Hi Chris
USB modem's are still winmodems.. so getting them
going can be hassle. (if at all..IMHO).
Mahesh
> Hi there,
>
> My Dick Smith Electronics 'Terminator 1100' linux PC
> is about to
> get better...
>
> The terminator has an S3 Savage4 integrated AGP 4x
> video chip, but this
> chip is not supported by MesaGL or the XFree86 DRI
> or Utah-GLX projects,
> so there is no 3D hardware acceleration for
> graphics. 2D works very
> well luckily, but Dick Smith advertised the PC as
> having both 2D and
> 3D.
>
> I quietly mentioned this to them, and after some
> deliberation they have
> decided to do the following...
>
> 1. Offer me a free GeForce2 MX200 64MB PCI video
> card (which is well
> supported by linux drivers for 3D).
> 2. Offer me a free USB modem (my existing modem uses
> a PCI slot and I
> only have 2 to play with, meaning no more
> upgrades once the gfx card
> is installed, unless the PCI modem is removed).
>
> If you are hunting for a modern system to run later
> linux distros on
> the terminator will represent great value IMHO, and
> you could get free
> 'extras' while they still sell it without 3D
> support!
>
> On a different note, has anyone installed a GeForce2
> MX200 in their
> linux box? There are generic GF2 drivers already
> installed on my
> system, but I think I'd like to try the 'Detonator'
> drivers from
> nVidia ('Detonator' performs very well apparently).
>
> Kind regards,
>
> Chris Wilkinson, Middle Earth, New Zealand.
>
> MICRO$LOTH FREE ZONE!
>
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