Comment 142 for bug 147623

Ubuntu 7.10 is Gutsy, not Hardy and Gutsy isn't supported anymore for as
far as I know.
It is also not the fault of the graphics card but a combination of all
sorts of issues on quite a few sides, I did some kind of workaround to
fix this but I don't remember it (I'm on hardy now and planning to
migrate to jaunty soon).

The nvidia nforce chipset has nothing to do with the bug, it's just the
graphics card. Also, my nforce ethernet works just fine, no special
configuration required, it works fine with the forcedeth drivers that
are builtin. I guess upgrading might be a good idea.

Also, I'm not sure whether the 6000series need the new or the legacy
nvidia drivers from the repo.

I clearly want to state that nvidia hardware is not trash, I personally
consider it as very good hardware.
On linux drivers it's usually something like this if we're talking just
about graphics:
intel > nvidia > ati (not talking about Via and other, smaller players).

About the recommended hardware: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/HardwareSupport/

Frank schreef:
> I have same problems with ASUS MSN-MX SE PLUS motherboard.
> Same hardware on 2 pc's, on one is Ubuntu 7.10 Hardy, on another Ubuntu 8.04
> Several times problems with a Nvidia GeForce 6150 SE , blank screen, manual changing of resolution did help.
> Apparently, there is a release of new Nvidia VGA driver, maybe life will get better.
>
> Now, Nvidia nforce Network card controller isn't working on the both machines (Ubuntu 7.10 and Ubuntu 8.04).
> Tip with nosplash, or removing quite option during the boot didn't help.
>
> Seems that this hardware is of trash quality.
> I don't know any list of recommended hardware by Ubuntu, this would help, because, I'll need several more PC's for company that I'm working for.
>
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