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Motherboard chipset and Linux

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Going to be building a new AM2 rig in the next month and was wondering how well all of the motherboard chipsets are supported in linux. I've always been kind of interested in the Uli 1697 chipset so right now I'm leaning towards a board that uses that chipset but if Linux support is iffy then I might change my mind to a nforce 5 or ati 3200 chipset based board.

I'm kind of out of the loop running linux on modern hardware (current Linux setup is on a 1 gig t-bird) so any input appreciated.
 
I'm running a ULi 1695 chipset and its been running great. Never had any problems. 🙂

IIRC, developers had to reverse engineer the forcedeth ethernet driver for support from the kernel so I assume other parts of that chipset had to be reverse-engineered as well. Nvidia provides driver support for linux, but only proprietary stuff. According to VendorWatch, Nvidia doesn't provide adequate documentation on their chipsets. I'm not sure if Nforce5 is completely supported, but if its not don't be surprised. ULi is now Nvidia owned, but if I'm not sure how OSF (open-source friendly) they were. Even VIA can't seem to keep up with its promises. 🙁

I'm pretty sure most of these motherboards will get supported by drivers eventually if not now, but it won't be because of the manufacturer... All I can say is my chipset works.
 
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