Hardware giveaway Part 3

[joey undis]

Anything is better than what I have now...

On 10/11/07, Stefan Skotte <sfs at enhance-it.dk> wrote:
>
> 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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