Re: RedHat 8 on GA-8GE800 Pro Motherboard

[Rick Stevens <rstevens vitalstream com>]

John Strunk wrote:
> I am about to install RedHat linux 8 on a system with a Gigabyte 
> GA-8GE800 Pro motherboard.  This motherboard has a Pentium 4 processor 
> and uses the Intel 845GE chipset.  I am trying to gather all of the 
> drivers that might be necessary to support the video, sound, LAN, PCI, 
> etc.  My guess is that the standard distribution of RedHat Linux 8 has 
> most if not all of the required drivers but I have been disappointed 
> before.  Can anyone help?

From a server standpoint, it will work.  X may present a problem,
but I think the 845 is supported under 8.0 (I know it is under 9).
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