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 1R9Fx8-0006W7-4R for garchives@archives.gentoo.org; Thu, 29 Sep 2011 12:43:02 +0000 Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 9AE4C21C115; Thu, 29 Sep 2011 12:42:43 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mail-bw0-f53.google.com (mail-bw0-f53.google.com [209.85.214.53]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id AF25221C0C9 for ; Thu, 29 Sep 2011 12:41:15 +0000 (UTC) Received: by bkbzt12 with SMTP id zt12so737188bkb.40 for ; Thu, 29 Sep 2011 05:41:14 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :content-type:content-transfer-encoding; bh=v9yzbIXr92hSfvOIlC1/1iqs1L154g2H645e6UpWh0w=; b=yBPtxWeysbNdwcC8IMesD0oMV5JnDoNr5M7yao86aGKZE9mMmlUoWtfKfrEoHuru6k 6QJMUE8zsCxa+06VqvxIyhcLAW43PDWFSfRwTagZYLItS+vvyqzBy5bpYC1ruADglp9g i43cJNKMZ/0H5UyMCdDsWiX5wQeLWpXxz7XMs= 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 Received: by 10.204.153.209 with SMTP id l17mr6917371bkw.129.1317300074769; Thu, 29 Sep 2011 05:41:14 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.204.177.199 with HTTP; Thu, 29 Sep 2011 05:41:14 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <4E83F1AB.5030105@gmail.com> References: <4E835F61.30207@nileshgr.com> <4E83AADA.8040905@gmail.com> <4E83C60A.8000905@nileshgr.com> <4E83C9F4.9050501@nileshgr.com> <4E83DC99.8020903@gmail.com> <4E83F1AB.5030105@gmail.com> Date: Thu, 29 Sep 2011 08:41:14 -0400 Message-ID: Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Motherboard support? From: Michael Mol To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Archives-Salt: X-Archives-Hash: e98a1dfd50dbb41a3b13cb7306009040 On Thu, Sep 29, 2011 at 12:18 AM, Dale wrote: > Spidey / Claudio wrote: >> >> On Thu, Sep 29, 2011 at 00:34, Pandu Poluan =C2=A0wro= te: >>> >>> On Sep 29, 2011 9:51 AM, "Dale" =C2=A0wrote: >>> >>>> As a general rule, hardware support is in the kernel. =C2=A0It shouldn= 't >>>> matter >>>> much whether it is Gentoo, Redhat, Debian or any other distro. =C2=A0I= t just >>>> matters that the kernel supports the hardware. =C2=A0I would imagine t= hat >>>> anything listed there as working is supported by Linux with a up to da= te >>>> kernel. =C2=A0It all comes down to the kernel. =C2=A0By the way, the k= ernel tested >>>> against is listed in the top right hand corner if I recall correctly. >>>> =C2=A0You >>>> seem to have noticed that too. =C2=A0If the mobo is a new design or ne= w >>>> 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. =C2=A0I think the 880 chipset has been out a while so it sh= ould be >>>> really stable by now. =C2=A0I 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 ou= t >>>> for a while. =C2=A0If you are building a spare or something to play wi= th, >>>> then >>>> newer stuff is fine. =C2=A0I say this because some very new hardware m= ay not >>>> have >>>> all the kinks worked out. =C2=A0Unless you really really need the late= st and >>>> greatest, pick a slightly older setup. =C2=A0When I picked mine, it wa= s about >>>> a >>>> year old. =C2=A0That is usually plenty of time to let the drivers stab= ilize. >>>> =C2=A0It >>>> 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? =C2=A0I have a 4 core 3.2Ghz CPU with 16Gbs of ram. =C2= =A0Compared >>>> to my >>>> older AMD 2500+ with 2Gbs of ram, the new rig is super fast. =C2=A0My = old rig >>>> was >>>> named smoker because at the time it was built, it was smoking. =C2=A0M= y new >>>> rig >>>> is named fireball. =C2=A0I guess lightening will be next. =C2=A0After = that, >>>> someone >>>> will just have to bury me. =C2=A0Not much is faster than lightening. = =C2=A0lol >>> >>> In particle physics, there are faster-than-light particles called >>> Tachyons >>> :-) >>> >>> Rgds, >>> >> Better spend lots of time and planning on what machine will receive >> that name: not many more things can be expected to be faster than >> Tachyons. >> >> > > Dale makes note of the thing faster than light. =C2=A0Maybe I will get to= live > longer now. =C2=A0lol =C2=A0I get about 7 to 8 years out of a build. =C2= =A0So, I just went > from say 16 more years to say 24 or so. =C2=A0At my age with my health, I= need > all the help I can get. You might get some mileage out of: lightning -> neutron -> photon -> neutrino -> tachyon HTH --=20 :wq