On 2013-11-02 13:40, Derek Trotter wrote:
I had no trouble installing linux on that P.O.S. HP I have. I just had trouble with it running linux reliably.
IME, if a machine won't run Linux reliably, there's something wrong with its hardware. This experience is limited to 14 years, 7 or 8 desktop x86 motherboards, 5 x86 laptops, and a large pile of Dell servers, though.
Desktops: 2 boards, both micro-ATX, were built by the lowest bidder and would fail on all kinds of reasonable things. If you buy a cheap motherboard, it'll behave badly. Do not buy cheap motherboards if you value your time.
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