Desktop OS: To be or not to be...

[Mark]

On Wed, Nov 10, 2010 at 1:48 PM, Smokin Chevy <chevy4x4burb at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Well, I see your point.  I was kinda placing the quad scenario somewhere
> between norm and unusual.  My error may be in my definition.  Unusual is
> "Not being usual" which I guess it is.  I would consider it not "Unheard of
> though".

Agreed.  Not unique, but above the norm for sure.

> I have not contacted Nvidia.  I actually gave up on this.  I googled quite a
> bit finding people with the same compatibility issue with 2+ setups spanning
> multiple years.  Many posts stated that there was doubt that the
> compatibility issue would be fixed.

So I've heard, but I thought it was worth asking.  Some vendors are
better than others w.r.t. community requests for support.  At least
nvidia does make an effort to provide working drivers for their cards
- not so sure about multiple cards (and clearly that is your case).

> Lol.  I didn't mention that this machine originally had the OS on a Raid0
> (ich10r fake raid) comprised of two 300GB 10K Velociraptors.  Ubuntu would
> not see the raid0 but would see stand alone drives on the same chipset.  I
> sacrificed and broke the raid to install to one velociraptor.

If you're running 10k dries, you are definitely beyond the norm.
Those are still new (and expensive) enough that most people don't
invest in them yet, although I'll admit that I'm amazed to see so many
5400rpm drives still going for about the same prices as the 7200s.
*So* not worth the price reduction....

OTOH, I'm now looking (after I get the UPS I've been craving for
years) at a boot/root SSD.  They're pricey but WAY fast and sturdy.

But, none of this is helping your situation.  I'm not sure where you
should go from here - good luck and do let us know if you find "the
answer."

Mark