On Sun, 17 Apr 2005, Chad Perrin wrote:
> On Sat, Apr 16, 2005 at 10:27:42PM -0400, Khepri wrote:
> >
> > One piece I don't see much feedback on is the otherboard..company-wise,
> > are there any I should avoid for being known to be troublesome under
> > Linux? I think I did see a couple of complaints about ASUS but I don't
> > recall exactly what that was...
>
> This machine has an ASUS P4B266-C motherboard, and I've had zero
> problems with it. I have, however, had no end of trouble with an
> Amptron board in another computer. It's a cheapo board with everything
> integral (onboard video, sound, et cetera) that has had minor issues
> with Windows and major issues with unices. I seem to remember running
> across some kind of complaint about ASUS boards with Linux, but I don't
> remember the specifics and, frankly, everything's likely to have a
> complaint or two aimed at it eventually. My own experience with ASUS
> has been good.
>
> You might consider avoiding boards that use SiS chipsets. They're
> pretty commonly flaky.
I shy away from boards with onboard components, buying halfway decent
PCI/AGP cards. I have onboard sound on my current board (Asus A7V333), but
it didn't come _without_ sound, and I use a Soundblaster Live! anyhow.
And never, ever buy a winmodem. You may save on the purchase, but you'll
pay for it later.
-- "Never go off on tangents, which are lines that intersect a curve at only one point and were discovered by Euclid, who lived in the 6th century, which was an era dominated by the Goths, who lived in what we now know as Poland." - Unknown from Nov. 1998 issue of Infosystems Executive.
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