[plug] Hardware compatibility

[Russell Hobman]

Goodaye Russell, I have a few comments below that may be helpful. regards,
Russell.

> Can anyone share any experiences with Linux hardware
> conflicts/compatibility with any (or all) of the above components?
> 
> In particular - the parts that are worrying me are:
> - the CDRW (This is my first foray into the world of CD-RW, so I have no
> idea as to the level of support for the hardware. I've been given an
> option on a LiteOn burner, but I don't have a model number; any opinions
> on this one?),
> 
I have found that most cdrw's use the generic ide drivers. my mandrake 8+
has no problem with the acer cdrw I use.
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> - the graphics card (I've got a TNT2 card at the moment, and the NVidia
> binary drivers have always worked well for me, but I'm interested to know
> if they are still good for the GF4's)
> 
 the couple of times I have tried nVidea drivers, there were big challenges
getting the card to be stable. I end up selling it and bought Matrox. I am
now using Matrox cards and never had a problem.
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> - the network card (cheapies always worry me)
> 
I have always used netgear and 3com cards with no problem. would not
recommend any cheepies.