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Linux Hardware Compatibility HOWTO Linux Hardware Compatibility HOWTO Steven Pritchard Southern Illinois Linux Users Group [email protected] 3.1.5 Copyright © 2001−2002 by Steven Pritchard Copyright © 1997−1999 by Patrick Reijnen 2002−03−28 This document attempts to list most of the hardware known to be either supported or unsupported under Linux. Linux Hardware Compatibility HOWTO Table of Contents 1. Introduction.....................................................................................................................................................1 1.1. Notes on binary−only drivers...........................................................................................................1 1.2. Notes on commercial drivers............................................................................................................1 1.3. System architectures.........................................................................................................................1 1.4. Related sources of information.........................................................................................................2 1.5. Known problems with this document...............................................................................................2 1.6. New versions of this document.........................................................................................................2 1.7. Feedback and corrections..................................................................................................................3 1.8. Acknowledgments.............................................................................................................................3 1.9. Revision History...............................................................................................................................3 2. Computers/Motherboards/BIOS...................................................................................................................5 2.1. Specific system/motherboard/BIOS..................................................................................................5 2.2. Unsupported......................................................................................................................................7 3. Laptops.............................................................................................................................................................8 3.1. Specific laptops.................................................................................................................................8 3.2. PCMCIA...........................................................................................................................................8 4. CPU/FPU.........................................................................................................................................................9 4.1. Intel...................................................................................................................................................9 4.2. AMD.................................................................................................................................................9 4.3. Cyrix.................................................................................................................................................9 4.4. IDT....................................................................................................................................................9 4.5. Transmeta..........................................................................................................................................9 4.6. Misc. notes........................................................................................................................................9 5. Memory..........................................................................................................................................................11 6. Video cards....................................................................................................................................................12 6.1. XFree86...........................................................................................................................................12 6.2. Commercial X servers.....................................................................................................................32 6.3. Kernel Framebuffer (fbdev)............................................................................................................32 6.4. SVGALIB (graphics for console)...................................................................................................33 7. Controllers (hard drive)...............................................................................................................................34 7.1. Alpha, Beta drivers.........................................................................................................................34 8. Controllers (SCSI)........................................................................................................................................35 8.1. Supported........................................................................................................................................35 8.2. Alpha, Beta drivers.........................................................................................................................38 8.3. Unsupported....................................................................................................................................38 9. SCSI RAID Controllers................................................................................................................................39 10. IDE RAID Controllers................................................................................................................................40 11. Controllers (I/O)..........................................................................................................................................41 i Linux Hardware Compatibility HOWTO Table of Contents 12. Controllers (multiport)...............................................................................................................................42 12.1. Non−intelligent cards....................................................................................................................42 12.1.1. Supported......................................................................................................................42 12.2. Intelligent cards.............................................................................................................................42 12.2.1. Supported......................................................................................................................42 12.2.2. Alpha, Beta drivers.......................................................................................................43 13. Network adapters........................................................................................................................................44 13.1. Supported......................................................................................................................................44 13.1.1. Ethernet.........................................................................................................................44 13.1.2. ISDN.............................................................................................................................45 13.1.3. WAN Cards...................................................................................................................46 13.1.4. Wireless........................................................................................................................48 13.1.5. Frame Relay, X.25, Synchronous PPP, Cisco HDLC..................................................49 13.1.6. Pocket and portable adapters........................................................................................49 13.1.7. Slotless..........................................................................................................................49 13.1.8. ARCnet.........................................................................................................................49 13.1.9. TokenRing....................................................................................................................49 13.1.10. FDDI...........................................................................................................................49 13.1.11. Amateur radio (AX.25)...............................................................................................50 13.1.12. PCMCIA cards............................................................................................................50 13.2. Alpha, Beta drivers.......................................................................................................................50 13.2.1. Ethernet.........................................................................................................................50 13.2.2. ISDN.............................................................................................................................50 13.2.3. ATM..............................................................................................................................50 13.2.4. Wireless........................................................................................................................50
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