osfaq.com: Installing Linux on a i810 Based Motherboard

Aug 05, 2000, 12:36 (2 Talkback[s])
(Other stories by Cory R. Rauch)

[ Thanks to osfaq for this link. ]

"Installing the i810 based motherboard on Linux can be a little tricky. But this article is designed to guide you through the installation. To start, first download the following files:

I810Gtt-0.2-4.src.rpm - Chipset Driver Module

XFCom_i810-1.2-3.i386.rpm - X Windows Server"

"After you download these files, go into the directory where the files are located and type the following command at the prompt:

rpm -ivh XFCom-i810-1.2-3.i386.rpm

rpm --rebuild I810Gtt-0.2-4.src.rpm

"After it compiles the chipset module, you will see a message near the bottom of the screen that says a directory that it wrote to. Type it in place of the path listed below:

rpm -Uvh /usr/src/redhat/RPMS/i386/I810Gtt-0.1-5.i386.rpm

When the RPM program has finished installing them to your system...

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