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Re: Don't buy Foxcon Mboards being sold with dodgy BIOS

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From: Tony
Date: Sat, 26 Jul 2008 13:56
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Bollocks! More bollocks i've just recently tested the foxcon
motherf*ucker boards with every operating system you can dream of. Sure
enough that piece of shit linxus failed.

chuckcar wrote:

> Conor <conor_turton@hotmail.com> wrote in
> news:6f0faiF9bkjnU1@mid.individual.net:
>
> > In article <WYCik.33137$E41.31782@text.news.virginmedia.com>, 7
> > says...
> >>
> >> Don't buy or become reseller for Foxcon Mboards being fitted with
> >> dodgy BIOS
> >>
> >> http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=869249
> >>
> >> They have now been reported to the FTC.
> >>
> >> It will be a support nightmare.
> >>
> > There is no problems with the BIOS. The problem is with Linux's
> > dependence on the tables in the BIOS.
> >
> > Power management is fucked on Linux anyway so would anyone even
> > notice?
> >
> Nonsence. It works properly and *doesn't* get corrupted like happens
> *all* the time on windoze. You just have to know what you're doing.
>
> --
> (setq (chuck nil)  car(chuck) )

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