Any problems with this hardware?
Hi! It is time to buy a new computer. Will I face any problems with this hardware? Board: Socket A GIGABYTE 7ZX Via 133 ATX with Sound Blaster 128 Sound on board CPU: AMD K7 Thunderbird 900 MHz RAM: SD-RAM 256 MB PC133 Video: Riva 128 TNT2 Pro AGP 32MB TV out or GeForce 2 MX AGP 32MB DDR Creative Labs I will install Debian 2.2 or woody of course. Any problems with this hardware? Do I have to look for NVidia-Drivers on their homepage or will X run out-of-the-potato-box? The on-board-sound-chip is an original SoundBlaster. It can be deaktivated. Would you recommend to use X4.0.2 and the newest Kernel 2.4.2? I've heard about those minimal requirements compiling Kernel 2.4.2. TIA juh -- Der dornige Zweig der Abderiten-Familie http://www.sudelbuch.de/2001/20010221.html
Re: Any problems with this hardware?
should work fine. but if you want a good x server you'll want to go to nvidia's site and download and compile those for your kernel. not only will you 3d, you'll also get a faster and more responsive x, that uses less memory than the svga. -- Forrest English http://truffula.net When we have nothing left to give There will be no reason for us to live But when we have nothing left to lose You will have nothing left to use -Fugazi On Thu, 1 Mar 2001, Jan Ulrich Hasecke wrote: Hi! It is time to buy a new computer. Will I face any problems with this hardware? Board: Socket A GIGABYTE 7ZX Via 133 ATX with Sound Blaster 128 Sound on board CPU: AMD K7 Thunderbird 900 MHz RAM: SD-RAM 256 MB PC133 Video: Riva 128 TNT2 Pro AGP 32MB TV out or GeForce 2 MX AGP 32MB DDR Creative Labs I will install Debian 2.2 or woody of course. Any problems with this hardware? Do I have to look for NVidia-Drivers on their homepage or will X run out-of-the-potato-box? The on-board-sound-chip is an original SoundBlaster. It can be deaktivated. Would you recommend to use X4.0.2 and the newest Kernel 2.4.2? I've heard about those minimal requirements compiling Kernel 2.4.2. TIA juh -- Der dornige Zweig der Abderiten-Familie http://www.sudelbuch.de/2001/20010221.html -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Any problems with this hardware?
The first place I would look would be the Linux Hardware Database http://lhd.zdnet.com/ *** REPLY SEPARATOR *** On 01/03/01 at 6:19 PM Jan Ulrich Hasecke wrote: Hi! It is time to buy a new computer. Will I face any problems with this hardware? Board: Socket A GIGABYTE 7ZX Via 133 ATX with Sound Blaster 128 Sound on board CPU: AMD K7 Thunderbird 900 MHz RAM: SD-RAM 256 MB PC133 Video: Riva 128 TNT2 Pro AGP 32MB TV out or GeForce 2 MX AGP 32MB DDR Creative Labs I will install Debian 2.2 or woody of course. Any problems with this hardware? Do I have to look for NVidia-Drivers on their homepage or will X run out-of-the-potato-box? The on-board-sound-chip is an original SoundBlaster. It can be deaktivated. Would you recommend to use X4.0.2 and the newest Kernel 2.4.2? I've heard about those minimal requirements compiling Kernel 2.4.2. TIA juh -- Der dornige Zweig der Abderiten-Familie http://www.sudelbuch.de/2001/20010221.html -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Any problems with this hardware?
Board: Socket A GIGABYTE 7ZX Via 133 ATX with Sound Blaster 128 Sound on board CPU: AMD K7 Thunderbird 900 MHz RAM: SD-RAM 256 MB PC133 Video: Riva 128 TNT2 Pro AGP 32MB TV out or GeForce 2 MX AGP 32MB DDR Creative Labs I will install Debian 2.2 or woody of course. Any problems with this hardware? Do I have to look for NVidia-Drivers on their homepage or will X run out-of-the-potato-box? The on-board-sound-chip is an original SoundBlaster. It can be deaktivated. Would you recommend to use X4.0.2 and the newest Kernel 2.4.2? I've heard about those minimal requirements compiling Kernel 2.4.2. - On the record, check the HCL (hardware compatibility list) Off the record, I don't see a problem with the hardware...you might want to get the latest drivers from the web for your video card. IMHO it's always better to compile the modules for your video card yourself. As far as the new Kernel goes...why not? just keep a copy of your old one around in case... -Jeff
Re: Any problems with this hardware?
Hallo Jason! Am Don, 01 Mär 2001, schrieb Jason Nord: The first place I would look would be the Linux Hardware Database http://lhd.zdnet.com/ I had a look at it, but there are no ratings for the board and the Riva 128. I must search for the GeForce 2 MX. Board: Socket A GIGABYTE 7ZX Via 133 ATX with Sound Blaster 128 Sound on board Video: Riva 128 TNT2 Pro AGP 32MB TV out or GeForce 2 MX AGP 32MB DDR Creative Labs Ciao! juh -- Zuchtmeister Sloterdijk im Menschenpark http://www.sudelbuch.de/1999/19990910.html
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1) I've seen a Duron+Gigabyte w/ SB128 installed, so you shouldn't expect much trouble there. 2) The 2MX is great. However, you'll *need* to have X4 installed to be able to get out of console. (I think that apt-get install task-x-window-system[-core] from testing should do the trick.) Then you get the basic nv driver so you can have a so-so working X. However I emphasisrecommend/emphasis getting the drivers from nvidia. You should also read this: http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/mini/Nvidia-OpenGL-Configuration/index.html a document you really should refer to, and also to nvidia's FAQ. With it, just follow the step-by-step instructions, it's (mostly) a no-brainer. They all did a pretty good job... Good Luck, Romain On Thu, 1 Mar 2001, Jan Ulrich Hasecke wrote: Hi! It is time to buy a new computer. Will I face any problems with this hardware? Board: Socket A GIGABYTE 7ZX Via 133 ATX with Sound Blaster 128 Sound on board CPU: AMD K7 Thunderbird 900 MHz RAM: SD-RAM 256 MB PC133 Video: Riva 128 TNT2 Pro AGP 32MB TV out or GeForce 2 MX AGP 32MB DDR Creative Labs I will install Debian 2.2 or woody of course. Any problems with this hardware? Do I have to look for NVidia-Drivers on their homepage or will X run out-of-the-potato-box? The on-board-sound-chip is an original SoundBlaster. It can be deaktivated. Would you recommend to use X4.0.2 and the newest Kernel 2.4.2? I've heard about those minimal requirements compiling Kernel 2.4.2. TIA juh -- Der dornige Zweig der Abderiten-Familie http://www.sudelbuch.de/2001/20010221.html -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
