[ubuntu-my] Ubuntu-my Digest, Vol 13, Issue 10

[Donald P Kong]

i'm not sure how complete the Linux HCL is. my own desktop here is an
Asus P4P800 if that helps. obsolete by now.

i know the m/b i used for the Quad Core is an Intel production board a
dealer friend is testing. try to stick to Intel motherboard if you want
some assurance it will work. the desktop boards are not expensive.
otherwise AMD is works fine too.

note that so called on-board RAID is not natively supported in Linux.
you can still use the hard disks individually.

for TV cards, read up on the MythTV project. http://www.mythtv.org/




> Owh really? thanks Donald... I just need some good cheap model for dual core
> or core duo that can simply works without having to recompile kernel or
> better if I don't have to install additional drivers. I've go through
> pricelists from lowyat and there is none of those mobo models are listed on
> the linux HCL or hardware database.
> 
> some linux friends suggest me not to use SiS chip mobo and go for intel chip
> but I didn't found one model that I can try yet... I'm a bit afraid to
> gamble coz I've experienced dealing with a mobo that is not linux compatible
> and I'm wasting lot of my time to make it works. At the beginning, I hope
> someone with one good working spec can share his/her Ubuntu PC spec... maybe
> some mobo model that I can find at Lowyat.
> 
> Yesterday, I went to Lowyat to get some answers but I got really bad replies
> from lowyat. Most of them didn't know anything about linux or Ubuntu. There
> is one 'ah soh' that confidently tell me that I can simply install linux or
> what so ever i ask her on her PC package. I asked her can I change the mobo
> if it didn't work as she said? she said "kenot lar"... then, that's mean I
> have to gamble again.
> 
> I found a guy that said he have an Acer model pre-installed wif linux but he
> didn't know much about his product. I have to pay first if I want to see the
> PC running just to know which distro... Huh, I said no thanks!!
> 
> so, if there is still no specific model suggestions, I will have to buy any
> available mobo that I think will work and I'm gambling on it. If it simply
> works, I win and if not, I'll have to waste more time to fix it which I
> don't like to.
> 
> One more thing... I think, I wanna add pixelview tv card for composite video
> recording. have any of you successfully did that? I heard that I can record
> the composite video via VLC.
> 
> Anyway, thanks for all your infos... I'll continue my journey to build this
> 100% Ubuntu workstation that can make my friend forget the old WinXP. I hope
> I can share my success stories soon... wish me luck!