Re: tlug: 10/100base2 NICs for Linux

[Chris Sekiya <chris@example.com>]

On Tue, 16 Feb 1999, Jonathan Byrne wrote:

> I've used two different Riva cards (a Diamond Edge3D and Diamond Viper
> 330) with Linux with good results.

Riva cards "sparkle" at 32bpp.  No known fix.

> Avoid Trident and S3 stuff.

S3VirGE cards are cheap and well-supported by XFree86.

> Don't skimp on motherboard quality.

... seconded.  Make sure that the video card matches the motherboard, if
you're getting a super7 board.  I've had poor luck with the ASUS P5A board
-- didn't like my Matrox or either of my S3 cards.

-- Chris

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