[NMLUG] Asus M2V not for Linux

[sbrowne at ix.netcom.com (Steve Browne)]

On Fri, 01 Sep 2006 11:14:57 -0600, you wrote:

>Steve Browne wrote:
>>
>> I hope this saves some of you from wasting money. I'm curious to know
>> what (recent) CPUs/motherboards you IT professionals are using.
>
>Hi Steve;
>
>Interesting post.  I understand your stated need to use Via chipsets for 
>compatibility reasons.  However, I have found the NForce 3 and NForce 4 
>chipsets to be preferable in most instances for building Linux 
>workstations and NIS clients (Linux).
>
>Recently I built two systems based on the MSI K8NGM2-FID mainboard 
>(micro ATX, Socket 939).
>
>http://forums.anandtech.com/messageview.cfm?catid=29&threadid=1803985
>
>I tested the K8NGM2-FID under Ubuntu and Gentoo Linux. The NVidia NForce 
>430 seems reasonably well supported, as does the Nvidia GeForce 6150 
>integrated GPU.  The downloaded Nvidia driver for the Vitesse VSC8201 
>NIC worked fine under Gentoo, but Ubuntu uses a different version of GCC 
>for the installed kernel than for the installed compiler on the system, 
>so I abandoned Ubuntu as a distro for this system for that reason; 
>though it would be simple enough to put an Intel Pro 100/1000 NIC in a 
>PCI slot to circumvent this limitation.
>
>The Nvidia NForce 430 works well with Windows XP, one of the two 
>machines built runs Windows XP Professional, and after driver 
>installation the Device Manager looked fine and there were no noted 
>hardware/driver issues for Windows XP Pro.
>
>I have little experience with the AM2 platform, I am in the process of 
>building an AM2 workstation (for Gentoo Linux) based around a Gigabyte 
>GA-M55Plus-S3G mainboard.  The system will not post and I am awaiting 
>new memory, as I suspect the problem is due to either incompatible 
>memory or a bad mainboard.
>
>
>-Nick

My XP system was originally installed on a VIA chipset mobo, and it
won't boot on an NVIDIA Nforce board. I shudder at the thought of
reinstalling thousands of hours of tweaking.

However it looks like Nvidia is trying to monopolize the mobo market,
so eventually I may have no choice.

Steve
Stephen B. Browne
sbrowne@ix.netcom.com
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