windows programs. Other Linux OS 
> that I have installed looked pretty good but essential software was not 
> available such as the control program for Ham radio etc.  Of course I 
> have never been able to install any Linux system on this Computer.
> 
>


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