I have just subscribed to this list so I can not reply to "suggestions for hardware" message but as nobody mentioned open source drivers, I thought I would.
With pcie video on your MB, your choices are limited. The Ati X300 and I believe X600 work with xorg 7.1. I carelessly bought an X1300 without checking and it has no support(even 2d) with the xorg ati driver because it has no 2d. I think I read somewhere that 2d is simulated with the 3d hardware. I gave that away and bought the X300 because I update kernels and everything else quite often and I do not care for the hassle of binary drivers (plus i hate the tainted kernel message). If you are not looking for ultra high performance gaming hardware, I belive that the intel video is your best bet. There are good open source drivers (I belive they are supplied by intel) for both kernel and xorg. I think you will have to buy intel cpu for this option. I bought ny 1st intel cpu/chipset in years recently for no reason except the video driver issue with pcie MBs. I bought a core 2 duo and it is faster than my athlon x2 at about the same price. jpd -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/lfs-chat FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/faq/ Unsubscribe: See the above information page
