Gaddis, Jeremy L. <mailto:jlgaddis@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote on Monday, June 25, 2007 11:09 AM: > Sorin Srbu wrote: >> Speaking of the Redhat-HCL, is the certified hardware db on RHN >> intentionally not so extensive? I looked for some >> Asus-motherboards but nothing was listed to be either certified >> or compatible, in fact I did not find anything Asus. Am I maybe >> looking from the wrong end, and should really be looking for >> chipsets instead of motherboard brands and preferrably whole >> systems instead of single components? > > This is my own opinion and not anything from Red Hat, so take it FWIW. > =) I will do so. 8-) > It is probably much easier and more preferable to certify a complete > system than individual components. As an example, a specific Asus > motherboard may work perfectly when combined when certain other > hardware, but may not work correctly if certain other components are > correct. Combine that with the fact that (in my experience) I.T. folks > would generally be buying complete servers for running their operations > (as opposed to building their own) and it probably works out better for > Red Hat, hardware vendors, and us customers. <grin> I agree, but what if you want to build your own monster-workstation with high-end components? None of the brand-names in the industry (Dell, HP whatever) are that well-known for providing really fast stuff. So I'm left with building my own machine(s). Granted, I found some usable hcl-lists on linuxquestions.org but that doesn't feel that official, just some geek's word for it, that it will work. Know what I mean? 8-] How do you guys do it? Only brandnames in the server-room and on the desks? -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
