[Solved] AMD X4 - Ubuntu / Debian

I built a desktop (AMD X2 / MSI) a couple years ago and all is well - need to build another, am considering AMD x4 (quad core) with Biostar motherboard - anyone run into compatibility problems (hardware or software) - comments ?

Not universally true. I have a Foxconn AMD m/b which quite happily runs Windows, Linux, FreeBSD, or Solaris. Currently I'm using it with VMWare ESXi.

Some biostar boards run linux just fine.

A few foxconns are finicky but they usually work.

@OP which biostar board are you looking at?

** Revokes AMDFangirl tech credentials **

How dare you question the purchase of new HW!!!

@amdfangirl

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Smelling New Hardware is one of the most magical moments ever.

Don't listen to her! You go and buy your new parts!

@OP: I recommend reading as many reviews as you can on the specific board/chipset. Lots of the time on sites such as NewEgg there will be Linux users reviewing the products; I see a Linux-related review for most products out there. So I'd say that'd be your best bet

@amdfangirl: Who cares about the environment when you can get a new computer!

Nay, not really.

Rig is solar powered.

Whatever harm came from making it is already done.

It's OK for you Antipodeans. In the UK solar powered is a problem.

Biostar is, as far as I know, not too much trouble now. It's not the brand I'd recommend for an AMD system (Gigabyte gets my vote instead), but these last few years most manufacturers at least don't impede Linux in general, and several changes made to the ACPI layer in kernel dealt with most frequent motherboard woes.

@amdfangirl: it seems that the OP wants to build another system, not replace his current one. Thus, the new hardware.

Moreover, I can understand why someone would want a beefier system, and would need a mobo replacement: I'm starting to find my s939 AMD Athlon64 X2 3800+ a bit... slow.

Ah, sure - I agree, it's not only a matter of money that have me keep my 'puter for an average of 4 years (or until I manage to melt them). Still, current computer parts often come from carbon-neutral companies, contain less environment-unfriendly products, and use up less power at a given performance level. If the older system is kept in use, or properly recycled, I won't complain much.

There comes a time when that ol' s939 machine makes work more of a hassle, and you need to upgrade it.

I don't think I could still use my Celeron 300A with a generic distro, and still get comfortable performance out of it (maybe, a very light Gentoo and a major overclock might do the trick...?)

The Pentium 3/750 laptop I still have is good enough to check emails, but the Duron 950's motherboard fried long ago.

<flame suit on> got a Win XP box from a friend for now
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May attack-penguins chew on Gaia-da-itches toes and hound her howling into the center of decaying protons. ( Inspired by the last paragraph of Steven Weinbergs "The First Three Minutes" )