Re: [LinuxBIOS] main board

[Marcelo Coelho]

Hi!

I think it Is supported by Linux, but, some distributions may have a
kernel that may not be compatible. So, you have to check which
distribution can support it. Debian or Ubuntu are almost certainly
compatible.

Best regards
Marcelo

2007/7/28, [e-mail] :
> > > Is the main board :
> > > "ASUS socket 939 AMD A8V-VM SE"
> > > supported by LINUX ?
> >
> > I guess you mean LinuxBIOS (Linux != LinuxBIOS).
>
> YES !
> > No, unfortunately it's not yet supported (there's no support for the
> > VIA K8M890 northbridge). There is work going on on the K8T890 I think,
> > but I don't know whether those two are compatible...
> > Uwe.
>
> Are you sure, because on :
> http://wiki.linuxbios.org/index.php/Supported_Motherboards
> I see :
> A8N-E    AMD K8          NVIDIA CK8041   ITE IT8712F     AMD Athlon™ 64 / 64 FX / 64 X2          Socket 939      OK *25
> 25 Works fine, only smaller issues remain to be fixed. A list of known issues is available.
>
> My question is :
> Can I install Linux with this main board ? ("ASUS socket 939 AMD A8V-VM SE")
>
> Many thanks !
>
> antoine