On 2013-11-02 13:40, Derek Trotter wrote:
> I had no trouble installing linux on that P.O.S. HP I have. I just
> had trouble with it running linux reliably.
IME, if a machine won't run Linux reliably, there's something wrong
with its hardware. This experience is limited to 14 years, 7 or 8
desktop x86 motherboards, 5 x86 laptops, and a large pile of Dell
servers, though.
Desktops: 2 boards, both micro-ATX, were built by the lowest bidder
and would fail on all kinds of reasonable things. If you buy a cheap
motherboard, it'll behave badly. Do not buy cheap motherboards if you
value your time.
Laptops: All were IBM or Lenovo, all Just Worked.
Servers: All Just Worked unless they were poweredge 2550s.
YMMV.
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