From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org ([208.92.234.80] helo=lists.gentoo.org) by finch.gentoo.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1R96hR-0002J6-L9 for garchives@archives.gentoo.org; Thu, 29 Sep 2011 02:50:13 +0000 Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with SMTP id A380921C1D1; Thu, 29 Sep 2011 02:49:58 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mail-yx0-f181.google.com (mail-yx0-f181.google.com [209.85.213.181]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9FE9721C050 for ; Thu, 29 Sep 2011 02:49:00 +0000 (UTC) Received: by yxk30 with SMTP id 30so278413yxk.40 for ; Wed, 28 Sep 2011 19:49:00 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=message-id:date:from:user-agent:mime-version:to:subject:references :in-reply-to:content-type:content-transfer-encoding; bh=kYhZeSdihb/2GgKkR/OebVgSxveZap7MpcAnYGGk7yU=; b=aoHQZgekMXmiddOUCX/NfAuUBVd9yJKSHhh4lBSQhbE5A5KlWXxJ8wD6Yr7h8NfLOn 0HBBuZqWN440lfV5q1T2ziE9yqwEJLWSy0ThvalwqxqQo/3lHd/w67uLFR89kSOmA7kW snvnJJE0kBhTRc1V2TMbrHl8Sf6zNwPUH35i4= Received: by 10.236.183.170 with SMTP id q30mr61392467yhm.42.1317264540081; Wed, 28 Sep 2011 19:49:00 -0700 (PDT) Received: from [192.168.2.5] (adsl-98-95-128-200.jan.bellsouth.net. [98.95.128.200]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPS id s77sm318772yhe.22.2011.09.28.19.48.58 (version=SSLv3 cipher=OTHER); Wed, 28 Sep 2011 19:48:59 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: <4E83DC99.8020903@gmail.com> Date: Wed, 28 Sep 2011 21:48:57 -0500 From: Dale User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Linux x86_64; rv:7.0) Gecko/20110927 Firefox/7.0 SeaMonkey/2.4 Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org MIME-Version: 1.0 To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Motherboard support? References: <4E835F61.30207@nileshgr.com> <4E83AADA.8040905@gmail.com> <4E83C60A.8000905@nileshgr.com> <4E83C9F4.9050501@nileshgr.com> In-Reply-To: <4E83C9F4.9050501@nileshgr.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Archives-Salt: X-Archives-Hash: 3cfbb558f5ef8d7da0ca589e21edff74 Nilesh Govindarajan wrote: > On Thu 29 Sep 2011 06:42:42 AM IST, Nilesh Govindarajan wrote: >> >> That's debian HCL, what about Gentoo? We compile the kernel ourselves man. >> It would be better if we don't use debian/Ubuntu HCL to decide HW for >> other distros, they're most popular ones and have lot of support from >> hardware manufacturers, hence good support for hardware using >> propreitary drivers which is seldom present in other distros. >> > I just checked that HCL: > http://kmuto.jp/debian/hcl/Giga-byte/GA-880GM-USB3 > It seems things are supported since linux-2.6.25, we're now using 3.0.4 > and above. Should be OK right? > As a general rule, hardware support is in the kernel. It shouldn't matter much whether it is Gentoo, Redhat, Debian or any other distro. It just matters that the kernel supports the hardware. I would imagine that anything listed there as working is supported by Linux with a up to date kernel. It all comes down to the kernel. By the way, the kernel tested against is listed in the top right hand corner if I recall correctly. You seem to have noticed that too. If the mobo is a new design or new chipset, try to get at least that version of kernel. If it shows things are working for the mobo you are checking on, it should work fine. I think the 880 chipset has been out a while so it should be really stable by now. I seem to recall it was out when I bought my new setup but was still getting worked on for drivers. By the way, it is always somewhat wise to buy things that have been out for a while. If you are building a spare or something to play with, then newer stuff is fine. I say this because some very new hardware may not have all the kinks worked out. Unless you really really need the latest and greatest, pick a slightly older setup. When I picked mine, it was about a year old. That is usually plenty of time to let the drivers stabilize. It can also save you some money too. Now to be nosy, how many cores and how much ram you planning to put in this new rig? I have a 4 core 3.2Ghz CPU with 16Gbs of ram. Compared to my older AMD 2500+ with 2Gbs of ram, the new rig is super fast. My old rig was named smoker because at the time it was built, it was smoking. My new rig is named fireball. I guess lightening will be next. After that, someone will just have to bury me. Not much is faster than lightening. lol Dale :-) :-) P. S. If you get your things selected and want someone to double check, I'd be glad too. I posted mine on here to make sure I hadn't missed anything. The mobo, CPU and ram are the most essential things that have to be right. You have some wobble room on the rest. Also, Gigabyte has a list of supported ram and CPUs on their website. That comes in handy.