On 9/24/06, Rony ronbillypop@yahoo.co.uk wrote:
Hello All,
Whenever there have been arguments on this list about linux compatible hardware, the experts are of the opinion that they select their hardware in such a way that its compatible to linux without any extra effort. So here is a request to all the experts to provide some information on the motherboards and processors they use, that are directly compatible to linux . Could you provide a small list of motherboard models that you have been using on desktop/workstation systems running linux, for the last 6 months?
this reminds me of customers who would come and tell me "before we buy your software you have to give me in writing with wat will it work. " and then we would have them choose the version of os first .... and then they would ask things like " how well will this device work with your driver " and then they will have more questions.
whn you say hardware compatibile linux you are like saying what average will i get if a drive a car in india. so there are suvs and muvs and there are marutis and hyndias and different segments right ?
you the best way would be to do is first know flavor of linux you want to run - trying to instal suse 8 on some hardware that hit the street 2 weeks back is crazy right ? so once u know typically how your os will look like you choose your favorite mbds ... and see how compatible they are .
you could pay for support for ubuntu , rh, novell and ask them for installation support. they would be able tell you what hardware is supported and what service pack levels
if you have heard of certifications it is usually a good idea to look it up for your hardware with your vendor of linux .
eg http://developer.novell.com/yessearch/Search.jsp ... i m sure other popular flavors wud have a similar effort too
Regards,
Rony.