RHEL Workstation

[Grant Street]

Alan wrote:
> 
> Grant Street wrote:
> 
>> Hello
>>
>> I am looking at RHEL workstation accross a number of PC's but I'm 
>> concerned about the hardware support and maintenance of the distribution.
>>
>> We have two hardware requirements Nvidia Quadro graphics cards for 3D 
>> work and Wacom Intuos3 tablets. The problem is that to get these 
>> working optimally you have to compile the drivers using kernel source.
> 
> 
> 
> It's all about the balance between performance and admin overhead.
> I normally just use the standard distribution coz this saves me from the 
> work associated with the upgrade of kernel or other packages (there're a 
> lot) -- unless the hardware can't work at all or works only at an 
> unbearable performance level -- then probably the hardware choice needs 
> to be reviewed.
> 
The application requires the 3D cards and nvidia drivers. The tablets 
are the only ones we can buy at the moment....

sooo I'm between a rock and a hard place.

I don't know how any one can use RHEL in a 3D workstation environment on 
recently purchased hardware(hardware bought in the last 6 months)...... 
pity really

They'd be hard pressed to come up with reference sites

Grant