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Search Tech-Forums - link takes you to our Forum's search page. Note: The following is only a text archive! To view the actual forum discussion, please visit our website at http://www.tech-forums.net Pages:1 Linux Compatibilities(Click here to view the original thread with full colors/images)Posted by: PnkFloyd27 I am going to be using Linux when I build my new computer. I just want to know, what kind of hardware is not supported by Linux? I have gone to the distribution sites and looked at their non-compatible devices lists and stuff but sometimes I am still unsure. I am going to be using Ubuntu at first to get used to and learn about the Linux environment, then I will be switching over to Slackware. I would like to know if all of my hardware is compatible. I really don't feel like posting all of my hardware that I plan on getting but I can tell you that it is all, I think, high-end hardware. If you need me to post it I will. Posted by: The General Just don't get an ATI card or a Creative X-Fi sound card. The only things you need to be careful of are wireless cards and some motherboard chipsets... the ATI ones for example. Posted by: PnkFloyd27 The Nvidia 680i is okay right? Posted by: Snake-Eyes Usually, i'd agree with the General, especially about linux because i'm still a linux noob, but i haven't had a problem with my X800XT under linux. Granted, it is two years old, i didn't have a problem with it two years ago when i tried linux. Posted by: The General Do you play games or do anything 3D at all? Which drivers are you using? Posted by: Enterpriser I also have not have a problem ATI cards. Though ATI will not properly document their hardware so basically Linux can not use it effectively. Here is a link by the Free Software Foundation that lists supported hardware ===> [URL=http://www.fsf.org/resources/hw]FREE SOFTWARE FOUNDATION[/URL] Posted by: PnkFloyd27 The NVIDIA nForce 680i SLI is okay, I'm going to assume, right? And I'm using an XFS video card not ATI so that's all set. Okay thank you. Posted by: PnkFloyd27 My video card uses GDDR3, which was made by ATI, I think, and I don't think that that will have a problem in Linux but I just want to make sure. vBulletin Copyright ©2000 - 2003, Jelsoft Enterprises Limited. PPC Management vB Easy Archive Final - Created by Xenon |