Mailinglist Archive: opensuse (2759 mails)

[yatsen.ng@xxxxxxxxx (Yatsen Ng)]

> Try `man init' :)  Go into YaST, select System Administration, Go into
> Change Configuration File, and set display_manager='kdm' (or something of
> the sort).  This will start the system in runlevel 3, with kdm as the
> login.

Hey, I knew how to do that! 
 

> A) Regardless of the operating system, HP scanners SUCK

Ah, come on Jon, they can't be that bad! According to some tests they fare
pretty well - way above average. However, you're probably speaking from
experience. Did HP let you down?

> B) USB doesn't work with Linux

I'm aware of that.

> C) Parallel scanners usually don't work with Linux

I didn't know that and I'm surprised to hear that. I thought parallel equipment
wasn't supposed to be a problem? 

> If y'all are serious, you'll invest in better equipment.  The cost of a SCSI
> card and the SCSI upgrade of the scanner combined are still far less than
> the cost of NT Workstation :).

I'm not too sure about that - some folks I know have NT server running on their
pc's and they didn't pay a single dime for it. Now how would you explain that,
hmmm? :)


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