From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Mon, 28 May 2001 12:09:37 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Mon, 28 May 2001 12:09:17 -0400 Received: from cr545978-a.nmkt1.on.wave.home.com ([24.112.25.43]:61705 "HELO saturn.tlug.org") by vger.kernel.org with SMTP id ; Mon, 28 May 2001 12:09:06 -0400 Date: Mon, 28 May 2001 12:09:05 -0400 From: Mike Frisch To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: Status of ALi MAGiK 1 support in 2.4.? Message-ID: <20010528120905.A32157@saturn.tlug.org> Mail-Followup-To: Mike Frisch , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org In-Reply-To: <20010528175712.B18955@pua.nirvana> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.2.5i In-Reply-To: <20010528175712.B18955@pua.nirvana>; from Axel.Thimm@physik.fu-berlin.de on Mon, May 28, 2001 at 05:57:12PM +0200 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Mon, May 28, 2001 at 05:57:12PM +0200, Axel Thimm wrote: > What is the status of the support for this chipset, found for example in an > ASUS A7A266? Judging from > http://www.acerlabs.com/eng/support/faqlnx.htm > one gets the impression that ALi is respectfully treating the Linux community. I cannot answer your question about the level of support this chipset has, but suffice it to say that my new (as of last week) A7A266 based system (1.2Ghz T-Bird w/256MB Crucial DDR RAM) is running 2.4.5 (and previous to that 2.2.18) quite nicely. Perhaps Linux is not optimized for performance with this chipset, but it feels fast to me. According to 'hdparm -t /dev/hda', I am getting 25MB/s transfer rates with my Quantum Fireball Plus LM. Seems a little high, but drive performance 'feels' good. Based on my weekend experience with this board and Linux, I think I have made the right choice.