The linux installers load up pretty much a full kernel set with the usb drivers already compiled in there. Any new distro cd should contain the proper drivers for a usb keyboard. Thats not to say all distros would, but the more newb ones ubuntu/mandriva/fedora ect should contain those from the...
Doesn't matter how many monitors you have plugged in when doing a linux installation. It doesn't work like that.Xorg is a modular design you can have 5 monitors plugged in, however the installer is generally setup just for one using a hardware detect script that just gets you started with the...
Not for power users heh.. Sounds to me like an id10t issue not a power user issue.
I can install with no problem fedora/ubuntu/arch
asus a8n32-sli "amd x2"
2x 7800gtx
3x 21 inch monitors
audigy 2
2 gigs of ram.
Raid 0 scsi drives
The install screen comes right up on every distro...