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posted by martyb on Monday April 28 2014, @03:13PM   Printer-friendly
from the are-we-there-yet? dept.

Techwolf writes:

According to Phoronix, getting support from motherboard manufacturers can be downright hostile for linux users. Some go as far as requiring Microsoft Windows to be installed before getting to speaking terms. With TYAN as about the only motherboard maker (that I am aware of) to fully support linux, my question is: "Do any of you use a TYAN motherboard in a typical desktop use case? If so, what were your experiences, pro and con?

Followup question is: Have any motherboard manufactures changed their tune recently regarding support for linux users?

With the recent end-of-life of free Windows/XP support, Valve's work on its Steam OS, and Android's large market share, how close are we to the point where a user can just install linux (or a BSD variant) and it just works? What hardware (old and new) has been especially problematic for you? What has been your greatest challenge and/or frustration?

 
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  • (Score: 2) by mechanicjay on Monday April 28 2014, @05:07PM

    by mechanicjay (7) <mechanicjayNO@SPAMsoylentnews.org> on Monday April 28 2014, @05:07PM (#37288) Homepage Journal
    Odd, I've never actually had good luck with Intel boards, there has always been something not quite right about them. Or if they work, they feel about 25% slower than they should be (under windows or linux). I've never run a Tyan board, but they're generally well regarded as a high quality supplier and am looking at a Tyan S2915-E as the basis for my next build.
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