[H-GEN] Linux (or FreeBSD) and Socket 7 Motherboards

[Frank Brand]

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On Sun, 02 Jan 2000, Hilton Travis wrote:

> 
> Which Socket 7 chipsets (since Intel is now out of this game) are fully
> supported under Linux (or FreeBSD)?  I am willing to purchase a new board
> for this computer if I have to, but am quite willing to use a 2nd hand board
> if someone has one lying around they want to get rid of for a decent price.

I do not think any chipset will give you a problem. Intel FX, HX, TX, VX...any
flavour will be OK, I also rum VIA chipsets successfully, even the PC Chips
chipsets will be OK but you will pay a speed penalty of ... maybe 20%.

Most of the current chipsets I see on new boards (and I reckon for a 400 you
would need a relatively new board) are VIA Apollo (which would be fine) or the
ALI rebadged version of the VIA chipset or PC Chips TX Pro or BX Pro etc.

AS I said all of them will be OK in my experience but the PC Chips sets will be
a bit slower.

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Frank Brand
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