On Jan 18, 2008 3:03 AM, Chee How Chua <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi, > > I'm thinking of getting a new CPU with the Gigabyte motherboard. But > I'm concerned that the built-in graphics adapter and NIC cannot be > recognised by 10.3. > > The adapter in question here is Intel G33 and the NIC is RTL8168. > > I've tried the Live CD - GNOME and basic Compiz can run on it. I'm > just worried that Compiz-Fusion can't run on it. Does having Compiz > run successfully mean that Compiz-Fusion can run as well? And, no, I > can't do without Compiz-Fusion - I'm a sucker for desktop eye candy =P > > As for the NIC, the GNOME Live CD is unable to use it. Meaning that > the Network Manager is able to detect the type of card but says that > it is "not connected". It even knows the MAC address. And it is using > the r8169 module for the NIC. > > And the sound device is not recognised. I'm testing this on the > GA-G31M-S2L motherboard. Unfortunately I can't install the full > version of 10.3 on it to test it out. > > Does anyone here have any experience with the aforementioned hardware? > > Thanks in advance!
If you look at netstat -i (iirc) does it show bytes sent, but none received. I had that issue on one of my MBs. It indicates that interrupts are not working. I had to boot with the -msi option I think. You can find details of what I did in Novell's bugzilla. I don't have too many I submitted. Good Luck Greg -- Greg Freemyer Litigation Triage Solutions Specialist http://www.linkedin.com/in/gregfreemyer First 99 Days Litigation White Paper - http://www.norcrossgroup.com/forms/whitepapers/99%20Days%20whitepaper.pdf The Norcross Group The Intersection of Evidence & Technology http://www.norcrossgroup.com -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
