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?
(Score: 2, Informative) by LoRdTAW on Monday April 28 2014, @05:08PM
The exception for Intel would be the Atom CPU's with PowerVR graphics: Pineview, Cedarview and Lincroft. Those are useless for desktop use as there are no Linux drivers for the GPU.
(Score: 1) by jasassin on Monday April 28 2014, @10:24PM
If I had points I'd mod you up. Very informative! Will avoid powervr.
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