I have accepted a challenge. Please help me.

[kagashe]

Hi,
I have accepted a challenge to prove that Linux works on any hardware and would like to start with Ubuntu because I find it the best Linux community. One person has given the hardware specifications which are attached here. After sufficient feedback is there on this thread I will invite him to see it. Following is from his message:
This image is from the mainboard manual, and lists the specs of the basic hardware. I don't use the onboard VGA however, having installed an nVidia card myself. I also have 1gb ram.
The video card is nVidia GeForce FX5200 (AGP).
The USB modem i use is a Dlink DSL-200 (USB DSL modem).
kagashe

[davmac]

Linux works on *any* hardware? Woohoo - you're a braver person than me, to accept a challenge like that, if I may say so!
Have you seen https://wiki.ubuntu.com/HardwareSupport? There's load of info about what hardware is supported and to what extent.
HTH,
Dave Mac

[tehwa]

If it gives you any confidence, I use that motherboard (P4SGX-MX), and everything worked out of the box (important only for sound really, since your mate is using an nVidia card, but the onboard was fine).

I think the only concern is the USB modem. Work on that first.

[Brunellus]

dude. bad bet.

Linux works with *lots* of hardware. *most* hardware. But *any* hardware is a bit of a stretch.

Linux does work with lots of *architectures* but that probably doesn't help you

[kagashe]

If it gives you any confidence, I use that motherboard (P4SGX-MX), and everything worked out of the box (important only for sound really, since your mate is using an nVidia card, but the onboard was fine).
I think the only concern is the USB modem. Work on that first.Yes, he says that sound is going to be the problem.
I use a USB modem but it is a CDMA mobile instrument not DSL. My modem is detected by the system as /dev/ttyACM0 and I have set up /etc/wvdial.conf to use it. The hotplug automatically loads the driver.
I would like to know how Ubuntu detects a DSL USB modem and what protocol is used to connect to internet (if not ppp).

kagashe

[az]

The sound should not be a problem.

[kagashe]

The sound should not be a problem.Thanks.

Meanwhile I have found the driver for his ADSL USB modem here:
http://www.qbik.ch/usb/devices/showdev.php?id=1562

kagashe

[kagashe]

The sound should not be a problem.
Hi,

I would like to know the meaning of this reply. I have searched for the soundcard on:
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/HardwareSupportComponentsSoundCards
and don't find it listed.
Then I serched on Google and found a mail dated July 28 by none other than Linus Torvald himself:
http://lwn.net/Articles/145435/
The mail is about Patch: Linux 2.6.13-rc4 and lists the sound card as:
Sergey Ulanov:
[ALSA] Jack Sense support for AD1980 and AD1888.

Does it mean that he required the latest linux kernel 2.6.13 with patches if necessay, to support the sound card.

kagashe

[tehwa]

Hi, sorry, my earlier post was ambiguous.

I use the onboard sound for that motherboard (P4SGX-MX), Hoary detected and set it up automatically (kernel 2.6.10).

That kernel post seems to be some about improvements to ALSA, although without those improvements, this soundcard will still work swimmingly.