On Sun, 2007-09-02 at 08:54 -0400, Felix Miata wrote:
On 2007/09/02 07:51 (GMT-0400) Eberhard Roloff apparently typed:
BandiPat wrote:
You take your chances with anything ASUS teaming it up with Linux. There are better choices.
if you don not mind, could you kindly name them?
The real point is that ASUS support staff is openly hostile to Linux users who require and attempt to get support (e.g., RMA for defective product) from ASUS. So, the choices are all others until such time as it gets documented which if any of the others take a similar attitude to ASUS. http://www.mozillaquest.com/Linux04/Asus_Sucks_Story-01.html
My most recent success with motherboard tech support was with Biostar. I purchased a several years old M7NCD http://www.biostar-usa.com/mbdetails.asp?model=m7ncd new in box from an online vendor last fall. 7 months later it died as a consequence of a power supply failure. I emailed tech support. They emailed me an RMA authorization back. No stupid questions about what OS was installed. Board was replaced with new in box complete with manual and accessories M7NCD Ultra http://www.biostar-usa.com/mbdetails.asp?model=M7NCD%20ULTRA . This system using this board has about 8 operating systems installed, including 10.2 and 10.3Beta2.
I've never heard of someone being asked what OS/Software they were running when returning faulty hardware, if I had a faulty mobo I'd return it to the vendor not the manufacturer so can't see ever having to speak to Asus or anyone else. A fault would cause problems regardless of OS. The Biostar board you link to is about a million miles away from the Asus one I was enquiring about (Biostar only make budget boards anyway), the only alternative I've found offering a simler specification is Abit's IP35 Pro board. But in my experience Abit boards are prone to dying. Quite like SuperMicro but they don't offer a similar product. Agreed that BIOS updating under Linux is still a complete PITA as there's too much reliance on Windows, MSDOS or floppy disks! Matthew -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org