On Wednesday 03 December 2008 11:14 am, Jeff Lasman wrote: > I'm ready to put together a new machine: > > Heart: ECS G31T-M mb, 2G memory, quad-core Intel processor, 2 500GB > HDs, DVD burner, Antec Solo Case, Antec NeoPower 500 PS. > > Soul: Don't know yet. That's where this thread comes in.
Thanks, everyone. I made a preliminary decision to go with Ubuntu. After my latest thread I made a preliminary decision to go with 64-bit Ubuntu. However after reading this I'm not sure if I've done right by Ubuntu and the hardware I selected. Note that I _can_ return the video card and buy something else; perhaps even something else more expensive, but I want to have the right combination... Note this, from the Ubuntu website at: http://www.ubuntu.com/getubuntu/releasenotes/810 <snip> nVidia "legacy" video support The 71 and 96 series of proprietary nVidia drivers, as provided by the nvidia-glx-legacy and nvidia-glx packages in Ubuntu 8.04 LTS, are not compatible with the X.Org included in Ubuntu 8.10. Users with the nVidia TNT, TNT2, TNT Ultra, GeForce, GeForce2, GeForce3, and GeForce4 chipsets are affected and will be transitioned on upgrade to the free nv driver instead. This driver does not support 3D acceleration. </snip> I'm looking at that last sentence, becaue the video card I bought is an nVidia GeForce card. What does that last word "acceleration" mean to me in the context of the hardware I've bought? Does that mean it supports 3D but not acceleration? Note that I don't _need_ 3D, but it's one of my wants for this new machine. I want to try the new desktops. Any help will be appreciated; I was going to unwrap and build today <smile>. Thanks! Jeff -- Jeff Lasman, Nobaloney Internet Services P.O. Box 52200, Riverside, CA 92517 Our jplists address used on lists is for list email only voice: +1 951 643-5345, or see: "http://www.nobaloney.net/contactus.html";
