[plug] Linux hardware compatibility

Michael Collard quadfour at iinet.net.au
Sat Jan 29 21:20:28 WST 2005


On Sat, 2005-01-29 at 16:40 +0400, Brad Campbell wrote:
> Michael Collard wrote:
> 
> > 
> > I got to test a K8T800 and a Nforce3 board for my A64. The Via chipset
> > was a clear winner for me because of lack of support for the NForce3
> > chipset (this was back in April). This may not be the same now, but then
> > as now, Linux fully supports my K8T800 and other peripherals (inc SATA)
> > on the board.
> > 
> 
> I have deliberately avoided the nForce chipsets because of the driver issues, however I must admit 
> I'm getting sick of the underperforming, quirky VIA PCI bus interfaces. At one point I nearly tossed 
> the whole thing in and moved to Intel, only because most of their chipsets *don't* suck.
> I have only owned 3 intel processors in my life. My original 8086, a Pentium-100 and my current 
> Laptop PIII-M.
> If nVidia sort out reliable, hassle free in-kernel supported chipset drivers and support lm-sensors 
> properly I'll probably make the switch.

I hear a few people saying things like this regarding VIA chipsets but
I've never seen it. What are the actual problems that you have?

Cheers
Michael Collard




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