Hi Chris, Do you recall the specifics of the nvidia chipset / Redhat issues? I just upgraded my Win2k computer with an ASUS moboard that uses the Nvidia chipset. Now that I've finished school, I had to give back my Linux boxen (well, they did belong to the Univ. after all). I've been trying to decide whether to make a dual-boot machine (with the ASUS board) or cobble together spare parts to build a separate Linux box. I could use another distro if it's just Redhat/Madrake that has issues with Nvidia.
- Cliff Frazier > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of > christopher neitzert > Sent: Saturday, June 21, 2003 2:23 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [RLUG] Laptop linux > > > John, > > I prefer going with dell factory refurbs: > check out http://www.dell.com/dfo > > pick the laptop you need. should be able to find a decent one for under > $1k, a stellar one for under $2k, and a "i'm not worthy for this peice > of equipment" one for under $4k. > > there are issues with the nvidia chipsets and redhat or mandrake, > however getting the right kernel modules should be trivial, though I > prefer ATI Rage Mobility 7500 (or higher) for great graphics. > > > I use an old inspiron 8100/1.2ghz/512mb RAM/ATI RAge Mobility 7500 with > 128megs VRAM and mandrake 9.1 without a hitch. > > chris > _______________________________________________ RLUG mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.rlug.org/mailman/listinfo/rlug
