| --------------------------------------------
| From...: "Connie Sieh" <[log in to unmask]>
| Sent...: Tuesday, February 08, 2005 11:17 PM
| --------------------------------------------
| Petros,
| ...
| I had already documented issues with Nvidia base x86_64 systems in
| SL.releasenote.  I have added more details to those issues.

Ms. Connie Sieh,

Yes, you have, indeed [*].

| I have added info that the Marvell chipset cards may not work to
| SL.releasenote .

I suppose this is an implication, in the same excerpt too [*].

> | The driver from Marvell's website works,
| Which driver did you use?  URL please.

I don't know exactly. I have to search for it.

|-Connie Sieh

I am terribly sorry for the inconvenience.
Please accept my apologies.

Sincerely,

Petros Zimourtopoulos

[*]
:
ftp://ftp.scientificlinux.org/linux/scientific/30rolling/x86_64/SL.releasenote
: HARDWARE SPECIFIC ISSUES
: ---------------------------------------------
: Scientific Linux Release 3.0.4 RC2 for x86_64
: February 1, 2005
:
: Nvidia/nforce3 chipset based motherboards NOT RECOMMENDED
: There are problems in the provided kernel that make
: this hardware platform NOT RECOMMENDED.
: There is no provided driver for the Nvidia ethernet interface.
: There is a driver from Nvidia that is closed source.
: There is also a opensource driver.
: Either way you need to add this ethernet driver after you have
: installed from cdrom or add a supported ethernet card.
: There are also issues with apic/acpi
: that can make the system unstable or not boot.