Hi, I don't entirely know the answer to your question, but you might want to try something like http://www.linux.org.au/LDP/HOWTO/Hardware-HOWTO.html I know there are and and cyrix patches in the lastest kernals (2.2.4), but redhat 5.2 comes with 2.0.36 I think. the modem will not work if it is a win modem, i.e it is software controlled. And as for the grpahics card, not too sure, but you can always use svga servers. I have heard there are servers for these types of cards but I don't know which ones, cheers Johann Peter McGonigal wrote: > > G'day, > > I am hoping someone can help me. > > I thinking about buying an IBM Aptiva E247 or E447 for home. > > My intention is to set it up with separate partitions, one for > Windows 98 (ie. PC games for the kids) and one for Linux Redhat 5.2 > (ie. for me). > > The two models I'm looking at are : > > - IBM Aptiva E 247 > processor : AMD K6(R) 2/350 > graphics : ATI Rage Pro 2X Turbo AGP > > - IBM Aptiva E 447 > processor : Intel Celeron 400MHz > graphics : Graphics Blaster RIVA 128zx > > Before choosing one of the above models, I would like to confirm > that both Linux Redhat 5.2 and XFree86 recognises all the hardware > in these systems and runs well. > > I have heard that the installation of Redhat will sometimes freeze > on systems running with an AMD K6 2 processor. > > I have also heard that Aptiva audio and internal modem might not > work with Linux. > > Can anyone confirm this happening on an IBM Aptiva ?. > > Do you know of anyone who runs Redhat on an Aptiva E247 or E447 > without any of these probems ?. > > Any info would be much greatly appreciated. > > Thanks, > > -- > _______________________________________________________________________ > > Peter McGonigal Phone : +61 3 9834-8200 > Pre-Sales Systems Engineer Fax : +61 3 9882-8030 > Silicon Graphics Pty Ltd Email : [EMAIL PROTECTED] > 357 Camberwell Road, Vmail : vnet 524-8226 > Camberwell VIC 3124 . WWW : http://www.sgi.com/ > AUSTRALIA. /# |\ Mobile : +61 041 9339 497 > _=######\ > /##########\ > \###########\ > \##########/ > /#/ \##/ > -- > # -- Johann Kwiatkowski Spot The Dog Graphics P.O. Box 79, Moorooka, Qld, Australia, 4105 mobile 0418 797 419 email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] or email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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