Slackware vs the others

[Derek Trotter]

On 01/07/2013 09:04 PM, Michael Butash wrote:
> Any of the 8xxx and 9xxx cards from nvidia were iffy, mine was a 9600, 
> and I had an 8400 too that used to be spotty.  I'd got to a 240gt and 
> didn't have a problem again (until the mobo died).
>
Thanks.  Now I know what video cards not to buy.
> Oddly I have less driver issues with linux than I did with windows - 
> it either works or never will.  If the hardware is exotic/abnormal, 
> than yeah good luck with it.  Otherwise most odd bits like usb 
> ethernet, serial, and other random devices usually probe and load a 
> driver automagically.  I deal with routers/switches mostly, so usb 
> serial hardware is common and usually a trick with windows to find 
> drivers for them.  I've never had a random off-brand serial usb 
> adapter NOT work under linux when windows guys get all depressed to 
> spend an hour hunting them down.  I've had to lsusb the device it to 
> tell them what they had.  :)

This is news to me.  I always thought companies that released new 
hardware sold it with windows drivers first then linux drivers if they 
got around to it.

> One note I found recently if upgrading, intel z77 motherboards suck 
> for linux, any/all of them.  The gpu switching "lucid" chip every one 
> uses has crap support under linux.  I couldn't even use my ati6950 
> card in it as even windoze implements all kinds of driver hacks for 
> it.  Forums are full of complaints.  I had to go back to using my 
> defective p67 board, and might go back to amd all together as it all 
> rather irked me.
>
> -mb
Issues such as these you mention are why I'll do my research before 
buying anything else for a computer.  I even had trouble with  a usb 
wifi device.  It came with windows drivers, but there isn't one for 
linux.  I found something that let me use the xp driver, but I had 
problems with it.  I don't really need it anymore so that's not really 
an issue.

Thanks
Derek

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