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Ask Slashdot: Linux-Friendly Motherboard Manufacturers?

Posted by Soulskill on from the soldering-iron-and-a-chunk-of-silicon dept.

dotancohen writes "I am tasked with building a few Linux machines for a small office. However, many the currently available motherboards seem to be Linux-hostile. For instance, in addition to the whole UEFI issue, my last install was a three-day affair due to the motherboard reporting a Linux-supported ethernet device (the common RTL8168) while it was actually using a GbE Ethernet device that does not work with the legacy drivers and didn't even work with a test Windows 7 install until the driver disk was installed. There are no current hardware compatibility lists for Debian or Ubuntu and I've received from Asus and Gigabyte the expected reply: No official Linux support, install Windows for best experience. I even turned to the two large local computer vendors, asking if they could provide Linux-compatible machines ready to go, but neither of them would be of any help. What globally-available motherboards or motherboard manufacturers can you recommend today?"

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  1. Raspberry Pi by recoiledsnake · · Score: 3, Funny

    I heard the Raspberry Pi is very Linux compatible, in fact it doesn't even run Windows.

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    1. Re:Raspberry Pi by ls671 · · Score: 3, Funny

      Because it is a well known fact that forces recrut on /. to pilot drone. You can't change your mind after firing at something. Hence, it is part of the training.

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    2. Re:Raspberry Pi by mspohr · · Score: 3, Funny

      On rainy days, they don't work well.
      In the sun, much better.

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    3. Re:Raspberry Pi by RenHoek · · Score: 5, Funny

      I thought it was because we Slashdotters are known to never make mistaks.

  2. If you have to ask... by MrSavage · · Score: 2, Funny

    ...whether a motherboard is Linux friendly on Slashdot, I would put down your hammer and step away from the computer you are trying to build.

  3. Re:Intel? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Smart people would also know how to spell "than".