Joseph Jones wrote:
I am very much a newbie, I'm at about the level where I'm starting to mess with backports and can compile my own kernel as per the instructions in the newbiedoc (just).I've had an nForce 2 mobo for a couple of months new and simply haven't gotten around to installing it, since it seemed like such a hassle. I'm re-installing Woody soon as well (I broke something in the current install) and figured I'd do both tasks at the same time.How can I do a network install of Woody on an nForce 2 motherboard? I'm guessing I would need to compile a kernel with the forcedeth patch. How do I do this, if possible, with the 2.4.20 kernel (which is what I generally use)? If not possible with the 2.4.20, could I have instructions for whichever kernel version it is possible with?
2.6.X-mmX kernels have forcedeth already built in. Alternatively, you can bould a custom boot CD/floppy and add the binary nvnet driver.
Also, once I've got Debian installed, what functionality can I achieve without installing the god-forsaken drivers from nVidia? Obviously, with forcedeth in the kernel I can get network access, but what about sound and USB? I've read in the list about some guy using snd_intel8x0 (alsa driver), can this be used with esound and OSS?
Sound is properly supported by the latest i8x0 ALSA drivers, as the nForce2 audio chipset is just a tweaked i810. USB is no problem. AGP is supported in 2.4.22 and newer.
Many thanks in advance Joe
Just wondering. What CPU are you using? -Roberto
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