Re: [gentoo-user] Dell Inspiron 530 compatability questions before buying

2007-08-11 Thread Walter Dnes
On Fri, Aug 10, 2007 at 11:04:54PM +0200, Benno Schulenberg wrote It features an Integrated Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 3100 video chip. According to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intel_graphics_media_accelerator the 3100 chip is very similar to the GMA 950, which works very well

Re: [gentoo-user] Dell Inspiron 530 compatability questions before buying

2007-08-11 Thread Benno Schulenberg
Walter Dnes wrote: On Fri, Aug 10, 2007 at 11:04:54PM +0200, Benno Schulenberg wrote According to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intel_graphics_media_accelerator the 3100 chip is very similar to the GMA 950, which works very well under Linux. Thanks. Good to know. And within a few

[gentoo-user] Dell Inspiron 530 compatability questions before buying

2007-08-10 Thread Walter Dnes
My 1999 Dell with a 450 mhz PIII and 128 megs of *MAIN RAM* is finally dying on me. With the network card, and now the internal modem gone, I think it's time to retire the Dell. Next month would be its 8th anniversary, and that is ancient for a PC. I have an AMD3000+ as my new main machine.

Re: [gentoo-user] Dell Inspiron 530 compatability questions before buying

2007-08-10 Thread Benno Schulenberg
Walter Dnes wrote: It features an Integrated Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 3100 video chip. According to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intel_graphics_media_accelerator the 3100 chip is very similar to the GMA 950, which works very well under Linux. The G33 and friends are listed in