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Linux Hardware: What Works, What Doesn't, and where to shop. February 17, 2010

Resources:

Hardware4Linux
Ubuntu Forums

Full Systems

Linux-Oriented Retailers
	System76
	Penguin Computing
	ASA Computers
Big OEMs that Play Nice with Linux
	Lenovo
	Dell
	HP

Hardware Components

Problem Areas
	Wireless
	Video
	Printing/Scanning
	Sound
Less of an Issue
	Input Devices
	Winmodems
	Wierdo Architectures (Ubuntu will run on OpenSPARC on an FPGA)


Wireless
	linuxwireless.org
	Atheros
		Parts List - http://atheros.rapla.net/
		D-Link
		Belkin's Desktop Adapters
	Broadcom
		b43 kernel driver
			a bunch of older broadcom chips
		ndiswrapper
			easier and easier to use
			ndisgtk - gui for ndiswrapper

Printing/Scanning
	openprinting.org
	Major Brands
		HP
		Brother
	Avoid
		Dell AIOs
		Lexmark AIOs
	CUPS
		personally not a big fan currently
		A bit of a hassle
		nice GUI implementations for workstations
		Web Interface

Video
	Nvidia
		Proprietary Driver
		Issues in the past with 8000-series cards
		Nvidia are kind of jerks
	ATI
		Open Drivers
		Will not support earlier cards
	Xorg
		Used to be a nightmare of config files and config scripts
		will now work out of the box in 99.5% of cases
		other .5% will be even worse than before

Sound
	Hardware
		Not actually that much of a problem
		chances are, your hardware will be detected
	Sound subsystems
		Will probably not work on your first (or second) try
		OSS
		ALSA
		PulseAudio - http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/00/Pulseaudio-diagram.svg
		For what its worth, crusty old OSS got my soundcard working quick as can be on FreeBSD

Wonky Input Devices
	Wacom Tablets
		http://linuxwacom.sourceforge.net/index.php/minihowto
		Non-Wacom tablets: good luck to you
	Fingerprint Readers
		Lenovo - very well supported
	TV Tuners
		http://linux.bytesex.org/v4l2/