Re: Any problems with this hardware?
1) I've seen a Duron+Gigabyte w/ SB128 installed, so you shouldn't expect
much trouble there.
2) The 2MX is great. However, you'll *need* to have X4 installed to be
able to get out of console.
(I think that apt-get install task-x-window-system[-core] from testing
should do the trick.)
Then you get the basic "nv" driver so you can have a so-so working X.
However I <emphasis>recommend</emphasis> getting the drivers from nvidia.
You should also read this:
http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/mini/Nvidia-OpenGL-Configuration/index.html
a document you really should refer to, and also to nvidia's FAQ. With it,
just follow the step-by-step instructions, it's (mostly) a no-brainer.
They all did a pretty good job...
Good Luck,
Romain
On Thu, 1 Mar 2001, Jan Ulrich Hasecke wrote:
> Hi!
>
> It is time to buy a new computer. Will I face any problems with this
> hardware?
>
> Board: Socket A GIGABYTE 7ZX Via 133 ATX with Sound Blaster 128
> Sound on board
>
> CPU: AMD K7 Thunderbird 900 MHz
>
> RAM: SD-RAM 256 MB PC133
>
> Video: Riva 128 TNT2 Pro AGP 32MB & TV out
> or
> GeForce 2 MX AGP 32MB DDR Creative Labs
>
> I will install Debian 2.2 or woody of course.
>
> Any problems with this hardware?
>
> Do I have to look for NVidia-Drivers on their homepage or will X run
> out-of-the-potato-box?
>
> The on-board-sound-chip is an original SoundBlaster. It can be
> deaktivated.
>
> Would you recommend to use X4.0.2 and the newest Kernel 2.4.2?
>
> I've heard about those minimal requirements compiling Kernel 2.4.2.
>
> TIA
> juh
>
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