Has anyone tried the nVidia nForce 420D chipset with GNU/Linux, and with Mandrake in particular? I am thinking of purchasing a new computer [before RAM prices rise too high :-) ], and the integrated solution offered by the nForce is tempting. Nvidia have GNU/Linux drivers on their web site, but it seems like these are only for the integrated graphics, despite their claims of having "Complete Linux Drivers". Are the built-in ethernet, Dolby Digital audio and HomePNA usable in Mandrake? The ethernet is based on a Realtek RTL 8139 chip, which is well supported in Linux (I have such a card now).
I'm not a fan of closed source drivers, but this chipset looks too good to pass up :-) -- Sridhar Dhanapalan "... the main beneficiaries of mergers in the computer industry have been competitors" -- Ben Rosen, Chairman of Compaq Computer Corp., 1991.
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