On 03/03/11 15:50, Boyd Stephen Smith Jr. wrote: > In <[email protected]>, Scott Ferguson wrote: >> AMD - hmmm I've had a few problems with AMD boards - if the NIC requires >> forcedeth I *always* disable it in the BIOS and replace it with a card >> that GNU/Linux actually supports. forcedeth is crap - I defy anyone to >> get them to continuously work properly. > > Mine (2 on this Tyan board) have been working as well for nearly 6 years now. > > I've heard other stories about forcedeth not working well, but I've never > even > had a hiccup from mine.
Fortunately there's an exception to many bad rules :-) Don't know if I've had any Tyan boards through - the two forcedeths I have on hand are both ASUS - and it's only GNU/Linux drivers that have a problem with them - no biggy, NICs are cheap. Cheers -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected] Archive: http://lists.debian.org/[email protected]
