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Online Repository for Hardware Configurations?

Posted by Cliff on from the sharing-the-results-of-your-tweaking dept.

Great_Jehovah asks: "I've done a lot of trial-and-error and spent time researching getting various devices (e.g. motherboards, USB devices, DVD burners) working on Linux. I've also spent a bunch of time configuring different pieces of software for particular applications. I would like a nice centralized place to share these pieces of knowledge and also to see what others have done. I've looked on Google but either I can't conjure the right keywords, or this place just doesn't exist yet. Anyone know where such a site exists? If not, I'll start one."

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  1. they sort of exist by dhunley · · Score: 3, Informative

    You could try the Linux hardware database (URL escapes me), or you could post your write-ups on the Linux StepByStep site (www.linux-sxs.org) which is entirely about "how I did xx with Linux"...

    1. Re:they sort of exist by RiverTonic · · Score: 4, Informative

      I think it is this site. It has a fast search engine so it's only a matter of seconds to check if something is supported.

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  2. Just Linux Hardware by skreuzer · · Score: 4, Informative

    take a look at Just Linux Hardware While it is fairly new, it is growing into quite a resource.
    Plus, the revenue the site generates gets donated to open source projects and orginizations, which is also pretty cool

  3. Re:Linux Cookbook by dhunley · · Score: 3, Informative

    This is *exactly* the goal of the Linux StepbyStep site. Check out www.linux-sxs.org