Another point I want to mention about nForce2 and KM266 is the dual-X
configuration. Ever since Microsoft Windows-XP "introduced" the dual
monitor option, many estate planning lawyers now cannot live without
using two monitors. However, the majority of computer users are not
aware that the du
Thanks for sharing your experience Eric.
The so-called "tweaking" is really not nearly as bad as I sounded.
With KM266, if it doesn't install (i.e., no video during
installation--typically experienced with RH9 or MDK9, no problem with
earlier versions), all you need to do is to make sure that
I have the nforce 1, and its not particularly tricky on linux. The
graphics chip boots RH7.2+, I believe. If you want to use the onboard
pci devices, I would suggest the .src.rpm. rpm -ivh *.src.rpm, then go
into the directory it dumps it to. I think that's
/usr/src/RedHat/SOURCES. Go into
Both nVidia's nForce2 and VIA's KM266 provide excellent platforms for
use as business Linux desktops--they are very powerful, flexible, stable
and "cheap" (especially the KM266 based systems). The nForce2 also has
a duel-monitor option, which can be very neat for certain types of
applications
