Re: Hardware for Debian
Malcolm Beeson-Earwicker composed on 2020-02-12 :26 (UTC+0100):
> I've been a Debian user for about twenty years now, and have found that
> I have to run more and more of my machines under windo$e because the
> latest versions of Debian just fail,
Fail at what point?
> I imagine due to all this
> UEFI-rubbish. Does anyone know of a motherboard that will run Debian
> please?
All that should be necessary is: 1: ensuring the components comprising the
motherboard you buy were originally released before the distro release, unless
running sid, or maybe testing; and 2: updating the BIOS when applicable. I can't
remember ever encountering any distro failing when these tests are met. Generally
you're safe somewhere in the 6 months to year old range.
UEFI "rubbish" can actually be helpful, especially if multibooting.
> I have one new machine just about working under buster, but it's twin
> has had to go to W7 when I installed two GPUs.
That's probably just an isolated misfortune. Possibly the BIOS on the bad one is a
defective older version.
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