Machine doesn't have AGP...PPro never has, AFAIK. :-)
Video will PROBABLY be a PCI TNT card, and boot drive will likely be my new
9.1 GB SCSI. :-) Then again, maybe I'll boot to one of the 850 meg IDE
drives... :-)
I typically do run a "custom" install...at least with my work machine,
that's what I did.... :-) I appreciate the suggestions!
John
----- Original Message -----
From: Brett Jones <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Saturday, August 07, 1999 12:05 AM
Subject: Re: [expert] Linux Mandrake 6.0 Question
> The install will pick up you dual cpu's and install a kernel that will
support
> them out of the box (nice touch I think). Pick up a good mid range card. A
4 meg
> AGP Diamond card would be a good choice if the budget is tight. Or if you
got
> the dough a G200 16 meg card would be super sweet. I've had good luck with
the
> pci realtek 10/100 cards. Mandrake 6.1 from what I understand is the
cooker
> version, a development version. Make sure you download the updates and
install
> them straight away.
>
> Is the drive dedicated to Linux? Make sure the /boot directory is under
the
> 1023 cylinder on the drive. When you partition it make a 15 meg partition
first
> off and mount is as /boot
>
> When you run the install choose custom, then select the packages you want
to
> install by hand. It's a great way to learn about the system and the
packages on
> it.
>
> Have fun.
>
> --
> Brett Jones
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
