List Archive: gentoo-dev
On Monday 20 August 2001 11:18, you wrote:
> I am about to get a new computer on which I plan to run Gentoo. Will a
> nVidia GeForce2 MX200 32MB (or possibly 64 MB) with 4X AGP work without too
> much trouble in Gentoo?
No special gentoo-related trouble, it'll work just like under any other
distro, or possibly better.
> I gather that this is the case from the nvidia
> Troubleshooting Guide
The NTSG (nvidia troubleshooting guide) is terribly outdated. Some of what it
says may no longer be true. Note the driver version it's for.
> How long is 'forever' when
> compiling X and KDE? It dosn't matter much, but do you have any idea how
> long it might take on a 933 MHz system?
On my P-III-900 w/ 256 MB RAM: X=1.2 hours, KDE=3.5+ hours for
kdelibs+kdebase and another 3 or 4 for everything else.
HTH,
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Dan Armak
Gentoo Linux Developer, Desktop Team
Matan, Israel
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