Lee Revell wrote: >On Wed, 2004-12-01 at 07:19 -0800, Brad Fuller wrote: > > >>I want to understand how the design of these (Win-centric) mobos are a >>hindrance to running Linux. >> >> > >As you examine cheaper hardware, you will find that vendors cut corners >by stripping away anything not needed to run Windows. Often they do >this by making the hardware dumber and pushing more functionality into >the driver. You saw this in the past with Winmodems. When Winmodems >came out I don't think you could even have used one on Linux if you had >a driver, because they require an RT task to do the DSP and Linux could >not have scheduled such a task reliably enough to keep from getting >booted and the kernel was not yet capable of that. > >For example many of the cheaper onboard AC97 sound chipsets have no >hardware mixing and no hardware volume control - they rely on the >Windows kernel mixer. Since the equivalent technology on Linux is not >as mature we have problems. And since the crappiest hardware is >disproportionately affected, and requires the most work, many of the >issues don't get fixed. > > I see what you are saying. Today, most mobos contain onboard audio (like the Realtek ALC850, 650). Are there any that don't? Any other audio-centric hw gotchas that one should look out for when choosing a mobo? -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.289 / Virus Database: 265.4.4 - Release Date: 11/30/2004
