> That's a point one have to consider when switching to Linux: not all
> hardware has drivers.

Yes; I just got bit by that. I wanted my bot to have an 802.11g PCI
card, and only after I got everything together did I realize that my
card didn't work with Linux.

There is hope that somebody will write a driver for such cards, or perhaps
even I could, but right now I don't have the time.

> Also, configuring your hardware by hand in case something is not
> automatically detected by the distribution instalation program is a task
> for persistent persons: lots of info on the net about literaly
> everithing, just have to "digest" all that.

Once you install everything, things should run fairly smoothly. I'll
admit that the installation step can be a bit daunting. RedHat/Fedora
has an *extremely* user-friendly installer. Gentoo isn't too bad as long
as you follow the instructions.

And yes, Fedora did install and run on my VIA M 10000, as well as Gentoo.
I stuck with Gentoo because of the ease of configuration.
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