It will take only a few minutes to know it it will work. Boot Linux from a CD and it if comes up and runs at all you are good to go.
But the specs on that old MB are not great. As it turns out, the best deals are for used systems, not used parts. You can buy a PC in a chassis with power supply disk, CD memory and an OS that boots for under $100. On Mon, Oct 16, 2017 at 12:52 PM, John Dammeyer <jo...@autoartisans.com> wrote: > Even with all this Beaglebone discussion I've not closed the door on using > a > PC motherboard and either the parallel port or an add on card for extra IO. > > I mentioned that to my son and he dragged over a box that had one of these > loaded with 2GB RAM > ASUS K8S-MX 754 > <https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131518> SiS 760 > GX Micro ATX AMD Motherboard > > Although the board is no longer available new, the reviews for it are still > up and it's somewhat disconcerting. > https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131518 > > Back in 2005 one poster said this but it's also 12 years ago: > "Comments: Via chipsets on this mobo don't have real linux drivers. Sucks. > DOn't buy for linux. Totally unusable. Don't beleive me? Google it!" > Should I toss it? > Thanks > John > > > > "ELS! Nothing else works as well for your Lathe" > Automation Artisans Inc. > <http://www.autoartisans.com/ELS/> http://www.autoartisans.com/ELS/ > Ph. 1 250 544 4950 > > > ------------------------------------------------------------ > ------------------ > Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most > engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot > _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > -- Chris Albertson Redondo Beach, California ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
