Re: Linux compatability for IBM desktop machines

2004-01-18 Thread Sanjay Chigurupati
Hi, The default driver in 4.3 if it supports Quadro will give u 2-d support, not 3-d hardware support. generally, nvidia drivers give u clearer rendering than what comes in Xfree for nvidia. just download and follow the instructions given on nvidia site: you might have to edit the X config file

Re: Linux compatability for IBM desktop machines

2004-01-18 Thread Faheem Mitha
On Fri, 16 Jan 2004 06:56:56 -0600, Kent West <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Faheem Mitha wrote: > >>Dear People, >> >>I am writing to ask whether anyone has any Linux experience with something >>similar to the two desktop machines described at >> >>(http://www.unc.edu/cci/index/ccishop/departmental.

Re: Linux compatability for IBM desktop machines

2004-01-18 Thread Faheem Mitha
On Fri, 16 Jan 2004 18:55:09 +0530, Sanjay Chigurupati <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi, > About the desktops, > > 1) check what NIC its using: netgear normally has linux drivers available > > 2) soundcard : which make is it? > > 3) Intel : which model? > > 4) Nvidia Quadro 4: might be available (

Re: Linux compatability for IBM desktop machines

2004-01-18 Thread Faheem Mitha
On Sat, 17 Jan 2004 12:59:29 -0500, Mark Roach <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Thu, 2004-01-15 at 14:38, Faheem Mitha wrote: >> Dear People, >> >> I am writing to ask whether anyone has any Linux experience with something >> similar to the two desktop machines described at > [...] >> >From the des

Re: Linux compatability for IBM desktop machines

2004-01-17 Thread Mark Roach
On Thu, 2004-01-15 at 14:38, Faheem Mitha wrote: > Dear People, > > I am writing to ask whether anyone has any Linux experience with something > similar to the two desktop machines described at [...] > >From the descriptions given, I'm not sure what to make of "Integrated > 10/100/1000 MB ENET" o

Re: Linux compatability for IBM desktop machines

2004-01-16 Thread Pigeon
On Fri, Jan 16, 2004 at 06:56:56AM -0600, Kent West wrote: > PS. What's will all these web vendors all of a sudden putting on their > sites messages like "* IBM recommends Microsoft ? Windows ? XP > Professional" and "**TigerDirect recommends Microsoft? Windows? XP" and > "* Dell recommends Mic

Re: Linux compatability for IBM desktop machines

2004-01-16 Thread Sanjay Chigurupati
Hi, About the desktops, 1) check what NIC its using: netgear normally has linux drivers available 2) soundcard : which make is it? 3) Intel : which model? 4) Nvidia Quadro 4: might be available ( check their site nvidia.com). They make good drivers for Linux. just have to check if the model is

Re: Linux compatability for IBM desktop machines

2004-01-16 Thread Kent West
Faheem Mitha wrote: Dear People, I am writing to ask whether anyone has any Linux experience with something similar to the two desktop machines described at (http://www.unc.edu/cci/index/ccishop/departmental.html) See http://www.unc.edu/cci/index/ccishop/fullconfiguration.html for more detail.

Linux compatability for IBM desktop machines

2004-01-15 Thread Faheem Mitha
Dear People, I am writing to ask whether anyone has any Linux experience with something similar to the two desktop machines described at (http://www.unc.edu/cci/index/ccishop/departmental.html) See http://www.unc.edu/cci/index/ccishop/fullconfiguration.html for more detail. Our department (UNC