Motherboard with linux question

[Patrick Hustis]

I have a machine with one of these motherboards in it.  The only problem 
that I've noticed was with the sound.  I installed Lycoris Desktop/LX, and 
for the life of me just couldn't get the sound working.  I even tried the 
Alsa drivers, but still nothing.

I then installed Mandrake 8.2 on it, and it configured the sound 
automatically.  Although it worked, occasionally the sound would cut out 
and require a reboot.  This would happen roughly once or twice a week with 
the system being used nightly for several hours.  The only other thing is 
that whenever KDE would play a desktop sound, there would be a very small 
but noticeable chirp just before the sound played.  It sounded like I was 
hearing the sounds through a walkie-talkie.

Other than that, everything else on the board worked and, apart from the 
sound, was very stable.

I ended up putting Windows on that particular machine, because it's my sons 
computer and he likes to visit kids sites that use Flash 5, and I have yet 
to find a Linux browser that will run all of the flash games.  That's the 
ONLY thing keeping a Windows box at my house.   It's funny because my son 
(8 years old) just asked if I could make his computer run both so he could 
use Windows for the flash sites, but Linux for everythig else.   (Sorry, 
getting a little off topic here, hehe).

Patrick

At 03:41 AM 06/01/2002 -0700, you wrote:
>    I recently received pieces to build a new computer,
>however the motherboard is an all-in-one-board, and I
>would like some opinions on whether this board would
>work ok with linux.  I will be installing either
>redhat 7.3 or
>Mandrake 8.*.  It is my understanding that some of
>these all-in-one-boards can be somewhat difficult to
>configure. The page with the specs. for this board is:
>
>http://www.pcware.com/english/products/PC%20chips%20MB/socket_a/M810LMR/MB_810LMRv5.htm
>
>   Could some of you tell me if you think I would be ok
>with this board, or if I  should look for a barebones
>board and add the pieces.  I got a 1ghz Duron with it
>if the chip would make a difference with the decision.
>
>                         Thank You for your time,
>
>                                    mike
>
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