1 Dec
2004
1 Dec
'04
11:19 a.m.
tim hall wrote:
I spend most of my time recycling equipment that the
rest of you would
probably consider to be doorstops. On older MoBos you should avoid SiS
chipsets like the plague. I don't know if that's improved recently.
When I have a couple of hundred to spend, I'm surely going to treat myself and
put together a Linux-compatible DAW. All Macs are purpose built, many Windows
boxes are specifically designed and need to be considering the paucity of
drivers that come with XP. Although reconfiguring old Windows Office boxes to
run Debian always feels like some kind of victory, I'm always aware how much
these machines weren't designed to do what I'm trying to do with them. This
becomes more and more apparent as soon as you start trying to make music.
I want to understand how the design of these (Win-centric) mobos are a
hindrance to running Linux. Can you explain what to look for in mobos to
run Linux -- especially for what we are concerned with? Are there mobos
on the market that are designed with Linux in mind or explicitly for Linux?
Maybe we could come up with a list of mobos that are
favorable/unfavorable for Linux (maybe one exists?) A list of mobos for
Linux-Audio would be preferable, but I think this is asking too much.
Maybe not.
brad