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Mark M. Hoffman wrote:
I would hardly say nvidia falls short of the linux support. I know they don't release the actual code but they at least offer drivers for linux. And in my book that's a step in the right direction. The only problem my friend has had with the board in gentoo was the Gig-E realtek ethernet port. The nvidia ethernet works fine though. The drivers are downloadable from nvidia's website.McLinux wrote:
I am planning to upgrade my humble P-III 450 Mhz with P-IV, however I am very much willing to experiment and I have heard that AMD Athlon is doing really great. Due to this I am confused and am seeking advice as which Motherboard, CPU and RAM I should opt for.
* Jason Schadel <jasonschadel@comcast.net> [2004年03月09日 13:42:06 -0500]:
I was recently shopping for a replacement to my current desktop machine and I came across some inexpensive AMD motherboards that use the nforce2 chipset.
This is the one I was thinking of getting. http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=13-136-139&catalog=22&manufactory=BROWSE&depa=0
A friend of mine runs Gentoo on the higher end version of that board(the one with all the bells and whistles) and loves it.
The best way to encourage PC H/W vendors to support Linux properly is to buy from those who do. E.g. 3ware RAID cards, and most things Intel (notable exception Centrino wireless, but you didn't mention laptops).
NVidia definitely falls on the wrong side of this equation, and not just with video hardware: IIRC they are also witholding info on the NIC which is built-in to nforce2. Jason, can you (or your friend) confirm this?
Regards,
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