From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Sun, 19 May 2002 21:06:54 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Sun, 19 May 2002 21:06:53 -0400 Received: from mail026.mail.bellsouth.net ([205.152.58.66]:17357 "EHLO imf26bis.bellsouth.net") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id convert rfc822-to-8bit; Sun, 19 May 2002 21:06:53 -0400 Subject: Planning on a new system From: Louis Garcia To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8BIT X-Mailer: Ximian Evolution 1.0.3 (1.0.3-6) Date: 19 May 2002 21:07:58 -0400 Message-Id: <1021856882.1814.12.camel@tiger> Mime-Version: 1.0 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org I'm planning on getting a Gateway with this configuration. I'm just wondering if this hardware is supported by kernel-2.4.18? I'm not sure of the chipset, audio, or nic. How bug free is the bios? Any advice would be helpful. By the way what's up with majordomo? Thanks, --Lou Gateway 500S: CPU: 2.2GHz IntelŪ PentiumŪ 4 Processor with 512K L2 cache RAM: 256MB 266MHz DDR SDRAM BIOS: AMIŪ Chipset: IntelŪ i82845 593 uBGA MCH and ICH2 Front Side Bus 400MHz Data FSB AGP Bus AGP Expansion Port-AGP 2.0 1.5V Only signaling · 2x, or 4x AGP data transfer supported · 2x/4x fast write protocol Graphics adapter 32MB NVIDIA ? GeForce2? MX200 AGP Graphics Hard disk drive 40GB Ultra ATA100 7200RPM Hard Drive Controller 2 on-board controllers supporting 4 IDE devices, ICH2 dual channel Ultra ATA/DMA 33/66/100 Floppy disk drive 1.44MB 3.5" floppy drive CD-ROM drive 24x/10x/40x Recordable/Rewritable CDRW Audio Integrated-ICH AC97 v2.1 Network Integrated 10/100 LAN, Intel 82562ET LAN connect device Expansion slots 3 PCI and 1 AGP (Accelerated Graphics Port) Power Supply 160W-110/220 switchable power