Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1030454AbWJYOCK (ORCPT ); Wed, 25 Oct 2006 10:02:10 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1030458AbWJYOCK (ORCPT ); Wed, 25 Oct 2006 10:02:10 -0400 Received: from mustang.oldcity.dca.net ([216.158.38.3]:20171 "HELO mustang.oldcity.dca.net") by vger.kernel.org with SMTP id S1030454AbWJYOCJ (ORCPT ); Wed, 25 Oct 2006 10:02:09 -0400 Subject: Re: Frustrated with Linux, Asus, and nVidia, and AMD From: Lee Revell To: Marc Perkel Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org In-Reply-To: <453EEE46.9040600@perkel.com> References: <453EEE46.9040600@perkel.com> Content-Type: text/plain Date: Wed, 25 Oct 2006 10:01:56 -0400 Message-Id: <1161784917.3982.247.camel@mindpipe> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Evolution 2.6.1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 678 Lines: 17 On Tue, 2006-10-24 at 21:55 -0700, Marc Perkel wrote: > Ok - I had a bad day today struggling with hardware. Having said that > I'm somewhat frustrated with the lack of progress of Linux getting it > right with Asus, nVidia, and AMD processors right. > I don't know why you would buy a server from a vendor whose hardware is so closed they expect you to use a proprietary driver to have working sound, network, and video... Lee - 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/