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Hi,

I have to specify the hardware for a Linux box that will most probably
run a Redhat distribution. (as a PostgreSQL server). I have had good
experiences in using motherboards with the nVidia nForce2 chipset with
windows. How is the support under various distributions/versions of
Linux ?
X-windows support is not an absolute requirement at the moment, but I
would like to be able to use at least the NIC in the chipset. If I can
get the sound and X-server going as well it would be a bonus.
This is the first opertunity I have had, to be able to specify Linux,
in stead of windows for a specific solution at my work. Hence I do not
want anything to go wrong to give the MS fanatics ammo to shoot
the use of Linux down.

Regards
   Anton Erasmus

Anton,

NVIDIA supports its cards under Linux. Please download the drivers from www.
nvidia.com and make the required adjustments - as described in the
downloaded files - in XF86config-4. Should be easy.

Jos

Quote:> Hi,

> I have to specify the hardware for a Linux box that will most probably
> run a Redhat distribution. (as a PostgreSQL server). I have had good
> experiences in using motherboards with the nVidia nForce2 chipset with
> windows. How is the support under various distributions/versions of
> Linux ?
> X-windows support is not an absolute requirement at the moment, but I
> would like to be able to use at least the NIC in the chipset. If I can
> get the sound and X-server going as well it would be a bonus.
> This is the first opertunity I have had, to be able to specify Linux,
> in stead of windows for a specific solution at my work. Hence I do not
> want anything to go wrong to give the MS fanatics ammo to shoot
> the use of Linux down.

> Regards
>    Anton Erasmus

Check out http://pciids.sourceforge.net/ to make sure that the
mobo you choose has the necessary support. I tend to stay away
from nVidia. I prefer VIA.

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On Thu, 12 Jun 2003 07:16:36 -0500, "ne..."

Hi,

Thanks for the link. The nforce2 chip and its various peripherals are
all listed. What does this mean in practice ?
Why do you stay away from nvidia ? Lack of support ? VIA faster ?
More reliable ? On windows I have found the nForce2 chipset to
be quite a bit faster than the VIA chipsets. I have not quantified
this speed difference, but with exactely the same memory/CPU, the
nForce2 machine feels much faster.

Regards
   Anton Erasmus

Then if the mobo you buy has these nVidia stuff you should be okay.

Quote:> Why do you stay away from nvidia ? Lack of support ? VIA faster ?

nVidia support tends to lag unlike VIA. Most reports are that
nVidia is faster, however for a database server, stability not
speed should be the issue. Unless of course you intend to play
games on it (-:

Quote:> More reliable ? On windows I have found the nForce2 chipset to
> be quite a bit faster than the VIA chipsets. I have not quantified
> this speed difference, but with exactely the same memory/CPU, the
> nForce2 machine feels much faster.

You are not alone with that feeling. If nVidia gave support to
free OSes as much as they give to MS, I would have jumped ship
a long time ago. Other peoples view may differ.

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