The sound should work in RedHat at least, being based on the C-Media 8738 series. Here is a link to the readme:
http://www.cmedia.com.tw/8x38/linux/readme.txt And as far as keyboard and mouse, it does have standard ps/2 style keyboard and mouse connectors: http://www.soyousa.com/sykt333.html I think this would be an outstanding mb but you should plan the upgrade very carefully for it to be successful. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mat Branyon" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, May 10, 2002 7:51 AM Subject: Re: [brlug-general] Soyo SY-KT333 Dragon Ultra > i know of no problem with usb mouse and keyboard, under mandrake and suse at least... i think its more of a trick to set up if you are going to use a linux that doesnt autodetect all that for you (like debian, at which i just failed horribly). i also think there is a site that should tell you if the board is completely linux compatible, but i cant remember it. also, i have had problems with onboard sound, but not onboard video, but then, my computer is an old pos compaq > > --mat > -www.redrival.com/mat > > On Fri, 10 May 2002 12:36:56 -0500 > "Cleve Allison" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Forgot to mention another interesting point about this motherboard......it does not have parallel or serial ports for mouse, modem or keyboard, its a usb 1.1 , usb 2.0 and firewire system so if I decide to buy it I will also have to purchase a usb 1.1 keyboard and mouse. I have never installed any flavor of Linux on a system that used a usb mouse and keyboard. > > Thanks. > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Cleve Allison > > To: [email protected] > > Sent: Friday, May 10, 2002 10:55 AM > > Subject: [brlug-general] Soyo SY-KT333 Dragon Ultra > > > > > > I'm thinking about buying a Soyo SY-KT333 Dragon Ultra motherboard and a AMD > > 1900+ XP and 512 MB of DDR333 or PC2700 ram. > > > > Does anyone have any thoughts on what my chances of having a smooth Linux > > installation will be with all the built-in features of this motherboard such > > as built-in networking, sound, usb 2.0, etc. I don't want to even buy it if > > I can only use it for Windows. I am currently using Mandrake and Redhat at > > home but want to try Suse as well. > > > > Thanks in advance for any insight you are able to off > > > > _______________________________________________ > General mailing list > [email protected] > http://brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net
