Linux Hardware Compatibility HOWTO Linux Hardware Compatibility HOWTO Table of Contents Linux Hardware Compatibility HOWTO........................................................................................................1 Patrick Reijnen, <[email protected] (remove both "antispam.")>..1 1.Introduction...........................................................................................................................................1 2.Computers/Motherboards/BIOS...........................................................................................................1 3.Laptops..................................................................................................................................................1 4.CPU/FPU..............................................................................................................................................1 5.Memory.................................................................................................................................................1 6.Video cards...........................................................................................................................................2 7.Controllers (hard drive).........................................................................................................................2 8.Controllers (hard drive RAID)..............................................................................................................2 9.Controllers (SCSI)................................................................................................................................2 10.Controllers (I/O)..................................................................................................................................2 11.Controllers (multiport)........................................................................................................................2 12.Network adapters................................................................................................................................2 13.Sound cards.........................................................................................................................................3 14.Hard drives..........................................................................................................................................3 15.Tape drives..........................................................................................................................................3 16.CD−ROM drives.................................................................................................................................3 17.CD−Writers.........................................................................................................................................3 18.Removable drives................................................................................................................................3 19.Mice....................................................................................................................................................3 20.Modems..............................................................................................................................................4 21.Printers/Plotters...................................................................................................................................4 22.Scanners..............................................................................................................................................4 23.Other hardware....................................................................................................................................4 24.Related sources of information...........................................................................................................4 25.Acknowledgments...............................................................................................................................4 26.Appendix A. S3 cards supported by XFree86 3.3.x...........................................................................4 27.Appendix B. Supported PCMCIA cards.............................................................................................5 28.Appendix C. Supported Parallel Port devices.....................................................................................5 29.Appendix D. Plug and Play devices....................................................................................................5 30.Appendix E. Linux incompatible Hardware.......................................................................................5 31.Glossary..............................................................................................................................................5 1. Introduction..........................................................................................................................................6 1.1 Welcome............................................................................................................................................6 1.2 Copyright...........................................................................................................................................6 1.3 System architectures..........................................................................................................................7 10. Controllers (I/O).................................................................................................................................7 11. Controllers (multiport).......................................................................................................................8 11.1 Non−intelligent cards ......................................................................................................................8 Supported....................................................................................................................................8 11.2 Intelligent cards................................................................................................................................8 Supported....................................................................................................................................9 Alpha, Beta drivers.....................................................................................................................9 12. Network adapters.............................................................................................................................10 12.1 Supported.......................................................................................................................................10 Ethernet.....................................................................................................................................10 i Linux Hardware Compatibility HOWTO Table of Contents ISDN.........................................................................................................................................11 Frame Relay..............................................................................................................................12 Wireless....................................................................................................................................12 X25............................................................................................................................................12 Pocket and portable adapters....................................................................................................13 Slotless......................................................................................................................................13 ..................................................................................................................................................13ARCnet.....................................................................................................................................13 FDDI.........................................................................................................................................13 Amateur radio (AX.25).............................................................................................................14 PCMCIA cards..........................................................................................................................14 12.2 Alpha, Beta drivers........................................................................................................................14 Ethernet.....................................................................................................................................14 ISDN.........................................................................................................................................14 ATM..........................................................................................................................................14 Frame Relay..............................................................................................................................14 Wireless....................................................................................................................................15 12.3 Unsupported...................................................................................................................................15