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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
-  * Wired wetwork +  * Wired Ethernet 
-  * Video+  * Video (if applicable)
   * 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.  You can ask them directly.  Some are not interested, and these are poor targets for a distribution such as Slackware or any other of the mainstream distributions that work in the classic Open Source enthusiast/hobby development model.+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.  You can ask them directly.  Some vendors are not interested, and these are poor targets for a distribution such as Slackware or any other of the mainstream distributions that work in the classic Open Source enthusiast/hobby development model.
  
 <note important>It is acceptable for a few patches to be included for each Hardware Model - particularly if mainline Kernel support is forthcoming and there's a public roadmap.  However, if this is not the case - this author advises you to steer clear.</note>   <note important>It is acceptable for a few patches to be included for each Hardware Model - particularly if mainline Kernel support is forthcoming and there's a public roadmap.  However, if this is not the case - this author advises you to steer clear.</note>  
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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.
  
  

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