Does IS7 work well with kernel 2.4.21?

[Dave Hau]

I need to buy a mobo to run linux and I'm considering the IS7. I understand that the new 2.4.21 kernel has ICH5 support. Is anyone running the IS7 with
2.4.21 and can you comment on how well it works?

Thanks.

 

[The Bluester]

On Mon, 21 Jul 2003 00:10:46 +0000, Dave Hau charged their phaser and blasted us with:

I need to buy a mobo to run linux and I'm considering the IS7. I understand that the new 2.4.21 kernel has ICH5 support. Is anyone running the IS7 with 2.4.21 and can you comment on how well it works?

Thanks.

I have been running kernel 2.4.21 with the IS7 for about two weeks and it has been rock solid.

IS7 Bios -14
512MB of Samsung DDR 400MHz
Seagate SATA 120GB drive
Nvidia Ti4200 w/128MB of memory
DVD Drive
DVD+RW Drive
FDD

You have to download a patch for the 3Com Nic and apply it to get it to work. I had to do a google search for sk98. ;-)

You can get the driver from here:

http://www.syskonnect.com/syskonnect/support/driver/d0102_driver.html

Instructions for building the driver in the kernel are here:

http://www.syskonnect.com/syskonnect/support/driver/d0102_driver.html

A good explanation of the 3C940 / 32000 / SK98 Chipset can be found here:

http://lists.insecure.org/lists/linux-kernel/2003/Jun/5441.html

I hope this helps.