% Linux Installation and Getting Started    -*- TeX -*-
% hardware.tex
% Copyright (c) 1992-1994 by Matt Welsh <mdw@sunsite.unc.edu>
%
% This file is freely redistributable, but you must preserve this copyright 
% notice on all copies, and it must be distributed only as part of "Linux 
% Installation and Getting Started". This file's use is covered by the 
% copyright for the entire document, in the file "copyright.tex".

\subsection{Hardware problems}
\namedlabel{sec-install-probs-hardware}{Hardware problems}

\index{hardware!problems|(}
\index{installation!problems!hardware|(}

The most common form of problem when attempting to install or use Linux
is an incompatibility with hardware. Even if all of your hardware is supported
by Linux, a misconfiguration or hardware conflict can sometimes cause
strange results---your devices may not be detected at boot time, or
the system may hang. 

It is important to isolate these hardware problems if you suspect 
that they may be the source of your trouble. In the following sections 
we will describe some common hardware problems and how to resolve them.

\input{install/probs/hardware/conflicts}
\input{install/probs/hardware/hd}
\input{install/probs/hardware/scsi}

\index{hardware!problems|)}
\index{installation!problems!hardware|)}
