[PD] [OT] PC hardware recommondations for Linux

[derek holzer]

Hi Ben,

This is the board in my Shuttle, I think, and it works quite nice. The 
only thing you won't get are the 6 channel audio because it uses a 
proprietary surround system. Stereo will work fine, however. Ethernet 
needs a specific module that isn't in "default" kernels, but is there if 
you compile on your own. Firewire for hard drives seemed fine, haven't 
tested it with video. I'm using Gentoo with 2.6 kernel, BTW.

d.


B. Bogart wrote:

> A windows guy recommended the Asus a7n8x-e deluxe which sounds really
> great but I'm (clearly) worried about linux compatibility. I did a few
> searches online and found very inconsistant reviews, for some people
> everything works, for others almost nothing works. If I get this board I
> would like all features to work, that is all usb ports, the 1GB
> ethernet, the firewire (for Gem), and the 6 channel audio.
> 
> So are any linux PDers using this board and would recommend it? Any
> hoops you had to jump through to get things like the sound to work? all
> 6 channels? Does the ethernet work without troubles?

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