David Fletcher centos@fletchersweb.net wrote:
I've only put CentOS onto a fanless mini ATX board with an Eden chip on it, which works fine.
As I noted in another e-mail, ViA's C3/Eden platforms typically lag their AMD/Intel chipset offerings. So by the time the C3/Eden version of logic comes out, Linux already has support.
The CLE266 works flawlessly for me -- and I can drive 480p HDTV video with it (although not 720p). I haven't tried the new CN400 yet, let alone the nano-BGA dual-processor C3 option in Mini-ITX.
But I have installed Fedora onto three home built units
with
genuine Intel motherboards, model D865PERL, with Seagate
SATA
drives, which have given me no trouble at all.
Just FYI, if you're interested in stability, choose the Intel i875. The i865 roll of the same line as the i875, but do not test to the tolerances required for the i875.
This pin compatibility led several vendors to introduce an i865 version of their i875 mainboard design, without retesting the PCB for the lesser i865. The most infamous was the Asus P4P800 using the i865, which used the exact same PCB as its premium P4C800 with the i875 -- but wasn't nearly as stable/reliable.
For workstations or servers, spend the extra $100 or 200, respectively, and get the Intel E7200 or E7500. World of difference in I/O. The latest E7221 for LGA-775 has all the goodies a single processor server would want -- PCI-X, PCIe x8, DDR2, etc...