On Thu, 12 Feb 2004 12:53:53 +0000 Daniel Drake <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > 3. Is the nforce2 ethernet driver (nforce-net) supported for the 2.6 > > > > kernels in gentoo? If not it doesnt matter I can manually patch the > > nvidia source and install it. the nforce-net is supported in the > > live cd which is based on the 2.4 series. > Don't use it. The 2.6 kernels have a reverse-engineered driver, named > forcedeth. It performs better than the nvidia drivers, fixes some bugs > that nvidia have neglected, and is open source. Well, might it explain the lock-ups I get with this Asus a7n8x using 2.4.24? Guess I will have to bite the bullet and get the 2.6.x emerged. -- Hermes: "Up yours, Zoidberg. Up wherever your species traditionally crams things." -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
