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===== Hardware Support within the Linux Kernel ===== | ===== Hardware Support within the Linux Kernel ===== | ||
- | The main hardware components are supported by the mainline Kernel (available on Kernel.org): | + | The main hardware components are supported by the //**mainline Kernel**// (available on Kernel.org): |
* Storage | * Storage | ||
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* Serial console support | * Serial console support | ||
- | If the Hardware Model is partly but not entirely supported by the mainline Kernel, you should check that the hardware vendor is actively working to merge any required patches into the mainline Kernel. | + | If the Hardware Model is partly but not entirely supported by the mainline Kernel, you should check that the hardware vendor is **//actively working**// to merge any required patches into the mainline Kernel. |
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==== Real Time Clock (RTC) ==== | ==== Real Time Clock (RTC) ==== | ||
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+ | Without a battery backed Real Time Clock, the Hardware Model won't be able to keep time across boots. | ||
+ | This isn't necessarily a deal killer, however - as long as the Hardware Model is able to connect to the network to sync time using NTP. | ||
+ | However, it does pose issues at boot where the file system checks may need to be bypassed. | ||