nforce2 + linux 2.6 = ???

[Beckman]

im just about to buy this mobo tomorrow:

Gigabyte GA-7N400 Pro2, nForce2 Ultra 400 (dual PC3200 DDR)
http://geizhals.at/a64190.html
120,-- euro


and wanted to know if linux 2.6 supports nforce 2 chipset....
cos ive heard somewhere that it doesnt..........

my computer catched fire yesterday :((
so this is what im going to buy:
http://xchannel.org/temp/system.txt


plz reply fast, cos ill buy it tomorrow already :)


thanks for any replies.

[hard candy]

This Thread (http://www.nforcershq.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=25614) explains how to patch the kernel.

[Moparmike]

I'm running Mandrake 9.1 on an Abit NF7-s board, which is an nForce2 chipset MoBo. I'm still running a 2.4xxx kernal though...I haven't been brave enough to try upgrading it yet.

I haven't run into any problems with the MoBo itself or the onboard nForce sound chipset. I have not used the NIC or the SATA yet though.
Mandrake did detect correctly and install drivers for everything from what I've seen in Harddrake.


Good Luck, and unless someone knows of a specific problem with that motherboard I will say "go for it". :)

[MorphiusFaydal]

i believe it does support nForce2, but i might be wrong.. i think NVidia has drivers for nForce2 uinder linux... let me check...

http://www.nvidia.com/object/linux_nforce_1.0-0261

the NVidia nForce Unified Driver, requires 2.4... i dont know if it works in 2.6 or if theres a patch to make it for 2.6...

but theres linux drivers..

whats the price difference between the 3000+ and the 3200+ off of that website?

and is that the 400 FSB or the 333 FSB chip?

cause you wont be able to hit your ram all the way up if you dont get a chip that matches it for speed...

Chris

[Beckman]

well, ok, thanks guys

i will go with the nforce2 chipset and the gigabyte board.


but due to the cpu speed...

i just saw 166 and 200... and took the 3000+@200mhz....

but if u double 166/200 u get 333/400 so maybe thats how it comes to the different FSB speeds...


thanks for now... ill do some research on the cpus yet...