Hardware giveaway Part 3

[Stefan Skotte]

Oh, if they need testers directly for VIA stuff ofcourse you should use 
that, maybe mythbuntu can provide solutions for the missing stuff as 
part of the distro (I just gave up on it).

I know it can work, but the documentation I found at via.com.tw is not 
exactly amazing (read: incomplete), and the openchrome driver doesn't 
support CX700M2 (VIA UniChrome™ Pro II 3D/2D AGP) yet..

Also I noticed throughout my testing that when harddrive is working, the 
cpu easily tops 50%, and above. So the IO bandwidth is not that good.

Dont get me wrong, its ok for a desktop and will do that just fine. But 
the lack of support for 1080p (hardware cant handle it), and these 
quirks on drivers, I just didnt think it was worth it.

Kind regards,
Stefan


Ahmed Osman wrote:
> Thanks for the advice. I don't know anyone else who has built a mini-itx
> mce, so I was practically flying blind, and a couple friends working on the
> mythbuntu project said they needed evia testers, so that's what I went for
> :)
> 
> -Ahmed
> 
> On 10/11/07, Stefan Skotte <sfs at enhance-it.dk> wrote:
>> Well, the board is a pain to get to work in multimedia kind of things.
>> Just recently the sound got into the kernel, but still hardware
>> acceleration on Xv is a problem.
>>
>> Go for a cheap core duo mini-itx motherboard, like the KINO-9452 (i945GM
>> based), you'll get better support for the graphics, higher IO
>> throughput, and no problem with drivers.
>>
>> Then grab something like core 2 duo T5500 (which will outperform the VIA
>> EPIA in any way), and you're all set for decoding video and dvd without
>> problems.
>>
>> There are alot of vendors of these boards, but no-one supports
>> powermanagement better than IEI (their bios is superb). If you need DVI
>> support, get the SDVO addon or KINO-9453 which has native DVI (I have
>> one that runs 1920x1200 without problems)..
>>
>> (Stay away from Commell LV-6xx series, unless you must have a PCIe slot).
>>
>> Hope some of the above can help you..
>>
>> -stefan
>>
>> Ahmed Osman wrote:
>>> It's a pity I didn't see that sooner. I'm building a Via box for testing
>>> Mythbuntu and that's the board I was planning on getting :p
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> -Ahmed
>>>
>>> On 10/11/07, Stefan Skotte <sfs at enhance-it.dk> wrote:
>>>> Hi All,
>>>>
>>>> I've once again been looking through my stash of hardware, and found
>>>> something that I would like to donate to anyone in need
>>>> (development/testing/qa etc.):
>>>>
>>>> * VIA EPIA EX-15000G (1.5Ghz)
>>>> * 1 GB Crucial DDR Memory
>>>> * 100 GB 2.5" harddrive
>>>> * Morex 2688 Case with 62W PSU (euro outlet, but easily exchangeable)
>>>>
>>>> It's not a speed devil, but runs kubuntu very nicely.
>>>>
>>>> Write a small note to me, why you would want this little machine and we
>>>> can discuss the details.
>>>>
>>>> Its not my intention to flood this mailinglist with offtopic stuff, but
>>>> the hardware is just gathering dust here, and it might aswell do some
>>>> good.
>>>>
>>>> Kind regards,
>>>> Stefan Skotte
>>>>
>>>>
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