[SC.LUG] Re: mini-ITX

[Geoff]

To be honest, it is just for a low power server, so I can keep files 
central, and also maybe run apache, mysql & php type of stuff, so the 
performance does not matter to me much.

I have already looked at the stuff at mini-itx.com store and have 
decided that case design is not one of the things the small form factor 
is good for. Though may be I should make my own. Mmmm, maybe one like this:
http://mini-itx.com/projects/ammobox/ or maybe this: 
http://mini-itx.com/projects/ammotux/

Geoff

Ewan Leith wrote:
> I've had a couple of mini-itx boxes over the years, and like richard
> I've found the driver support is ok, but you often need binary
> drivers, and the performance can be quite poor.
>
> the intel based mini-itx motherboards give much better performance,
> but cost quite a bit more, see this link for some prices
>
> http://www.mini-itx.com/store/?c=29
>
> it really depends what you want it for, if you're looking for a media
> centre like a lot of people are, then it's not really suitable to go
> for the via systems
>
> On 11/3/06, Richard Smedley <smedley358 at btinternet.com> wrote:
>> On Friday 03 November 2006 20:21, Geoff wrote:
>> > Has anyone looked at/bought a mini-ITX board?
>> > Not currently sure about driver support
>>
>> Hello Geoff,
>>
>> I tried one of my own, and one on review from UKLinux.net,
>> about 3 years ago - at that time Debian was fine with all
>> of the chip sets out of the box, but - as in the case of
>> nVidia and ATI today - accelerated hardware video (eg to
>> tuen the box into a PVR) was only available as a BLOB
>> (proprietary plug-in to the kernel).
>> I don't know how much it has changed - but UKLinux are
>> still selling pre-installed ITX boxen - although they are moving
>> to Intel for more graphics power, and faster processors as VIA
>> boards are not increasing their speed as much each year.
>> We had an ITX at work a few weeks ago, I think it was fine,
>> though I couldn't necessarily tell you which BSD or GNU
>> was put on it.
>>
>> http://www.linitx.org/ is probably still the best source of info.
>>
>> HTH,
>>
>>  - Richard
>>
>> -- 
>> Richard Smedley,                                         
>> Richard at sc.lug.org.uk
>> Sustainable IT Consultant,
>>                                  ``Software Freedom for the Voluntary 
>> Sector''
>>
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