Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Thu, 5 Jul 2001 05:41:28 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Thu, 5 Jul 2001 05:41:18 -0400 Received: from COD-ETH-14.WYOMING.COM ([204.227.211.254]:59637 "HELO noir.kain.org") by vger.kernel.org with SMTP id ; Thu, 5 Jul 2001 05:41:07 -0400 Date: Thu, 5 Jul 2001 03:41:13 -0600 From: Kain To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: [OT] Suitable Athlon Motherboard for Linux Message-ID: <20010705034113.A24349@noir.kain.org> Mail-Followup-To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org In-Reply-To: <200107041849.f64InoE12398@ambassador.mathewson.int> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-md5; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="0OAP2g/MAC+5xKAE" Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.3.12i In-Reply-To: <200107041849.f64InoE12398@ambassador.mathewson.int>; from joe@mathewson.co.uk on Wed, Jul 04, 2001 at 07:49:50PM +0100 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org --0OAP2g/MAC+5xKAE Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Wed, Jul 04, 2001 at 07:49:50PM +0100, Joseph Mathewson wrote: > Having heard the various horror stories about the VIA PCI data corruption > bugs, and watching one Via based machine destroy itself with a Mandrake 8= .0 > 2.4.3, I was just wondering if anyone had a suggestion for an Athlon > motherboard that works reliably under Linux (I don't think all the issues > have been cleared up in the kernel yet?). There must be quite a few Linux > Athlon users out there - what boards are you using and with what success? I have had absolutely WONDERFUL luck with the Gigabyte GA-7DX and GA-7DXR b= oards. My setup is slightly high-end, but here's what I have: (GA-7DX): AMD Athlon TBird 1.33Ghz 256MB DDR SDRAM Yamaha YMF744 Soundcard CardXpert NVidia Geforce 2 MX (32MB) some random bt848 videocapture card from Intel Tekram DC390U3D Ultra3 SCSI Matrox Networks Tulip (PNIC II Actually) NIC. Works like a charm. Here's the other machine: (GA-7DXR): TBird 1.33Ghz No sound Maxtrox Millenium G200 (I think... only used it in text mode) 1.25GB ECC DDR SDRAM AMI Megaraid Elite 1600 Dual Ultra3 SCSI Raid. The first machine is using a SuperMicro power supply (350 watts *sustained*= 370 peak I think) The second is using a random company dual 400W hotswap redundant PS. All an all, I've had amazing luck with this hardware. If you're looking at= it, give these a try. YMMV. --=20 I do not believe in the creed professed by the Jewish Church, by the Roman Church, by the Greek Church, by the Turkish Church, by the Protestant Churc= h, nor by any Church that I know of. My own mind is my own Church. -- Thomas Paine ** Sadist Bryon Roche, Kain --0OAP2g/MAC+5xKAE Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.0.6 (GNU/Linux) Comment: For info see http://www.gnupg.org iD8DBQE7RDY5BK2G/mh4q9URAutvAJ4rzNUCtbyCgPWpuFDlRMF/IoaEPACfcsmJ rLIqA7fsXZfDSToXfQh/UbE= =/qBj -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --0OAP2g/MAC+5xKAE-- - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/