>Linux on it 99.5% of the time. First of all, is a Pentium II 400 with a
>Gigabyte BX motherboard alright? I remember hearing a long time ago that
>Pentium II's were not completely compatible with Linux, but I think that's
they are completely compatible.
>not the case anymore. Also, I know that Xfree86 has really good support
>for the Millenium II AGP (from what I can tell), but what about SVGALib?
while i have yet to check out release 1.3.0 which i saw announced on
freshmeat.net, i can tell you that 1.2.13 which has been shipping and
the latest version for aeons does nothing better than 640x480.
(ie it is supported as a VGA device)
>Also, I'm planning to have this system custom-built by a company somewhere
>in Austin, and I want it to be relatively cheap... I know that Chipsmart
>has really good prices, but I've heard bad things about their service and
>reliability. I found a store called Microchip Computers on the Internet,
>and they have pretty good prices too... Does anybody know about their
>service/reliability?
i'll throw in a recommendation for tinkertronics. clued, cheap, friendly.
awesome warranty (esp compared to chipsmart)
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