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Offline fkeidjn

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ideal motherboard for linux?
« on: Mon, 10 November 2008, 01:43:54 »
Does anybody know what range of motherboards ideal for linux would be?  Currently the motherboard, a Foxconn M7VMX-K, that I'm using doesn't like the Ubuntu 8.10 live CD for direct installation.  I don't want to bother trying other Linux distros since Ubuntu is the only one currently providing an easy trail for hardware driver installation.

Apparently this post tries to explain why it doesn't like Ubuntu and other non-nasty operating systems.
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Offline bigpook

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« Reply #1 on: Mon, 10 November 2008, 03:45:05 »
I have had good luck with Asus and Abit motherboards.
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Offline kyamei

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« Reply #2 on: Mon, 10 November 2008, 04:34:20 »
Sad that Abit doesn't make motherboards anymore.  I used their boards exclusively for a few years.
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« Reply #3 on: Mon, 10 November 2008, 07:23:29 »
I've used ASUS motherboards a lot and have always had good luck with them.

Typically, if you order from places such as NewEgg, you can check out the customer comments to see how well they work with linux.  (always seem to be some comments regarding linux)

Lately, I've been buying Dell desktops as they have some incredibly great deals.  (my VM server is a quad-core (intel core2quad) system with 6GB of ram and I got that system from Best Buy for under $700)  No problems whatsoever with linux.
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Offline D-EJ915

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« Reply #4 on: Mon, 10 November 2008, 12:50:38 »
My motherboard is a custom Tyan with an nforce professional chipset and it's been rock solid for me.
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Offline zwmalone

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« Reply #5 on: Tue, 11 November 2008, 20:06:16 »
I've always had good luck with MSI motherboards... I've used them exclusivley for my last few builds, and the build I'm doing now...  I'm currently using a 915PL-Neo-V 775 and a MSI G31M3-F LGA 775 Intel G31 Micro ATX board.
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Offline bigpook

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« Reply #6 on: Wed, 12 November 2008, 01:51:09 »
Its a minor thought, but I prefer motherboards and video cards to a certain degree that are fanless. I would rather have a large passive heatsink (which makes no noise) versus a screeching, ulitmately failing cheap fan.
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Offline philodox

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« Reply #7 on: Wed, 12 November 2008, 08:19:48 »
Never had a problem with ASUS, and my current DFI motherboard works fine.  I usually run Debian though.
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Offline fkeidjn

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« Reply #8 on: Wed, 12 November 2008, 17:37:13 »
Quote from: philodox;10833
Never had a problem with ASUS, and my current DFI motherboard works fine.  I usually run Debian though.


Well, Ubuntu is Debian-based.  I'll see what happens.
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Offline philodox

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« Reply #9 on: Wed, 12 November 2008, 22:21:46 »
Yep, most of the hardware compatibility should be similar.  I just got sick of Ubuntu flaking out on me and went back to Debian.  Rock solid assuming you can get it to work. :)
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