Shuttle SG33G5
I needed a new computer for home and this is what I ened up getting:
- Shuttle SG33G5
- Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600
- 4GB DDR2 PC6400 800MHz RAM
- Western Digital Raptor 150GB HDD
- LG SuperMulti GSA-H62N SATA DVD Writer
The Shuttle barebones uses the Intel G33 chipset so it comes with an Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 3100. No more binary-only video drivers!
Installing Linux on the box was a bit of a challenge. I couldn’t get the latest
Gentoo LiveCD to see the HDD. Eventually I found
that the Ubuntu Gusty Tribe 5 Alternative CD had the necessary drivers. So I installed Gentoo from a rescue shell on the Ubuntu CD and it was all good.
I got pretty much everything working except Compiz-Fusion which seems to be a Mesa issue with the G33 chipset.
I compiled the system with:
CHOST=”x86_64-pc-linux-gnu”
CFLAGS=”-march=nocona -O2 -pipe”
CXXFLAGS=”${CFLAGS}”
ACCEPT_KEYWORDS=”~amd64″
MAKEOPTS=”-j5″
Config files available:
The box has been great so far.
January 14th, 2008 at 7:22 am
Which processor cooler are you using?
What’s the noice level produced by your system?
I am considering bying these too:
- Shuttle SG33G5
- Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600
January 14th, 2008 at 10:20 am
I’m just using the cooler that came with the Shuttle box. I don’t know the exact noise level, but it’s very quiet. The only time I notice is during a lot of HD activity or using the CD/DVD.
March 10th, 2008 at 1:08 pm
Just wondering if the HDMI out works in Linux???
Thanks!
March 17th, 2008 at 4:52 am
I have an HDMI-DVI adapter that I use to connect my monitor and it works fine.
July 13th, 2008 at 12:02 am
what about sound config with hdmi. I can’t get that to work? I get a great pict with hdmi, but no sound?
does yours work?
July 31st, 2008 at 7:21 am
I get sound from my PC speakers but that is plugging the speakers into the sound port
I haven’t tried to use on say a TV via HDMI or anything like that. Not sure why sound wouldn’t work in that case.