[newbie] finally going for it
I have enough of mandrake 9.0 working to the point where I can switch it to my main hard drive and just have winxp on my smaller drive and use linux almost exclusively. I do have to have some win programs and once I find comparable replacements, win xp will go completely. I do have to get a new motherboard though because this one will not let me install mandrake 9.0 without using an older kernel. I also can not use my agp vid card for some reason. It has nothing to do with linux, it is the motherboard. I have the elitegroup k7vmm and it is junk!!! I have an AMD Duron 1.2 GHz processor. Any suggestions as to what I should get? I do not want any built in video or sound or lan LOL walt
Re: [newbie] finally going for it
On Saturday 14 December 2002 05:19 pm, walt wrote: I have enough of mandrake 9.0 working to the point where I can switch it to my main hard drive and just have winxp on my smaller drive and use linux almost exclusively. I do have to have some win programs and once I find comparable replacements, win xp will go completely. I do have to get a new motherboard though because this one will not let me install mandrake 9.0 without using an older kernel. I also can not use my agp vid card for some reason. It has nothing to do with linux, it is the motherboard. I have the elitegroup k7vmm and it is junk!!! I have an AMD Duron 1.2 GHz processor. Any suggestions as to what I should get? I do not want any built in video or sound or lan LOL walt I have both a Soyo and a Gigabyte MB with 1.3ghz Duron and Athlon 1800+ respectively, and they both run well. The Soyo is a K7VTA and the Gigabyte is a GA-7VRX no problems with 9.0 installation and they run like lightening compared to my old K6II processors. Seems like Soyo and Gigabyte both get it right for AMD processors. HTH -- Dennis M. linux user # 180842 Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] finally going for it
Congrats. IMHO. A linux desktop is much, much nice than a Win desktop. In any event. I would spend a little extra money and buy a ASUS MB. I've had mine for a year. And, have had zero compatability problems with ANY OS that i have tinkered with. As far a video cards. I would stick with NVidia. walt wrote: I have enough of mandrake 9.0 working to the point where I can switch it to my main hard drive and just have winxp on my smaller drive and use linux almost exclusively. I do have to have some win programs and once I find comparable replacements, win xp will go completely. I do have to get a new motherboard though because this one will not let me install mandrake 9.0 without using an older kernel. I also can not use my agp vid card for some reason. It has nothing to do with linux, it is the motherboard. I have the elitegroup k7vmm and it is junk!!! I have an AMD Duron 1.2 GHz processor. Any suggestions as to what I should get? I do not want any built in video or sound or lan LOL walt
Re: [newbie] finally going for it
El Sáb 14 Dic 2002 20:59, Dennis Myers escribió: I have both a Soyo and a Gigabyte MB with 1.3ghz Duron and Athlon 1800+ respectively, and they both run well. The Soyo is a K7VTA and the Gigabyte is a GA-7VRX no problems with 9.0 installation and they run like lightening compared to my old K6II processors. Seems like Soyo and Gigabyte both get it right for AMD processors. HTH Hola, Dennis. What graphic card do you have in your K7VTA? Saludos. -- Pilagá GNU/Linux Mandrake 9.0 11:47pm up 2:02, 3 users, load average: 0.00, 0.05, 0.20 Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] finally going for it
On Saturday 14 December 2002 08:56 pm, Pilagá wrote: El Sáb 14 Dic 2002 20:59, Dennis Myers escribió: I have both a Soyo and a Gigabyte MB with 1.3ghz Duron and Athlon 1800+ respectively, and they both run well. The Soyo is a K7VTA and the Gigabyte is a GA-7VRX no problems with 9.0 installation and they run like lightening compared to my old K6II processors. Seems like Soyo and Gigabyte both get it right for AMD processors. HTH Hola, Dennis. What graphic card do you have in your K7VTA? Saludos. Have an Nvidia GeForce 2 MX400, runs very well using the .src.rpm I can play UT2003 with no jerkiness, Oh, and the box Power Pack set of ML9.0 has the commercial drivers available during install. I believe they are a good card except for not being gpl'd. HTH -- Dennis M. linux user # 180842 Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] finally going for it
On Sun, 2002-12-15 at 12:24, kjc wrote: Congrats. IMHO. A linux desktop is much, much nice than a Win desktop. In any event. I would spend a little extra money and buy a ASUS MB. I've had mine for a year. And, have had zero compatability problems with ANY OS that i have tinkered with. As far a video cards. I would stick with NVidia. Asus and nVidia rock. Solid as a rock. Rock'n'roll. As dependable as a southern preacher preachin' bout hellfire. Works as hard as an ambulance chaser and stays cool as a cucumber. -- Sun Dec 15 15:10:00 EST 2002 3:10pm up 4 days, 7:32, 6 users, load average: 1.08, 0.62, 0.33 .o0 linux user:267497 0o. |____ | kühn media australia | / \ /| |'-. | http://kma.0catch.com | .\__/ || | | | | _ / `._ \|_|_.-' | stephen kühn | | / \__.`=._) (_ | email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] | |/ ._/ || | email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] | |'. `\ | | |icq: 5483808 | ;/ / | | | | smk ) /_/| |.---.| | mobile: 0410-728-389 | ' `-`' | Berkeley, New South Wales, AU Coralament*Best Grötens*Liebe Grüße*Best Regards*Elkorajn Salutojn She ran the gamut of emotions from 'A' to 'B'. -- Dorothy Parker, on a Kate Hepburn performance Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
