[wplug] Re: wplug digest, Vol 1 #141 - 15 msgs

[Sean Fulton]

You'll definitely need to read these before you get it:

CD-Writing HowTo
http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/CD-Writing-HOWTO.html
- with special attention to the ide-scsi stuff

NVidia Linux Drivers
http://www.nvidia.com/Products/Drivers.nsf/Linux.html
http://www.nvidia.com/Products/OpenLinuxDwn.nsf/09769readmefaq
- note: if you're using RedHat 7.1 you might have to get the kernel
driver source rpms and do a 'rpm --rebuild'. the kernel will still
complain about symbols but it'll work. you'll probably have to do
without AGP until NVidia updates their drivers. The NVidia agp driver
won't load for me, agpgart will load but my system was unstable with it. 

I've been through this with a GeForce2 MX-Plextor 12/10/32-RedHat and
it's really quite painless. When you install Linux, don't set the init
to runlevel 5 initially. Do the NVidia voodoo dance first. 

	Sean


> Message: 14
> Date: Tue, 24 Apr 2001 08:37:13 -0400
> From: "H. Lee Brinton" <6xtippet at icubed.com>
> To: wplug <wplug at wplug.org>
> Subject: [wplug] New box
> Reply-To: wplug at wplug.org
> 
> Well I am finally going to replace my Pentium 150.  I ordered a new box and
> I was wondering if any one in wplug had any experience with any of the
> hardware.  The new machine is:
> 
> asus A7M266 motherboard
> AMD Athalon 1.33Ghz
> 512 Mb PC2100 DDR ram
> Plextor 16/10/40 cdrw
> IBM udma100 30GB harddrive
> Intel 100Mb network card
> asus 7700 video card (nvidia Geforce2 GTS 32mb)
> Iomega 250 IDE internal zip drive
> Viewsonic GS??? 19in Monitor
> Windows 2000 CD
> 
> It should be here shortly.  I am bouncing off the walls with anticipation.  I
> am also a little scared that Linux will not work with hardware this new.
> 
> --
> Lee Brinton | 6xtippet at icubed.com
> PGP public key @ http://www.icubed.com/~6xtippet/pgp-public-key.asc
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