[mythtv-users] Recommendation for motherboard

Kevin Ross kevin at familyross.net
Thu Sep 9 20:50:21 UTC 2010


  On 09/09/2010 12:39 PM, John Drescher wrote:
> On Thu, Sep 9, 2010 at 3:38 PM, Kevin Ross<kevin at familyross.net>  wrote:
>>   On 09/09/2010 12:28 PM, Brian C. Huffman wrote:
>>> All,
>>>
>>> Could anyone recommend a socket-775 motherboard that works with linux
>>> (preferably Fedora), MythTV and supports at least 3 PCI slots and a
>>> PCI-Express Graphics slot?
>>>
>>> I've struggled too much getting hardware to work with all of those and I
>>> figure it's better to ask people that are trying to run exactly what I am.
>>>
>>> Much appreciated,
>>> Brian
>> I'm using an Asus P5QL PRO, which meets your requirements perfectly.
>>
> I have the same motherboard in my master backend. Great board.
>
> John
>

The nice thing about Asus motherboards is that there is an ACPI driver 
for lm-sensors:

$ sensors
atk0110-acpi-0
Adapter: ACPI interface
Vcore Voltage:      +1.16 V  (min =  +0.80 V, max =  +1.60 V)
  +3.3 Voltage:      +3.12 V  (min =  +2.97 V, max =  +3.63 V)
  +5 Voltage:        +4.80 V  (min =  +4.50 V, max =  +5.50 V)
  +12 Voltage:      +11.87 V  (min = +10.20 V, max = +13.80 V)
CPU FAN Speed:     1622 RPM  (min =  600 RPM)
CHASSIS1 FAN Speed:   0 RPM  (min =  600 RPM)
POWER FAN Speed:      0 RPM  (min =  600 RPM)
CPU Temperature:    +36.0°C  (high = +60.0°C, crit = +95.0°C)
MB Temperature:     +39.0°C  (high = +45.0°C, crit = +95.0°C)



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