Re: Suggestions for a distro for Intel 810E chipset?

From: Noi (noi_at_siam.com)
Date: 12/06/03 

Date: Sat, 06 Dec 2003 18:23:50 GMT

On Sat, 06 Dec 2003 16:29:55 +0000, jerry without thinking wrote:

> Hi, newbie to linux, running small business with MS and want to change.
> Linux apps would do the job nicely I think.
>
> Have a bunch on Compaq iPaq pIII legacy free (USB only, no serial,
> parallel or PS/2 prots). That I can use to play, er install a Linux based
> business setup and find my way around a client server style setup.
>
> My question is could someone suggest a Distribution for this 810E chipset
> with integrated graphics? We have a bunch of these as client machines.
>
> As a newbie I've downloaded Mandrake and Redhat (before the Fedora change)
> and both have problems loading the X server ( I think). When in the GUI
> of any flavour the display flickers constantly and is unuseable. Assume
> the problem is the Xserver doesn't like the chipset for graphics. Tried
> to install the Intel Linux support for 810e but got lost in the Xfree
> versions and basically the Intel stuff would install and load on the
> versions of Mandrake and redhat but without fixing the problem.
>
> While I'm new to Linix, I used to be and IBM 370 sysprog and so have a few
> smarts. Hoping that someone could suggest a distro that might suit for a
> small business, and one that supports 810E so I can get down to trying to
> set up the apps.
>
> Alternatively I could dump the 810e systems but that would blow the cost
> benefit arguement to shift from MS. right now.

I've run RH7.2 on an Intel 810E PIII-933 and now running Fedora Core 1 on
the same PC. No problems with the video though Tux Racer won't work no
matter what you use. Maybe the flickering was due to monitor mismatch and
not the video chipset? 810E is supported in Linux since 6.2 I think.

For businesses you might want to start with RH9 or RHES.
 

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