Re: OT: Video cards? Creating Athlon Debian box..
you should also take into account the linux kernel itself, only the most
recent kernels suport the athlon, most of the older ones just crash on
it. if i remember right if the distribution is 2.2.x based you need at
least 2.2.13 for the kernel. if it is 2.0.x based there shouldn't be a
problem(although there could be) as the 2.0.x are more generic(i have a
2.0.36 i686 SMP kernel that ran on my dual p2 running on a p200mmx just
fine)
you will know right away if the distribution/kernel is compadible as it
will crash within seconds of boot if it is not.
although whatever distribution i expect you would choose the newest rev of
it, avoid the older ones with the older kernels.
cpu type/speed has very little to do with what will and won't work in X.
nate
On Tue, 11 Apr 2000 kvaughan@bc.cc.ca.us wrote:
kvaugh >At 09:41 AM 4/11/00 -0700, you wrote:
kvaugh >>It's not Debian you are matching your card up to, it's xfree86. In fact,
kvaugh >>you will want to upgrade xfree86 to 3.3.6, so it will support your card.
kvaugh >>
kvaugh >>I just built a couple machines with Matrox G200 16 MB cards and they work
kvaugh >>well. I am not a gamer, so I couldn't give you much info as far as the 3D
kvaugh >
kvaugh >Thanks, Brian (and all others who have sent me their thoughts!).
kvaugh >
kvaugh >I began to realize this as I dove into the question more.. through the site
kvaugh >and other places. I think my question was really rooted in "Does X work
kvaugh >with Athlon?" And that certainly is the case.
kvaugh >
kvaugh >Appreciate the input, folks!
kvaugh >
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