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On 12/15/05, Doug Brown <deniro0311@×××××.com> wrote: |
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> After a lot of research I have decided to go with Gentoo, and I think I have |
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> all the install issues ironed out. My main concern is with compatiblity |
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> issues and my mobo. I have read a ton of horror stories, and I want to make |
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> sure I am prepared for any issues that could arise when I install the OS. I |
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> am also concerned mith the onboard raid controller and onboard lan. I plan |
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> on setting up RAID 0+1. My mobo is a DFI Lan Party NF4 Ultra-D. Any help |
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> would be much appreciated. |
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If you are thinking SATA RAID, think twice. Nvidia doesn't provide |
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the necessary hardware specs to make this work. According to the |
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kernel maintainer for SATA support, nvidia is the _only_ major |
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manufacturer that refuses to release the specs. |
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http://linuxmafia.com/faq/Hardware/sata.html |
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http://www.kerneltraffic.org/kernel-traffic/kt20050904_324.html#3 |
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NVidia does provide a proprietary driver on their web site that should |
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enable full support in linux, but I haven't tried it yet. |
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However, there is no problem using the software RAID in Linux for this. |
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-Richard |
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