What brand of PC is best for linux?

Howdy again ...

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What other extra stuff should I turn off?
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Everything, then just turn things back on, one at
a time, to see what happens. What problems may crop
up, if any. It's just a technique to isolating
things down.

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Maestro is my sound card, I think but I am not
sure 100%.

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0000:00:06.0 Multimedia audio controller:
ESS Technology ES1968 Maestro 2
Subsystem:
Compaq Computer Corporation: Unknown device
b0b8 Flags: bus master, medium devsel,
latency 64, IRQ 5 I/O ports at 2000 [size=256]
Capabilities: [c0] Power Management version 1
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It looks like an audio controller.

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I am new to linux so I just let the Knoppix 3.6 load
what it wanted. I did not think that it would
load things that could have causes the problem.
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Makes sense, aside from being a usable distro on
a cd, Knoppix also demos a lot of the available
software for Linux. So it makes sense, from that
point of view to turn every thing on.

Be advised though, the more stuff you have turned
on, like all the "raid" stuff etc, that you have,
going by your dump, if your not using it, or
the required support dosen't exist on your system,
it can cause conflicts. Mainly with when it comes
to resource allocation. So it's good policy,
that, if you arn't using it, then don't try to
enable it. It can also open up security concerns
as well.

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I tried the website but I am not sure how to
find my modem there. I will look it over again.
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The listings will be based on the chipset used in
the model. So you will need that information.

If it's not on any documentation that came with
your box, then you will need to take the cover
off. And look at the card itself, with a torch
and a magnifying glass most likely :).

But i really do think that your modem is a
winmodem, and so will need to be replaced with
a real one.

Jumping distros, or getting a new brand of PC,
won't fix it.

Besides, the modem will be the cheaper option,
i think :)

jm