Has anyone installed Linux on a Chaintech 9CJS?

I'm considering building a new system and considering this
motherboard.
Thanks,
Tom

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Tom <derlehrer@no]hotmail-spam.com> wrote:
> Has anyone installed Linux on a Chaintech 9CJS?
>
> I'm considering building a new system and considering this
> motherboard.

Northbridge:  82875P MCH
Southbridge: 82801ER ICH5R
CPU:  P4 400/533/800Mhz

Integrated misc. chips:
VIA VT6306 IEEE1394a (Firewire)
Intel 82547EI Gigabit Ethernet
Realtek RTL8101L LAN
VIA Envy24PT  7.1 Channel Audio (sound)
ITE IT8712F-A Super I/O (misc. ports)

Hmm, doesn't look _too_ bad.   Realtek's reportedly been a bit dodgy,
but the "8139too" driver will probably work on the RTL8101L port -- in
very recent distributions, anyway.

For the i82547EI gigabit chip, it's going to be the e1000 driver, of
course.

The Firewire port -- hmm.  It's said to be an OHCI-class device, so
you'll need the ohci1394 and sbp2 drivers.  Shouldn't be a problem.

Sound chip?  God only knows.  Might need the proprietary 4Front "OSS"
(Open Sound System) drivers.

The Serial ATA on the ICH5R will pose a minor challenge.  I have a Web
page about that:  "Serial ATA" on http://linuxmafia.com/kb/Hardware

Nothing else on the motherboard seems in any way problematic.  You can
even have lm-sensors support for the IT8712F-A chip.  See:
http://cragalaska.com/linux/linux_main.html (search for the chip name).

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Thanks for the tips.
Tom

On Wed, 21 Apr 2004 07:15:04 -0000, Rick Moen <rick@linuxmafia.com>
wrote:

>Tom <derlehrer@no]hotmail-spam.com> wrote: 
>
>Northbridge:  82875P MCH
>Southbridge: 82801ER ICH5R
>CPU:  P4 400/533/800Mhz
>
>Integrated misc. chips:
>VIA VT6306 IEEE1394a (Firewire)
>Intel 82547EI Gigabit Ethernet
>Realtek RTL8101L LAN
>VIA Envy24PT  7.1 Channel Audio (sound)
>ITE IT8712F-A Super I/O (misc. ports)
>
>Hmm, doesn't look _too_ bad.   Realtek's reportedly been a bit dodgy,
>but the "8139too" driver will probably work on the RTL8101L port -- in
>very recent distributions, anyway.
>
>For the i82547EI gigabit chip, it's going to be the e1000 driver, of
>course.
>
>The Firewire port -- hmm.  It's said to be an OHCI-class device, so
>you'll need the ohci1394 and sbp2 drivers.  Shouldn't be a problem.
>
>Sound chip?  God only knows.  Might need the proprietary 4Front "OSS"
>(Open Sound System) drivers.
>
>The Serial ATA on the ICH5R will pose a minor challenge.  I have a Web
>page about that:  "Serial ATA" on http://linuxmafia.com/kb/Hardware
>
>Nothing else on the motherboard seems in any way problematic.  You can
>even have lm-sensors support for the IT8712F-A chip.  See:
>http://cragalaska.com/linux/linux_main.html (search for the chip name).

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