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Technical Report~LT~Gliederung 1<( (@' ZEven if the manufacturer supports Linux, don't expect everything (i.e. the modem) to work. Technical Report~LT~Gliederung 1<( (@' 6@6@DSometimes buying an off-brand makes it easier to get complete specs. Technical Report~LT~Gliederung 1<( (@' 0This notebook (Sceptre Soundx) runs Linux great. Technical Report~LT~Gliederung 2<( (@' 4Intel CPU, chipset (440BX), and ethernet (eepro100). Technical Report~LT~Gliederung 3<( (@' ATI Rage Mobility video. Technical Report~LT~Gliederung 3<( (@' Crystal CS4281 sound. Technical Report~LT~Gliederung 3<( (@' Lucent winmodem. Technical Report~LT~Gliederung 3<( (@' DrXX! Notebooksgg ^Technical Report~LT~GliederungDrPg3JoeMRtDrML8DrMD,DrOb<SVDr&?% CL3 DrObSVDr& 27fEc/Technical Report~LT~Notizen 27fEcmxV4B1XClick to add notesTechnical Report~LT~Notizen<( ( @'DrXX! 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Technical Report~LT~Gliederung 1<( (@' DrXXRAMgg Technical Report~LT~Gliederung,/opt/office52/share/gallery/sounds/untie.wavDrPg-JoeMRtDrML8DrMD,DrOb<SVDr&?% CL3DrObSVDr& 27fEc/Technical Report~LT~Notizen 27fEcmxV4B1XClick to add notesTechnical Report~LT~Notizen<( ( @'DrXXRAMgg bTechnical Report~LT~GliederungDrPg-JoeM`mRDrML8DrMD,DrObSVDr& qe-Technical Report~LT~Titel qemxV4B1XVideo Cards/ChipsetsTechnical Report~LT~Titel<( (@'DrObSVDr qeiOc]SDUDQ 4 Technical Report~LT~Gliederung 1 qeiOxV4B1Most cards are supported. Technical Report~LT~Gliederung 1<( (@' "Any card should work in text mode. Technical Report~LT~Gliederung 2<( (@' 2vesafb should drive all VESA 2.0-compatible cards. Technical Report~LT~Gliederung 2<( (@' 0Many cards have hardware accelerated 3D support. Technical Report~LT~Gliederung 2<( (@' (Some are supported better than others... Technical Report~LT~Gliederung 1<( (@' HATI, Intel, and Matrox are safe bets. They helped fund DRI development. Technical Report~LT~Gliederung 2<( (@' eAvoid Nvidia. Their cards work, but they require obfuscated-source drivers and a huge kernel module. Technical Report~LT~Gliederung 2<( (@' RV!See for the latest information. Technical Report~LT~Gliederung 2<( (@' DrXXVideogg Technical Report~LT~Gliederung,/opt/office52/share/gallery/sounds/untie.wavDrPg/JoeMRtDrML8DrMD,DrOb<SVDr&?% CL3DrObSVDr& 27fEc/Technical Report~LT~Notizen 27fEcmxV4B1XClick to add notesTechnical Report~LT~Notizen<( ( @'DrXXVideogg bTechnical Report~LT~GliederungDrPgJoeM`mRDrML8DrMD,DrObSVDr& qe-Technical Report~LT~Titel qemxV4B1XSound Cards/ChipsetsTechnical Report~LT~Titel<( (@'DrObhSVDr qe|Jc]SDUDQ 4 Technical Report~LT~Gliederung 1 qe|JxxV4B1]The current kernel sound drivers are a bit of a mess. There are three or four (depending on how you count) different sound drivers. Technical Report~LT~Gliederung 1<( (@' :Many newer chipsets are supported, but are somewhat buggy. Technical Report~LT~Gliederung 1<( (@' .Older chipsets mean ISA, which is a Bad Thing. Technical Report~LT~Gliederung 1<( (@' PCheck Documentation/sound/ in the kernel source tree or if you have questions. Technical Report~LT~Gliederung 1<( (@' 8989DrXXSoundgg Technical Report~LT~Gliederung,/opt/office52/share/gallery/sounds/untie.wavDrPg/JoeMRtDrML8DrMD,DrOb<SVDr&?% CL3DrObSVDr& 27fEc/Technical Report~LT~Notizen 27fEcmxV4B1XClick to add notesTechnical Report~LT~Notizen<( ( @'DrXXSoundgg bTechnical Report~LT~GliederungDrPgJoeM`mRDrML8DrMD,DrObSVDr& qe-Technical Report~LT~Titel qepxV4B1[Ethernet Cards/ChipsetsTechnical Report~LT~Titel<( (@'DrObdSVDr qe|Jc]SDUDQ 4 Technical Report~LT~Gliederung 1 qe|JtxV4B1YmMost ethernet devices (actually, network devices in general) are supported, so don't worry too much about it. Technical Report~LT~Gliederung 1<( (@' -Tulip clones are cheap and tend to work well. 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Technical Report~LT~Gliederung 2<( (@' lIf the kernel doesn't enable DMA or fast transfers on your system automatically, there is probably a reason. Technical Report~LT~Gliederung 2<( (@' HWhen in doubt, get better cables. Get a 3ware card while you are at it. Technical Report~LT~Gliederung 2<( (@' )Does anyone use SCSI in desktops anymore? Technical Report~LT~Gliederung 1<( (@' $IBM makes the best disks. Trust me. Technical Report~LT~Gliederung 1<( (@' DrXXDisksgg Technical Report~LT~Gliederung,/opt/office52/share/gallery/sounds/untie.wavDrPg/JoeMRtDrML8DrMD,DrOb<SVDr&?% CL3DrObSVDr& 27fEc/Technical Report~LT~Notizen 27fEcmxV4B1XClick to add notesTechnical Report~LT~Notizen<( ( @'DrXXDisksgg bTechnical Report~LT~GliederungDrPg%JoeM`mRDrML8DrMD,DrObSVDr& qe-Technical Report~LT~Titel qeixV4B1TCD-ROM/CD-RW/DVDTechnical Report~LT~Titel<( (@'DrObSVDr qe|Jc]SDUDQ 4 Technical Report~LT~Gliederung 1 qe|JxV4B11IDE and SCSI CD-ROMs and CD-RWs should just work. Technical Report~LT~Gliederung 1<( (@' 6DVD drives work, but mostly just as glorified CD-ROMs. Technical Report~LT~Gliederung 1<( (@' dLook for BURN-Proof TM when buying CD-RW drives. You'll need cdrecord 1.9 or later to make it work. Technical Report~LT~Gliederung 1<( (@'    >FDrXXCD/DVDgg Technical Report~LT~Gliederung,/opt/office52/share/gallery/sounds/untie.wavDrPg0JoeMRtDrML8DrMD,DrOb<SVDr&?% CL3DrObSVDr& 27fEc/Technical Report~LT~Notizen 27fEcmxV4B1XClick to add notesTechnical Report~LT~Notizen<( ( @'DrXXCD/DVDgg bTechnical Report~LT~GliederungDrPg3JoeM`mRDrML8DrMD,DrObSVDr& qe-Technical Report~LT~Titel qe`xV4B1KServersTechnical Report~LT~Titel<( (@'DrObMSVDr qe|Jc]SDUDQ 4 Technical Report~LT~Gliederung 1| qe|J]xV4B1FMServers are easier because they don't tend to have as many random components. Technical Report~LT~Gliederung 1<( (@' `Servers often have needs beyond the typical desktop (more RAM, more disk, faster network, etc.). Technical Report~LT~Gliederung 1<( (@' DrXXServersgg bTechnical Report~LT~GliederungDrPg1JoeMRtDrML8DrMD,DrOb<SVDr&?% CL3DrObSVDr& 27fEc/Technical Report~LT~Notizen 27fEcmxV4B1XClick to add notesTechnical Report~LT~Notizen<( ( @'DrXXServersgg bTechnical Report~LT~GliederungDrPgJoeM`mRDrLyLayoutDrLy BackgroundDrLy!Background objectsDrLyControlsDrLyDimension LinesDrML8DrMD,DrObSVDr& qe-Technical Report~LT~Titel qepxV4B1[Linux in the EnterpriseTechnical Report~LT~Titel<( (@'DrObASVDr qe|Jc]SDUDQ 4 Technical Report~LT~Gliederung 1p qe|JQxV4B12$2.4.x has more "enterprise" support. Technical Report~LT~Gliederung 1<( (@' Large (>2GB) file support. Technical Report~LT~Gliederung 2<( (@' Support for up to 64GB of RAM. Technical Report~LT~Gliederung 2<( (@' Better SMP scalability. Technical Report~LT~Gliederung 2<( (@' LVM support. Technical Report~LT~Gliederung 2<( (@' Journalling filesystems. Technical Report~LT~Gliederung 2<( (@' DrXX" Enterprisegg bTechnical Report~LT~GliederungDrPgJoeMRtDrLyLayoutDrLy BackgroundDrLy!Background objectsDrLyControlsDrLyDimension LinesDrML8DrMD,DrOb<SVDr&?% CL3DrObSVDr& 27fEc/Technical Report~LT~Notizen 27fEcmxV4B1XClick to add notesTechnical Report~LT~Notizen<( ( @'DrXX" Enterprisegg ZTechnical Report~LT~GliederungDrPg@JoeM`mRDrLyLayoutDrLy BackgroundDrLy!Background objectsDrLyControlsDrLyDimension LinesDrML8DrMD,DrObSVDr& qe-Technical Report~LT~Titel qelxV4B1WServer MotherboardsTechnical Report~LT~Titel<( (@'DrObSVDr qe|Jc]SDUDQ 4 Technical Report~LT~Gliederung 1 qe|JxV4B1+ServerWorks chipset-based boards work well. Technical Report~LT~Gliederung 1<( (@' Intel STL2 is a nice board. Technical Report~LT~Gliederung 2<( (@' 2Supermicro has a whole line of ServerWorks boards. Technical Report~LT~Gliederung 2<( (@' *AMD 760MP-based boards should be out soon. Technical Report~LT~Gliederung 1<( (@' DrXX% Server boardsgg bTechnical Report~LT~GliederungDrPgJoeMRtDrLyLayoutDrLy BackgroundDrLy!Background objectsDrLyControlsDrLyDimension LinesDrML8DrMD,DrOb<SVDr&?% CL3!DrObSVDr& 27fEc/Technical Report~LT~Notizen 27fEcmxV4B1XClick to add notesTechnical Report~LT~Notizen<( ( @'DrXX% Server boardsgg ZTechnical Report~LT~GliederungDrPg3JoeM`mRDrLyLayoutDrLy BackgroundDrLy!Background objectsDrLyControlsDrLyDimension LinesDrML8DrMD,DrObSVDr& qe-Technical Report~LT~Titel qecxV4B1N NetworkingTechnical Report~LT~Titel<( (@'DrObSVDr qe|Jc]SDUDQ 4 Technical Report~LT~Gliederung 1 qe|JxV4B1#Several gigabit NICs are supported. Technical Report~LT~Gliederung 1<( (@' &ATM interfaces are supported in 2.4.x. Technical Report~LT~Gliederung 1<( (@' 8Frame relay cards from Sangoma and others are supported. Technical Report~LT~Gliederung 1<( (@' 0Some multi-port ethernet adapters are supported. Technical Report~LT~Gliederung 1<( (@' /D-Link makes a nice, cheap, 4-port tulip board. Technical Report~LT~Gliederung 2<( (@' 'Adaptec makes a 4-port 64-bit PCI card. Technical Report~LT~Gliederung 2<( (@' DrXX" Networkinggg bTechnical Report~LT~GliederungDrPgJoeMRtDrLyLayoutDrLy BackgroundDrLy!Background objectsDrLyControlsDrLyDimension LinesDrML8DrMD,DrOb<SVDr&?% CL3#DrObSVDr& 27fEc/Technical Report~LT~Notizen 27fEcmxV4B1XClick to add notesTechnical Report~LT~Notizen<( ( @'DrXX" Networkinggg ZTechnical Report~LT~GliederungDrPgJoeM`mRDrLyLayoutDrLy BackgroundDrLy!Background objectsDrLyControlsDrLyDimension LinesDrML8DrMD,DrObSVDr& qe-Technical Report~LT~Titel qe`xV4B1KStorageTechnical Report~LT~Titel<( (@'DrObMSVDr qe|Jc]SDUDQ 4 Technical Report~LT~Gliederung 1| qe|J]xV4B1@^SCSI RAID cards from Mylex, ICP (now Intel), Adaptec, and others are supported (and are fast). Technical Report~LT~Gliederung 1<( (@' '3ware makes a nice IDE RAID controller. Technical Report~LT~Gliederung 1<( (@' Support for RAID 0, 1, 1+0, 5. Technical Report~LT~Gliederung 2<( (@' Hot-swap support. Technical Report~LT~Gliederung 2<( (@' 'Many fibre channel cards are supported. Technical Report~LT~Gliederung 1<( (@' DrXXStoragegg bTechnical Report~LT~GliederungDrPgJoeMRtDrLyLayoutDrLy BackgroundDrLy!Background objectsDrLyControlsDrLyDimension LinesDrML8DrMD,DrOb<SVDr&?% CL3%DrObSVDr& 27fEc/Technical Report~LT~Notizen 27fEcmxV4B1XClick to add notesTechnical Report~LT~Notizen<( ( @'DrXXStoragegg ZTechnical Report~LT~GliederungDrPg?JoeM`mRDrLyLayoutDrLy BackgroundDrLy!Background objectsDrLyControlsDrLyDimension LinesDrML8DrMD,DrObSVDr& qe-Technical Report~LT~Titel qefxV4B1Q The Future...Technical Report~LT~Titel<( (@'DrOblSVDr qe|Jc]SDUDQ 4 Technical Report~LT~Gliederung 1 qe|J|xV4B1a(64-bit processors are almost inevitable. Technical Report~LT~Gliederung 1<( (@' ALinux currently works well on Alpha, UltraSPARC, and 64-bit MIPS. 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