I recently installed Mandrake 7.2 on my new system. It
went quite smoothly apart from the BIOS setup that I needed
to do but didn't do -- I needed to turn off "PNP OS" in the BIOS.
My system uses a GeForce II MX card and Mandrake 7.2
configured it correctly -- in the sense that I could startx and use
KDE without problems. I am quite happy with Mandrake 7.2
based on my installation experience. My other system uses
Mandrake 7.1 and I plan to upgrade it to Mandrake 7.2 once
I have some time and if I don't come across many problems
with Mandrake 7.2. The following is my system with Mandrake 7.2
running:
PIII 866
256 MB SDRAM
Asus CUSL2-C MB
GeFroce II MX
SB Live
DEC "tulip" Ethernet card
DVD ROM
CD Writer
Good luck.
Alinga
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jerry Sternesky" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Tuesday, January 02, 2001 4:12 AM
Subject: [expert] Intel 815e
> I sent this a couple of days ago and it seems it never made it to the
list.
>
> I will be getting an intel 815e motherboard with onboard sound and 4Xagp
> graphics. I was wondering 2 things has anyone installed Mandrake 7.2 on
> one of these, if so what "challenges" if any can I look forward to if any
to
> get the hardware recognized. I plan on doing a fresh install. According
to
> the intel FAQ I can anticipate it not seeing all of my memory for 2.x
series
> of kernels, it also looks like I will have to install a graphic driver
from
> intel for the agp support.
>
> Also, since I currently use a Creatave TNT2 Ultra in 24bit will I be
> disappointed by video performance, including openGL? The xfree86.org site
> indicates 4.02 has improved DRI but only at 16. It does have a slot for
> adding an agp video card if I choose, but I am wondering if this is worth
the
> added expense to play some games.
>
> If anybody has some experience with these I would appreciate their
feedback,
> since I won't tackle this until the weekend I am trying to plan ahead.
>
> Thanks
>
> Jerry
>
