Linux Hardware Compatibility

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Linux Hardware Compatibility

zogger

Tue Jul 11 08:17:52 -0700 2006

Computers

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A new databse is up documenting linux hardware compatibility. Broken down into such areas as motherboards, graphics cards, plug-n-pray peripherals, etc it has a decent list now and they want more input on what works and what doesn't.

"Welcome to Phoronix LCH. Phoronix LCH is designed to be a community-driven indexing system for computer hardware under GNU/Linux. This system allows you to post GNU/Linux information on hardware as well as sharing your own personal experiences when it comes to GNU/Linux compatibility. You are also able to browse and search the database for other hardware as well. This is designed to make it much more effortless when deciding what GNU/Linux compatible hardware to go with during your next upgrade. Phoronix LCH is not distribution specific, and allows comments from all versions of GNU/Linux. Phoronix LCH is to spread what works and what doesn't when it comes to hardware under Linux. If you have any additional questions, comments, or suggestions please feel free to contact us."..more good luck there

Linux Hardware Compatability - Another one?

computersareevil

Tue Jul 11 12:32:30 -0700 2006
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I think we need reliable compatability information, but it seems like there are so many compatibility lists. Each distribution has it's own, there's a big one for laptops already, and some of the peripherals (like USB) have their own lists too. Furthermore, many of these are incomplete, to be generous, and the information is out of date.

In the Google universe, do the redundant databases of incomplete information help us or hurt us? Should there be some effort to consolidate and validate?

Maybe if Google ran a compatibility list... ;-)

- c

Linux Hardware Compatability

tert

Tue Jul 11 16:44:02 -0700 2006
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And one day, we might even learn to spell the word compatibility.

Linux Hardware Compatability

Scott Johnson

Tue Jul 11 18:00:02 -0700 2006
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There is also an excellent hardware compatibility database at http://kmuto.jp/debian/hcl/
It takes lspci -n output and gives you a list of kernel modules necessary to operate each piece of hardware.

Incompatibility is easier

David Welton

Tue Jul 11 23:20:49 -0700 2006
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A while ago, I realized that tracking incompatibility is easier, because it's less stuff, and people are more motivated to post about stuff that isn't working, than about what works just fine. It's been working pretty well, thanks too to a very open wiki format where anyone can post and edit pages. Perhaps the downside is that people want to know that what they're buying does work, but it's much more difficult to keep that sort of database up to date.

In any case, the URL is http://www.leenooks.com