[Westwales] Hardware Compatability with SuSe

[John Barbrook]

A server you say?

(Crumbs! I am about to say something that might cause a little rumbling
amongst the masses)

Try not to use SUSE, its a bit more for the desktop, Try to use something
like debian. If you don't feel comfortable and are quite new to Linux SUSE
is ok but starting on the right foot is a good idea, Debian is a lot easier
to keep secure and you probably will learn a lot more and faster using
Debian. Its very much a server Distribution.

Anyhoos try the latest version of the linux hardware compatability Howto,
thats got a list of most supported hardware
http://www.linux.org/docs/ldp/howto/Hardware-HOWTO/ but its a little out of
date. Look on the manafacturers websites and see if they have drivers for
linux. if not, avoid!

I have been pretty happy with.

3Com network cards (I won't use anything else)
Matrox Graphics Cards
Abit Motherboards

avoid motherboards with onboard networking and sound, onboard Raid etc.
Motherboards are usually pretty much of a muchness as far as linux is
concerned. The big question is...... Do you need all that power for a
server!

If you get an older machine for a server, I would suggest a dell poweredge
off ebay you will get a machine that is very compatable with linux rather
than building a specific machine. The dell servers are very compatable with
linux as they can come with redhat as an option....

If you give me an idea of what you are using it for, I could recommend some
things that I have found nifty.

Hope that helps. Ferret

----- Original Message -----
From: "Alexander Ridler" <a_ridler_@hotmail.com>
To: <westwales@mailman.lug.org.uk>
Sent: Friday, July 18, 2003 2:24 PM
Subject: [Westwales] Hardware Compatability with SuSe


> Hi guys,
>
> A total linux noob here - so expect some rather tedious questions in time
> *lol* - much like the one below.
>
> I'll try to keep this as brief and as concise as possible - but entertain
as
> this is my first post 'ere! ;)
>
> Basically, my goal is to setup a webserver of sorts at home and learn
linux
> along the way.  I've had some fleeting experience with IIS, Apache & PWS
on
> M$ XP&98 - but I was hassled quite often by port scanners and all the bad
> stuff that comes with them.
>
> Since Linux seems to offer stability and security (at a more then
affordable
> price ;) ) - I've haphazardly jumped off Microsoft's ship and made my way
to
> Linux's icy penquin filled shores.
>
> Anyway...  I've had a fleeting experience with Mandrake 7.1,  but I was
> blown away by the SuSe 8.2 distro on a mates laptop  - so I've opted for
> using Suse as a starting point for my server  (RedHat might have been a
> better option but Suse was just more appealing - but I probably will get
it
> in future, when I'm more accustomed to it all).
>
> And now onto the real point of this post... rather then getting Linux SuSe
> to work with one of my machines, Im going to do it all backwards.  I plan
on
> building a new computer to be fully 100% compatabile with SuSe - just to
> make things easier for myself starting off.    I was just wondering if
> anybody could recommend any hardware???
>
> I've checked out the hardware database at Suse.co.uk  - and Intel P4's
seem
> to be the way to go, along with a Gigabyte Motherboard - but the mobo's
they
> have listed seem to be fairly old.  Could anyone recommend anything???
>
> Or if anyone can direct me to any websites that can offer advice/help in
my
> linux quest - it will be greatly appreciated.
>
>
> Cheers
>
> ~Alex
>
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