Linux compatability for IBM desktop machines
Dear People,
I am writing to ask whether anyone has any Linux experience with something
similar to the two desktop machines described at
(http://www.unc.edu/cci/index/ccishop/departmental.html)
See http://www.unc.edu/cci/index/ccishop/fullconfiguration.html for more
detail.
Our department (UNC-CH) is thinking of purchasing a machine for use with
Debian.
Specifically, potential problems seem to be with
a) NIC
b) Video card.
>From the descriptions given, I'm not sure what to make of "Integrated
10/100/1000 MB ENET" or "Integrated 10/100100 MB ENET". (I'm guessing the
latter was a typo and should be the same as the former). Does anyone have
any idea about this?
As for the video card, it would also be useful to have more information.
The web page says "Intel Extreme Graphics 32MB" and "Open AGP slot NVIDIA
QUADRO-4 64mb" respectively.
As far as the former goes,
http://www.intel.com/solutions/index.htm?iid=Corporate+Header_Solutions
seems to be relevant. However, it seems to be a binary X module + needs
kernel support.
As far as the latter goes, I think Nvidia also has binary drivers. I don't
think the nv driver in X supports this card. Am I correct?
I see that Debian packages the nvidia driver, and the description
explicitly mentions the Quadro chipset. I used these drivers once and they
worked OK, but does anyone have any direct experience with the Quadro
chipset, specifically how it works with recent 2.4 kernels? Also, has
anyone any experience of using this with a flat-panel display?
Thanks in advance.
Faheem.
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