Is my hardware Linux-compatible? Find out here
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| Even when you can take so much support for granted, many pieces of hardware
| remain a gamble. Since few manufacturers mention GNU/Linux support on their
| packaging, let alone their Web sites, your only recourse is to search the
| Internet for information. Your results will inevitably include dozens of
| pages, many outdated or incomplete, all of which makes sorting and assessing
| the information a time-consuming, often confusing task full of jargon that
| only experts can fully understand.
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| What follows is an effort to list the sites with the most current information
| available about cards and peripherals.
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http://www.linux.com/feature/118497
Related:
The Linux Hardware Puzzle
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| Linux and Solaris hardware support has improved a great deal since
| Phoronix started out in 2004, but still we frequently come across
| motherboards and other system components that face compatibility
| issues. If the device doesn't work for the user they are then
| forced to wait for the support or try different configurations,
| attempt to return or exchange the product, or bite the bullet at a loss.
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| What we also have available today are more computers that ship
| with Linux pre-installed. There are a variety of smaller companies
| such as LIX Systems, Mad Tux, and System76 that ship desktops and
| notebooks with various flavors of Linux. Most recently Dell had
| announced three Ubuntu PCs. While Dell now has one notebook and
| two desktop computers for sale in the United States with Ubuntu
| 7.04, there's much room for improvement in this area. Each step
| counts, but the leap will come when Linux is shipped by tier-one
| manufacturers on the same day as new Microsoft Windows PCs.
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http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=738&num=1
Linux Hardware Support
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| Here's the problem with that argument: Most hardware does not
| work "Out of the box" in Windows. When people say their hardware
| worked "Out of the box" I don't think they are talking about "Out
| of the blue Windows XP box." What I think they mean is "Out of
| the Dell box."
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| [...]
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| The catch is that you must buy hardware that is supported by the
| software you intend to run on it. Is this really so unreasonable?
| Would you buy a Sun Spark workstation and try to run Windows on it?
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http://www.jeeperscats.com/?p=7
Kernel Comparison for Linux (2.6.18) verses Windows (2003 R2)
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| Architectures: Linux Windows
| PC x86 Y Y
| PC AMD64 Y Y
| PC IA-64 Y Y
| Alpha Y N
| PPC Y N
| PPC64 Y N
| SPARC32 Y N
| SPARC64 Y N
| ARM Y N
| HP PA-RISC Y N
| Moto 680x0 Y N
| MIPS Y N
| MIPS (DEC) Y N
| PowerPC Y N
| IBM S/390 Y N
| others Y N
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http://widefox.pbwiki.com/Kernel%20Comparison%20Linux%20vs%20Windows
HP all-in-one device works great with Linux
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| Once the ink cartridges have been installed and aligned --
| the unit first prints an alignment page, then scans it to
| check for needed adjustment -- Windows and Mac OS users are
| told to load their respective CDs to install the drivers.
| Linux users can scoff at the intellectual property
| handcuffs imposed on their non-free brothers and sisters
| and simply configure the unit from the friendly confines of their
| distribution.
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http://www.linux.com/article.pl?sid=06/10/03/203206
Beware being ripped by Vista hardware scams
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| He says that as he continues to use Vista, he's discovering more
| problems and not just with graphics applications and monitors.
|
| No. He bought a Linksys wireless print server gizmo under a year
| ago and has discovered that the firm has no plans whatever to
| support it.
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http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=37480
The Epson Stylus C88 Printer, works in Linux but not in Windows?
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| Now, I'm confused. I installed Ubuntu on a spare machine
| because my printer started printing all wrong. I just
| completed sharing it with CUPS and Samba and what happens?
| It still prints all wrong from Windows!
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| [...]
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| Just so you know, I did go back and install the drivers that
| came on the CD-ROM, same problem. I then downloaded the most
| recent drivers from Epson, same problem.
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http://hmtk.com/blog/index.php?/archives/82-The-Epson-Stylus-C88-Printer,-works-in-Linux-but-not-in-Windows.html
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