[lug] hardware compatibility note, core2 duo

Zan Lynx zlynx at acm.org
Mon Sep 11 16:22:29 MDT 2006


On Mon, 2006-09-11 at 16:10 -0600, D. Stimits wrote:
[snip]
> The lesson: Don't buy a core2 duo board without first 
> verifying that it does not use jmicron/realtek components for 
> controller/network.

It sounds like the lesson could also be: Use an installer with a
customized 2.6.18-rc? boot kernel.

But thanks for the info.  I've been thinking about Core 2, but resisting
so far since my Athlon 64 X2 isn't a year old yet.
-- 
Zan Lynx <zlynx at acm.org>
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