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On Mon, Aug 20, 2001 at 12:18:57AM -0800, Max Whitney wrote: |
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>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? I gather that this is the case from the nvidia Troubleshooting Guide, but I want to be sure before I get one. |
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Yes, install X. Compile kernel without AGP or DRM support ( don't need it |
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so why compile it in, this is necessary but it makes sense. |
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Doaload nvidia GLX and NVidia kernel stuff from nvidia.com follow |
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instructions in readmes. |
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Cake. |
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And it works well too. |
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>Are both KDE and GNOME include on the binary CD? I can't find a package listing on the site. If so is it Ximian or regular Gnome? |
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Nope, it's not ximiaized. |
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>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? |
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