Poll: Do you run linux on a prebuilt machine or a custom.

mr_demilord · 10-24-2005, 07:57 AM

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Originally posted by iammisc
I use a prebuilt and I have had no hardware issues so far. I guess I am just lucky.

Same, have also a winmodem but is not used.
Compaq Armada M700 notebook P3 750MHZ 256MB RAM 30GB HDD dual boot suse 9.3/LFS.
Works like a charm

TruckStuff · 10-24-2005, 08:47 AM

Both here. I run it on a Dell box at work and my home built box at home. Although I will say that performance on the home box is infinitely better than the Dell. The only major difference between the two boxes is the Dell is an Intel chip and the home is an AMD chip. I have no idea why the performance on the Dell box blows so hard, but it does.

Avatar · 10-24-2005, 01:27 PM

Both. Custom machine at home, IBM NetVista at work. (the NetVista originally came with Windows ME), Linux supports all the hardware in it. I also run Linux on an IBM eServer at work, but it crashes all the time for no reason.

Tinkster · 10-24-2005, 01:44 PM

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Originally posted by Avatar
Both. Custom machine at home, IBM NetVista at work. (the NetVista originally came with Windows ME), Linux supports all the hardware in it. I also run Linux on an IBM eServer at work, but it crashes all the time for no reason.

What model is the crashing one? We have intermittent lock-ups
with RH AS3 on a x446 machine. All other IBMs are happy.

Cheers,
Tink

celticgeek · 10-24-2005, 03:13 PM

I use Scientific Linux on a prebuilt Gateway, 554GE. But my next computer will be custom built for GNU/Linux by an outfit here in town.

Avatar · 10-24-2005, 03:45 PM

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Originally posted by Tinkster
What model is the crashing one? We have intermittent lock-ups
with RH AS3 on a x446 machine. All other IBMs are happy.

Cheers,
Tink

It's a eServer xSeries 335. It's running (or trying to) Mandrake Multi-network Firewall (2.4.18-8), when it's running everything works just like I want it to, then about once a week it just stops responding and I have to hard reboot. I'm trying to figure out how to upgrade the kernel and hopefully it would be more stable then; if not, then it's W2K for that puppy.

sundialsvcs · 10-24-2005, 04:50 PM

I'm lazy... if I can buy a computer that matches the configuration that I need, I'll buy it. And I'll grind that stupid Windows serial-number label off the thing and make sure that I start it up with a Linux installer CD-ROM in the drive so that the poor thing doesn't have to suffer any more than it already has ...