Re: SATA support
On Thu, 2007-07-12 at 16:32 -0500, Dustin wrote:
> I'm building my first PC, it will run Debian of course.
>
> I'm buying the parts off of newegg.com and noticed that many of the
> newer DVD burners have a SATA interface. I'm looking at getting both
> the HDDs and the DVD burner with a SATA interface, but wasn't sure if it
> could make the process more complicated from a Debian standpoint, and
> wanted to see how safe of a bet it would be to use one.
>
> I understand that the interface is faster and cleaner from a physical
> standpoint, but more complicated and less tried and true from a software
> standpoint.
>
> I would prefer to have the option to playback DVD movies on this
> machine, in the past I've had trouble getting smooth playback on a PC
> versus a dedicated stand alone DVD player. This may only be an issue
> with older machines, but I might be wrong in that assumption.
>
> Any advice on this issue, or any issue in building a newer Debian PC
> would be excellent.
>
> Thanks in advance for the help.
>
> Dustin
If you stick with the latest Debian Etch stable release, you'll be fine.
All the SATA drivers imaginable are included in the 2.6 kernel. That is
not the case with 2.4. I learned from first hand experience.
SATA is definitely the way to go. Very good performance/price ratio.
Good luck,
Dallas
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