[clug-talk] Linux rules! and continues eliminate the competition

2014-06-29 Thread Greg King
"Linux dominates supercomputers as never before" See article: http://www.zdnet.com/linux-dominates-supercomputers-as-never-before-730890/?s_cid=e539&ttag=e539&ftag=TRE17cfd61 Too bad it can't do the same on the desktop. For example, I just bought a new system with a Gigabyte motherboard and

Re: [clug-talk] Linux rules! and continues eliminate the competition

2014-06-29 Thread Gustin Johnson
I am pretty picky about sound, so even under Windows I was not happy with the onboard audio. I have a couple of these: http://www.memoryexpress.com/Products/MX31016 They work out of the box with most of the Linux distros I have tried. For Windows you still have to install the driver. On Sun, J

Re: [clug-talk] Linux rules! and continues eliminate the competition

2014-06-29 Thread Mel Walters
On Sun, 2014-06-29 at 10:27 -0600, Greg King wrote: > Realtek ALC892 audio I have some live boot/install usb sticks of SolydXK Might be worth a try since the Live boot may tell you right away. My experience was SolydXK seemed to setup audio for workstation by the recommended pulsed audio setup. I

Re: [clug-talk] Linux rules! and continues eliminate the competition

2014-06-29 Thread Bogi
I will note that this is not a solution but a workaround. you can get one of them external USB sound devices, plug it in, and more likely than not, you will get better sound than your built in (card) could ever produce. so without express recommendation: http://www.memoryexpress.com/Products/MX3