[ale] Linux friendly motherboard?

[Jeff Hubbs]

The last time I tried looking into Linux on high-end cutting-edge mobos, 
there was potential for issues having to do with VMs being able to 
transparently access GPUs...it's the sort of thing where trying it for 
yourself was likely to be the best bet because few people would have 
done so by the time you were ready to order the mobo.

On 3/13/19 1:08 PM, Beddingfield, Allen via Ale wrote:
> I'm mainly wondering how well the 2400G APU stuff will work (not 
> planning to use a dedicated video adapter).  I'm guessing that is 
> really motherboard agnostic, though.
>
> On 3/13/19 12:06 PM, Jim Kinney wrote:
>> I've seen nothing that suggests any desktop mobo will NOT run Linux 
>> flawlessly. It's the add-on cards that supply issues and most of 
>> those are now Linux-friendly. Built-in wifi can be hit-or-miss due to 
>> Broadcom chips.
>>
>> An easy test is to walk into any MicroCenter with a live CD/DVD and 
>> test their gear. I've found management to be very interested in 
>> seeing things work like that and they take notes (Duluth store).
>>
>> On Wed, 2019-03-13 at 12:00 -0500, Beddingfield, Allen via Ale wrote:
>>> Let me rephrase my question:  Any input regarding Gigabyte vs Asus vs
>>> Others for Linux compatibility for Ryzen motherboards?  I'm leaning
>>> toward the Gigabyte B450M DS3H
>>>
>>> Allen B.
>>>
>>> On 3/12/19 10:29 PM, Beddingfield, Allen via Ale wrote:
>>>> I'm about to build a new system, and was looking at my motherboard
>>>> options.  Do any of you have experience with the Gigabyte B450M DS3H?
>>>> This would be for a Linux system.
>>>> Thanks.
>>>> Allen B.
>>>
>> -- 
>>
>> James P. Kinney III
>>
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>> gain at one end you lose at the other. It's like feeding a dog on his
>> own tail. It won't fatten the dog.
>> - Speech 11/23/1900 Mark Twain
>>
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>>
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