Since I had a system die on me, I went out and bought a new system.
[ just for George Ou, total, including taxes was $588.73, a $600 workstation. 🙂 ]
I’ll be busy over the next little while building Linux From Scratch on it.
The hardware list, from a Mandriva installation to see what devices might be problematical is fairly long, but everything worked, out of the box.
Identification
Floppy format: H1440
Media class: fd
Misc
New devfs device: /dev/floppy/0
Old device file: /dev/fd0
Identification
Disk identifier: ATA WDC WD2500JS-22M
Media class: hd
Bus identification
Device ID: 0
Connection
Bus: SCSI
Channel: 0
Logical unit number: 0
Device
Old device file: /dev/sda
New devfs device: /dev/scsi/host0/bus0/target0/lun0/disc
Partitions
Primary partitions: 1 (sda1)
Extended partitions: 7 (sda5, sda6, sda7, sda8, sda9, sda10, sda11)
Misc
Disk controller: 0
Geometry: 30401/255/63 (CHS)
Module: sata_via
Identification
Vendor: Lite-On Technology Corp.
Model: DVDRW SHW-160P6S
Media class: cdrom
Bus identification
Device ID: 0
Connection
Bus: ide
Channel: secondary
Device
Old device file: /dev/hdc
New devfs device: /dev/ide/host0/bus1/target0/lun0/cd
Misc
Drive capacity: burner DVD
Disk controller: 0
Identification
Vendor: nVidia Corp.
Description: GeForce 6200 TurboCache(TM)
Media class: DISPLAY_VGA
Connection
Bus: PCI
Bus PCI #: 2
PCI device #: 0
PCI function #: 0
Vendor ID: 4318
Device ID: 353
Sub vendor ID: 4163
Sub device ID: 33266
Misc
Module: Card:NVIDIA GeForce FX (generic)
Identification
Vendor: VIA Technologies
Description: VT8233 [AC97 Audio Controller]
Media class: MULTIMEDIA_AUDIO
Connection
Bus: PCI
Bus PCI #: 0
PCI device #: 17
PCI function #: 5
Vendor ID: 4358
Device ID: 12377
Sub vendor ID: 4187
Sub device ID: 3204
Driver
Module: snd-via82xx
Alternative drivers: via82cxxx_audio
Identification
Processor ID: 1
Vendor: AuthenticAMD
Model name: AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 3800+
Cpuid family: 15
Model: 75
Model stepping: 2
Performances
Frequency (MHz): 2001.171
Cache size: 512 KB
Bogomips: 3956.73
Bugs
Fdiv bug: No
Coma bug: No
F00f bug: No
Halt bug: No
FPU
Is FPU present: Yes
Whether the FPU has an irq vector: Yes
Misc
Cpuid level: 1
Flags: fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge mca cmov pat pse36 clflush mmx fxsr sse sse2 ht syscall nx mmxext fxsr_opt lm 3dnowext 3dnow pni cx16 lahf_lm cmp_legacy
Write protection: Yes
Identification
Processor ID: 2
Vendor: AuthenticAMD
Model name: AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 3800+
Cpuid family: 15
Model: 75
Model stepping: 2
Performances
Frequency (MHz): 2001.171
Cache size: 512 KB
Bogomips: 3989.50
Bugs
Fdiv bug: No
Coma bug: No
F00f bug: No
Halt bug: No
FPU
Is FPU present: Yes
Whether the FPU has an irq vector: Yes
Misc
Cpuid level: 1
Flags: fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge mca cmov pat pse36 clflush mmx fxsr sse sse2 ht syscall nx mmxext fxsr_opt lm 3dnowext 3dnow pni cx16 lahf_lm cmp_legacy
Write protection: Yes
Identification
Vendor: Realtek
Description: RTL-8139
Media class: NETWORK_ETHERNET
Connection
Bus: PCI
Bus PCI #: 0
PCI device #: 9
PCI function #: 0
Vendor ID: 4332
Device ID: 33081
Sub vendor ID: 4187
Sub device ID: 3204
Misc
Module: 8139too
Name: A0
Speed: 80 ns
Installed size: 512 MB (Single-bank Connection)
Enabled Size: 512 MB (Single-bank Connection)
Type: Memory Module
Bank connections: 0
Name: Internal Cache
Installed size: 128 KB
Type: Cache
Name: External Cache
Installed size: 512 KB
Type: Cache
Identification
Vendor: VIA Technologies Inc
Description: VT6420 SATA RAID Controller
Media class: STORAGE_IDE
Connection
Bus: PCI
Bus PCI #: 0
PCI device #: 15
PCI function #: 0
Vendor ID: 4358
Device ID: 12617
Sub vendor ID: 4187
Sub device ID: 3204
Misc
Module: sata_via
Identification
Vendor: VIA Technologies
Description: VT82C586 IDE [Apollo]
Media class: STORAGE_IDE
Connection
Bus: PCI
Bus PCI #: 0
PCI device #: 15
PCI function #: 1
Vendor ID: 4358
Device ID: 1393
Sub vendor ID: 65535
Sub device ID: 65535
Misc
Module: via82cxxx
Identification
Vendor: VIA Technologies
Description: VT82C586B USB
Media class: SERIAL_USB
Connection
Bus: PCI
Bus PCI #: 0
PCI device #: 16
PCI function #: 0
Vendor ID: 4358
Device ID: 12344
Sub vendor ID: 65535
Sub device ID: 65535
Misc
Module: usb-uhci
Identification
Vendor: VIA Technologies
Description: VT82C586B USB
Media class: SERIAL_USB
Connection
Bus: PCI
Bus PCI #: 0
PCI device #: 16
PCI function #: 1
Vendor ID: 4358
Device ID: 12344
Sub vendor ID: 65535
Sub device ID: 65535
Misc
Module: usb-uhci
Identification
Vendor: VIA Technologies
Description: VT82C586B USB
Media class: SERIAL_USB
Connection
Bus: PCI
Bus PCI #: 0
PCI device #: 16
PCI function #: 2
Vendor ID: 4358
Device ID: 12344
Sub vendor ID: 65535
Sub device ID: 65535
Misc
Module: usb-uhci
Identification
Vendor: VIA Technologies
Description: VT82C586B USB
Media class: SERIAL_USB
Connection
Bus: PCI
Bus PCI #: 0
PCI device #: 16
PCI function #: 3
Vendor ID: 4358
Device ID: 12344
Sub vendor ID: 65535
Sub device ID: 65535
Misc
Module: usb-uhci
Identification
Vendor: VIA Technologies Inc
Description: VT8235 USB Enhanced Controller
Media class: SERIAL_USB
Connection
Bus: PCI
Bus PCI #: 0
PCI device #: 16
PCI function #: 4
Vendor ID: 4358
Device ID: 12548
Sub vendor ID: 65535
Sub device ID: 65535
Misc
Module: ehci-hcd
Identification
Vendor: Linux 2.6.12-12mdksmp ehci_hcd
Description: EHCI Host Controller
Media class: Hub|Unused
Connection
Bus: USB
Bus PCI #: 5
PCI device #: 1
Vendor ID: 0
Device ID: 0
Misc
Module: hub
Identification
Vendor: Linux 2.6.12-12mdksmp uhci_hcd
Description: UHCI Host Controller
Media class: Hub|Unused
Connection
Bus: USB
Bus PCI #: 4
PCI device #: 1
Vendor ID: 0
Device ID: 0
Misc
Module: hub
Identification
Vendor: Linux 2.6.12-12mdksmp uhci_hcd
Description: UHCI Host Controller
Media class: Hub|Unused
Connection
Bus: USB
Bus PCI #: 3
PCI device #: 1
Vendor ID: 0
Device ID: 0
Misc
Module: hub
Identification
Vendor: Linux 2.6.12-12mdksmp uhci_hcd
Description: UHCI Host Controller
Media class: Hub|Unused
Connection
Bus: USB
Bus PCI #: 2
PCI device #: 1
Vendor ID: 0
Device ID: 0
Misc
Module: hub
Identification
Vendor: Linux 2.6.12-12mdksmp uhci_hcd
Description: UHCI Host Controller
Media class: Hub|Unused
Connection
Bus: USB
Bus PCI #: 1
PCI device #: 1
Vendor ID: 0
Device ID: 0
Misc
Module: hub
Identification
Vendor: (null)
Description:
Media class: BRIDGE_HOST
Connection
Bus: PCI
Bus PCI #: 0
PCI device #: 0
PCI function #: 0
Vendor ID: 4358
Device ID: 822
Sub vendor ID: 65535
Sub device ID: 65535
Identification
Vendor: (null)
Description:
Media class: BRIDGE_HOST
Connection
Bus: PCI
Bus PCI #: 0
PCI device #: 0
PCI function #: 1
Vendor ID: 4358
Device ID: 4918
Sub vendor ID: 65535
Sub device ID: 65535
Identification
Vendor: (null)
Description:
Media class: BRIDGE_HOST
Connection
Bus: PCI
Bus PCI #: 0
PCI device #: 0
PCI function #: 2
Vendor ID: 4358
Device ID: 9014
Sub vendor ID: 65535
Sub device ID: 65535
Identification
Vendor: (null)
Description:
Media class: BRIDGE_HOST
Connection
Bus: PCI
Bus PCI #: 0
PCI device #: 0
PCI function #: 3
Vendor ID: 4358
Device ID: 13110
Sub vendor ID: 65535
Sub device ID: 65535
Identification
Vendor: (null)
Description:
Media class: BRIDGE_HOST
Connection
Bus: PCI
Bus PCI #: 0
PCI device #: 0
PCI function #: 4
Vendor ID: 4358
Device ID: 17206
Sub vendor ID: 65535
Sub device ID: 65535
Identification
Vendor: (null)
Description:
Media class: BRIDGE_HOST
Connection
Bus: PCI
Bus PCI #: 0
PCI device #: 0
PCI function #: 7
Vendor ID: 4358
Device ID: 29494
Sub vendor ID: 65535
Sub device ID: 65535
Identification
Vendor: VIA Technologies Inc
Description: PCI-to-PCI Bridge (AGP 2.0/3.0)
Media class: BRIDGE_PCI
Connection
Bus: PCI
Bus PCI #: 0
PCI device #: 1
PCI function #: 0
Vendor ID: 4358
Device ID: 45448
Sub vendor ID: 65535
Sub device ID: 65535
Misc
Module: amd64-agp
Identification
Vendor: VIA Technologies Inc
Description: K8T890 PCI-to-PCI Bridge
Media class: BRIDGE_PCI
Connection
Bus: PCI
Bus PCI #: 0
PCI device #: 2
PCI function #: 0
Vendor ID: 4358
Device ID: 41528
Sub vendor ID: 65535
Sub device ID: 65535
Identification
Vendor: VIA Technologies Inc
Description: K8T890 PCI-to-PCI Bridge
Media class: BRIDGE_PCI
Connection
Bus: PCI
Bus PCI #: 0
PCI device #: 3
PCI function #: 0
Vendor ID: 4358
Device ID: 49720
Sub vendor ID: 65535
Sub device ID: 65535
Identification
Vendor: VIA Technologies Inc
Description: VT8237 PCI-to-ISA Bridge
Media class: BRIDGE_ISA
Connection
Bus: PCI
Bus PCI #: 0
PCI device #: 17
PCI function #: 0
Vendor ID: 4358
Device ID: 12839
Sub vendor ID: 65535
Sub device ID: 65535
Misc
Module: i2c-viapro
Identification
Vendor: Advanced Micro Devices
Description: K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] HyperTransport Technology Configuration
Media class: BRIDGE_HOST
Connection
Bus: PCI
Bus PCI #: 0
PCI device #: 24
PCI function #: 0
Vendor ID: 4130
Device ID: 4352
Sub vendor ID: 65535
Sub device ID: 65535
Identification
Vendor: Advanced Micro Devices
Description: K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] Address Map
Media class: BRIDGE_HOST
Connection
Bus: PCI
Bus PCI #: 0
PCI device #: 24
PCI function #: 1
Vendor ID: 4130
Device ID: 4353
Sub vendor ID: 65535
Sub device ID: 65535
Identification
Vendor: Advanced Micro Devices
Description: K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] DRAM Controller
Media class: BRIDGE_HOST
Connection
Bus: PCI
Bus PCI #: 0
PCI device #: 24
PCI function #: 2
Vendor ID: 4130
Device ID: 4354
Sub vendor ID: 65535
Sub device ID: 65535
Identification
Vendor: Advanced Micro Devices
Description: K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] Miscellaneous Control
Media class: BRIDGE_HOST
Connection
Bus: PCI
Bus PCI #: 0
PCI device #: 24
PCI function #: 3
Vendor ID: 4130
Device ID: 4355
Sub vendor ID: 65535
Sub device ID: 65535
Misc
Module: amd64-agp