New PC

[Amadeus W. M.]

On Sun, 30 Oct 2005 15:47:58 -0400, Guillermo Garron wrote:

> Hi all,
> 
> I am a returning user of linux after 3 or 4 years :).
> 
> I am just about to buy a new PC i am thinking in a pentium IV Intel with
> an Intel M.B. and with 1 Gb RAM.
> 
> About the NIC, sound and Graphics controller and also modem.
> 
> what considerations should i have in order to have no problems
> installing Fedora 4?
> 
> is there any URL with a description of the compatible peripherials?
> 
> thanks a lot,
> best regards,
> Guillermo.

Beware of the i865 chip!
There have been known bugs in Xorg affecting this chip. I have it and I've been 
hit hard from installation on. It's fixable, and documented, so if you
like one of those motherboards, you can still buy it, but just be aware.

Read the bugzilla report on this:

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=161242

The fix using FC3's libvgahw.a works. Also, I haven't had problems with
the latest X server update (though I did big time with the previous), so
it must be fixed, finally.


There is a Creative Labs SBLive sound card which is some sort of software
modem analog for sound cards, and it is not supported by linux. I forget
the exact model.