LTS 6.06 and long-term viability

[Collins Richey]

On 7/13/06, ubuntu at rio.vg <ubuntu at rio.vg> wrote:
> Collins Richey wrote:
> >
> > The box has an nVidia MCP51 motherboard, and there are problems with
> > sound and the network card. The sound card (snd_hda_intel driver does
> > not work. The network card has some glitches that are fixed in the
> > forcedeth driver at version 0.54 and above, whereas we are stuck at
> > 0.48 on LTS 6.06. I've been told by nVidia personnel that the only
> > kernel that is likely to make all the components of this board operate
> > is the very latest experimental Fedora Core 5 kernel. The same nVidia
> > personnel mutter about the rather mouldy version of the nViidia video
> > drivers offered by LTS 6.06.
>
> I can't speak for the rest, but why don't you just download the nVidia
> video drivers and Forceware drivers from nVidia's website and install them?
>

The video drivers are ok, but I have read that the NIC driver has even
more problems than the oss forcedeth driver.

Beyond that, I'm still curious about the ongoing viability of LTS 6.06
for modern peripherals.


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Collins Richey
     If you fill your heart with regrets of yesterday and the worries
     of tomorrow, you have no today to be thankful for.