[LinuxBIOS] where are we on the MSI K9N Neo-F?

[Peter Stuge]

On Sun, Aug 12, 2007 at 10:26:20PM -0400, Ward Vandewege wrote:
> I was having some problems with flashrom while running LB (but
> *not* while running the proprietary bios) a few months ago, but I
> need to revisit that. I'll make a trac bug if the problem persists
> with the latest and greatest flashrom.

Great.


> > > AFIAK the only one in this "ultra-low-end" class that never got
> > > tried was the BIOSTAR Tforce 550
> 
> Yeah - it's out of stock here it seems.
> 
> > The K9N NEO-F is even nicer on the budget over here. Wow.
> > 2GHz dual core X2 + mobo + 2x512MB RAM = 140EUR! (ex 25% VAT)
> 
> Actually, the Neo-F also seems to be out of stock in most places.

I can still get both locally. Neo-F at 50EUR, Tforce at 65EUR.


> It seems that MCP55-based boards are disappearing from the market...

About time I guess, they're already what, 9-10 months old.. Crazy.

If the hardware doesn't live longer than that, the vendors
definately can't afford having software stuck in some legal
department for two full months.


//Peter