> James P. Roberts wrote: > > Next, I happen to know, from experience, that RH 7.1 does NOT support > > the nVidia GeForce 2 MX 440 video chipset. nVidia does provide X > > drivers for the GeForce 2 MX 220 chipset, although I personally haven't > > gotten it working right yet (on a fairly new HP Pavilion desktop > > machine). I think this MX 220 driver might work with the MX 440, but > > will likely not take full advantage of its features. No promises, > > though. You might be stuck until nVidia upgrades their drivers. > > > > What this means is, you will have to install Linux initially WITHOUT > > X-windows support. Then, you will have to download the drivers from > > nVidia, from their website. Install those; THEN you can try installing > > X-windows. > > And if you are going to all that trouble, why not just get 8.0 and > install that? > > Forrest
Well, mainly cost (I prefer to have the CD's on hand for emergencies). Secondarily, to keep the exact same version of the OS on all my Linux machines. Keeps the number of headaches down, since they all share the same library of RPMs. On the other hand, it would have been nice to have identical hardware for each machine, as well. Bloody hardware evolves faster than the software, that's for sure. *shrug* C'est la vie. Finally, when I do eventually upgrade my CD box set, I will have to implement it on a whole bunch of machines, not just one. I bet I could come up with a few more excuses; but by then, I could have just downloaded all the nVidia drivers, and... ;) Jim _______________________________________________ Seawolf-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/seawolf-list
