is there any driver for 6 usb2.0 in Asus P4P800 mobo, the last time I used for print HP PSC-2210, fedora don;t recognize so I setup in BIOS to use legacy usb On Sun, Feb 15, 2004 at 01:20:41AM -0300, Pedro Fernandes Macedo wrote: > J.B. Nicholson-Owens wrote: > > >Igor Zhidkov wrote: > > > > > >>MotherBoard: ASUS P4P800 i865PE/DUAL DDR400/LAN > >> > >> > >I don't know what chipset this mainboard uses, but it's common to use > >Realtek controllers. Realtek chipset ethernet hardware gets the job done, > >they're inexpensive, and supported with free software. They work right > >away, and they're plug-and-play. But they hog the bus and drive up the CPU > >load during transfer (no matter what OS you run, probably). I've seen them > >behave similarly on Microsoft Windows systems too. Realtek ethernet > >hardware is best for low-volume/low-cost setups like homes on cable modem > >or > >xDSL. > > > > > > > The integrated Lan on this mobo is a gigabit lan... I dont remmember the > controller right now , but I know > that there's a module for it (however , I didnt find it until I plugged > a generic nic to install fedora over nfs). > > >>Video Card: 128 MB ATI RADEON 9200 TVOUT AGP X8 > >> > >> > > > >I know that the ATI Radeon 9000 AGP with or without TV out is plug-and-play > >in Fedora Core 1. It works well with the 3D video games and there's no > >need > >to acquire extra drivers. I can't say whether the 9200 is the same story. > > > > > What will be the main use of the video card? If it's only to 2D graphics > , any supported chipset will do , even a SIS video card. > However , if you need good 3D quality , go for Nvidia (I have an ATI > radeon 9500 pro. DGA has some issues on linux..) > > >I'd go for a RAID setup of multiple IDE drives. I've had great experiences > >(they're fast, stable, rackmountable, redundantly powered) with > >RAIDWeb.com's IDE units, but they are not cheap. I don't know how much > >more > >money you're willing to spend on RAID (or how much HD space you really > >need). This approach would also require a SCSI card, but a good one is > >fairly inexpensive. RAIDWeb.com's boxes are platform and OS independant, > >so > >you can plug it into any machine with a suitable SCSI port and use it. > >Maybe > >you could pool your funds with other people and buy one unit then share all > >the extra storage space you'll gain. > > > > > > > It depends on what he needs to do. If he's gonna do networking > simulations using NS , he'll need plenty of space and speed, > so raid is the best option. Otherwise , if the dataset is small enough > to be kept on main menory , raid is not very attractive , unless > he needs the security offered by some raid setups. > > >My experience is that with brand name turnkey systems, you risk paying for > >a > >Microsoft Windows license you don't need (but you can get a refund on that > >if you're willing to go through the hassle) and you are buying service if > >something on the machine fails. This can be important for a laptop if > >someone doesn't know how to operate on them, but all the desktop machines > >I've built work reliably for years afterwards. > > > > > Some system vendors are already offering linux solutions. However , I > dont know if they're available to desktop computers. Dell and IBM > have computers with Redhat , Suse or Windows for server duties... > > But I believe that the config he has mentioned earlier is good. If you > want to do a network install , try to find the module first.. I dont > remmember the name now , but I think it's something like sk98lin ... A > quick search in the archives for p4p800 may find it.. > > Pedro Macedo > > > -- > fedora-list mailing list > fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe: http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list -- ichtus ------ Lewi Supranata .K ICQ: 50643061 IPLUG Team Homepage : http://mbone.petra.ac.id/u/ichtus GnuPG Public Key : http://mbone.petra.ac.id/u/ichtus/ichtus-keys2
