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 <emphasis>recommend</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] > >