My problem isn't related to ATi or nVidia. It's a problem with the
motherboard and Linux, particularly the AGP bus.


right , on your current configuration...but on your prior 6 years no
problems with nvidia or ATI...at least that's the way i took it. And
well, quite frankly I would expect you shouldn't as All radeons use
the same driver since the 7500. BTW how goes the TV capture and TV
tuner features?

Hmmm... Been using Linux for 6 years now, and except for the
recent AGP
problem, I've never experienced such frustration. You must not have
ever
installed Linux.

So, I boycott those companies that do
not write drivers, as best as I can, on both my Windows and my Linux
system. Nowadays, Intel, nVidia, and ATi are very involved in Linux,
and
getting an Intel or nForce board to work in Linux is pretty easy

I've been using USB mice in Linux for about 2 years now without much
hassle.
I even use a USB keyboard. It would be nice to use the extra buttons
without all the hassle of hacking the XF86Config file. The media
buttons on
my MS Natural Keyboard Pro can be programmed under Gnome, but not
KDE.
Again, there's still work to be done.

Here's a good instance of the warped mind of the x'inux project
engineer. Lets make a ton of P2P piracy software and DVD
ripper/copyright hacks instead of fine tuning the obvious.

6 years? do you know how long x'inux has been yacking about USB
support. And still you say today, I EVEN!! 'without to much hassle"
wish I had the "entertainment keys functioning". Ridiculous.

I don't write code, I wish I had the head for that. I wouldn't be
wasting my time on such stupid dead end things as rippers etc.. It
would be nice to have an open source system that could integrate with
main stream. However by the very nature of the beast, the main stream
is complicated intentionally, so its not easily integrated by anything
that isn't finger printed and approved. Linux could have/may still
save us from this is some way. As long as the intention is to be a
nuisance and is run/influenced by small minded unscrupulous people its
never gonna make it.

RS I am not knocking your knowledge of Linux, I wouldn't have bothered
addressing you if I didn't think you knew what your doing. But stop
making things out to be more than they are, by talking about the
"ideal linux of the future' like its here now.

It damn well should be after all this time.



"Ruel Smith" wrote in message
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JAD wrote:

what? did you not say you have no problems with ATI / Nvidia via
x'inux? Everything works with no problems....even the AIW tuners
and
video capture?