On Wed, 19 Jan 2011 14:09:30 +0000, Steve Kleene wrote: > I'm about to get a new desktop and want to run Lenny on it. I'm > replacing a seven-year-old PC, now running Lenny, that has been crashing > off and on for a couple of years. > > When I built my first Debian machine, I had to use testing (Etch at the > time) because stable (Sarge) didn't yet support my NIC. Is there > anything in new hardware that I should particularly avoid because it > might not be suppprted by Lenny? I'll be keeping the old peripherals, > so this only concerns the components inside the case.
I have many computers running lenny with no problems at all. All devices are properly detected and configured. As per the NIC cards in use, I can tell you the chipsets: 00:19.0 Ethernet controller: Intel Corporation 82566DM-2 Gigabit Network Connection (rev 02) 04:00.0 Ethernet controller: Intel Corporation 82573L Gigabit Ethernet Controller 06:01.0 Ethernet controller: Intel Corporation 82541GI Gigabit Ethernet Controller (rev 05) 05:00.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL-8169 Gigabit Ethernet (rev 10) 02:0b.0 Ethernet controller: Marvell Technology Group Ltd. 88E8001 Gigabit Ethernet Controller (rev 13) I uploaded this info to the HCL so other users can benefit from it: http://kmuto.jp/debian/hcl/ Greetings, -- Camaleón -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/pan.2011.01.19.15.16...@gmail.com
