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silent1643
July 11th, 2007, 04:32 PM
Will you ever see any hardware requirments that state linux kernal x.x.x or above or approved for Ubuntu linux systems ?

tgm4883
July 11th, 2007, 05:20 PM
Yes

From pcHDTV HD5500 Site

Requirements

* Intel® Pentium® or AMD® CPU 1.2Ghz or higher CPU
* Linux Red Hat 9.0, Federa Core 2 or higher and Suse 10.0 are supported.
* 128 MB RAM or higher
* 1 PCI 2.2 compliant slot

http://www.pchdtv.com

Pekkalainen
July 11th, 2007, 05:26 PM
I have a Kingston 1 GB USB stick that sais "Requires Linux 2.4 or higher" on the back of the box :D

a12ctic
July 11th, 2007, 05:29 PM
My keyboards/mice/usb stuff all say that stuff.

silent1643
July 11th, 2007, 06:21 PM
damn, guess i need to go looking at best buy more often lol, have you guys seen any graphic cards with linux requirements? i know this is a touchy hardware config considering the drivers

a12ctic
July 11th, 2007, 07:05 PM
my evga 6600GT had something on there, I'm pretty sure, but it didn't ship with linux drivers.