Hardware giveaway Part 3

[Stefan Skotte]

Mail me your address, and I will see what I can do.

joey undis wrote:
> 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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