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 12:28:38 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Mon, 28 May 2001 12:28:28 -0400 Received: from cr545978-a.nmkt1.on.wave.home.com ([24.112.25.43]:62729 "HELO saturn.tlug.org") by vger.kernel.org with SMTP id ; Mon, 28 May 2001 12:28:19 -0400 Date: Mon, 28 May 2001 12:28:18 -0400 From: Mike Frisch To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: Status of ALi MAGiK 1 support in 2.4.? Message-ID: <20010528122818.B32232@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: ; from alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk on Mon, May 28, 2001 at 05:17:06PM +0100 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Mon, May 28, 2001 at 05:17:06PM +0100, Alan Cox wrote: > > So it seems that only AMD and ALi are left with Socket A chipsets (SiS 735 is > > yet to come). And the ALi MAGiK 1 has a good feature/cost ratio and is being > > reported as very stable (although perhaps not very fast). > > > > So having been burned in the recent past with VIAs KT133A/686B and Linux, I > > hope that I can get an ALi MAGiK 1 board and rest in peace ... > > It would be interesting to know how well the ALi stuff behaves. They've > certainly been helpful in the Linux world, indeed they did the ALi parts > of the trident sound driver themselves, including full 5.1 audio out and also > chunks of the alim15x3 (IDE) driver If there is anything in particular (benchmarks or stress tests) I can help with in this regard, please let me know. I am not a kernel hacker, but a competent Linux user and programmer. I am not afraid to get my hands dirty.