Motherboards and chipsets with Linux

[eniac@hunley.homeip.net]

FYI:  If you are trying to avoid VIA, be careful what Tyan you buy.  Most of 
their chipsets are VIA, and Intel, with a few AMDs mixed in.

I have always used VIA, and have never had any problems, but I am not a Linux 
power user.  

My suggestion is to avoid the Ali chipsets at all costs. As for Tyan, or Asus, 
or any other, its really going to come down to the Chipset and support you will 
get from the manufacturer.  There are only about 4 Motherboard chipset 
manufacturers, so even though you are looking at a Tyan Trinity KT-A or the 
Asus A7v133, you are really looking at the VIA KT133A.

Just a few thoughts from a hardware guy!
Paul Moore

Quoting Net Llama <beemer9 at yahoo.com>:

> Yes, VIA has a very uneven track record.  I've never heard of ECS, so i
> can't comment on them.  I know that Intel makes decent boards, although
> nothing stellar.  I've always had good results from Tyan.
> 
> 
> --- Tom Wilson <t_bonee at linuxmail.org> wrote:
> > Hi all,
> > 
> > I am going to be building me a new PC here soon and I was wondering if
> > anyone out there has some advice on which motherboards and/or chipsets
> > that should be avoided or cause problems.  I am hoping to get a P4 or
> > AMD XP with a low end clock speed so I have the option to plug a
> > higher powered chip in it later. 
> > 
> > A google search revealed some issues about ECS(?) motherboards and I
> > think I've heard that the VIA chipset can be troublesome.  
> > 
> > I wanted to hear from some of you all, who's opinions I value, on your
> > own experiences good or bad with motherboards and chipsets.  Which
> > ones to look at and which to avoid all together.
> 
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