Buying and building a PC from parts.. where to expect compatability issues ?
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Buying and building a PC from parts.. where to expect compatability issues ?
Hey guys, after christmas im planning on building a computer, all from new parts.
is there any universal hardware compatability list for linux ???
What parts of hardware should i pay attention to as far as compatability is concerned.
for example, i know to avoid internal PCI soft modems like the plague,
i know to select wireless lan very carefully,
i know that the only decent graphics card is the NVIDIA card.
Im expecting that Linux will support all IDE / SCSI / PCI Bus / USB bus / FireWire i could possibly find.. is this a correct asumtion ?
but im not sure about things like SATA ?
how is linux support for that ?
ALSO... are there any benchmarks comparing nForce2 chipset drivers from Nvidia's homepage to those that are built into the linux kernel ????
every machine ive installed linux on so far has worked great (minus the winmodem's)
but knowing my luck, im bound to and up with some kind of incompatable vital component.
ALSO... are there any benchmarks comparing nForce2 chipset drivers from Nvidia's homepage to those that are built into the linux kernel ????
I think the default drivers the dristos have do not support 3D acceleration, so NVIDIA's drivers are far better.
there is a program installed in most linux distos called glxgears. use it to see the fps the drivers output.
Last edited by perfect_circle; 12-13-2004 at 08:53 PM.
I had a few problems with onboard sound on my old hp, but I'm sure there were drivers for it some where, I had a sound blaster not doing anything so I shoved it in there. Might have to watch out for some sound issues but I'm sure it would be nothing that couldn't be solved, I like it all to be set up for me after the install I'm still a
I have an nforce 2 motherboard, and although mine worked fine with the default drivers under Fedora Core 2, I did notice a speed increase using the Nvidia Drivers. My mobo doesn't support Firewire or SATA so I don't know about the compatibility for those. From what I've read there aren't any really reliable Linux benchmarks. But I've never really persued the issue.
cool... i was actually speaking on a driver compatability level...
but im very glad i stumbled across this info... it never occured to me to make sure the contacts on the ram wouldnt corrode the contacts on the motherboard...
Yeah I noticed a few others today talking about memory problems, so spread the word. And Linux is more affected than windows on this issue from what I've read.
Good luck with your build
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