On Thu, Oct 12, 2006 at 01:01:02AM -0400, Grok Mogger wrote: > I am under the impression that generally Linux is not guaranteed to run on > the newest hardware. For example, if I buy a brand new model of computer > from Dell, one that's only recently started being sold, can I really be sure > that Linux is going to detect all of my hardware properly? Or for that > matter, what if I piece a computer together from separate parts that have > only recently hit the market? I'm curious as far as both desktop and server > hardware is concerned. > The short answer is to only buy systems or components from vendors who support Linux. In most circumstances, if a vendor supports one or more versions of Linux, getting it to work on any arbitrary version should not be too difficult. What you run into, is that newer hardware may not have in-kernel drivers available. This may require you to hunt down drivers and compile modules for your kernel.
Regards, -Roberto -- Roberto C. Sanchez http://people.connexer.com/~roberto http://www.connexer.com
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