Re: Another "What Motherboard Should I Buy" question

On Tue, 24 Apr 2007 07:13:38 +0000, Anton Ertl wrote:

Stefan Patric <tootek2@xxxxxxxxx> writes:
On Sun, 22 Apr 2007 17:54:36 +0000, Anton Ertl wrote:

Stefan Patric <tootek2@xxxxxxxxx> writes:
I'm not up on Intel boards. In fact, I avoid them. Have read a lot about
incompatibility issues with them and Linux -- mainly Intel chipsets,
onboard graphics and ethernet chips -- especially since the Microsoft and
Intel collaboration to develop hardware that's "Vista Ready." I'm sure
this will change after the Linux community has time to write drivers,
etc.

You don't know what you are talking about. Intel has very good Linux
support, including supplying programming information and free drivers
for the graphics chips (they are pretty much the only game in town in
that respect) and better Linux support for their wireless chips than
most other manufacturers. Their Ethernet chips give very good
performance under Linux and have been very reliable in my experience.

I don't have experience with Intel boards, but they have a good
reputation.

Then why have I been reading so much about "problems" with the new
"Vista Ready" Intel boards, and related Intel hardware, on the Usenet (and
other forums) over the past few months?

I don't know. I have not noticed many such postings. The only issues
I remember seeing: setting the resolution of Intel graphics (solved,
but requires some effort), and the lack of a PATA port on newer Intel
chipsets (and the resulting trouble with the chip providing PATA,
usually the JMicron JMB363; also solved, but may require some effort).
And these issues exist on all boards using these Intel chips, not just
the Intel boards.

Not all my reading is confined to just comp.os.linux.hardware. I read
about a dozen or so other linux groups; plus, subscribe to a couple
Linux-specific mail lists, peruse a few online computer magazines, as well
as regularly frequenting my local Linux user and tech groups. It all adds
up....

Stef
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