At Sun, 5 Jul 2009 21:35:31 -0400 CentOS mailing list <centos at centos.org> wrote: > > > > On Sun, Jul 05, 2009 at 05:05:30AM -0700, Ian Murray wrote: > > Well, despite what you say about ASUS, I recently bought an M3N78-VM (http://www.ebuyer.com/product/152752 - although the net card specs are wrong) because it was cheap and it supported 8gb. The only problem was the lack for forcedeth drivers in standard CentOS, which I download from somewhere else. I can't speak for graphics or sound because the machine uses neither. > > > > It's running Xen kernel from the Gitco repositories and it's rock solid (touch wood). > > > > Pardon my ignorance, but what's "forcedeth"? On board Ethernet, part of the nVidia GForce chipset. > > > ________________________________ > > From: fred smith <fredex at fcshome.stoneham.ma.us> > > To: centos at centos.org > > Sent: Saturday, 4 July, 2009 15:39:26 > > Subject: [CentOS] modern motherboard for centos-5 > > > > I'm considering upgrading, and am trying to choose a modern motherboard > > that nevertheless fully works with Centos5/RHEL5. > > > > Though I'm partial to AMD processors, and would like to use one in my > > new configuration, that's not a requirement, if the most appropriate > > board happens to be intel-compatible. > > > > However, given the way ASUS is dumping LInux and crawling more firmly > > into bed with the Beast, I'd prefer to avoid ASUS boards. > > > > I see that NewEgg has some combo deals at reasonable prices, but I > > can't tell which chipsets/boards are known to work with centos5 and > > which aren't. > > > > Just at random, here's one of their offerings, a Biostar board: > > http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813138143 > > I've always understood Biostar boards to be cheap, not only in price, > > but perhaps they're serviceable? > > > > I'm open to other suggestions, too. > > > > Thanks in advance! > > > > -- > > ---- Fred Smith -- fredex at fcshome.stoneham.ma.us ----------------------------- > > The Lord detests the way of the wicked > > but he loves those who pursue righteousness. > > ----------------------------- Proverbs 15:9 (niv) ----------------------------- > -- Robert Heller -- 978-544-6933 Deepwoods Software -- Download the Model Railroad System http://www.deepsoft.com/ -- Binaries for Linux and MS-Windows heller at deepsoft.com -- http://www.deepsoft.com/ModelRailroadSystem/