HP HOWTO
Utilisation and Configuration Guide of HP Products under Linux (Version 0.92)
[hp-howto]
Bruno Cornec
Hewlett Packard
[email protected]
Copyright � 1997-2000 by Bruno Cornec
Copyright � 2000 by Bruno Cornec
[hp]
This document describes the use of products available in the
Hewlett-Packard (HP) catalog with Linux and some free software. It gives the
state of the support for hardware, software to use, answers to some
frequently asked questions and gives elements of sizing. The goals are to
offer a general view of free software functions and their use at best with HP
products; as well as to make new users of HP products rapidly operational and
also to allow others to choose their products knowing facts.
License
This HOWTO is a free documentation thanks to Medasys and Hewlett-Packard
for whom I do that job; you may redistribute and/or modify it under the terms
of the Diffusion License of Free Documents .
This document is distributed hoping it will be useful, but without any
guaranty; you're completely responsible of its use, and coulnd't complain in
case it doesn't work, or even if it breaks the hardware.
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Table of Contents
1. Introduction
1.1. Presentation
1.2. Aknowledgements
2. Presentation of Linux and Free Software
2.1. Some definitions
2.2. Free software concepts
2.3. Linux and other operating systems
3. Linux and HP products
3.1. Informations on HP products and Linux
3.2. HP hardware supported by Linux
3.3. HP software and free software
3.4. Support of HP solutions under Linux
3.5. Training on HP Linux solutions
3.6. HP as an Open Source Software user and contributor
4. Solutions and Sizing
4.1. Linux as file and print server
4.2. Internet/Intranet Linux server
4.3. Linux as computing server
4.4. Linux as an office server
5. Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
6. References
7. Contributors
8. Future versions
List of Tables
2-1. Performances of Free Software
3-1. Brio and Linux
3-2. Vectra and Linux
3-3. e-Vectra and Linux
3-4. Kayak and Linux
3-5. Visualize and Linux
3-6. Desktop computer accessories
3-7. OmniBook and Linux
3-8. Portable accessories
3-9. NetServers and Linux
3-10. NetServers accessories
3-11. HP Monitors and Linux
3-12. HP IA-64 Servers and Linux
3-13. Scanners and Linux
4-1. Sizing of a file server
4-2. Sizing of a print server
4-3. Sizing of a static Web server
4-4. Sizing of a dynamic Web server
4-5. Sizing of an e-mail server
4-6. Sizing of a Firewall/Proxy/Web-Cache server
4-7. Sizing of a LDAP server
4-8. Sizing of an office server
6-1. Web sites ofMedasys and HP
6-2. Other fundamental sites on Linux and Open Source Software
List of Figures
2-1. Server operating system repartition in 1998 (IDC).
2-2. Server operating system repartition in 1999 (IDC).
2-3. Web server software by Netcraft between 1995 and 2000.
2-4. Repartition of Internet servers by IOS Counter in April 1999.
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Chapter 1. Introduction
1.1. Presentation
This document is a guide on the use of products proposed by the hardware
manufacturer Hewlett-Packard (HP) under Linux. It's a quick reference guide,
covering all what you need to know to size, install and configure your
products under Linux, or which complementary software will be usefull for
their use. Frequently Asked Questions find answers, and references are given
concerning other sources of information related to HP technologies and
applications.
Opinions expressed here are those of the author, and don't commit both
Medasys or Hewlett-Packard . Informations are provided in the aim to be
useful to the readers. However, there can't be, through this document, any
warranty of any kind either from Medasys or Hewlett-Packard on these systems
under Linux, as well as from myself. Neither Medasys , nor Hewlett-Packard ,
nor the author could be responsible for any problem caused by the use of
these informations. However, software editors don't garantee you a lot either
(re-read the contracts).
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1.1.1. New versions of this document
New versions of this document will be announced regularly on the Usenet
groups �and �. They will also be updated on the various anonymous ftp sites
which archive such informations, mainly �.
Hypertext versions of this and other Linux HOWTO are available on many web
sites, including �and �. Most Linux distributions on CD-ROM include the
HOWTO, often under the /usr/doc, directory, and you can also buy printed
copies from several vendors. Sometimes the HOWTO available from CD-ROM
vendors, ftp sites or printed format are out of date. If the date on this
HOWTO is more than 6 months in the past, then a newer copy is probably
available on the Internet. The site of reference for this HOWTO is �
If you make a translation of this document into another language, please
let me know so that I can include a reference to it here.
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1.1.2. Suggestions
I rely on you, the reader, to make this HOWTO useful. If you have any
suggestions, corrections, or congratulations :-) don't hesitate to send them
to me <
[email protected]>, and I will try to incorporate them in a next
revision.
I am also willing to answer general questions on HP hardware and software
with Linux, as best I can. Before doing so, please read all of the
information in this HOWTO, and then send me detailed information about the
problem.
If you publish this document on a CD-ROM or in hardcopy form, a
complimentary copy would be appreciated; mail me for my postal address. Also
consider making a donation to the Linux Documentation Project to help support
free documentation for Linux. Contact the Linux HOWTO coordinator, Guylhem
AZNAR <
[email protected]>.
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1.2. Aknowledgements
Most of the informations provided here come from research made in HP
documentations, files provided with Linux kernel sources, the FAQ of the
Usenet newsgroup �with a HTML version available on all mirror sites like the
CICT, my own experience on HP products, a lot of tests and deployments
realised, and remarks from Linux users.
Numerous people have contributed to this document and augmented its
contents. You'll find the most complete possible list in the Chapter 7. I
would like to thank just now, without any particular order, those without
whom this document would simply not exist :
��*�Marc Hia Bali� <
[email protected]>, who ordered that document and
accepted to make it a free documentation.
��*�Linus Torvalds, for the Linux project (without it, nothing would exist).
��*�Richard Stallman, for the GNU project (without it, nothing would exist
either).
��*�Nat Makar�vitch <
[email protected]>, For his work as translator and his
advocacy conferences.
��*�Xavier Cazin <
[email protected]>, for his talent to convince me to use DocBook.
��*�Eric Dumas <
[email protected]>, for the management of the french LDP.
��*�R�my Card <
[email protected]>, for ext2 and his love of electricity :-)
��*�Ren� Cougnenc, to have helped a lot of people to begin with Linux,
including myself.
��*�Dany Coffineau <
[email protected]>, for teachnig me Unix.
��*�Fran�ois Strobel <
[email protected]>, for his peacefulness and
legendary patience :-)
��*�Fr�d�ric Dubuy <
[email protected]>, who contributed to the writing of that
document and took all the work I coulnd't achieve, while I was writing
it. Without saying he's also the graphist of the logo !
��*�Alain Pascal <
[email protected]>, for the several tests
made.
��*�Pascal Lemonnier <
[email protected]> typography
expert who found a lot of typos.
��*�Ralf S. Engelschall <
[email protected]>, who realised the wml tool set,
used to manage the languages of this document.
��*�Cees de Groot <
[email protected]>, who realised the SGMLTools used to
generate the first version of this document.
��*�Norman Walsh <
[email protected]>, who realised the SGML DTD DocBook. which
allows to generate all the versions of this document from a single SGML
source.
��*�James Clark <
[email protected]>, who realised the tool Jade.
��*�Cornec family<
[email protected]>, for his patience and his
support.
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Chapter 2. Presentation of Linux and Free Software
2.1. Some definitions
Before going into more details in the presentation, it could be useful to
give some definitions of terms and software mentionned in that HOWTO.
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2.1.1. Free Software or Open Source software
A free software (or Open Source software) is a software distributed with its
source code, allowing its study, its transmission, its adaptation. The
problem, in english, is the use of free, which has both meanings of "at no
cost" and "without constraint". Here, it's the second use which has to be
considered, hence the use of Open Source. To remember, think of free as
speech, not beer.
Depending on the licenses used for its development, the constraints for
users of such a software are various. The most open licenses (like the BSD
one) allow code appropriation by third parties, including the resell of the
resulting software (with or without modification) in commercial products,
without any problem, and without owing something else to the originators than
the mention of their copyright. Other licenses (like the GNU Public License
or GPL) force every modified GPL software to be free GPL software itself ;
this doesn't allow the use of such programs in a commercial one. Many other
licenses exist, more or less open: the Artistic License (perl), the NPL one
(mozilla), the QPL one (Qt) ...
A vast majority of free software is today under the GPL license, even if
the BSD world takes always a great place, however less visible, mainly in the
press. Linux is placed under GPL. To have more informations on these
definitions and the licenses, please refer to the following reference sites :
GNU project Web site
You find there all of the informations on the GNU project, including
the licenses produced (GPL and LGPL) and various discussions on free
software.
Open Source project Web site
This site proposes a new definition, a bit less restrictive, of free
software - called here OpenSource Software - by well-known people.
FreeBSD project Web site
Here are explained the advantages of the very open BSD license.
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2.1.2. Examples and counter-examples
First of all, free software and freeware shouldn't be mixed up. A freeware
is not necessarily a software provided with its sources, on the contrary of a
free software. On the other side, on the contrary of a freeware, you may be
charged to obtain a free software (it's not in contradiction with the
licensed used). The ambiguity, as stated before, comes from the word "free" .
A freeware is then free of charge, but not necessarily "free of sources". (As
well, the shareware has nothing to do with free software).
So examples of important and well-known free software are the Linux and
FreeBSD operating systems, the Apache Web server, the SaMBa SMB server, GNU C
and C++ compilers ... A contrario, examples of well-known freeware are the
Internet Explorer browser, the Eudora Light mail reader, ...
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2.1.3. Linux
Linux is a free operating system, superset of the POSIX norm. "Linux" points
out the kernel alone. By extension, the name is also given to distributions
based on that kernel plus a set of tools from the GNU project.
Linux is by consequence a Unix system, except that it doesn't use any
proprietary code and is furnished under the GPL license, implying the
availability of the sources. As every Unix system, Linux is multi-tasking and
multi-user. It's also extremely portable, and it is available officialy today
on processors such as Intel (i386 to Pentium III), Alpha, Motorola (680x0 and
PowerPC), Sparc, StrongArm, Mips. Without mention of the ports, operational
or in process on PalmPilot, Itanium (ex-Merced), PA-Risc, Crusoe ...
The system is today perfectly stable and mature. Versions "x.y.z" of the
Linux kernel, where "y" is an even number, are stable and only bug
corrections are generaly applied when "z" augments. Versions "x.y.z" of the
Linux kernel, where "y" is an odd number, are development versions which may
be instable and are reserved to developers or intrepids.
>From time to time, when the kernel development stabilizes a "freeze" is
announced to furnish a new "stable" version (even), and the development goes
on on a new version (odd).
The current stable version is the version 2.2.18 (this last number may
evolve following the rythm of corrections). Development has on the other side
begun again with a 2.4test version currently in code freeze.
Numerous presentations of Linux are currently available. Among them, you
should consult the one made by Michael Johnson at �.
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2.1.3.1. Linux technical characteristics
The system offers the following technical characteristics :
��*� Multi-tasking : executes several programs in pseudo-parallel.
��*� Multi-users : many users acting on the same machine at the same time
(without worrying on licenses).
��*� Portable and interoperable : works on several hardware architectures.
All the sources are available. Linux supports a lot of file systems,
outside the native ext2 : System V, BSD, Sun, MS-DOS, VFAT, NTFS, Mac,
HPFS, EFS, ISO9660. On the network side, it supports the following
protocols TCP/IP v4 and v6, Appletalk, Netware (client and server), Lan
Manager SMB (client and server), X-Window, NFS, PPP, SLIP, UUCP.
��*� Performant architecture : modular kernel, built at will, execution in
protect mode on 80x86 processors, page load on demand, page share between
executables when reading, virtual memory with swap on disk, use of a
dynamical disk cache in memory, dynamic libraries, process management,
pseudo terminals, virtual consoles.
��*� Security : protection of memory between processes: one user program
can't compromise the whole system operation. The kernel may also, on the
other hand, filter network packets.
��*� Respect of norms and standards : Posix, with System V and BSD
extensions. Support of COFF and ELF binaries. Binary compatibility with
SCO, SVR3/4 through the iBCS2 module. Native Language Support as well as
national keyboards, fonts...
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2.2. Free software concepts
Once the definitions are given, it is important to stay on at ideas
promoted by the free software movement. It's important as well to clear some
wrong ideas hawked on these software. This section gives then a various set
of elements in favour of the introduction of free software and ends on the
real problems remaining to solve.
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2.2.1. Free software philosophy
In fact, the philosophy promoted by the free software movement is not that
different from the one proposed by the scientific movement till a long time
already: to put in common ideas and collective knowledge to allow the
progression of the research and the growth of this knowledge. The knowledge
of the human genome is one of the examples of such a collaborative work.
The computer engineering environement, and especially the software one,
seems to have turn away till the last 20 years from these base concepts of
the scientific world. It prefers on the contrary to keep the customer captive
instead of giving him the informations needed to exploit his computing
environement the best he can. That's indeed following such a problem at the
begining of the 80's that Richard Stallman, who was doing researches in
artificial intelligence at the MIT, decided to create the GNU project. This
project is the foundation of the current free software movement.
The main ideas promoted by this movement and stated by Richard Stallman
himself are :
��*� Liberty: every user should be free to copy, diffuse, modify a program,
either to share it with others, or to adapt it to his own needs. As well,
he should be able to analyse it to understand, imitate, improve, verify
its operations, as well as every scientific result is published and seen
by the peers for verification, study, understanding and realisation of
derived works. Could you imagine a vaccine against the liver cancer that
another laboratory couldn't derive to make a vaccine against the pancres
cancer.
��*� Equality: every person should have the same rights on the software.
Thus the provider isn't priviledged and can't keep customers to whom he
furnished his work captive. Could you think that only the producer of our
vaccine could use it ?
��*� Fraternity: this mode of working encourages the whole computer
engineering community to cooperate and thus to produce software more and
more reliable and useful to all. Could you imagine that a discovery like
the vaccine above couldn't help everyone and favour other discoveries.
More over the utopy of these ideas, we can find other reasons which allowed
free software to spread so widely today. They are detailed in Section 2.2.2.
The free software movement materializes itself also through a community of
people. That community, informal meeting of personnalities, is heterogeneous
in its contents, actions, ideas, even if all share the same belief in the
freedom of the software. That community created for itself the tools needed
to its communication : Internet and Usenet. And these communication tools are
based of course on a lot of free software to work. Among the outstanding
persons of this movement, we can present :
��*�Linus Torvalds, conceptor of Linux.
��*�Richard Stallman, GNU project conceptor.
��*�Eric S. Raymond, writer of several and excellent articles, which inspired
so many vocations.
��*�Larry Wall, author of Perl and of the patch tool, and philosopher.
��*�Tim O'Reilly <
[email protected]>, free software advocate and editor of
several books dedicated to them.
All these personalities are, above all, excellent computer engineers, which
allows them to be recognized as major actors of the free software movement.
Their human and communication qualities are also strong characteristics of
their nature. In any case they aren't considered for their power, but for
their knowledge.
Of course, the free software community is built of thousands of
programmers, whose complete list would be too tedious. All share the will of
producing useful work, free, and to be recognized for their technical
qualities above all.
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2.2.2. The choice of free software
To use free software to bring solutions in a computing environment is a
choice. First, it is in favour of a plurality of solutions, mainly in the
personal computer world which tends to be monopolistic. Then, the choice is
made, and that's what is finally important, on the own qualities of free
software, which are detailed just below.
Source code access
This point is the most important of the choice, because it allows the
undestanding, adaptation, correction, distribution, improvement of the
software.
Reliability
That quality is derived from the previous one: the free software is the
combined result of the experience and the intelligence of all the
participants. Its reliability increases then as time passes, with all the
corrections which are made. More over, no marketing pression obliges the
software's producer to deliver it to its customers before it is in a
satisfactory state.
Portability
This quality is not intrinsic to free software, but is very often seen
in a free software. Indeed if a softawre meets success, it will
necessarily be adapted to other environments than those initialy
considered. Thus by increasing its disponibility, its portability and
reliability are also increased.
Universality
One essential quality of free software is the character naturaly
universal of the data format used. Even if they don't follow standards,
the availibility of the source code assures the user that he will
understand them, and more over be able to write any filter needed to the
reuse of data or their exchange with other software. This allows also
users to stabilize their environment, because they are not obliged to
migrate in case of incompatibility of data formats in their applications.
Performance
Resulting from a lot of examinations, the use of algorithms coming from
advanced research works, as well as tested by various usages, free
software have good performances by nature. Frequently large portions of
code are rewritten to allow the reuse of the original ideas with a better
code and thus to increase performance. Several tests made by various
organisms tend to prove it also
Table 2-1. Performances of Free Software
Subject URL
Apache Web Server and �
competitors
SMB SaMBa server vs �
Windows NT
Once more, there is no obligation to diffuse an application whose
performances would be bad.
Interoperability
Historically, Unix environment was always a ferment for
interoperability with other systems (big or medium size systems, as well
as personal computers). The support in Linux, for example, of a lot of
network protocols, filesystem formats, and even binary compatibility
modes assures a good interoperability.
Reactivity
When considering the more and more longer development cycles of the
software editors, the reactivity brought by the free software movement is
interesting for a lot of sites, concerned by the rapid obtention of
corrections to a given problem. Thus, during the recent discoveries of IP
problems (ping of the death,...), patches were always available within
the next 3 days. And above that, only the patch correcting the hole found
was delivered. There were no functionality added, which could have create
other instabilities.
Independantly of its qualities, it's possible to give other reasons of
various nature, in favor of free software, depending on the type of the
person met.
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2.2.2.1. Marketing argumentation
Studies from IDC bring to light the irresistible rise of Linux as a server
operating system. In 1998, Linux is credited with 17% of market share, with
an increase of 212%, which is the most important in that domain. The
following graphics give the whole market share repartition.
Figure 2-1. Server operating system repartition in 1998 (IDC).
[idc1998]
This was confirmed in 1999 with a market share climbing to 24% and an
ancrease of 93%, always more than four times the increase of the follower.
Figure 2-2. Server operating system repartition in 1999 (IDC).
[idc1999]
Dataquest estimates on its side that Linux servers will represent, with 1.1
million of units, 14% of the servers sold in 2003.
the Net itself produces marketing tools to demonstrate the superiority of
free software. Two counters are regularly updated by Netcraft, on web server
software, and by IOS Counter for the servers on Internet. Results, reproduced
below, show the importance taken by Apache with more than 6 millions of
operational sites, crushing the competition, as well as the free operating
systems Linux and *BSD which dominate the world of Internet servers.
Figure 2-3. Web server software by Netcraft between 1995 and 2000.
[netcraft]
Figure 2-4. Repartition of Internet servers by IOS Counter in April 1999.
[ioscounter]
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2.2.2.2. Financial argumentation
Financial arguments also speaks for free software. And first the price to
aquire them is low. Low, because it's never zero. Even if you can find it on
Internet, you have to consider the costs related to that link. However costs
are greatly less expensive than for commercial software. So a RedHat 6.2
Linux distribution, delivered with more than 1200 software packages, costs
about 60 USD when you have to pay more than 800 USD to obtain Windows NT
server, delivered only with IIS.
On the other side, free software don't have the notion of license by user
or by supplmentary service. Thus there is no additional cost when you have to
increase the use of these software in your entity. That's of course not the
case with commercial software whose economical logic is often based on the
number of licenses.
Free software bring in addition a better mastering of the TCO (Total Cost
of Ownership), mentionned so frequently in the massive deployment of personal
computers. Thus administration costs are reduced because systems like Linux
or FreeBSD, as Unix, are managed completely remotely, either through command
line orders (with telnet) or in graphical mode by using X-Window. More over,
we benefit from a true multi-users mode, improving these management
operations. Always in this domain, it's also possible to do remote
management, either through the own hardware capacities (as the Remote
Assistant card integrated in most HP NetServers), or by doing a remote
connexion (through modem, ISDN adapter or a permanent link) thanks to the
native protocol PPP and secure connexion systems as tunneling or ssh. This
managemnt could even be realised by an external entity, in outsourcing.
At last, the costs due to the hardware themselves could be controled; on
one side, if by chance free software don't meet the needs, it's always
possible to buy then commercial software solutions to cover the rest. On the
other side, solutions based on free software have good performances by
nature, and can use hardware platforms which would be considered as obsolete,
if installed following the standard criterias of other operating systems or
applications. It's so possible to use "old" hardware, mainly to model. It's
then possible to invest, with a fine knowledge, when puting the solution in
operation, if needed. The power increase may naturaly take place
progressively.
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2.2.2.3. Technical argumentation
This argumentation was already given in the previous sections. I think
nevertheless that some notions may be explained with complementary
informations.
So concerning the reliability aspects of free software based solutions,
it's important to note that it implies an operational running time very high
(standard characteristic of Unix systems in general). This is mesured by the
command uptime. One of Medasys and HP customers, Saint-Michel Hospital, has a
Vectra VL5 acting as router under Linux since more than 300 days. And that's
not a isolated case.
Respect of standards and norms, as well as the extreme portability of free
software assures also to applications developed on these platforms the same
qualities. And notably, if after their use, the performances or services
brought by free software based architectures were insufficient, it would be
easy to migrate to machines offering more performances and capacities of
evolution, as the HP 9000 systems, running HP-UX.
At last a development plan centered around performances implies a
modularity, such as it's possible to resize the system kernel nearest to the
capacities of the hardware or to use dynamically loaded modules following the
needs. A packages installation may vary from 40 GB for a minimal system up to
many GB for a complete distribution. The system linearity allow also the
support of multi-processors machines (SMP) (tested up to 32 processors on a
Sparc machine). The system modularity allows also to obtain an operational
system on a 1.44 MB floppy disk, either to realize a minimal repair
environment, or to provide a perfectly operational router. The world of
embedded systems shows besides more and more interest for systems such as
Linux, because above it's modularity, source availability makes communication
with dedicated peripherals easier (acquisition cards, sonde, ...). Entities
as CERN or Thomson already use such solutions.
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2.2.2.4. Solutions argumentation
That argumentation is probably the most important of all, because it's
useless to have free software if it's not to make something useful with it or
to offer solutions to demands of entities willing to use it. In which sectors
free softawre may bring solutions today ? Well, you have to admit it's in
nearly all the sectors of enterprise computing.
Historically, Open Source Software were used to realise Internet/Intranet
servers, because their growth was following the one of the Net. It's so
possible to cover all aspects linked to the Internet, from the Web server (
Apache ), FTP server (Wu-Ftpd), DNS server (Bind), the E-Mail server (
Sendmail or PostFix ), the Usenet groups server(INN), the proxy server (
IPmasqadm), the firewall (IP-Chains), Virtual Private Network (OpenSSH), the
Cache server for the Web ( Squid ) or also the Time server (NTP) or as(LDAP)
server, or as content management(Midgard") server ... All these software are
available in standard in a Linux distribution. The client computer should be
equiped with the software corresponding to the application used (mail reader,
news reader, web browser, ...) whatever its operating system. The choice of
the client is free, as all these tools respect the standards decreed in the
RFCs.
The second preferential domain for free software is the file and print
server domain. For these services, clients may be multiple: Unix type (use of
NFS and KNFS or also Coda, for file sharing and of lpd for print service),
Microsoft Windows type (use of SaMBa , which allows also the use of local
client printers), Novell type (Use of Mars_nwe) or MacIntosh type (use of
NetAtalk). All these software are provided in standard in a Linux
distribution and don't need any modification at the client level to work.
The other domains where a system such as Linux may bring solutions is the
computation one, with support of multiprocessor, linked to the realisation of
clusters with multiple nodes with high-speed network interfaces (100 Mbit/s,
Gigabit or Myrinet); those of data security with the support of HP NetRaid
Rem. cards, allowing Raid level of 0, 1, 3, 5, 10, 50, and HotSpare disks,
managed by the harware; those of centralized fax server, with a free software
like HylaFAX or also as an archive/backup server with HP SureStore DAT or DLT
libraries thanks to a commercial software like Arkeia or at last as a
database server with free solutions like PostgreSQL,MySQL or commercial like
Oracle, to speak only of these three.
On the client side, even if it's less highlighted for the moment,
possibilities to use solutions based on free or commercial software are
numerous. There also the Internet part is the main one, with tools like
graphical web browsers (Netscape) or textual (lynx), a lot of graphical mail
readers (Kmail, XFMail, ...) or textual (mutt, elm, ...). But you also have
the whole panel of indispensable tools for a personal computer today as a PDF
reader (Acrobat Reader or xpdf), image manipulation tools (ImageMagick, the
Gimp, RealPlayer tools ...), word processors (LyX, LaTeX, SGMLTools,
Wordperfect, ...), commercial office suites (ApplixWare, StarOffice), sound
management tools (WavTools, eplaymidi, xmcd, ...), CD burning tools (cdrecord
, BurnIT, ... with complements as mkisofs, cdparanoia), free and commercial
emulators for various systems (Wine, Executor, WABI, DOSEmu, ...), compilers
and interpretors for all the languages (C, C++, Pascal, Fortran, Basic, Tcl/
Tk, Perl, Python, Ada, Eiffel, Lisp, Scheme, Prolog...), including commercial
versions ( PGI, ...), graphical environments (Gnome, KDE, Motif, ...). The
evolution of these last tools indicates that the 2000's may be the years
where Linux and free software will break through at their turn on the client.
I want to mention that this document was realized on an HP Brio BAx equiped
only with a Linux distribution, with the help of tools like SGMLTools, Jade
and DocBook, which allowed to generate from a single source the formats HTML,
Txt, RTF, PostScript, and PDF.
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2.2.2.5. Service argumentation
This one was for a long time a blocking point to the expansion of free
software in the firms. It's not the case today. Many service providers or
hardware manufacturers, like HP, control today these solutions and propose
support around them.
Other sources of informations are also available, in abundance, through
several web sites dedicated to these solutions, specialised mailing-lists,
and various Usenet groups, such as for Linux, the international groups under
comp.os.linux.* or for the french speaking people under fr.comp.os.linux.*.
Concerning competences, more and more young engineers or academics finish
their learning cycle being trained to the use of free applications and
operating systems. This wealth of competences arrives now on the labour
market and will contribute to increase the movement of generalisation of
these tools. At last, many firms have internaly ignored competences. In fact,
their employees often install this software at home, and have a good
mastering, usable when arrives the deployment of the software in their
professional structure.
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2.2.3. Wrong ideas on free software
Advocating free software consists also to mention some generally accepted
ideas concerning them and to fight them.
"There is no support, no training"
As seen previously, support is currently structuring itself. A firm
like RedHat provides today support for their solutions. Only in France,
we may mention firms like Medasys , Atrid, Alcove which assure support on
free software. Likewise, always in France, training on free software may
be given by HP France, Learning Tree, the IUT de V�lizy, without
mentioning generic network and Unix trainings (besides proposed also by
the same organizations) which represent a fundamental base in a training
course. And at last, we should mention the ability of each of us to
self-train, mainly thanks to the huge documentation available (See the
Chapter 6).
"There is no documentation"
There is a whole set of manuals, the Linux Documentation Project made
of FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) and HOWTO, counting more than 300
documents around Linux, the main being translated in french, available as
free documentation. This documentation has a various quality, more or
less up to date, following the subjects, certainly but it makes a corpus
allowing to apprehend alone a Linux distribution and all its components.
For myself, I always found in it everything I needed to do my job with
free software. And, in case of complementary informations, a lot of web
sites and Usenet groups may again bring some of the elements needed. And
without counting the innumerable manual pages available on line.
On the other side, the editors O'Reilly and SSC have specialised in
providing books around free software, written generaly by the writers of
the software themselves. Their books are considered as reference books in
their respective domains.
"A free or nearly free product is a toy"
You should always make a difference between free (as speech) and free
(as beer). Too many freeware in Microsoft environment are in fact toys
and of poor quality. It's absolutely not the case for free software, as
stated in the previous sections. Remember just that they are reliable by
construction.
"Linux is difficult to install"
Linux is a professional operating system. At that title, it requires
competences to install it, as well as any other professional operating
system, like the other Unix or Windows NT for example. But it isn't more
difficult to install than those either, mainly thanks to distributions as
RedHat 6.2, Mandrake 7.1, ... You need about 30 minutes to realize a
complete installation of such distributions, so quite the same as for
HP-UX and noticeably less than for Windows NT Server.
On the other hand, as before installing a server with Windows NT you
have to verify its compatibilit� with the Hardware Compatibility List of
Microsoft, for Linux it's also greatly recommended to verify the Hardware
HOWTO, and for HP machines to refer to this page.
"Free Software are not adequate for heavy tasks"
This is less and less true and this criticism will be obsolete with the
next versions of the Linux kernel which will include a journalised
filesystem, allowing a true application cluster. But already Linux
authorises the use of multi-processors, several nodes to realise
computation clusters. And don't forget it's used by the portal Voila
(France Telecom) or the engine Deja among other prestigious references.
As well, FreeBSD is used with success as the world biggest ftp server :
Walnut Creek CDROM server
"What appeal do I have in case of problem with the editors ?"
There is no appeal, because software licences deny all responsabilities
for the writers, in case of problem. But, in reality developers are
always ready to help in case of problem and try to correct as soon as
possible the bugs encountered (for the F00F bug of the pentium, a patch
for the Linux kernel was published within 3 days, for example). On the
other side, commercial editors guarantee very badly users against
problems other than packaging errors. please read the notes furnished
with your software to judge.
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2.2.4. Real problems around free software
It would not be honest to negate certain remaining problems linked to free
software. Some have begun to disappear, other are inherent to the system,
other at last will take time to diappear.
The first problem, inherent to the model of free software, is the
multiplicity of tools and distributions available. So, if you want to setup a
mail server, you have to choose between Sendmail, Exim, PostFix, Qmail,
Smail. As well if you want to install Linux, you may choose between the
distributions RedHat , SuSE, Slackware, Mandrake, Turbo Linux, Debian. This
represents often a problem for the newcomer, but the esperienced user will
always prefer to have a large choice he will confront to his particularities
and to his experience. As long as an actor respects the rules by freeing his
code (it's the case of the rpm and deb formats for example), there is little
risk from the comunity point of view.
The second problem, inherent also to the free software birth, is the
necessity to have strong Unix and Internet competences, to manage such
solutions. The power available through these systems is proportional to the
competence of their administrators. And that will stay true even with the
growth of more and more grahical solutions to manage them. On the other side,
you capitalize the investment in time to learn their functions and that
doesn't disappear, because you don't have to re-learn eveything from one
version to the other. Don't forget that systems you use daily seem to be
simple, uniquely because you passed enough time to learn them. For Internet
competences, it's a statement of the obvious to say that this investment
isn't lost. At last, even with the work of translators to provide
informations in french and other languages, a good knowledge in technical
english is definitively a plus.
The last problem met in the implementation of free software solutions is to
suceed in convincing some mnagers to go against the prevailing opinion. The
aim of this part is precisely to give all sorts of argumentations to achieve
that goal, but you need each time to show conviction to get his way in the
end. As soon as these solutions will be adopted by big firms principaly,
resistances will disappear.
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2.3. Linux and other operating systems
The aim is not to examine completely or to compare the functions of the
various operating systems available. It's more upon looking at the respective
positions of Linux in comparaison with other systems. Only systems having a
sufficient representation on the market are considered.
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2.3.1. Linux and other proprietary Unix (HP-UX, Tru64, AIX, Solaris, Irix)
The situation taken by all the hardware manufacturers place Linux today in
the entry level (when it's taken in account) and their own Unix system in the
middle and high level. Reality is sometimes more cruel than the situation
wanted by the marketing department :-). Technically, a Linux distribution has
no cause to be envious of the manufacturers Unix solutions, except for the
moment the set of commercial applications. And we can often see that users
dope their workstations with free software to complete their usage.
To be precise in the talk, we should consider manufacturers Unix solutions
as split in stations and servers.
On the station side, there's no doubt in my mind: for a customer, the only
reason today to buy one is linked to the availability of a software or a
hardware which wouldn't exist in the free environment, or due to intrinsic
performances of the machine. In the first case, we can see that this argument
should have a short life time, because logically every software editor
(except maybe hardware manufacturers) and every hardware manufacturer has
interest in porting their applications or allowing the use of their hardware
on all the major environments in the market. As shown by Oracle, Informix,
Sybase, ... Linux becomes today one of the major environments. In the second
case, the difference in term of performances between the Linux dominant
platform (IA-32) and the other competitors decreases and should even
disappear with the availability of the IA-64 architecture, which seems to be
adopted largely by a majority of actors. More over, Linux is often available
natively on the processors of these actors (Sparc, Mips, PowerPC, 68xxx,
Alpha, Crusoe, PA-Risc to come). I think Linux may represent the famous
unique and standard Unix that everybody dreamed of from a long time, without
succeeding to impose it (the open and free characteristics brought by Linux
are not without influence on that). I think that at the end hardware
manufacturer Unix workstations will be restricted to some niches such as high
end computation, virtual reality, ... and that as long as solutions are not
available on a free environment. Linux offers all the functional qualities of
the other Unix systems, and thus of the workstation, on a more various
hardware platform and potentially at a better price, if on PCs. So it is the
natural choice of every computer engineer with a strong Unix culture (old
customer of the workstation) who will prefer that solution to the migration
to a Microsoft system typically.
On the server side, in addtion to the points mentionned previously for the
stations, problems are more complex. Ram, disks, processors capacities,
extensions of every kind make them difficultly repleacable by machines with a
IA-32 architecture for example. More over, certain solutions such as high
availability clusters for example are not already in production in a Linux
environment. The other brake is often linked to investments already done
around software solutions deployed on these servers. Whatever their natural
life time is much higher than those of the stations. Changes will thus be
made more slowly in that domain. Here we can consider rightly Linux solutions
as an entry/middle level solutions, when hardware manufacturer Unix servers
are the middle/high level. The introduction of Linux in place of these
machines will begin only with a massive availability of applications, mainly
in the management sector.
The advantages of the hardware manufacturer solutions, explaining why they
are so often chosen when applications are critical, are linked to the
homogeneity of the solution (hardware and software mastered by the same
entity, which can't invoke a third party in case of problem), and to the
support and maintenance garantees furnished.
Finally, there is not so much antagonism between these systems, because
they are full cousins. Their association allows today to computer teams
"pro-Unix" to have solutions from start to finish, without having to lose in
functions, as it's so often the case with other operating systems available
for personal computers.
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2.3.2. Linux and SCO
The comparaison between Linux and the SCO systems seems to me quite
unbalanced. First, all the previous points are vaild here also. More over,
SCO isn't a hardware manufacturer, so the homogeneity advantage disappears.
the IA-32 Intel platform is supported by both systems, so cost is identical.
On the other hand, the software solution has a disproportionate cost (few
software provided in the base install, thus a lot of expenses to extend, as
well as to increase the number of users). Having to manage one OpenServer, I
can say that performances are far beyond those of a Linux system. More over,
its conception is older, abounds of symbolic links which makes management
complex. The hardware supported by SCO is less numerous than those Linux
supports. Only stay as an advantage the installed base and the set of
applications available. But for how long ? Besides the fact that SCO choose
Monterey (AIX based) for the IA-64 port seems significant for the future
reserved to OpenServer or UnixWare.
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2.3.3. Linux and Windows NT
The comparaison is here more difficult, because Windows NT isn't an open
system, as the precedings, which is already redhibitory for certain users. An
excellent comparaison was made by John Kirch between Unix and Windows NT
Server. I recommend to people searching to have an enlightened opinion on
this subject to read it; it's updated regularly and was written by a
specialist of both Microsoft and Unix operating systems. Financially, obvious
advantage for the free software. And it's more obvious, as for SCO, if you
consider the set of complementary software you need to use a server. The
author evaluates the difference from 1 to 100 all the same ! Technically,
either on the functions provided or on the reliability, the administration,
the performances, the hardware supported, and more over the security, Unix
systems and particularly free systems outperform what is proposed by Windows
NT. The fact to have a GUI non independant from the kernel contributes
greatly to the instability of NT, because it's more difficult to avoid errors
in a GUI (there is no mastering possible of the user comportment in front of
it) rather than in a kernel.
Which are the real advantages of Windows NT ?: the marketing power of
Microsoft which persuades the world that computers equal Windows and which
leans on the enormous installed base; its office applications (a monopolistic
situation on the market) only available in this environment; the confusion
maintained between the various flavours of Windows (95/98, NT, 2000), and
between the server and client functions; its agreements with the biggest
hardware manufacturers which often oblige them to provide a Microsoft system
with their platforms; its technological initiatives to occupy the market in
first, based on proprietary code and that often without respect of known or
documented standards.
The lack of hegemony in the servers sector is the best reason to hope that
a plurality of solutions may exist in the future for computers users, also at
the desktop.
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Chapter 3. Linux and HP products
To maintain such a chapter is an endless task :-).
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3.1. Informations on HP products and Linux
3.1.1. General informations
HP became recently concious of the importance taken by Linux and free
software in general, and on its machines particularly. Thus a web site
dedicated to Linux in HP environment is now available at �.
In France, there is for a longer time a site on these themes, under the
responsability of Jacques Misselis <
[email protected]>, hosted by
l'�cole Centrale de Lyon at the address �.
On the other side, the firm Medasys , for which I worked between 1996 and
2000, put at disposition of the community a certain number of informations
since 1997, available at �. This HOWTO is the result of this work.
HP also realized a synthesis document (PDF format) concerning his position
in front of Linux, the White Paper HP Linux Strategy.
HP is a member of Linux International.
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3.1.2. Particular announces
HP also communicates through its web site around Linux and free software.
You'll find some links here.
��*� FireHunter announce (10/06/1998)
�
��*� Covision program announce (01/27/1999)
�
��*� Linux support on NetServers and IA-64 announce (01/27/1999)
�
��*� PA-Risc port announce (03/01/1999)
�
��*� Informix HP association announce (03/02/1999)
�
��*� Kayak Linux support (03/17/1999)
�
��*� World Linux support announce (04/20/1999)
�
��*� HP OpenView announces (05/17/1999)
�
��*� Availability of Apache on HP 3000 (Summer/1999)
�
��*� Visualize Linux support announce (06/21/1999)
�
��*� Open Source Software commitment by HP (08/09/1999)
�
��*� Aberdeen group analysis on HP position on free software (08/09/1999)
�
��*� HP Linux vision (01/01/2000)
�
��*� HP announces the certification of its DAT and DLT products under Linux
(02/02/2000)
�
��*� HP Brings Award-winning 3-D VISUALIZE Graphics to Linux Desktop (02/02/
2000)
�and �
��*� HP and Intel Release IA-64 Developer's Kit for Linux (06/13/2000)
�
��*� HP Announces Linux Support for State-of-the-art 3-D Graphics
Accelerators (07/25/2000)
�
��*� HP Expands Commitment to Linux (08/14/2000)
�
��*� HP adds Linux support for its Chai appliance platform Software (09/26/
2000)
�
��*� HP's open letter to the Open source Community (10/18/2000)
�
��*� HP Ultrium Tape Drives Certified to be Linux Compatible (11/21/2000)
�
��*� Bruce Perens, Open Source advocate, joins HP (12/04/2000)
�
��*� HP NetServers make Linux Hum for Solid State Design
�
��*� Medasys chosen by Hewlett-Packard France Education/Research as Linux
competence center
�
��*� Hewlett-Packard France Education/Research announces commitment to Linux
promotion
�
HP France has also published an article on Linux and free software in its May
1999 issue of HP Computer News, an article on HP Linux support in the
September 1999 issue, and an article on Linux RedHat solutions on HP
Visualize workstation in the November 1999 issue.
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3.2. HP hardware supported by Linux
This section presents HP hardware supported today by Linux. Informations
are based on the latest stable version of the Linux kernel, which is
currently version 2.2.18. A development kernel (version 2.4test) is also
available but doesn't offer any garantee of stability.
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3.2.1. Intel based computer range
Page last updated the 27th of December 2000.
That computer range is today the main set of HP machines supported by
Linux, and that till many years. In case you didn't already do it before,
some preliminaty readings are recommended before to try to install Linux on
these platforms.
The Linux Installation HOWTO contains a great number of informations to
install Linux. If you bought linux on a CD-ROM, chances are that installation
instructions are provided with it (the little booklet inside the disk case,
and/or files on the CD).
The Linux Kernel HOWTO should be read to have details on kernel
construction. I will just mention here points which are specific to HP
hardware.
Outside particular indication, Linux support means during the installation
of a RedHat 6.2 distribution. In special cases, a kernel rebuild will be
necessary to support completely some hardware elements. You should note that
what is true for one distribution is generally true for another, as these
functions are linked to the kernel or the XFree86 server, and not to the
distribution itself.
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3.2.1.1. The desktop range (Brio, Vectra, Kayak)
HP has a new program called "Freedom of Choice" on the whole desktop range.
Linux is thus one of hte operating systems pushed by HP. Cf: �and �.
A FAQ is also available.
HP insures the support of certified Linux hardware by the following method
: all the machines have the Diagtool utility. If this utility indicates a
problem, it's taken in account by HP maintenance. If it doesn't, it's
considered as a software problem and should be reported to the distribution
provider.
The following tables indicate the state of Linux support by these platforms
:
Table 3-1. Brio and Linux
+-----------+----------+---------+-------+-------+----+-------+------+--------+------+
|Machine |Graphic |Linux |Network|Linux |SCSI|Linux |Sound |Linux |Tested|
| |Card |support |Card |support|Card|support|Card |support | |
+-----------+----------+---------+-------+-------+----+-------+------+--------+------+
|Brio |S3 Trio |Yes XFree|None |N/A |None|N/A |??? |??? |Yes |
|(D5522A, |64V2 PCI |3.3.6Rem.| | | | | | | |
|D5526A, | |(SVGA) | | | | | | | |
|D5857A, | | | | | | | | | |
|D6665A, | | | | | | | | | |
|D5838A, | | | | | | | | | |
|D5848A, | | | | | | | | | |
|D6514A, | | | | | | | | | |
|D5527A, | | | | | | | | | |
|D5528A, | | | | | | | | | |
|D6666A, | | | | | | | | | |
|D6675A, | | | | | | | | | |
|D5849A, | | | | | | | | | |
|D5839A, | | | | | | | | | |
|D5859A, | | | | | | | | | |
|D6666A, | | | | | | | | | |
|D6510A, | | | | | | | | | |
|D6515A, | | | | | | | | | |
|D6667A, | | | | | | | | | |
|D5840A, | | | | | | | | | |
|D5861A, | | | | | | | | | |
|D6668A, | | | | | | | | | |
|D5840C, | | | | | | | | | |
|D5841A, | | | | | | | | | |
|D6516B) | | | | | | | | | |
+-----------+----------+---------+-------+-------+----+-------+------+--------+------+
|Brio |ATI Rage |Yes XFree|None |N/A |None|N/A |??? |??? |No |
|(D6810A, |Pro ZX AGP|3.3.6Rem.| | | | | | | |
|D6812A) | |(Mach 64)| | | | | | | |
+-----------+----------+---------+-------+-------+----+-------+------+--------+------+
|Brio |ATI Rage |Yes XFree|None |N/A |None|N/A |??? |??? |No |
|(D6638A, |Pro ZX AGP|3.3.6Rem.| | | | | | | |
|D6639A, | |(Mach 64)| | | | | | | |
|D6640A, | | | | | | | | | |
|D6644A, | | | | | | | | | |
|D7901A, | | | | | | | | | |
|D7902A, | | | | | | | | | |
|D6645A, | | | | | | | | | |
|D6646A) | | | | | | | | | |
|Chipset BX | | | | | | | | | |
|Rem. | | | | | | | | | |
+-----------+----------+---------+-------+-------+----+-------+------+--------+------+
|Brio |Matrox |Yes XFree|None |N/A |None|N/A |??? |??? |No |
|(D5841A, |Millenium |3.3.6Rem.| | | | | | | |
|D6516B) |II PCI |(SVGA) | | | | | | | |
+-----------+----------+---------+-------+-------+----+-------+------+--------+------+
|Brio |Matrox |Yes XFree|None |N/A |None|N/A |??? |??? |No |
|(D6760A, |Productiva|3.3.6Rem.| | | | | | | |
|D7671A, |G100 AGP |(SVGA) | | | | | | | |
|D6908A, |Rem. | | | | | | | | |
|D7930A, | | | | | | | | | |
|D7672A, | | | | | | | | | |
|D7925T, | | | | | | | | | |
|D6776A, | | | | | | | | | |
|D6769A, | | | | | | | | | |
|D6755A, | | | | | | | | | |
|D6895A, | | | | | | | | | |
|D6896A, | | | | | | | | | |
|D6897A, | | | | | | | | | |
|D7931A) | | | | | | | | | |
+-----------+----------+---------+-------+-------+----+-------+------+--------+------+
|Brio BA |Sis 5595 |Yes XFree|None |N/A |None|N/A |Cirrus|Yes |No |
|(D7581A, |AGP |3.3.6Rem.| | | | |Logic |driver | |
|D7584A, | |in Frame | | | | |CS |AlsaRem.| |
|D7585A, | |Buffer | | | | |4614 | | |
|D7587A, | |mode | | | | | | | |
|D7586A, | |(FBDEV) | | | | | | | |
|D7591A, | |Rem. | | | | | | | |
|D7594A, | | | | | | | | | |
|D8411A) | | | | | | | | | |
+-----------+----------+---------+-------+-------+----+-------+------+--------+------+
|Brio BAx |Matrox |Yes XFree|None |N/A |None|N/A |Cirrus|Yes |Yes |
|(D7600A, |Productiva|3.3.6Rem.| | | | |Logic |driver | |
|D7603A, |G200 AGP |(SVGA) | | | | |CS |AlsaRem.| |
|D7624A, | | | | | | |4614 | | |
|D7625A, | | | | | | | | | |
|D7630A, | | | | | | | | | |
|D7610A)Rem.| | | | | | | | | |
+-----------+----------+---------+-------+-------+----+-------+------+--------+------+
|Brio BAx |Matrox |Yes XFree|??? |??? |None|N/A |Cirrus|Yes |No |
|(D7605A) |Productiva|3.3.6Rem.| | | | |Logic |driver | |
|Rem. |G200 AGP |(SVGA) | | | | |CS |AlsaRem.| |
| | | | | | | |4614 | | |
+-----------+----------+---------+-------+-------+----+-------+------+--------+------+
|Brio BA400 |Intel i810|Yes XFree|None |N/A |None|N/A |??? |??? |Yes |
|(D8760A, |AGPRem. |3.3.6Rem.| | | | | | | |
|D8761A, | |(Intel X | | | | | | | |
|D8763A, | |Server | | | | | | | |
|D8764A, | |i810) | | | | | | | |
|D8767A, | | | | | | | | | |
|D8768A, | | | | | | | | | |
|D8769A, | | | | | | | | | |
|D8934A, | | | | | | | | | |
|D8935A, | | | | | | | | | |
|D8936A, | | | | | | | | | |
|D8943A, | | | | | | | | | |
|D8947A, | | | | | | | | | |
|D8952A, | | | | | | | | | |
|D8953A, | | | | | | | | | |
|D9720A, | | | | | | | | | |
|D9721A, | | | | | | | | | |
|D9724A) | | | | | | | | | |
+-----------+----------+---------+-------+-------+----+-------+------+--------+------+
|Brio BA410 |S3 Savage |Yes XFree|None |N/A |None|N/A |VIA |Yes |Yes |
|(P1682A, |AGPRem. |3.3.6Rem.| | | | |82C686|driver | |
|P1683A, | |(S3 X | | | | | |AlsaRem.| |
|P1686A, | |Server | | | | | | | |
|P1687A, | |Savage) | | | | | | | |
|P1689A, | | | | | | | | | |
|P1692A, | | | | | | | | | |
|P1694A, | | | | | | | | | |
|P1710A, | | | | | | | | | |
|P1711A, | | | | | | | | | |
|P1718A, | | | | | | | | | |
|P1719A, | | | | | | | | | |
|P1720A, | | | | | | | | | |
|P1722A, | | | | | | | | | |
|03237A, | | | | | | | | | |
|P2738A, | | | | | | | | | |
|P2739A, | | | | | | | | | |
|P2741A, | | | | | | | | | |
|P2743A, | | | | | | | | | |
|P2745A, | | | | | | | | | |
|P2746A, | | | | | | | | | |
|P3235A, | | | | | | | | | |
|P3263A, | | | | | | | | | |
|P3264A, | | | | | | | | | |
|P3265A, | | | | | | | | | |
|P3266A, | | | | | | | | | |
|P3267A, | | | | | | | | | |
|P3268A, | | | | | | | | | |
|P3269A, | | | | | | | | | |
|P3271A, | | | | | | | | | |
|P3272A, ) | | | | | | | | | |
+-----------+----------+---------+-------+-------+----+-------+------+--------+------+
|Brio BA410 |S3 Savage |Yes XFree|SMC |Yes |None|N/A |VIA |Yes |Yes |
|(P1716A, |AGPRem. |3.3.6Rem.|1211 TX|driver | | |82C686|driver | |
|P1721A, | |(S3 X |EZ Card|rtl8139| | | |AlsaRem.| |
|P1723A, | |Server |10/100 | | | | | | |
|P3270A, | |Savage) |BT | | | | | | |
|P3273A) | | | | | | | | | |
+-----------+----------+---------+-------+-------+----+-------+------+--------+------+
|Brio BA410 |nVidia |Yes XFree|None |N/A |None|N/A |VIA |Yes |No |
|(P2744A, |GeForce 2 |3.3.6Rem.| | | | |82C686|driver | |
|P3274A) |GTS AGP |(SVGA) | | | | | |AlsaRem.| |
+-----------+----------+---------+-------+-------+----+-------+------+--------+------+
|Brio BA600 |Matrox |Yes XFree|None |N/A |None|N/A |Cirrus|Yes |Yes |
|(D8770A, |Productiva|3.3.6Rem.| | | | |Logic |driver | |
|D8771A, |G200 AGP |(SVGA) | | | | |CS |AlsaRem.| |
|D8772A, | | | | | | |4614 | | |
|D8773A, | | | | | | | | | |
|D8778A, | | | | | | | | | |
|D8780A, | | | | | | | | | |
|D8783A, | | | | | | | | | |
|D8784A, | | | | | | | | | |
|D8785A, | | | | | | | | | |
|D8788A, | | | | | | | | | |
|D8789A, | | | | | | | | | |
|D8963A, | | | | | | | | | |
|D9070A, | | | | | | | | | |
|D9072A, | | | | | | | | | |
|D9080A, | | | | | | | | | |
|D9082A, | | | | | | | | | |
|D9085A, | | | | | | | | | |
|D9091A) | | | | | | | | | |
|Chipset BX | | | | | | | | | |
|Rem. | | | | | | | | | |
+-----------+----------+---------+-------+-------+----+-------+------+--------+------+
|Brio BA600 |Matrox |Yes XFree|??? |??? |None|N/A |Cirrus|Yes |No |
|(D8406A, |Productiva|3.3.6Rem.| | | | |Logic |driver | |
|D8774A, |G200 AGP |(SVGA) | | | | |CS |AlsaRem.| |
|D8781A, | | | | | | |4614 | | |
|D8787A, | | | | | | | | | |
|D8967A, | | | | | | | | | |
|D9075A) | | | | | | | | | |
|Chipset BX | | | | | | | | | |
|Rem. | | | | | | | | | |
+-----------+----------+---------+-------+-------+----+-------+------+--------+------+
Table 3-2. Vectra and Linux
+--------------+----------+---------+-------+---------+---------+-----------+------+--------+--------+--+
|Machine |Graphic |Linux |Network|Linux |SCSI Card|Linux |Sound |Linux |Tested | |
| |Card |support |Card |support | |support |Card |support | | |
+--------------+----------+---------+-------+---------+---------+-----------+------+--------+--------+--+
|Vectra VE5 |S3 Trio |Yes XFree|None |N/A |None |N/A |??? |??? |Yes | |
|(D5592A, |64V2 PCI |3.3.6Rem.| | | | | | | | |
|D5602A, | |(SVGA) | | | | | | | | |
|D5603A, | | | | | | | | | | |
|D5604A, | | | | | | | | | | |
|D5606N, | | | | | | | | | | |
|D5608A, | | | | | | | | | | |
|D5612A, | | | | | | | | | | |
|D5615A, | | | | | | | | | | |
|D5618A, | | | | | | | | | | |
|D5607A, | | | | | | | | | | |
|D5617A) | | | | | | | | | | |
+--------------+----------+---------+-------+---------+---------+-----------+------+--------+--------+--+
|Vectra VE7 |ATI Rage |Yes XFree|None |N/A |None |N/A |??? |??? |Yes | |
|(D6530A, |II C AGP |3.3.6Rem.| | | | | | | | |
|D6531A, | |(Mach 64)| | | | | | | | |
|D6533A, | | | | | | | | | | |
|D6610A, | | | | | | | | | | |
|D6611A, | | | | | | | | | | |
|D6615A, | | | | | | | | | | |
|D6616A, | | | | | | | | | | |
|D6613A) | | | | | | | | | | |
+--------------+----------+---------+-------+---------+---------+-----------+------+--------+--------+--+
|Vectra VE7 |ATI Rage |Yes XFree|3Com |Yes |None |N/A |??? |??? |Yes | |
|(D6532A, |II C AGP |3.3.6Rem.|905B-TX|driver | | | | | | |
|D6612A, | |(Mach 64)|10/100 |3c59xRem.| | | | | | |
|D6617A, | | |BTRem. | | | | | | | |
|D6618A) | | | | | | | | | | |
+--------------+----------+---------+-------+---------+---------+-----------+------+--------+--------+--+
|Vectra VE8 |Matrox |Yes XFree|None |N/A |None |N/A |AZTEC |Yes |Yes | |
|(D6550A, |Productiva|3.3.6Rem.| | | | |2320 |driver | | |
|D6560A, |G100 AGP |(SVGA) | | | | | |AlsaRem.| | |
|D6570A, |Rem. | | | | | | | | | |
|D6554A, | | | | | | | | | | |
|D6584A, | | | | | | | | | | |
|D6540A, | | | | | | | | | | |
|D6541A, | | | | | | | | | | |
|D6544A, | | | | | | | | | | |
|D6543A, | | | | | | | | | | |
|D6578A, | | | | | | | | | | |
|D6573A, | | | | | | | | | | |
|D6574A, | | | | | | | | | | |
|D6580A,D6581A,| | | | | | | | | | |
|D6584A, | | | | | | | | | | |
|D6583A, | | | | | | | | | | |
|D6593A, | | | | | | | | | | |
|D6597A, | | | | | | | | | | |
|D6598A) | | | | | | | | | | |
|Chipset BXRem.| | | | | | | | | | |
+--------------+----------+---------+-------+---------+---------+-----------+------+--------+--------+--+
|Vectra VE8 |Matrox |Yes XFree|3Com |Yes |None |N/A |AZTEC |Yes |Yes | |
|(D6552N, |Productiva|3.3.6Rem.|905B-TX|driver | | |2320 |driver | | |
|D6562N, |G100 AGP |(SVGA) |10/100 |3c59xRem.| | | |AlsaRem.| | |
|D6565N, |Rem. | |BTRem. | | | | | | | |
|D6542A, | | | | | | | | | | |
|D6572A, | | | | | | | | | | |
|D6575A, | | | | | | | | | | |
|D6582A, | | | | | | | | | | |
|D6595A, | | | | | | | | | | |
|D6582A, | | | | | | | | | | |
|D6585N, | | | | | | | | | | |
|D6599A) | | | | | | | | | | |
|Chipset BXRem.| | | | | | | | | | |
+--------------+----------+---------+-------+---------+---------+-----------+------+--------+--------+--+
|Vectra VEi7 |Sis 5595 |Yes XFree|None |N/A |None |N/A |??? |??? |Yes | |
|(D8112A, |AGP |3.3.6Rem.| | | | | | | | |
|D8117A, | |in Frame | | | | | | | | |
|D8121A, | |Buffer | | | | | | | | |
|D8123A, | |mode | | | | | | | | |
|D8124A, | |(FBDEV) | | | | | | | | |
|D8126A, | |Rem. | | | | | | | | |
|D8128A, | | | | | | | | | | |
|D8129A, | | | | | | | | | | |
|D8131A, | | | | | | | | | | |
|D8133A, | | | | | | | | | | |
|D8134A, | | | | | | | | | | |
|D8136A, | | | | | | | | | | |
|D8138A, | | | | | | | | | | |
|D8139A, | | | | | | | | | | |
|D8141A, | | | | | | | | | | |
|D8143A, | | | | | | | | | | |
|D8144A, | | | | | | | | | | |
|D8145A, | | | | | | | | | | |
|D8148A, | | | | | | | | | | |
|P1618A, | | | | | | | | | | |
|P1619A) | | | | | | | | | | |
+--------------+----------+---------+-------+---------+---------+-----------+------+--------+--------+--+
|Vectra VEi7 |Sis 5595 |Yes XFree|3Com |Yes |None |N/A |??? |??? |No | |
|(D8118N, |AGP |3.3.6Rem.|905B-TX|driver | | | | | | |
|D8122A, | |in Frame |10/100 |3c59xRem.| | | | | | |
|D8127N, | |Buffer |BTRem. | | | | | | | |
|D8132A, | |mode | | | | | | | | |
|D8137A, | |(FBDEV) | | | | | | | | |
|P1620A) | |Rem. | | | | | | | | |
+--------------+----------+---------+-------+---------+---------+-----------+------+--------+--------+--+
|Vectra VEi8 |Matrox |Yes XFree|None |N/A |None |N/A |??? |??? |No | |
|(D8166A, |Productiva|3.3.6Rem.| | | | | | | | |
|D8168A, |G200 AGP |(SVGA) | | | | | | | | |
|D8151A, | | | | | | | | | | |
|D8153A, | | | | | | | | | | |
|D8155A, | | | | | | | | | | |
|D8169A, | | | | | | | | | | |
|D8171A, | | | | | | | | | | |
|D8173A, | | | | | | | | | | |
|D8174A, | | | | | | | | | | |
|D8181A, | | | | | | | | | | |
|D8183A, | | | | | | | | | | |
|D8184A, | | | | | | | | | | |
|D8186A, | | | | | | | | | | |
|D8188A, | | | | | | | | | | |
|D9784A, | | | | | | | | | | |
|D9785A, | | | | | | | | | | |
|D9786A, | | | | | | | | | | |
|D9788A, | | | | | | | | | | |
|D9791A, | | | | | | | | | | |
|D9793A, | | | | | | | | | | |
|P1626A, | | | | | | | | | | |
|P1628A, | | | | | | | | | | |
|P1633A) | | | | | | | | | | |
+--------------+----------+---------+-------+---------+---------+-----------+------+--------+--------+--+
|Vectra VEi8 |Matrox |Yes XFree|3Com |Yes |None |N/A |??? |??? |No | |
|(D8167N, |Productiva|3.3.6Rem.|905B-TX|driver | | | | | | |
|D8152N, |G200 AGP |(SVGA) |10/100 |3c59xRem.| | | | | | |
|D8172N, | | |BTRem. | | | | | | | |
|D8182N, | | | | | | | | | | |
|D8187N, | | | | | | | | | | |
|D9787N, | | | | | | | | | | |
|D9789A, | | | | | | | | | | |
|D9792N, | | | | | | | | | | |
|P1627A) | | | | | | | | | | |
+--------------+----------+---------+-------+---------+---------+-----------+------+--------+--------+--+
|Vectra VL5 |S3 Trio |Yes XFree|None |N/A |None |N/A |??? |??? |Yes | |
|(D4552A, |64V2 PCI |3.3.6Rem.| | | | | | | | |
|D4543A, | |(SVGA) | | | | | | | | |
|D4554A, | | | | | | | | | | |
|D4555A, | | | | | | | | | | |
|D4556A, | | | | | | | | | | |
|D4557A, | | | | | | | | | | |
|D4558A, | | | | | | | | | | |
|D4559A, | | | | | | | | | | |
|D4560A, | | | | | | | | | | |
|D4567A, | | | | | | | | | | |
|D4562A, | | | | | | | | | | |
|D4563A, | | | | | | | | | | |
|D4572A, | | | | | | | | | | |
|D4574A, | | | | | | | | | | |
|D4576A, | | | | | | | | | | |
|D4579A, | | | | | | | | | | |
|D4577A) | | | | | | | | | | |
+--------------+----------+---------+-------+---------+---------+-----------+------+--------+--------+--+
|Vectra VL6 |Cirrus |Yes XFree|None |N/A |None |N/A |??? |??? |Yes | |
| |Logic GD |3.3.6Rem.| | | | | | | | |
| |5446 PCI |(SVGA) | | | | | | | | |
+--------------+----------+---------+-------+---------+---------+-----------+------+--------+--------+--+
|Vectra VL6 |Matrox |Yes XFree|None |N/A |None |N/A |??? |??? |No | |
| |Millenium |3.3.6Rem.| | | | | | | | |
| |II PCI |(SVGA) | | | | | | | | |
+--------------+----------+---------+-------+---------+---------+-----------+------+--------+--------+--+
|Vectra VL7 |Cirrus |Yes XFree|None |N/A |None |N/A |??? |??? |Yes | |
|(D5710A, |Logic GD |3.3.6Rem.| | | | | | | | |
|D5711N, |5465 AGP |(SVGA) | | | | | | | | |
|D5725A, |Rem. | | | | | | | | | |
|D5720A, | | | | | | | | | | |
|D5721N, | | | | | | | | | | |
|D5731N, | | | | | | | | | | |
|D5797N, | | | | | | | | | | |
|D5737A, | | | | | | | | | | |
|D5799N) | | | | | | | | | | |
+--------------+----------+---------+-------+---------+---------+-----------+------+--------+--------+--+
|Vectra VL7 |Matrox |Yes XFree|None |N/A |None |N/A |??? |??? |No | |
|(D5734N, |Millenium |3.3.6Rem.| | | | | | | | |
|D5729N, |II PCI |(SVGA) | | | | | | | | |
|D5739N, | | | | | | | | | | |
|D5728N, | | | | | | | | | | |
|D5798N) | | | | | | | | | | |
+--------------+----------+---------+-------+---------+---------+-----------+------+--------+--------+--+
|Vectra VL7 |Cirrus |Yes XFree|AMD |Yes |None |N/A |??? |??? |No | |
|(D5724N, |Logic GD |3.3.6Rem.|79C971 |driver | | | | | | |
|D5796N) |5465 AGP |(SVGA) |KC 10/ |pcnet32 | | | | | | |
| |Rem. | |100 BT | | | | | | | |
+--------------+----------+---------+-------+---------+---------+-----------+------+--------+--------+--+
|Vectra VL8 |Matrox |Yes XFree|None |N/A |None |N/A |??? |??? |No | |
|(D5880A, |Productiva|3.3.6Rem.| | | | | | | | |
|D5882A, |G100 AGP |(SVGA) | | | | | | | | |
|D5890A, |Rem. | | | | | | | | | |
|D5891A, | | | | | | | | | | |
|D5893A, | | | | | | | | | | |
|D5896A, | | | | | | | | | | |
|D5898A, | | | | | | | | | | |
|D5900A, | | | | | | | | | | |
|D5902A, | | | | | | | | | | |
|D6945A) | | | | | | | | | | |
|Chipset BXRem.| | | | | | | | | | |
+--------------+----------+---------+-------+---------+---------+-----------+------+--------+--------+--+
|Vectra VL8 |Matrox |Yes XFree|3Com |Yes |None |N/A |??? |??? |No | |
|(D5881A, |Productiva|3.3.6Rem.|905B-TX|driver | | | | | | |
|D5883A, |G100 AGP |(SVGA) |10/100 |3c59xRem.| | | | | | |
|D5894A, |Rem. | |BTRem. | | | | | | | |
|D5888A, | | | | | | | | | | |
|D5892A) | | | | | | | | | | |
|Chipset BXRem.| | | | | | | | | | |
+--------------+----------+---------+-------+---------+---------+-----------+------+--------+--------+--+
|Vectra VL8 |Matrox |Yes XFree|3Com |Yes |??? |??? |??? |??? |No | |
|(D5887A) |Productiva|3.3.6Rem.|905B-TX|driver | | | | | | |
|Chipset BXRem.|G100 AGP |(SVGA) |10/100 |3c59xRem.| | | | | | |
| |Rem. | |BTRem. | | | | | | | |
+--------------+----------+---------+-------+---------+---------+-----------+------+--------+--------+--+
|Vectra VL8 |Matrox |Yes XFree|None |N/A |None |N/A |??? |??? |No | |
|(D6944A) |Millenium |3.3.6Rem.| | | | | | | | |
|Chipset BXRem.|G200 AGP |(SVGA) | | | | | | | | |
+--------------+----------+---------+-------+---------+---------+-----------+------+--------+--------+--+
|Vectra VL8 |Matrox |Yes XFree|3Com |Yes |None |N/A |??? |??? |No | |
|(D6940A, |Millenium |3.3.6Rem.|905B-TX|driver | | | | | | |
|D6941A, |G200 AGP |(SVGA) |10/100 |3c59xRem.| | | | | | |
|D6942A) | | |BTRem. | | | | | | | |
|Chipset BXRem.| | | | | | | | | | |
+--------------+----------+---------+-------+---------+---------+-----------+------+--------+--------+--+
|Vectra VL8 |Matrox |Yes XFree|3Com |Yes |Adaptec |Yes driver |??? |??? |Yes | |
|(D6943A) |Millenium |3.3.6Rem.|905B-TX|driver |AIC 7880 |aic7xxxRem.| | | | |
|Chipset BXRem.|G200 AGP |(SVGA) |10/100 |3c59xRem.|UW PCI | | | | | |
| | | |BTRem. | | | | | | | |
+--------------+----------+---------+-------+---------+---------+-----------+------+--------+--------+--+
|Vectra VLi8 |Matrox |Yes XFree|None |N/A |None |N/A |Cirrus|Yes |Yes | |
|(D7941A, |Millenium |3.3.6Rem.| | | | |Logic |driver | | |
|D7943A, |G200 AGP |(SVGA) | | | | |CS |AlsaRem.| | |
|D7945A, | | | | | | |4614 | | | |
|D7948A, | | | | | | | | | | |
|D7951A, | | | | | | | | | | |
|D7953A, | | | | | | | | | | |
|D7955A, | | | | | | | | | | |
|D7961A, | | | | | | | | | | |
|D7963A, | | | | | | | | | | |
|D7965A, | | | | | | | | | | |
|D7958A, | | | | | | | | | | |
|D7968A, | | | | | | | | | | |
|D7969A, | | | | | | | | | | |
|D7973A, | | | | | | | | | | |
|D7976A, | | | | | | | | | | |
|D9459A, | | | | | | | | | | |
|D9460A, | | | | | | | | | | |
|D9463A, | | | | | | | | | | |
|D9467A, | | | | | | | | | | |
|D9774A, | | | | | | | | | | |
|D9810A, | | | | | | | | | | |
|P1894A, | | | | | | | | | | |
|P1898A) | | | | | | | | | | |
+--------------+----------+---------+-------+---------+---------+-----------+------+--------+--------+--+
|Vectra VLi8 |Matrox |Yes XFree|3Com |Yes |None |N/A |Cirrus|Yes |Yes | |
|(D7826A, |Millenium |3.3.6Rem.|905C-TX|driver | | |Logic |driver | | |
|D7836A, |G200 AGP |(SVGA) |10/100 |3c59xRem.| | |CS |AlsaRem.| | |
|D7837A, | | |BT | | | |4614 | | | |
|D7846A, | | | | | | | | | | |
|D7847A, | | | | | | | | | | |
|D7848A, | | | | | | | | | | |
|D7856A, | | | | | | | | | | |
|D7857A, | | | | | | | | | | |
|D7866A, | | | | | | | | | | |
|D7867N, | | | | | | | | | | |
|D7876A, | | | | | | | | | | |
|D7877N, | | | | | | | | | | |
|D7942A, | | | | | | | | | | |
|D7949A, | | | | | | | | | | |
|D7952A, | | | | | | | | | | |
|D7959A, | | | | | | | | | | |
|D7962A, | | | | | | | | | | |
|D7969A, | | | | | | | | | | |
|D7972A, | | | | | | | | | | |
|D8696A, | | | | | | | | | | |
|D8697A, | | | | | | | | | | |
|D8950A, | | | | | | | | | | |
|D9456A, | | | | | | | | | | |
|D9457N, | | | | | | | | | | |
|D9461A, | | | | | | | | | | |
|D9462A, | | | | | | | | | | |
|D9770N, | | | | | | | | | | |
|D9771N, | | | | | | | | | | |
|D9775A, | | | | | | | | | | |
|D9778A, | | | | | | | | | | |
|D9779N, | | | | | | | | | | |
|D9809A, | | | | | | | | | | |
|P1896A, | | | | | | | | | | |
|P1899A) | | | | | | | | | | |
+--------------+----------+---------+-------+---------+---------+-----------+------+--------+--------+--+
|Vectra VL400 |Intel i815|Yes XFree|3Com |Yes |None |N/A |Intel |Yes |Yes | |
|(D9815A, |AGPRem. |3.3.6Rem.|905C-TX|driver | | |82810 |driver | | |
|D9816A, | |(Intel X |10/100 |3c59xRem.| | |Audio |AlsaRem.| | |
|D9817A, | |Server |BT | | | | | | | |
|D9818A, | |i815) | | | | | | | | |
|D9819A, | | | | | | | | | | |
|D9820A, | | | | | | | | | | |
|D9821A, | | | | | | | | | | |
|D9822A, | | | | | | | | | | |
|D9824A, | | | | | | | | | | |
|D9826A, | | | | | | | | | | |
|D9828A, | | | | | | | | | | |
|D9829A, | | | | | | | | | | |
|D9830A, | | | | | | | | | | |
|D9831A, | | | | | | | | | | |
|D9833A, | | | | | | | | | | |
|P1555A, | | | | | | | | | | |
|P1556A, | | | | | | | | | | |
|P1557A, | | | | | | | | | | |
|P1558A, | | | | | | | | | | |
|P1560A, | | | | | | | | | | |
|P2260A, | | | | | | | | | | |
|P2261A, | | | | | | | | | | |
|P2266A, | | | | | | | | | | |
|P2265A, | | | | | | | | | | |
|P2778A, | | | | | | | | | | |
|P2779A, | | | | | | | | | | |
|P3351A, | | | | | | | | | | |
|P3353A, | | | | | | | | | | |
|P3389A, | | | | | | | | | | |
|P3390A, | | | | | | | | | | |
|P3391A, | | | | | | | | | | |
|P3394A, | | | | | | | | | | |
|P3614A, | | | | | | | | | | |
|P3615A, | | | | | | | | | | |
|P3616A, | | | | | | | | | | |
|P3618A, | | | | | | | | | | |
|P3697A, | | | | | | | | | | |
|P3698A, | | | | | | | | | | |
|P3699A, | | | | | | | | | | |
|P3700A, | | | | | | | | | | |
|P3702A, | | | | | | | | | | |
|P3687A, | | | | | | | | | | |
|P3691A, | | | | | | | | | | |
|P3694A) | | | | | | | | | | |
|Chipset i820 | | | | | | | | | | |
|Rem. | | | | | | | | | | |
+--------------+----------+---------+-------+---------+---------+-----------+------+--------+--------+--+
|Vectra VL400 |Matrox |??? |??? |3Com |Yes |None |N/A |Intel |Yes |No|
|(D9825A, |Millenium | | |905C-TX |driver | | |82810 |driver | |
|D9827A, |G450D AGP | | |10/100 BT|3c59xRem.| | |Audio |AlsaRem.| |
|D9832A, | | | | | | | | | | |
|D9834A, | | | | | | | | | | |
|P1554A, | | | | | | | | | | |
|P1559A, | | | | | | | | | | |
|P1561A, | | | | | | | | | | |
|P1562A, | | | | | | | | | | |
|P3352A, | | | | | | | | | | |
|P3384A, | | | | | | | | | | |
|P3686A, | | | | | | | | | | |
|P3701A, | | | | | | | | | | |
|P3703A, | | | | | | | | | | |
|P3617A, | | | | | | | | | | |
|P3619A, | | | | | | | | | | |
|P3688A, | | | | | | | | | | |
|P3690A, | | | | | | | | | | |
|P3692A, | | | | | | | | | | |
|P3693A, | | | | | | | | | | |
|P3695A, | | | | | | | | | | |
|P3696A) | | | | | | | | | | |
|Chipset i820 | | | | | | | | | | |
|Rem. | | | | | | | | | | |
+--------------+----------+---------+-------+---------+---------+-----------+------+--------+--------+--+
|Vectra VL400 |Matrox |Yes XFree|3Com |Yes |None |N/A |Intel |Yes |No | |
|(P2257A, ) |Millenium |3.3.6Rem.|905C-TX|driver | | |82810 |driver | | |
|Chipset i820 |G400D AGP |(SVGA) |10/100 |3c59xRem.| | |Audio |AlsaRem.| | |
|Rem. | | |BT | | | | | | | |
+--------------+----------+---------+-------+---------+---------+-----------+------+--------+--------+--+
|Vectra VL600 |Matrox |Yes XFree|None |N/A |None |N/A |Cirrus|Yes |No | |
|(D9733A, |Millenium |3.3.6Rem.| | | | |Logic |driver | | |
|D8643A, |G250 AGP |(SVGA) | | | | |CS |AlsaRem.| | |
|D8653A, | | | | | | |4614 | | | |
|D8657A, | | | | | | | | | | |
|D8663A, | | | | | | | | | | |
|D8667A, | | | | | | | | | | |
|D9737A, | | | | | | | | | | |
|D8647A, | | | | | | | | | | |
|D8677A, | | | | | | | | | | |
|P2780A, | | | | | | | | | | |
|P3285A, | | | | | | | | | | |
|P3288A) | | | | | | | | | | |
|Chipset i820 | | | | | | | | | | |
|Rem. | | | | | | | | | | |
+--------------+----------+---------+-------+---------+---------+-----------+------+--------+--------+--+
|Vectra VL600 |Matrox |Yes XFree|3Com |Yes |None |N/A |Cirrus|Yes |No | |
|(D7543N, |Millenium |3.3.6Rem.|905C-TX|driver | | |Logic |driver | | |
|D8644N, |G250 AGP |(SVGA) |10/100 |3c59xRem.| | |CS |AlsaRem.| | |
|D8648N, | | |BT | | | |4614 | | | |
|D8654N, | | | | | | | | | | |
|D8658N, | | | | | | | | | | |
|D8664N, | | | | | | | | | | |
|D8668N, | | | | | | | | | | |
|D8678A, | | | | | | | | | | |
|D9734N, | | | | | | | | | | |
|D9738N, | | | | | | | | | | |
|P2786A, | | | | | | | | | | |
|P3286N, | | | | | | | | | | |
|P3289N, | | | | | | | | | | |
|P3604N, | | | | | | | | | | |
|P3705N) | | | | | | | | | | |
|Chipset i820 | | | | | | | | | | |
|Rem. | | | | | | | | | | |
+--------------+----------+---------+-------+---------+---------+-----------+------+--------+--------+--+
|Vectra VL600 |Matrox |Yes XFree|3Com |Yes |None |N/A |Cirrus|Yes |Yes | |
|(D8635A, |Millenium |3.3.6Rem.|905C-TX|driver | | |Logic |driver | | |
|D8645A, |G400D AGP |(SVGA) |10/100 |3c59xRem.| | |CS |AlsaRem.| | |
|D8649N, | | |BT | | | |4614 | | | |
|D8655A, | | | | | | | | | | |
|D8659N, | | | | | | | | | | |
|D8665A, | | | | | | | | | | |
|D8669N, | | | | | | | | | | |
|D8679N, | | | | | | | | | | |
|D9735A, | | | | | | | | | | |
|D9739N, | | | | | | | | | | |
|P2787A, | | | | | | | | | | |
|P3287A, | | | | | | | | | | |
|P3290N, | | | | | | | | | | |
|P3344N, | | | | | | | | | | |
|P3345N, | | | | | | | | | | |
|P3605N, | | | | | | | | | | |
|P3606N, | | | | | | | | | | |
|P3607N, | | | | | | | | | | |
|P3608N, | | | | | | | | | | |
|P3610N) | | | | | | | | | | |
|Chipset i820 | | | | | | | | | | |
|Rem. | | | | | | | | | | |
+--------------+----------+---------+-------+---------+---------+-----------+------+--------+--------+--+
|Vectra VL600 |Matrox |??? |??? |3Com |Yes |None |N/A |Cirrus |Yes |No|
|(P3609N) |Millenium | | |905C-TX |driver | | |Logic CS|driver | |
|Chipset i820 |G450D AGP | | |10/100 BT|3c59xRem.| | |4614 |AlsaRem.| |
|Rem. | | | | | | | | | | |
+--------------+----------+---------+-------+---------+---------+-----------+------+--------+--------+--+
|Vectra VL600 |Matrox |Yes XFree|None |N/A |??? |??? |Cirrus|Yes |No | |
|(D8656N) |Millenium |3.3.6Rem.| | | | |Logic |driver | | |
|Chipset i820 |G250 AGP |(SVGA) | | | | |CS |AlsaRem.| | |
|Rem. | | | | | | |4614 | | | |
+--------------+----------+---------+-------+---------+---------+-----------+------+--------+--------+--+
|Vectra XA |Matrox |Yes XFree|AMD |Yes |None |N/A |??? |??? |No | |
|(D3986A, |Millenium |3.3.6Rem.|79C971 |driver | | | | | | |
|D3989A, |II PCI |(SVGA) |KC 10/ |pcnet32 | | | | | | |
|D3990A, | | |100 BT | | | | | | | |
|D3991A, | | | | | | | | | | |
|D3993A, | | | | | | | | | | |
|D4770N, | | | | | | | | | | |
|D4771N, | | | | | | | | | | |
|D4773N, | | | | | | | | | | |
|D4774N, | | | | | | | | | | |
|D3994N, | | | | | | | | | | |
|D3995N, | | | | | | | | | | |
|D4776N) | | | | | | | | | | |
+--------------+----------+---------+-------+---------+---------+-----------+------+--------+--------+--+
|Vectra XA |Matrox |Yes XFree|AMD |Yes |Adaptec |Yes driver |??? |??? |Yes | |
|(D4777A) |Millenium |3.3.6Rem.|79C971 |driver |AIC 7880 |aic7xxxRem.| | | | |
| |II PCI |(SVGA) |KC 10/ |pcnet32 |UW PCI | | | | | |
| | | |100 BT | | | | | | | |
+--------------+----------+---------+-------+---------+---------+-----------+------+--------+--------+--+
Table 3-3. e-Vectra and Linux
+------------+-------+---------+-------+---------+----+-------+-----+--------+------+
|Machine |Graphic|Linux |Network|Linux |SCSI|Linux |Sound|Linux |Tested|
| |Card |support |Card |support |Card|support|Card |support | |
+------------+-------+---------+-------+---------+----+-------+-----+--------+------+
|e-Vectra |Intel |Yes XFree|3Com |Yes |None|N/A |Intel|Yes |Yes |
|(D9896T, |i810 |3.3.6Rem.|905C-TX|driver | | |82810|driver | |
|D9897T, |AGPRem.|(Intel X |10/100 |3c59xRem.| | |Audio|AlsaRem.| |
|D9898T, | |Server |BT | | | | | | |
|D9899T, | |i810) | | | | | | | |
|P2024T, | | | | | | | | | |
|P2025T, | | | | | | | | | |
|P2027T, | | | | | | | | | |
|P2706T, | | | | | | | | | |
|P2707T) | | | | | | | | | |
+------------+-------+---------+-------+---------+----+-------+-----+--------+------+
|e-PC |Intel |Yes XFree|3Com |Yes |None|N/A |Intel|Yes |No |
|(P2760A, |i810 |3.3.6Rem.|905C-TX|driver | | |82810|driver | |
|P2761A, |AGPRem.|(Intel X |10/100 |3c59xRem.| | |Audio|AlsaRem.| |
|P2763A, | |Server |BT | | | | | | |
|P2765A, | |i810) | | | | | | | |
|P2791A, | | | | | | | | | |
|P2792A, | | | | | | | | | |
|P2793A, | | | | | | | | | |
|P2794A, | | | | | | | | | |
|P2795A, | | | | | | | | | |
|P3355A, | | | | | | | | | |
|P3362A) | | | | | | | | | |
+------------+-------+---------+-------+---------+----+-------+-----+--------+------+
Table 3-4. Kayak and Linux
+--------+-----------+-----------+--------+-------+--------+--------------+------+----------+------+
|Machine |Graphic |Linux |Network |Linux |SCSI |Linux support |Sound |Linux |Tested|
| |Card |support |Card |support|Card | |Card |support | |
+--------+-----------+-----------+--------+-------+--------+--------------+------+----------+------+
|Kayak XA|Cirrus |Yes XFree |None |N/A |None |N/A |??? |??? |No |
|(D4792A,|Logic GD |3.3.6Rem. | | | | | | | |
|D4795N) |5465 AGP |(SVGA) | | | | | | | |
| |Rem. | | | | | | | | |
+--------+-----------+-----------+--------+-------+--------+--------------+------+----------+------+
|Kayak XA|Cirrus |Yes XFree |AMD |Yes |None |N/A |??? |??? |Yes |
|(D4807N,|Logic GD |3.3.6Rem. |79C971 |driver | | | | | |
|D4796N, |5465 AGP |(SVGA) |KC 10/ |pcnet32| | | | | |
|D6491N, |Rem. | |100 BT | | | | | | |
|D6492N, | | | | | | | | | |
|D4806N, | | | | | | | | | |
|D4808N, | | | | | | | | | |
|D6493N) | | | | | | | | | |
+--------+-----------+-----------+--------+-------+--------+--------------+------+----------+------+
|Kayak XA|Cirrus |Yes XFree |AMD |Yes |Symbios |Yes driver |Analog|Yes driver|Yes |
|(D4798N,|Logic GD |3.3.6Rem. |79C974 |driver |Logic |ncr-53c8xxRem.|Device|AD1816Rem.| |
|D6490N, |5465 AGP |(SVGA) |KC 10/ |pcnet32|8751SP | |1816 | | |
|D4799N, |Rem. | |100 BT +| |with | | | | |
|D4803N, | | |SCSI | |network | | | | |
|D6494N) | | | | |card | | | | |
+--------+-----------+-----------+--------+-------+--------+--------------+------+----------+------+
|Kayak XA|Matrox |Yes XFree |None |N/A |None |N/A |??? |??? |No |
|(D4796S,|Millenium |3.3.6Rem. | | | | | | | |
|D6493S) |II AGP |(SVGA) | | | | | | | |
+--------+-----------+-----------+--------+-------+--------+--------------+------+----------+------+
|Kayak XA|Matrox |Yes XFree |AMD |Yes |Symbios |Yes driver |??? |??? |No |
|(D4803S)|Millenium |3.3.6Rem. |79C974 |driver |Logic |ncr-53c8xxRem.| | | |
| |II AGP |(SVGA) |KC 10/ |pcnet32|8751SP | | | | |
| | | |100 BT +| |with | | | | |
| | | |SCSI | |network | | | | |
| | | | | |card | | | | |
+--------+-----------+-----------+--------+-------+--------+--------------+------+----------+------+
|Kayak XA|Matrox |Yes XFree |None |N/A |None |N/A |??? |??? |No |
|(D6720N,|Millenium |3.3.6Rem. | | | | | | | |
|D6721N, |G200 AGP |(SVGA) | | | | | | | |
|D6723N, | | | | | | | | | |
|D6726N, | | | | | | | | | |
|D6724N, | | | | | | | | | |
|D6730N, | | | | | | | | | |
|D6731N, | | | | | | | | | |
|D6735N, | | | | | | | | | |
|D6736N, | | | | | | | | | |
|D6738N, | | | | | | | | | |
|D6739N, | | | | | | | | | |
|D7994N) | | | | | | | | | |
+--------+-----------+-----------+--------+-------+--------+--------------+------+----------+------+
|Kayak XA|Elsa Gloria|Yes XFree |None |N/A |None |N/A |??? |??? |Yes |
|(D6722N,|Synergy + |3.3.6Rem. | | | | | | | |
|D6729N, |AGPRem. |(3D Labs) | | | | | | | |
|D6734N) | | | | | | | | | |
+--------+-----------+-----------+--------+-------+--------+--------------+------+----------+------+
|Kayak XA|Matrox |Yes XFree |AMD |Yes |Symbios |Yes driver |??? |??? |Yes |
|(D6725N,|Millenium |3.3.6Rem. |79C971 |driver |Logic |ncr-53c8xxRem.| | | |
|D6732N, |G200 AGP |(SVGA) |KC 10/ |pcnet32|53c875 | | | | |
|D6737N, | | |100 BT +| |with | | | | |
|D7993N) | | |SCSI | |network | | | | |
| | | |(D6692A)| |card | | | | |
| | | |Rem. | |(D6692A)| | | | |
+--------+-----------+-----------+--------+-------+--------+--------------+------+----------+------+
|Kayak XA|Elsa Gloria|Yes XFree |AMD |Yes |Symbios |Yes driver |??? |??? |No |
|(D6727N)|Synergy + |3.3.6Rem. |79C971 |driver |Logic |ncr-53c8xxRem.| | | |
| |AGPRem. |(3D Labs) |KC 10/ |pcnet32|53c875 | | | | |
| | | |100 BT +| |with | | | | |
| | | |SCSI | |network | | | | |
| | | |(D6692A)| |card | | | | |
| | | |Rem. | |(D6692A)| | | | |
+--------+-----------+-----------+--------+-------+--------+--------------+------+----------+------+
|Kayak XA|Accel |Yes XFree |None |N/A |None |N/A |??? |??? |No |
|(D6728N,|Galaxy AGP |3.3.6Rem. | | | | | | | |
|D6733N) | |in Frame | | | | | | | |
| | |Buffer mode| | | | | | | |
| | |(FBDEV)Rem.| | | | | | | |
| | |Not | | | | | | | |
| | |interesting| | | | | | | |
+--------+-----------+-----------+--------+-------+--------+--------------+------+----------+------+
|Kayak |Matrox |Yes XFree |None |N/A |None |N/A |??? |??? |No |
|XA-s |Productiva |3.3.6Rem. | | | | | | | |
|(D5751N,|G100 AGP |(SVGA) | | | | | | | |
|D5752N, |Rem. | | | | | | | | |
|D5753N, | | | | | | | | | |
|D5755N, | | | | | | | | | |
|D5754N, | | | | | | | | | |
|D5756N, | | | | | | | | | |
|D5759N) | | | | | | | | | |
|Chipset | | | | | | | | | |
|BXRem. | | | | | | | | | |
+--------+-----------+-----------+--------+-------+--------+--------------+------+----------+------+
|Kayak |Matrox |Yes XFree |AMD |Yes |Symbios |Yes driver |??? |??? |Yes |
|XA-s |Productiva |3.3.6Rem. |79C971 |driver |Logic |ncr-53c8xxRem.| | | |
|(D5757N,|G100 AGP |(SVGA) |KC 10/ |pcnet32|53c875 | | | | |
|D5758N) |Rem. | |100 BT +| |with | | | | |
|Chipset | | |SCSI | |network | | | | |
|BXRem. | | |(D6692A)| |card | | | | |
| | | |Rem. | |(D6692A)| | | | |
+--------+-----------+-----------+--------+-------+--------+--------------+------+----------+------+
|Kayak |Matrox |Yes XFree |None |N/A |None |N/A |??? |??? |Yes |
|XA-s |Productiva |3.3.6Rem. | | | | | | | |
|(D5765N,|G200 AGP |(SVGA) | | | | | | | |
|D5763N, | | | | | | | | | |
|D5766N, | | | | | | | | | |
|D5769N, | | | | | | | | | |
|D7982N, | | | | | | | | | |
|D7986N, | | | | | | | | | |
|D7991N, | | | | | | | | | |
|D7987N) | | | | | | | | | |
|Chipset | | | | | | | | | |
|BXRem. | | | | | | | | | |
+--------+-----------+-----------+--------+-------+--------+--------------+------+----------+------+
|Kayak |Matrox |Yes XFree |AMD |Yes |Symbios |Yes driver |??? |??? |No |
|XA-s |Productiva |3.3.6Rem. |79C971 |driver |Logic |ncr-53c8xxRem.| | | |
|(D5768N,|G200 AGP |(SVGA) |KC 10/ |pcnet32|53c875 | | | | |
|D5767N) | | |100 BT +| |with | | | | |
|Chipset | | |SCSI | |network | | | | |
|BXRem. | | |(D6692A)| |card | | | | |
| | | |Rem. | |(D6692A)| | | | |
+--------+-----------+-----------+--------+-------+--------+--------------+------+----------+------+
|Kayak |Elsa Gloria|Yes XFree |AMD |Yes |Symbios |Yes driver |??? |??? |Yes |
|XA-s |Synergy + |3.3.6Rem. |79C971 |driver |Logic |ncr-53c8xxRem.| | | |
|(D5762N,|AGPRem. |(3D Labs) |KC 10/ |pcnet32|53c875 | | | | |
|D7984N, | | |100 BT +| |with | | | | |
|D7988N) | | |SCSI | |network | | | | |
|Chipset | | |(D6692A)| |card | | | | |
|BXRem. | | |Rem. | |(D6692A)| | | | |
+--------+-----------+-----------+--------+-------+--------+--------------+------+----------+------+
|Kayak |Accel |Yes XFree |AMD |Yes |Symbios |Yes driver |??? |??? |No |
|XA-s |Galaxy AGP |3.3.6Rem. |79C971 |driver |Logic |ncr-53c8xxRem.| | | |
|(D5764N,| |in Frame |KC 10/ |pcnet32|53c875 | | | | |
|D7983N, | |Buffer mode|100 BT +| |with | | | | |
|D7989N) | |(FBDEV)Rem.|SCSI | |network | | | | |
|Chipset | |Not |(D6692A)| |card | | | | |
|BXRem. | |interesting|Rem. | |(D6692A)| | | | |
+--------+-----------+-----------+--------+-------+--------+--------------+------+----------+------+
|Kayak |Matrox |Yes XFree |AMD |Yes |Symbios |Yes driver |??? |??? |No |
|XA-s |Productiva |3.3.6Rem. |79C971 |driver |Logic |ncr-53c8xxRem.| | | |
|(D7990N)|G100 AGP |(SVGA) |KC 10/ |pcnet32|53c875 | | | | |
|Chipset |Rem. | |100 BT +| |with | | | | |
|BXRem. | | |SCSI | |network | | | | |
| | | |(D6692A)| |card | | | | |
| | | |Rem. | |(D6692A)| | | | |
+--------+-----------+-----------+--------+-------+--------+--------------+------+----------+------+
|Kayak |Elsa Gloria|Yes XFree |AMD |Yes |Symbios |Yes driver |Analog|Yes driver|Yes |
|XA-s |Synergy II |3.3.6Rem. |79C971 |driver |Logic |ncr-53c8xxRem.|Device|AD1816Rem.| |
|(D7992N)|AGP |(SVGA) |KC 10/ |pcnet32|53c875 | |1816 | | |
|Chipset | | |100 BT +| |with | | | | |
|BXRem. | | |SCSI | |network | | | | |
| | | |(D6692A)| |card | | | | |
| | | |Rem. | |(D6692A)| | | | |
+--------+-----------+-----------+--------+-------+--------+--------------+------+----------+------+
|Kayak |Matrox |Yes XFree |SMC 1211|Yes |None |N/A |Cirrus|Yes driver|No |
|XM600 |Millenium |3.3.6Rem. |TX EZ |driver | | |Logic |AlsaRem. | |
|(D9531N,|G250 AGP |(SVGA) |Card 10/|rtl8139| | |CS | | |
|D9533N, | | |100 BT | | | |4614 | | |
|D9535N, | | | | | | | | | |
|D9541N, | | | | | | | | | |
|D9549N, | | | | | | | | | |
|D9552N, | | | | | | | | | |
|D9553N, | | | | | | | | | |
|D9555N, | | | | | | | | | |
|D9556N, | | | | | | | | | |
|D9557N, | | | | | | | | | |
|D9559N, | | | | | | | | | |
|P1642N, | | | | | | | | | |
|P1645N, | | | | | | | | | |
|P1653N, | | | | | | | | | |
|P1655N, | | | | | | | | | |
|P1658N, | | | | | | | | | |
|P2055N, | | | | | | | | | |
|P2191N, | | | | | | | | | |
|P2202N) | | | | | | | | | |
+--------+-----------+-----------+--------+-------+--------+--------------+------+----------+------+
|Kayak |Matrox |Yes XFree |SMC 1211|Yes |Symbios |Yes driver |Cirrus|Yes driver|No |
|XM600 |Millenium |3.3.6Rem. |TX EZ |driver |Logic |ncr-53c8xxRem.|Logic |AlsaRem. | |
|(P1650N,|G250 AGP |(SVGA) |Card 10/|rtl8139|53C895 | |CS | | |
|P1652N, | | |100 BT | |PCI | |4614 | | |
|P1656N) | | | | | | | | | |
+--------+-----------+-----------+--------+-------+--------+--------------+------+----------+------+
|Kayak |Matrox |Yes XFree |SMC 1211|Yes |None |N/A |Cirrus|Yes driver|No |
|XM600 |Millenium |3.3.6Rem. |TX EZ |driver | | |Logic |AlsaRem. | |
|(D8350N,|G250 AGP |(SVGA) |Card 10/|rtl8139| | |CS | | |
|D9554N, | | |100 BT | | | |4614 | | |
|D9558N) | | | | | | | | | |
|Rem. | | | | | | | | | |
+--------+-----------+-----------+--------+-------+--------+--------------+------+----------+------+
|Kayak |Matrox |Yes XFree |None |N/A |None |N/A |Cirrus|Yes driver|No |
|XM600 |Millenium |3.3.6Rem. | | | | |Logic |AlsaRem. | |
|(P2054N)|G400D AGP |(SVGA) | | | | |CS | | |
|Rem. | | | | | | |4614 | | |
+--------+-----------+-----------+--------+-------+--------+--------------+------+----------+------+
|Kayak |Matrox |Yes XFree |None |N/A |None |N/A |Cirrus|Yes driver|No |
|XM600 |Millenium |3.3.6Rem. | | | | |Logic |AlsaRem. | |
|(D9563N)|G400D AGP |(SVGA) | | | | |CS | | |
| | | | | | | |4614 | | |
+--------+-----------+-----------+--------+-------+--------+--------------+------+----------+------+
|Kayak |Matrox |Yes XFree |SMC 1211|Yes |None |N/A |Cirrus|Yes driver|No |
|XM600 |Millenium |3.3.6Rem. |TX EZ |driver | | |Logic |AlsaRem. | |
|(D9536N,|G400D AGP |(SVGA) |Card 10/|rtl8139| | |CS | | |
|D9537N, | | |100 BT | | | |4614 | | |
|D9538N, | | | | | | | | | |
|D9544N, | | | | | | | | | |
|D9548N, | | | | | | | | | |
|P1646N, | | | | | | | | | |
|P1648N, | | | | | | | | | |
|P2192N, | | | | | | | | | |
|P2193N, | | | | | | | | | |
|P2203N, | | | | | | | | | |
|P2204N, | | | | | | | | | |
|P2204N, | | | | | | | | | |
|P2192N, | | | | | | | | | |
|P2193N) | | | | | | | | | |
+--------+-----------+-----------+--------+-------+--------+--------------+------+----------+------+
|Kayak |Matrox |Yes XFree |SMC 1211|Yes |Symbios |Yes driver |Cirrus|Yes driver|No |
|XM600 |Millenium |3.3.6Rem. |TX EZ |driver |Logic |ncr-53c8xxRem.|Logic |AlsaRem. | |
|(D9539N,|G400D AGP |(SVGA) |Card 10/|rtl8139|53C895 | |CS | | |
|D9565N, | | |100 BT | |PCI | |4614 | | |
|P1651N, | | | | | | | | | |
|P1657N, | | | | | | | | | |
|P2190N, | | | | | | | | | |
|P2194N) | | | | | | | | | |
+--------+-----------+-----------+--------+-------+--------+--------------+------+----------+------+
|Kayak |Elsa Gloria|Yes XFree |SMC 1211|Yes |None |N/A |Cirrus|Yes driver|Yes |
|XM600 |Synergy II |3.3.6Rem. |TX EZ |driver | | |Logic |AlsaRem. | |
|(D9550N,|AGP |(SVGA) |Card 10/|rtl8139| | |CS | | |
|D9567N) | | |100 BT | | | |4614 | | |
+--------+-----------+-----------+--------+-------+--------+--------------+------+----------+------+
|Kayak |Elsa Gloria|Yes XFree |SMC 1211|Yes |Symbios |Yes driver |Cirrus|Yes driver|Yes |
|XM600 |Synergy II |3.3.6Rem. |TX EZ |driver |Logic |ncr-53c8xxRem.|Logic |AlsaRem. | |
|(D9534N,|AGP |(SVGA) |Card 10/|rtl8139|53C895 | |CS | | |
|D9540N, | | |100 BT | |PCI | |4614 | | |
|D9543N, | | | | | | | | | |
|D9546N, | | | | | | | | | |
|D9564N, | | | | | | | | | |
|P1644N, | | | | | | | | | |
|P1647N, | | | | | | | | | |
|P1649N, | | | | | | | | | |
|P2053N, | | | | | | | | | |
|P2056N, | | | | | | | | | |
|P2195N, | | | | | | | | | |
|P2210N, | | | | | | | | | |
|P2211N) | | | | | | | | | |
+--------+-----------+-----------+--------+-------+--------+--------------+------+----------+------+
|Kayak |3DLabs |Yes XFree |SMC 1211|Yes |Symbios |Yes driver |Cirrus|Yes driver|Yes |
|XM600 |Oxygen GVX1|3.3.6Rem. |TX EZ |driver |Logic |ncr-53c8xxRem.|Logic |AlsaRem. | |
|(D9545N,|AGP |in Frame |Card 10/|rtl8139|53C895 | |CS | | |
|D8366N) | |Buffer mode|100 BT | |PCI | |4614 | | |
| | |(FBDEV)Rem.| | | | | | | |
+--------+-----------+-----------+--------+-------+--------+--------------+------+----------+------+
|Kayak XU|Matrox |Yes XFree |AMD |Yes |Adaptec |Yes driver |??? |??? |Yes |
|(D4691N,|Millenium |3.3.6Rem. |79C971 |driver |AIC 7860|aic7xxxRem. | | | |
|D4692N, |II PCI |(SVGA) |KC 10/ |pcnet32|PCI + | | | | |
|D4695N, | | |100 BT | |Adaptec | | | | |
|D4701N, | | | | |AIC 7880| | | | |
|D4693N, | | | | |UW PCI | | | | |
|D4694N, | | | | | | | | | |
|D4702N, | | | | | | | | | |
|D4705N) | | | | | | | | | |
+--------+-----------+-----------+--------+-------+--------+--------------+------+----------+------+
|Kayak XU|Matrox |Yes XFree |AMD |Yes |Adaptec |Yes driver |Analog|Yes driver|Yes |
|(D5680N,|Millenium |3.3.6Rem. |79C971 |driver |AIC 7860|aic7xxxRem. |Device|AD1816Rem.| |
|D5682N, |II PCI |(SVGA) |KC 10/ |pcnet32|PCI + | |1816 | | |
|D5683N, | | |100 BT | |Adaptec | | | | |
|D5684N) | | | | |AIC 7880| | | | |
|Chipset | | | | |UW PCI | | | | |
|BXRem. | | | | | | | | | |
+--------+-----------+-----------+--------+-------+--------+--------------+------+----------+------+
|Kayak XU|Matrox |Yes XFree |AMD |Yes |Symbios |Yes driver |??? |??? |Yes |
|(D5702, |Millenium |3.3.6Rem. |79C972 |driver |Logic |ncr53c8xx and | | | |
|D5704, |G200 AGP |(SVGA) |10/100 |pcnet32|53c875 |driver aic7xxx| | | |
|D5686N, | | |BT + | |with | | | | |
|D6336N, | | |SCSI | |network | | | | |
|D6348N, | | |(D6692A)| |card | | | | |
|D8431N, | | |Rem. | |(D6692A)| | | | |
|D8920N) | | | | |+ | | | | |
| | | | | |Adaptec | | | | |
| | | | | |AIC 7880| | | | |
| | | | | |PCI | | | | |
+--------+-----------+-----------+--------+-------+--------+--------------+------+----------+------+
|Kayak XU|Elsa Gloria|Yes XFree |AMD |Yes |Symbios |Yes driver |??? |??? |No |
|(D5687N,|Synergy + |3.3.6Rem. |79C972 |driver |Logic |ncr53c8xx and | | | |
|D6333N, |AGPRem. |(3D Labs) |10/100 |pcnet32|53c875 |driver aic7xxx| | | |
|D6334N, | | |BT + | |with | | | | |
|D8432N, | | |SCSI | |network | | | | |
|D6345N, | | |(D6692A)| |card | | | | |
|D8923N) | | |Rem. | |(D6692A)| | | | |
| | | | | |+ | | | | |
| | | | | |Adaptec | | | | |
| | | | | |AIC 7880| | | | |
| | | | | |PCI | | | | |
+--------+-----------+-----------+--------+-------+--------+--------------+------+----------+------+
|Kayak XU|Accel |Yes XFree |AMD |Yes |Symbios |Yes driver |??? |??? |No |
|(D6337N,|Galaxy AGP |3.3.6Rem. |79C972 |driver |Logic |ncr53c8xx and | | | |
|D6346N) | |in Frame |10/100 |pcnet32|53c875 |driver aic7xxx| | | |
| | |Buffer mode|BT + | |with | | | | |
| | |(FBDEV)Rem.|SCSI | |network | | | | |
| | |Not |(D6692A)| |card | | | | |
| | |interesting|Rem. | |(D6692A)| | | | |
| | | | | |+ | | | | |
| | | | | |Adaptec | | | | |
| | | | | |AIC 7880| | | | |
| | | | | |PCI | | | | |
+--------+-----------+-----------+--------+-------+--------+--------------+------+----------+------+
|Kayak XU|Matrox |Yes XFree |AMD |Yes |Symbios |Yes driver |??? |??? |No |
|(D6347N)|Productiva |3.3.6Rem. |79C972 |driver |Logic |ncr53c8xx and | | | |
| |G100 AGP |(SVGA) |10/100 |pcnet32|53c875 |driver aic7xxx| | | |
| |Rem. | |BT + | |with | | | | |
| | | |SCSI | |network | | | | |
| | | |(D6692A)| |card | | | | |
| | | |Rem. | |(D6692A)| | | | |
| | | | | |+ | | | | |
| | | | | |Adaptec | | | | |
| | | | | |AIC 7880| | | | |
| | | | | |PCI | | | | |
+--------+-----------+-----------+--------+-------+--------+--------------+------+----------+------+
|Kayak XU|Matrox |Yes XFree |AMD |Yes |Symbios |Yes driver |??? |??? |No |
|(D8924N)|Millenium |3.3.6Rem. |79C972 |driver |Logic |ncr53c8xx and | | | |
| |G400D AGP |(SVGA) |10/100 |pcnet32|53c875 |driver aic7xxx| | | |
| | | |BT + | |with | | | | |
| | | |SCSI | |network | | | | |
| | | |(D6692A)| |card | | | | |
| | | |Rem. | |(D6692A)| | | | |
| | | | | |+ | | | | |
| | | | | |Adaptec | | | | |
| | | | | |AIC 7880| | | | |
| | | | | |PCI | | | | |
+--------+-----------+-----------+--------+-------+--------+--------------+------+----------+------+
|Kayak |Matrox |Yes XFree |SMC 1211|Yes |None |N/A |Cirrus|Yes driver|No |
|XU800 |Millenium |3.3.6Rem. |TX EZ |driver | | |Logic |AlsaRem. | |
|(D8019N)|G250 AGP |(SVGA) |Card 10/|rtl8139| | |CS | | |
|Rem. | | |100 BT | | | |4614 | | |
+--------+-----------+-----------+--------+-------+--------+--------------+------+----------+------+
|Kayak |Matrox |Yes XFree |SMC 1211|Yes |None |N/A |Cirrus|Yes driver|No |
|XU800 |Millenium |3.3.6Rem. |TX EZ |driver | | |Logic |AlsaRem. | |
|(D8021N,|G400D AGP |(SVGA) |Card 10/|rtl8139| | |CS | | |
|P1586N, | | |100 BT | | | |4614 | | |
|P1661N) | | | | | | | | | |
|Rem. | | | | | | | | | |
+--------+-----------+-----------+--------+-------+--------+--------------+------+----------+------+
|Kayak |Matrox |Yes XFree |SMC 1211|Yes |Symbios |Yes driver |Cirrus|Yes driver|No |
|XU800 |Millenium |3.3.6Rem. |TX EZ |driver |Logic |ncr-53c8xxRem.|Logic |AlsaRem. | |
|(D8000N,|G250 AGP |(SVGA) |Card 10/|rtl8139|53C895 | |CS | | |
|D8001N) | | |100 BT | |PCI | |4614 | | |
|Rem. | | | | | | | | | |
|Rem. | | | | | | | | | |
+--------+-----------+-----------+--------+-------+--------+--------------+------+----------+------+
|Kayak |Matrox |Yes XFree |SMC 1211|Yes |Symbios |Yes driver |Cirrus|Yes driver|No |
|XU800 |Millenium |3.3.6Rem. |TX EZ |driver |Logic |ncr-53c8xxRem.|Logic |AlsaRem. | |
|(D8002N,|G250 AGP |(SVGA) |Card 10/|rtl8139|53C895 | |CS | | |
|D8010N, | | |100 BT | |PCI | |4614 | | |
|D8016N, | | | | | | | | | |
|P1585N, | | | | | | | | | |
|P1589N, | | | | | | | | | |
|P1663N, | | | | | | | | | |
|P1664N, | | | | | | | | | |
|P1668N) | | | | | | | | | |
|Rem. | | | | | | | | | |
+--------+-----------+-----------+--------+-------+--------+--------------+------+----------+------+
|Kayak |Matrox |Yes XFree |SMC 1211|Yes |Symbios |Yes driver |Cirrus|Yes driver|Yes |
|XU800 |Millenium |3.3.6Rem. |TX EZ |driver |Logic |ncr-53c8xxRem.|Logic |AlsaRem. | |
|(D8003N,|G400D AGP |(SVGA) |Card 10/|rtl8139|53C895 | |CS | | |
|D8006N, | | |100 BT | |PCI | |4614 | | |
|D8012N, | | | | | | | | | |
|P1587N, | | | | | | | | | |
|P1665N, | | | | | | | | | |
|P1669N) | | | | | | | | | |
|Rem. | | | | | | | | | |
+--------+-----------+-----------+--------+-------+--------+--------------+------+----------+------+
|Kayak |Matrox |Yes XFree |SMC 1211|Yes |Symbios |Yes driver |Cirrus|Yes driver|No |
|XU800 |Millenium |3.3.6Rem. |TX EZ |driver |Logic |ncr-53c8xxRem.|Logic |AlsaRem. | |
|(P1667N)|G400D AGP |(SVGA) |Card 10/|rtl8139|53C895 | |CS | | |
|Rem. | | |100 BT | |PCI | |4614 | | |
|Rem. | | | | | | | | | |
+--------+-----------+-----------+--------+-------+--------+--------------+------+----------+------+
|Kayak |Elsa Gloria|Yes XFree |SMC 1211|Yes |Symbios |Yes driver |Cirrus|Yes driver|No |
|XU800 |Synergy II |3.3.6Rem. |TX EZ |driver |Logic |ncr-53c8xxRem.|Logic |AlsaRem. | |
|(D8007N,|AGP |(SVGA) |Card 10/|rtl8139|53C895 | |CS | | |
|D8013N, | | |100 BT | |PCI | |4614 | | |
|D8020N, | | | | | | | | | |
|D8022N, | | | | | | | | | |
|P1588N, | | | | | | | | | |
|P1590N, | | | | | | | | | |
|P1662N, | | | | | | | | | |
|P3220N, | | | | | | | | | |
|P3221N) | | | | | | | | | |
|Rem. | | | | | | | | | |
+--------+-----------+-----------+--------+-------+--------+--------------+------+----------+------+
|Kayak |3DLabs |Yes XFree |SMC 1211|Yes |Symbios |Yes driver |Cirrus|Yes driver|Yes |
|XU800 |Oxygen GVX1|3.3.6Rem. |TX EZ |driver |Logic |ncr-53c8xxRem.|Logic |AlsaRem. | |
|(D8009N,|AGP |in Frame |Card 10/|rtl8139|53C895 | |CS | | |
|D8015N) | |Buffer mode|100 BT | |PCI | |4614 | | |
|Rem. | |(FBDEV)Rem.| | | | | | | |
+--------+-----------+-----------+--------+-------+--------+--------------+------+----------+------+
|Kayak XW|Elsa Gloria|Yes XFree |AMD |Yes |Adaptec |Yes driver |??? |??? |No |
|(D6475N)|SynergyRem.|3.3.6Rem. |79C971 |driver |AIC 7860|aic7xxxRem. | | | |
| | |(3D Labs) |KC 10/ |pcnet32|PCI + | | | | |
| | | |100 BT | |Adaptec | | | | |
| | | | | |AIC 7880| | | | |
| | | | | |UW PCI | | | | |
+--------+-----------+-----------+--------+-------+--------+--------------+------+----------+------+
|Kayak XW|Accel |Yes XFree |AMD |Yes |Adaptec |Yes driver |??? |??? |No |
|(D5505N,|Eclipse PCI|3.3.6Rem. |79C971 |driver |AIC 7860|aic7xxxRem. | | | |
|D5507N, | |in Frame |KC 10/ |pcnet32|PCI + | | | | |
|D5509N) | |Buffer mode|100 BT | |Adaptec | | | | |
| | |(FBDEV)Rem.| | |AIC 7880| | | | |
| | |Not | | |UW PCI | | | | |
| | |interesting| | | | | | | |
+--------+-----------+-----------+--------+-------+--------+--------------+------+----------+------+
|Kayak XW|HP Fx-4 AGP|No XFree |AMD |Yes |Adaptec |Yes driver |??? |??? |No |
|(D5510N,| |3.3.6Rem. |79C971 |driver |AIC 7860|aic7xxxRem. | | | |
|D5514N, | |in Frame |KC 10/ |pcnet32|PCI + | | | | |
|D6485N) | |Buffer mode|100 BT | |Adaptec | | | | |
| | |(FBDEV)Rem.| | |AIC 7880| | | | |
| | |Not | | |UW PCI | | | | |
| | |interesting| | | | | | | |
+--------+-----------+-----------+--------+-------+--------+--------------+------+----------+------+
|Kayak XW|Accel |Yes XFree |??? |??? |??? |??? |??? |??? |No |
|(D6480N,|Eclipse PCI|3.3.6Rem. | | | | | | | |
|D6481N, | |in Frame | | | | | | | |
|D6482N) | |Buffer mode| | | | | | | |
|Chipset | |(FBDEV)Rem.| | | | | | | |
|BXRem. | |Not | | | | | | | |
| | |interesting| | | | | | | |
+--------+-----------+-----------+--------+-------+--------+--------------+------+----------+------+
|Kayak XW|HP Fx-6 AGP|No XFree |??? |??? |??? |??? |??? |??? |No |
|(D6797N)| |3.3.6Rem. | | | | | | | |
| | |in Frame | | | | | | | |
| | |Buffer mode| | | | | | | |
| | |(FBDEV)Rem.| | | | | | | |
| | |Not | | | | | | | |
| | |interesting| | | | | | | |
+--------+-----------+-----------+--------+-------+--------+--------------+------+----------+------+
|Kayak XW|HP Fx-4 AGP|No XFree |??? |??? |??? |??? |??? |??? |No |
|(D6486N,| |3.3.6Rem. | | | | | | | |
|D6487N, | |in Frame | | | | | | | |
|D6488N) | |Buffer mode| | | | | | | |
|Chipset | |(FBDEV)Rem.| | | | | | | |
|BXRem. | |Not | | | | | | | |
| | |interesting| | | | | | | |
+--------+-----------+-----------+--------+-------+--------+--------------+------+----------+------+
The health monitoring system HP Kayak Maxilife, available on the whole Kayak
range, is supported by Linux with the tool Lm_sensors
Table 3-5. Visualize and Linux
+-----------+-------+---------+-------+-------+----+-------+------+----------+------+
|Machine |Graphic|Linux |Network|Linux |SCSI|Linux |Sound |Linux |Tested|
| |Card |support |Card |support|Card|support|Card |support | |
+-----------+-------+---------+-------+-------+----+-------+------+----------+------+
|Visualize P|Elsa |Yes XFree|??? |??? |??? |??? |Analog|Yes driver|No |
|(A5015A) |Gloria |3.3.6Rem.| | | | |Device|AD1816Rem.| |
|Chipset BX |Synergy|(3D Labs)| | | | |1816 | | |
|Rem. |+ AGP | | | | | | | | |
| |Rem. | | | | | | | | |
+-----------+-------+---------+-------+-------+----+-------+------+----------+------+
|Visualize P|Elsa |Yes XFree|??? |??? |??? |??? |Analog|Yes driver|No |
|(A1296A) |Gloria |3.3.6Rem.| | | | |Device|AD1816Rem.| |
|Chipset BX |Synergy|(SVGA) | | | | |1816 | | |
|Rem. |II AGP | | | | | | | | |
+-----------+-------+---------+-------+-------+----+-------+------+----------+------+
|Visualize X|Elsa |Yes XFree|??? |??? |??? |??? |Analog|Yes driver|No |
|(A5014A) |Gloria |3.3.6Rem.| | | | |Device|AD1816Rem.| |
|Chipset BX |Synergy|(SVGA) | | | | |1816 | | |
|Rem. |II AGP | | | | | | | | |
+-----------+-------+---------+-------+-------+----+-------+------+----------+------+
|Visualize X|Elsa |Yes XFree|??? |??? |??? |??? |Analog|Yes driver|No |
|(A1297A) |Gloria |3.3.6Rem.| | | | |Device|AD1816Rem.| |
|Chipset BX |Synergy|(3D Labs)| | | | |1816 | | |
|Rem. |+ AGP | | | | | | | | |
| |Rem. | | | | | | | | |
+-----------+-------+---------+-------+-------+----+-------+------+----------+------+
|Visualize X|Elsa |Yes XFree|??? |??? |??? |??? |Analog|Yes driver|No |
|(A1280A) |Gloria |3.3.6Rem.| | | | |Device|AD1816Rem.| |
| |Synergy|(SVGA) | | | | |1816 | | |
| |II AGP | | | | | | | | |
+-----------+-------+---------+-------+-------+----+-------+------+----------+------+
A page dedicated to these machines and their support under Linux is
available at the following address : �
A page of questions and answers on these machines is also available at the
following address : �
In particular, it's recommended to use a kernel 2.2.16 at least to support
correctly the SCSI controller of these machines.
A beta X server for the FX2+, FX4+ and FX6+ cards is available at the
following address : �
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3.2.1.2. Desktop computer accessories
The following table provides all of the informations on the support for this
hardware by Linux.
Table 3-6. Desktop computer accessories
+----------------+---------------+----------------+----------------+--------+
|Reference |Card type |Chipset |Linux support |Tested |
+----------------+---------------+----------------+----------------+--------+
|D5480A |FastRaid Card |Adaptec ARO |No |No |
| | |Raidport | | |
+----------------+---------------+----------------+----------------+--------+
|D6690A |FastRaid Card |Adaptec ARO |No |No |
| | |Raidport | | |
+----------------+---------------+----------------+----------------+--------+
|D6951A |SCSI Card |Adaptec AIC 7880|Yes driver |Yes |
| | |UW PCI |aic7xxxRem. | |
+----------------+---------------+----------------+----------------+--------+
|D9528A |SCSI Card |Symbios Logic |??? |No |
| | |8952U Ultra2 | | |
| | |Wide PCI | | |
+----------------+---------------+----------------+----------------+--------+
|D9529A |SCSI Card |Symbios Logic |Yes driver |Yes |
| | |53C895 PCI |ncr-53c8xxRem. | |
+----------------+---------------+----------------+----------------+--------+
|D9663A |SCSI Card |Symbios Logic |Yes driver |Yes |
| | |53C895 PCI |ncr-53c8xxRem. | |
+----------------+---------------+----------------+----------------+--------+
|D9561A |SCSI Card |??? |??? |No |
+----------------+---------------+----------------+----------------+--------+
|D6936A |Network Card |AMD 79C972 AKC |Yes driver |Yes |
| | |10/100 BT |pcnet32 | |
+----------------+---------------+----------------+----------------+--------+
|D7504A |Network Card |3Com 905B-TX 10/|Yes driver 3c59x|Yes |
| | |100 BTRem. |Rem. | |
+----------------+---------------+----------------+----------------+--------+
|D7506A |Network Card |??? |??? |No |
+----------------+---------------+----------------+----------------+--------+
|D7508A |Network Card |??? |??? |No |
+----------------+---------------+----------------+----------------+--------+
|D7522A |Network Card |3Com 905C-TX 10/|Yes driver 3c59x|Yes |
| | |100 BT |Rem. | |
+----------------+---------------+----------------+----------------+--------+
|D7531A |Network Card |Carte HP chipset|Yes driver |Yes |
| | |RealTek |RealTek | |
+----------------+---------------+----------------+----------------+--------+
|D6657A |Sound Card |??? |??? |No |
+----------------+---------------+----------------+----------------+--------+
|D5183A |Sound Card |??? |??? |No |
+----------------+---------------+----------------+----------------+--------+
|P1552A |Video Card |Matrox Millenium|Yes XFree 3.3.6 |Yes |
| | |G250 AGP |Rem. (SVGA) | |
+----------------+---------------+----------------+----------------+--------+
|D9521A |Video Card |Matrox Millenium|Yes XFree 3.3.6 |Yes |
| | |G400D AGP |Rem. (SVGA) | |
+----------------+---------------+----------------+----------------+--------+
|D9509A, D9522A, |Video Card |Elsa Gloria |Yes XFree 3.3.6 |Yes |
|D9522B | |Synergy II AGP |Rem. (SVGA) | |
+----------------+---------------+----------------+----------------+--------+
|D9523A |Video Card |3DLabs Oxygen |Yes XFree 3.3.6 |Yes |
| | |GVX1 AGP |Rem. in Frame | |
| | | |Buffer mode | |
| | | |(FBDEV)Rem. | |
+----------------+---------------+----------------+----------------+--------+
CD-ROM, DVD and ZIP drives are supported by Linux kernel. Read the various
HOWTO for their use, following the interface type.
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3.2.1.3. The portable range (OmniBook)
The following table provides all of the informations on the support for this
hardware by Linux.
Table 3-7. OmniBook and Linux
+--------+------------+---------+-------+-------+----+--------------+------------+-----------+------+
|Machine |Graphic Card|Linux |Network|Linux |SCSI|Linux support |Sound Card |Linux |Tested|
| | |support |Card |support|Card| | |support | |
+--------+------------+---------+-------+-------+----+--------------+------------+-----------+------+
|OmniBook|Neomagic |Yes XFree|None |N/A |None|N/A |??? |??? |No |
|Sojourn |MagicGraph |3.3.6Rem.| | | | | | | |
|(F1430A)|128XD NM2160|(SVGA) | | | | | | | |
+--------+------------+---------+-------+-------+----+--------------+------------+-----------+------+
|OmniBook|Silicon |Yes XFree|None |N/A |None|N/A |ESS Maestro |Yes driver |Yes |
|XE |Motion LynxE|3.3.6Rem.| | | | |2 |maestroRem.| |
|(F1719W,|SM810Rem. |(SVGA) | | | | | | | |
|F1720W, | | | | | | | | | |
|F1721W, | | | | | | | | | |
|F1722W) | | | | | | | | | |
|Rem. | | | | | | | | | |
+--------+------------+---------+-------+-------+----+--------------+------------+-----------+------+
|OmniBook|Silicon |Yes XFree|None |N/A |None|N/A |ESS Maestro |NoRem. |Yes |
|XE2 |Motion LynxE|3.3.6Rem.| | | | |3 | | |
|(F1664W,|SM810Rem. |(SVGA) | | | | | | | |
|F1666W, | | | | | | | | | |
|F1666N, | | | | | | | | | |
|F1667W, | | | | | | | | | |
|F1667N, | | | | | | | | | |
|F1674W, | | | | | | | | | |
|F1675W, | | | | | | | | | |
|F1753W, | | | | | | | | | |
|F1756W, | | | | | | | | | |
|F1755W, | | | | | | | | | |
|F1755N, | | | | | | | | | |
|F1772W, | | | | | | | | | |
|F1774N, | | | | | | | | | |
|F1774W, | | | | | | | | | |
|F1775N, | | | | | | | | | |
|F1775W, | | | | | | | | | |
|F1962W, | | | | | | | | | |
|F2051W, | | | | | | | | | |
|F2052W, | | | | | | | | | |
|F2052K, | | | | | | | | | |
|F2053W, | | | | | | | | | |
|F2053K, | | | | | | | | | |
|F2055W, | | | | | | | | | |
|F2055K, | | | | | | | | | |
|F2065W, | | | | | | | | | |
|F2065K, | | | | | | | | | |
|F2068W, | | | | | | | | | |
|F2069W, | | | | | | | | | |
|F2069K) | | | | | | | | | |
|Rem. | | | | | | | | | |
+--------+------------+---------+-------+-------+----+--------------+------------+-----------+------+
|OmniBook|S3 Savage |Yes XFree|Accton |Yes |None|N/A |ESS Maestro |NoRem. |Yes |
|XE3 |AGPRem. |3.3.6Rem.|EN2242 |driver | | |3 | | |
|(F2113W,| |(S3 X |minipci|tulip | | | | | |
|F2113K, | |Server | | | | | | | |
|F2114W, | |Savage) | | | | | | | |
|F2114K) | | | | | | | | | |
|Rem. | | | | | | | | | |
|Rem. | | | | | | | | | |
+--------+------------+---------+-------+-------+----+--------------+------------+-----------+------+
|OmniBook|S3 Savage |Yes XFree|Accton |Yes |None|N/A |ESS Maestro |NoRem. |Yes |
|XE3 |AGPRem. |3.3.6Rem.|EN2242 |driver | | |3 | | |
|(F2115W,| |(S3 X |minipci|tulip | | | | | |
|F2115K, | |Server | | | | | | | |
|F2116W, | |Savage) | | | | | | | |
|F2116K, | | | | | | | | | |
|F2117W, | | | | | | | | | |
|F2117K) | | | | | | | | | |
|Rem. | | | | | | | | | |
|Rem. | | | | | | | | | |
+--------+------------+---------+-------+-------+----+--------------+------------+-----------+------+
|OmniBook|Chips & |Yes XFree|None |N/A |None|N/A |??? |??? |No |
|600 () |Technologies|3.3.6Rem.| | | | | | | |
| |CT65545 |(SVGA) | | | | | | | |
+--------+------------+---------+-------+-------+----+--------------+------------+-----------+------+
|OmniBook|Neomagic |Yes XFree|None |N/A |SCSI|Yes driver |SoundBlaster|Yes driver |Yes |
|800 |MagicGraph |3.3.6Rem.| | |Card|ncr-53c8xxRem.|compatible |sb | |
|(F1360A,|128XD NM2160|(SVGA) | | | | | | | |
|F1175A, | | | | | | | | | |
|F1174A, | | | | | | | | | |
|F1173A, | | | | | | | | | |
|F1172A, | | | | | | | | | |
|F1171A) | | | | | | | | | |
+--------+------------+---------+-------+-------+----+--------------+------------+-----------+------+
|OmniBook|Neomagic |Yes XFree|None |N/A |None|N/A |Analog |Yes driver |Yes |
|900 |MagicGraph |3.3.6Rem.| | | | |Device 1848 |AD1848 | |
|(F1711W,|256AV NM2200|(SVGA) | | | | | | | |
|F1712W, | | | | | | | | | |
|F1760W, | | | | | | | | | |
|F1711N, | | | | | | | | | |
|F1712N, | | | | | | | | | |
|F1765N) | | | | | | | | | |
+--------+------------+---------+-------+-------+----+--------------+------------+-----------+------+
|OmniBook|ATI Rage |Yes XFree|None |N/A |None|N/A |ESS Maestro |Yes driver |Yes |
|900 |Mobility |3.3.6Rem.| | | | |2 |maestroRem.| |
|(F1769W,| |in Frame | | | | | | | |
|F1769N, | |Buffer | | | | | | | |
|F1769K, | |mode | | | | | | | |
|F1770W, | |(FBDEV) | | | | | | | |
|F1770N, | |Rem. Rem.| | | | | | | |
|F1770K, | | | | | | | | | |
|F1979W, | | | | | | | | | |
|F1979N, | | | | | | | | | |
|F1979K, | | | | | | | | | |
|F1980W, | | | | | | | | | |
|F1980N, | | | | | | | | | |
|F1980K, | | | | | | | | | |
|F2007W, | | | | | | | | | |
|F2007N, | | | | | | | | | |
|F2007K) | | | | | | | | | |
+--------+------------+---------+-------+-------+----+--------------+------------+-----------+------+
|OmniBook|Chips & |Yes XFree|None |N/A |None|N/A |??? |??? |No |
|2000 |Technologies|3.3.6Rem.| | | | | | | |
|(F1356A,|CT65554 |(SVGA) | | | | | | | |
|F1397A) | | | | | | | | | |
+--------+------------+---------+-------+-------+----+--------------+------------+-----------+------+
|OmniBook|Neomagic |Yes XFree|None |N/A |None|N/A |Crystal CS |Yes |Yes |
|2100 |MagicGraph |3.3.6Rem.| | | | |4232 | | |
|(F1584W,|128XD NM2160|(SVGA) | | | | | | | |
|F1580W, | | | | | | | | | |
|F1581W, | | | | | | | | | |
|F1597W, | | | | | | | | | |
|F1598W, | | | | | | | | | |
|F1599W, | | | | | | | | | |
|F1600W, | | | | | | | | | |
|F1729W) | | | | | | | | | |
+--------+------------+---------+-------+-------+----+--------------+------------+-----------+------+
|OmniBook|Neomagic |Yes XFree|None |N/A |None|N/A |Crystal CS |Yes |No |
|3000 |MagicGraph |3.3.6Rem.| | | | |4232 | | |
|(F1391A,|128XD NM2160|(SVGA) | | | | | | | |
|F1392A, | | | | | | | | | |
|F1393A) | | | | | | | | | |
+--------+------------+---------+-------+-------+----+--------------+------------+-----------+------+
|OmniBook|Neomagic |Yes XFree|None |N/A |None|N/A |SoundBlaster|Yes driver |No |
|3100 |MagicGraph |3.3.6Rem.| | | | |compatible |sb | |
|(F1582W)|128XD NM2160|(SVGA) | | | | | | | |
+--------+------------+---------+-------+-------+----+--------------+------------+-----------+------+
|OmniBook|WD90C24 PCI |Yes XFree|None |N/A |None|N/A |??? |??? |No |
|4000 () | |3.3.6Rem.| | | | | | | |
| | |(SVGA) | | | | | | | |
+--------+------------+---------+-------+-------+----+--------------+------------+-----------+------+
|OmniBook|Neomagic |Yes XFree|None |N/A |None|N/A |??? |??? |Yes |
|4100 |MagicGraph |3.3.6Rem.| | | | | | | |
|(F1462W,|128XD NM2160|(SVGA) | | | | | | | |
|F1463W, | | | | | | | | | |
|F1479W, | | | | | | | | | |
|F1464W, | | | | | | | | | |
|F1703W) | | | | | | | | | |
+--------+------------+---------+-------+-------+----+--------------+------------+-----------+------+
|OmniBook|Neomagic |Yes XFree|None |N/A |None|N/A |??? |??? |Yes |
|4150 |MagicGraph |3.3.6Rem.| | | | | | | |
|(F1629W,|256AV NM2200|(SVGA) | | | | | | | |
|F1640W, | | | | | | | | | |
|F1641W, | | | | | | | | | |
|F1642W, | | | | | | | | | |
|F1629N, | | | | | | | | | |
|F1640N, | | | | | | | | | |
|F1641N, | | | | | | | | | |
|F1642N, | | | | | | | | | |
|F1647W, | | | | | | | | | |
|F1647N, | | | | | | | | | |
|F1648W, | | | | | | | | | |
|F1648N, | | | | | | | | | |
|F1663W, | | | | | | | | | |
|F1663N) | | | | | | | | | |
+--------+------------+---------+-------+-------+----+--------------+------------+-----------+------+
|OmniBook|ATI Rage |Yes XFree|None |N/A |None|N/A |ESS Maestro |Yes driver |Yes |
|4150 |Mobility |3.3.6Rem.| | | | |2 |maestroRem.| |
|(F1649W,| |in Frame | | | | | | | |
|F1649N, | |Buffer | | | | | | | |
|F1649K, | |mode | | | | | | | |
|F1650W, | |(FBDEV) | | | | | | | |
|F1650N, | |Rem. Rem.| | | | | | | |
|F1650K, | | | | | | | | | |
|F1658W, | | | | | | | | | |
|F1658N, | | | | | | | | | |
|F1660W, | | | | | | | | | |
|F1660N, | | | | | | | | | |
|F1662W, | | | | | | | | | |
|F1662N, | | | | | | | | | |
|F1662K, | | | | | | | | | |
|F1976W, | | | | | | | | | |
|F1976N, | | | | | | | | | |
|F1976K, | | | | | | | | | |
|F1983W, | | | | | | | | | |
|F1983N, | | | | | | | | | |
|F1983K, | | | | | | | | | |
|F2000W, | | | | | | | | | |
|F2000N, | | | | | | | | | |
|F2000K, | | | | | | | | | |
|) | | | | | | | | | |
+--------+------------+---------+-------+-------+----+--------------+------------+-----------+------+
|OmniBook|Chips & |Yes XFree|None |N/A |None|N/A |Crystal CS |Yes |Yes |
|5000 () |Technologies|3.3.6Rem.| | | | |4232 | | |
| |CT65545 |(SVGA) | | | | | | | |
+--------+------------+---------+-------+-------+----+--------------+------------+-----------+------+
|OmniBook|Chips & |Yes XFree|None |N/A |None|N/A |Crystal CS |Yes |Yes |
|5500 () |Technologies|3.3.6Rem.| | | | |4232 | | |
| |CT65548 |(SVGA) | | | | | | | |
+--------+------------+---------+-------+-------+----+--------------+------------+-----------+------+
|OmniBook|Chips & |Yes XFree|None |N/A |None|N/A |??? |??? |Yes |
|5700 |Technologies|3.3.6Rem.| | | | | | | |
|(F1352A,|CT65554 |(SVGA) | | | | | | | |
|F1353A, | | | | | | | | | |
|F1396A, | | | | | | | | | |
|F1354A, | | | | | | | | | |
|F1355A) | | | | | | | | | |
+--------+------------+---------+-------+-------+----+--------------+------------+-----------+------+
|OmniBook|ATI Rage |Yes XFree|3Com |Yes |None|N/A |ESS Maestro |NoRem. |Yes |
|6000 |Mobility |3.3.6Rem.|3C556 |driver | | |3 | | |
|(F2072W,| |in Frame |10/100 |Rem. | | | | | |
|F2072K, | |Buffer |BT | | | | | | |
|F2079W, | |mode | | | | | | | |
|F2079K, | |(FBDEV) | | | | | | | |
|F2081W, | |Rem. Rem.| | | | | | | |
|F2081K, | | | | | | | | | |
|F2083W, | | | | | | | | | |
|F2083K, | | | | | | | | | |
|F2087W, | | | | | | | | | |
|F2087K, | | | | | | | | | |
|F2090W, | | | | | | | | | |
|F2090K, | | | | | | | | | |
|F2140W, | | | | | | | | | |
|F2140K, | | | | | | | | | |
|F2144W, | | | | | | | | | |
|F2144K, | | | | | | | | | |
|F2148W, | | | | | | | | | |
|F2148K, | | | | | | | | | |
|F2150W, | | | | | | | | | |
|F2150K, | | | | | | | | | |
|F2186W, | | | | | | | | | |
|F2186K, | | | | | | | | | |
|F2182W, | | | | | | | | | |
|F2182K, | | | | | | | | | |
|F2184W, | | | | | | | | | |
|F2184K) | | | | | | | | | |
+--------+------------+---------+-------+-------+----+--------------+------------+-----------+------+
|OmniBook|ATI Rage LT |Yes XFree|None |N/A |None|N/A |??? |??? |Yes |
|7100 |Pro |3.3.6Rem.| | | | | | | |
|(F1441W,| |(Mach 64)| | | | | | | |
|F1442W) | | | | | | | | | |
+--------+------------+---------+-------+-------+----+--------------+------------+-----------+------+
|OmniBook|ATI Rage LT |Yes XFree|None |N/A |None|N/A |ESS Maestro |Yes driver |No |
|7150 |Pro |3.3.6Rem.| | | | |2 |maestroRem.| |
|(F1443W)| |(Mach 64)| | | | | | | |
+--------+------------+---------+-------+-------+----+--------------+------------+-----------+------+
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3.2.1.4. Portable accessories
The cards mentionned below are PCMCIA or PC-Card cards.
The following table provides all of the informations on the support for this
hardware by Linux.
Table 3-8. Portable accessories
+---------------+----------------+----------------+----------------+--------+
|Reference |Card type |Chipset |Linux support |Tested |
+---------------+----------------+----------------+----------------+--------+
|F1623A |Modem/Net Card |Xircom CEM56-100|Yes driver |Yes |
| | |56Kb 10/100 BT |xirc2ps_cs | |
+---------------+----------------+----------------+----------------+--------+
|F1625A |Modem Card |??? |??? |No |
+---------------+----------------+----------------+----------------+--------+
|F1626A |Network Card |3Com 3CXFE575BT |??? |No |
| | |10/100 BT | | |
+---------------+----------------+----------------+----------------+--------+
|F1626B |Network Card |??? |??? |No |
+---------------+----------------+----------------+----------------+--------+
|F1643A |Modem/Net Card |??? |??? |No |
+---------------+----------------+----------------+----------------+--------+
|F1782A |Modem/Net Card |??? |??? |No |
+---------------+----------------+----------------+----------------+--------+
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3.2.1.5. The server range (NetServer)
A page on how Linux works on HP NetServers is available at �
An official compatibility matrix of HP NetServers with Linux and other
operating systems is available at : �
Official documents to help configuring NetServers under Linux RedHat 5.2
and 6.0 are also available.
The following table provides all of the informations on the support for this
hardware by Linux.
Table 3-9. NetServers and Linux
+---------+-------+---------+-------+---------+-------+--------------+-----+-------+------+
|Machine |Graphic|Linux |Network|Linux |SCSI |Linux support |Sound|Linux |Tested|
| |Card |support |Card |support |Card | |Card |support| |
+---------+-------+---------+-------+---------+-------+--------------+-----+-------+------+
|NetServer|Cirrus |Yes XFree|Intel |Yes |Adaptec|Yes driver |None |N/A |No |
|E45 |Logic |3.3.6Rem.|i82557 |driver |AIC |aic7xxxRem. | | | |
|(D4973A, |GD 5446|(SVGA) |/ |eepro-100|2910bui| | | | |
|D4974A, |PCI | |i82558 | |(7860) | | | | |
|D4975A, | | |10/100 | |PCI | | | | |
|D4976A, | | |BT | | | | | | |
|D5971A) | | |(D5013A| | | | | | |
| | | |/B) | | | | | | |
+---------+-------+---------+-------+---------+-------+--------------+-----+-------+------+
|NetServer|Cirrus |Yes XFree|Intel |Yes |Adaptec|Yes driver |None |N/A |Yes |
|E50 |Logic |3.3.6Rem.|i82557 |driver |AIC |aic7xxxRem. | | | |
|(D6034A, |GD 5446|(SVGA) |/ |eepro-100|7880 UW| | | | |
|D6033A, |PCI | |i82558 | |PCI | | | | |
|D6035A, | | |10/100 | | | | | | |
|D6031A, | | |BT | | | | | | |
|D6030A, | | |(D5013A| | | | | | |
|D6032A) | | |/B) | | | | | | |
+---------+-------+---------+-------+---------+-------+--------------+-----+-------+------+
|NetServer|ATI |Yes XFree|Intel |Yes |Adaptec|Yes driver |None |N/A |No |
|E55 |Rage II|3.3.6Rem.|S82093A|driver |AIC |aic7xxxRem. | | | |
|(D9337A) |C AGP |(Mach 64)|/ |eepro-100|7895H | | | | |
| | | |i82559 | |PCI | | | | |
| | | |10/100 | | | | | | |
| | | |BT | | | | | | |
+---------+-------+---------+-------+---------+-------+--------------+-----+-------+------+
|NetServer|ATI |Yes XFree|Intel |Yes |Adaptec|Yes driver |None |N/A |Yes |
|E60 |Rage II|3.3.6Rem.|S82093A|driver |AIC |aic7xxxRem. | | | |
|(D7140A, |C AGP |(Mach 64)|/ |eepro-100|7895H | | | | |
|D7142A, | | |i82559 | |PCI | | | | |
|D7144A, | | |10/100 | | | | | | |
|D7146A, | | |BT | | | | | | |
|D7148A, | | | | | | | | | |
|D9123A, | | | | | | | | | |
|D9127A, | | | | | | | | | |
|D9128A, | | | | | | | | | |
|D9129A) | | | | | | | | | |
+---------+-------+---------+-------+---------+-------+--------------+-----+-------+------+
|NetServer|ATI |Yes XFree|Intel |Yes |Adaptec|Yes driver |None |N/A |No |
|E200 |Rage II|3.3.6Rem.|i82557 |driver |AIC |aic7xxxRem. | | | |
|(P1205A, |C AGP |(Mach 64)|/ |eepro-100|7880 UW| | | | |
|P2448A) | | |i82558 | |PCI | | | | |
| | | |10/100 | | | | | | |
| | | |BT | | | | | | |
| | | |(D5013A| | | | | | |
| | | |/B) | | | | | | |
+---------+-------+---------+-------+---------+-------+--------------+-----+-------+------+
|NetServer|ATI |Yes XFree|Intel |Yes |2 |Yes driver |None |N/A |Yes |
|E800 |Rage II|3.3.6Rem.|S82093A|driver |Symbios|ncr-53c8xxRem.| | | |
|(D9400A, |C AGP |(Mach 64)|/ |eepro-100|Logic | | | | |
|D9402A, | | |i82559 | |53C896 | | | | |
|D9404A, | | |10/100 | |PCI | | | | |
|D9408A, | | |BT | | | | | | |
|D9409, | | | | | | | | | |
|D9411A, | | | | | | | | | |
|P2457A, | | | | | | | | | |
|P2458A, | | | | | | | | | |
|P2460A, | | | | | | | | | |
|P3432A) | | | | | | | | | |
+---------+-------+---------+-------+---------+-------+--------------+-----+-------+------+
|NetServer|Cirrus |Yes XFree|Intel |Yes |Adaptec|Yes driver |None |N/A |Yes |
|LCII |Logic |3.3.6Rem.|i82557 |driver |AIC |aic7xxxRem. | | | |
|(D4907A, |GD 5446|(SVGA) |/ |eepro-100|7880 UW| | | | |
|D4909A, |PCI | |i82558 | |PCI | | | | |
|D5014A, | | |10/100 | | | | | | |
|D5015A, | | |BT | | | | | | |
|D5016A, | | |(D5013A| | | | | | |
|D5969A, | | |/B) | | | | | | |
|D5970A, | | | | | | | | | |
|D5959A, | | | | | | | | | |
|D5961A) | | | | | | | | | |
+---------+-------+---------+-------+---------+-------+--------------+-----+-------+------+
|NetServer|Cirrus |Yes XFree|Intel |Yes |Adaptec|Yes driver |None |N/A |Yes |
|LC3 |Logic |3.3.6Rem.|i82557 |driver |AIC |aic7xxxRem. | | | |
|(D6123A, |GD 5446|(SVGA) |/ |eepro-100|7880 UW| | | | |
|D7018A, |PCI | |i82558 | |PCI | | | | |
|D6125A, | | |10/100 | | | | | | |
|D7020A, | | |BT | | | | | | |
|D7028A, | | |(D5013A| | | | | | |
|D7025A, | | |/B) | | | | | | |
|D7126A, | | | | | | | | | |
|D8594A) | | | | | | | | | |
|Chipset | | | | | | | | | |
|BXRem. | | | | | | | | | |
+---------+-------+---------+-------+---------+-------+--------------+-----+-------+------+
|NetServer|ATI |Yes XFree|Intel |Yes |2 |Yes driver |None |N/A |Yes |
|LC2000 |Rage II|3.3.6Rem.|S82093A|driver |Symbios|ncr-53c8xxRem.| | | |
|(D8514A, |C AGP |(Mach 64)|/ |eepro-100|Logic | | | | |
|D8515A, | | |i82559 | |53C897 | | | | |
|D8519A, | | |10/100 | |PCI | | | | |
|D8520A, | | |BT | | | | | | |
|D8524A, | | | | | | | | | |
|D8525A, | | | | | | | | | |
|D9162A, | | | | | | | | | |
|D9163A, | | | | | | | | | |
|D9164A, | | | | | | | | | |
|D9165A, | | | | | | | | | |
|P1802A, | | | | | | | | | |
|P1804A, | | | | | | | | | |
|P2478A, | | | | | | | | | |
|P2479A) | | | | | | | | | |
|Chipset | | | | | | | | | |
|i820Rem. | | | | | | | | | |
|Rem. | | | | | | | | | |
+---------+-------+---------+-------+---------+-------+--------------+-----+-------+------+
|NetServer|Trident|Yes XFree|Intel |Yes |Adaptec|Yes driver |None |N/A |No |
|LDPro |TVGA |3.3.6Rem.|i82557 |driver |AIC |aic7xxxRem. | | | |
|(D4944A, |9000i |(SVGA) |/ |eepro-100|7880 UW| | | | |
|D4946A, | | |i82558 | |PCI | | | | |
|D4961A, | | |10/100 | | | | | | |
|D4962A) | | |BT | | | | | | |
| | | |(D5013A| | | | | | |
| | | |/B) | | | | | | |
+---------+-------+---------+-------+---------+-------+--------------+-----+-------+------+
|NetServer|Trident|Yes XFree|None |N/A |2 |Yes driver |None |N/A |Yes |
|LHPro |TVGA |3.3.6Rem.| | |Adaptec|aic7xxxRem. | | | |
|(D4979A, |9000i |(SVGA) | | |AIC | | | | |
|D4980A, | | | | |7880 UW| | | | |
|D4981A, | | | | |PCI | | | | |
|D4982A) | | | | | | | | | |
+---------+-------+---------+-------+---------+-------+--------------+-----+-------+------+
|NetServer|Trident|Yes XFree|None |N/A |2 |Yes driver |None |N/A |Yes |
|LHII |TVGA |3.3.6Rem.| | |Adaptec|aic7xxxRem. | | | |
|(D5017A, |9000i |(SVGA) | | |AIC | | | | |
|D5953A, | | | | |7880 UW| | | | |
|D5021A, | | | | |PCI | | | | |
|D5023A, | | | | | | | | | |
|D6047A, | | | | | | | | | |
|D6048A) | | | | | | | | | |
+---------+-------+---------+-------+---------+-------+--------------+-----+-------+------+
|NetServer|Cirrus |Yes XFree|Intel |Yes |2 |Yes driver |None |N/A |Yes |
|LH3 |Logic |3.3.6Rem.|i82557 |driver |Symbios|ncr-53c8xxRem.| | | |
|(D4998A, |GD 5446|(SVGA) |/ |eepro-100|Logic | | | | |
|D5002A, |PCI | |i82558 | |53C895 | | | | |
|D5000A, | | |10/100 | |PCI | | | | |
|D5004A, | | |BT | | | | | | |
|D7033A, | | |(D5013A| | | | | | |
|D7034A, | | |/B) | | | | | | |
|D8503A, | | | | | | | | | |
|D8504A, | | | | | | | | | |
|D8567A, | | | | | | | | | |
|D8568A, | | | | | | | | | |
|D9343A, | | | | | | | | | |
|D9344A) | | | | | | | | | |
|Chipset | | | | | | | | | |
|BXRem. | | | | | | | | | |
|Rem. | | | | | | | | | |
+---------+-------+---------+-------+---------+-------+--------------+-----+-------+------+
|NetServer|ATI |Yes XFree|Intel |Yes |Adaptec|Yes driver |None |N/A |Yes |
|LH3000 |Rage II|3.3.6Rem.|S82093A|driver |AIC |aic7xxx and | | | |
|(D8228A, |C AGP |(Mach 64)|/ |eepro-100|7880 |driver | | | |
|D8230A, | | |i82559 | |PCI + 2|ncr53c8xx | | | |
|D8236A, | | |10/100 | |Symbios| | | | |
|D8238A, | | |BT | |Logic | | | | |
|D8244A, | | | | |53C896 | | | | |
|D8246A, | | | | |PCI | | | | |
|D9176A, | | | | | | | | | |
|D9178A, | | | | | | | | | |
|D9180A, | | | | | | | | | |
|D9182A, | | | | | | | | | |
|P1794A, | | | | | | | | | |
|P1796A, | | | | | | | | | |
|P2482A, | | | | | | | | | |
|P2483A) | | | | | | | | | |
|Chipset | | | | | | | | | |
|BXRem. | | | | | | | | | |
|Rem. | | | | | | | | | |
+---------+-------+---------+-------+---------+-------+--------------+-----+-------+------+
|NetServer|Cirrus |Yes XFree|Intel |Yes |2 |Yes driver |None |N/A |Yes |
|LH4 |Logic |3.3.6Rem.|i82557 |driver |Symbios|ncr-53c8xxRem.| | | |
|(D7092A, |GD 5446|(SVGA) |/ |eepro-100|Logic | | | | |
|D7093A, |PCI | |i82558 | |53C895 | | | | |
|D7094A, | | |10/100 | |PCI | | | | |
|D7095A, | | |BT | | | | | | |
|D6971A, | | |(D5013A| | | | | | |
|D6972A, | | |/B) | | | | | | |
|D6973A, | | | | | | | | | |
|D6974A, | | | | | | | | | |
|D7103A, | | | | | | | | | |
|D7104A, | | | | | | | | | |
|D8552A, | | | | | | | | | |
|D8553A, | | | | | | | | | |
|D8556A, | | | | | | | | | |
|D8557A, | | | | | | | | | |
|D8560A, | | | | | | | | | |
|D8561A, | | | | | | | | | |
|P1225A, | | | | | | | | | |
|P1227A) | | | | | | | | | |
|Chipset | | | | | | | | | |
|BXRem. | | | | | | | | | |
|Rem.Rem. | | | | | | | | | |
|Rem. | | | | | | | | | |
+---------+-------+---------+-------+---------+-------+--------------+-----+-------+------+
|NetServer|ATI |Yes XFree|Intel |Yes |Adaptec|Yes driver |None |N/A |Yes |
|LH6000 |Rage II|3.3.6Rem.|S82093A|driver |AIC |aic7xxx and | | | |
|(D9103A, |C AGP |(Mach 64)|/ |eepro-100|7880 |driver | | | |
|D9104A, | | |i82559 | |PCI + 2|ncr53c8xx | | | |
|D9107A, | | |10/100 | |Symbios| | | | |
|D9108A, | | |BT | |Logic | | | | |
|D9190A, | | | | |53C896 | | | | |
|D9192A, | | | | |PCI | | | | |
|D9194A, | | | | | | | | | |
|D9196A, | | | | | | | | | |
|P2622A, | | | | | | | | | |
|P2623A) | | | | | | | | | |
|Chipset | | | | | | | | | |
|BXRem. | | | | | | | | | |
|Rem. Rem.| | | | | | | | | |
|Rem. | | | | | | | | | |
+---------+-------+---------+-------+---------+-------+--------------+-----+-------+------+
|NetServer|Cirrus |Yes XFree|Intel |Yes |Symbios|Yes driver |None |N/A |Yes |
|LPr |Logic |3.3.6Rem.|i82557 |driver |Logic |ncr-53c8xxRem.| | | |
|(D6130A, |GD 5446|(SVGA) |/ |eepro-100|53C895 | | | | |
|D6131A, |PCI | |i82558 | |PCI | | | | |
|D7171A, | | |10/100 | | | | | | |
|D9133A, | | |BT | | | | | | |
|D9348A, | | |(D5013A| | | | | | |
|D9431A, | | |/B) | | | | | | |
|D9434A, | | | | | | | | | |
|P1736A, | | | | | | | | | |
|P1738A, | | | | | | | | | |
|P1820A, | | | | | | | | | |
|P3417A) | | | | | | | | | |
|Chipset | | | | | | | | | |
|BXRem. | | | | | | | | | |
+---------+-------+---------+-------+---------+-------+--------------+-----+-------+------+
|NetServer|ATI |Yes XFree|2 x |Yes |2 |Yes driver |None |N/A |Yes |
|LP1000r |Rage II|3.3.6Rem.|Intel |driver |Symbios|ncr-53c8xxRem.| | | |
|(P1810A, |C AGP |(Mach 64)|i82559 |eepro-100|Logic | | | | |
|P1812A, | | |10/100 | |53C1010| | | | |
|P2465A) | | |BT | |PCI | | | | |
|Rem. | | | | | | | | | |
+---------+-------+---------+-------+---------+-------+--------------+-----+-------+------+
|Cluster |Cirrus |Yes XFree|Intel |Yes |Symbios|Yes driver |None |N/A |Yes |
|NetServer|Logic |3.3.6Rem.|i82557 |driver |Logic |ncr-53c8xxRem.| | | |
|LPr |GD 5446|(SVGA) |/ |eepro-100|53C895 | | | | |
|(D6131A, |PCI | |i82558 | |PCI | | | | |
|P1133A) | | |10/100 | | | | | | |
|Rem. | | |BT | | | | | | |
| | | |(D5013A| | | | | | |
| | | |/B) | | | | | | |
+---------+-------+---------+-------+---------+-------+--------------+-----+-------+------+
|NetServer|ATI |Yes XFree|Intel |Yes |Adaptec|Yes driver |None |N/A |Yes |
|LT6000r |Rage II|3.3.6Rem.|S82093A|driver |AIC |aic7xxx and | | | |
|(D9143A, |C AGP |(Mach 64)|/ |eepro-100|7880 |driver | | | |
|D9145A, | | |i82559 | |PCI + 2|ncr53c8xx | | | |
|P1756A, | | |10/100 | |Symbios| | | | |
|P1758A, | | |BT | |Logic | | | | |
|P2621A, | | | | |53C896 | | | | |
|P3460) | | | | |PCI | | | | |
|Chipset | | | | | | | | | |
|BXRem. | | | | | | | | | |
|Rem. Rem.| | | | | | | | | |
|Rem. | | | | | | | | | |
+---------+-------+---------+-------+---------+-------+--------------+-----+-------+------+
|NetServer|Cirrus |Yes XFree|None |N/A |2 |Yes driver |None |N/A |No |
|LXePro/ |Logic |3.3.6Rem.| | |Adaptec|aic7xxxRem. | | | |
|LXPro |GD 5424|(SVGA) | | |AIC | | | | |
|(D4920B, |PCI | | | |7880 UW| | | | |
|D4925B, | | | | |PCI | | | | |
|D6036A, | | | | | | | | | |
|D4311B, | | | | | | | | | |
|D4312B, | | | | | | | | | |
|D6037A, | | | | | | | | | |
|D4315B, | | | | | | | | | |
|D4958B, | | | | | | | | | |
|D6014A, | | | | | | | | | |
|D6015A, | | | | | | | | | |
|D4964B, | | | | | | | | | |
|D4898A, | | | | | | | | | |
|D6016A, | | | | | | | | | |
|D4899A, | | | | | | | | | |
|D6017A, | | | | | | | | | |
|D4900A, | | | | | | | | | |
|D6018A) | | | | | | | | | |
+---------+-------+---------+-------+---------+-------+--------------+-----+-------+------+
|NetServer|? |? |None |N/A |Symbios|? |None |N/A |No |
|LXrPro8 | | | | |logic | | | | |
|(D5028A) | | | | |UW | | | | |
+---------+-------+---------+-------+---------+-------+--------------+-----+-------+------+
|NetServer|Cirrus |Yes XFree|None |N/A |2 |Yes driver |None |N/A |Yes |
|LXr8000 |Logic |3.3.6Rem.| | |Symbios|ncr-53c8xxRem.| | | |
|(D6021A, |GD 5446|(SVGA) | | |Logic | | | | |
|D6022A, |PCI | | | |53C896 | | | | |
|D6136A, | | | | |PCI | | | | |
|D6137A, | | | | | | | | | |
|D7000A, | | | | | | | | | |
|D8256A, | | | | | | | | | |
|D8257A, | | | | | | | | | |
|D8258A, | | | | | | | | | |
|D8546A, | | | | | | | | | |
|D8548A) | | | | | | | | | |
|Rem. | | | | | | | | | |
+---------+-------+---------+-------+---------+-------+--------------+-----+-------+------+
|NetServer|Cirrus |Yes XFree|None |N/A |2 |Yes driver |None |N/A |No |
|LXr8500 |Logic |3.3.6Rem.| | |Symbios|ncr-53c8xxRem.| | | |
|(D8540A, |GD 5446|(SVGA) | | |Logic | | | | |
|D8542A, |PCI | | | |53C896 | | | | |
|D9317A, | | | | |PCI | | | | |
|D9417A, | | | | | | | | | |
|D9418A, | | | | | | | | | |
|P1230A, | | | | | | | | | |
|P1765A, | | | | | | | | | |
|P3461A) | | | | | | | | | |
|Rem. | | | | | | | | | |
+---------+-------+---------+-------+---------+-------+--------------+-----+-------+------+
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
3.2.1.6. NetServers accessories
The following table provides all of the informations on the support for this
hardware by Linux.
Table 3-10. NetServers accessories
+----------------+---------------+----------------+----------------+--------+
|Reference |Card type |Chipset |Linux support |Tested |
+----------------+---------------+----------------+----------------+--------+
|NetRaid 1 D4992A|NetRaid Card |AMI Megaraid |Yes driver |Yes |
| | |(Raid 0, 1, 3, |megaraidRem. | |
| | |5, 10, 50) | | |
+----------------+---------------+----------------+----------------+--------+
|NetRaid 3 D4943A|NetRaid Card |AMI Megaraid |Yes driver |Yes |
| | |(Raid 0, 1, 3, |megaraidRem. | |
| | |5, 10, 50) | | |
+----------------+---------------+----------------+----------------+--------+
|NetRaid 1Si |NetRaid Card |AMI Megaraid |Yes driver |Yes |
|D2140A | |(Raid 0, 1, 3, |megaraidRem. | |
| | |5, 10, 50) | | |
+----------------+---------------+----------------+----------------+--------+
|NetRaid 3Si |NetRaid Card |AMI Megaraid |Yes driver |Yes |
|D5955A | |(Raid 0, 1, 3, |megaraidRem. | |
| | |5, 10, 50) | | |
+----------------+---------------+----------------+----------------+--------+
|NetRaid 4M |NetRaid Card |Strong ARM (Raid|No Rem. |Yes |
|D9161A/D9351A | |0, 1, 3, 5, 10, | | |
| | |50) | | |
+----------------+---------------+----------------+----------------+--------+
|C1578B |SCSI Card |Adaptec AIC |Yes driver |No |
| | |7895H PCI |aic7xxxRem. | |
+----------------+---------------+----------------+----------------+--------+
|C7430A |SCSI Card |Adaptec AIC 7880|Yes driver |No |
| | |UW PCI |aic7xxxRem. | |
+----------------+---------------+----------------+----------------+--------+
|D5025A |SCSI Card |Adaptec AIC 7880|Yes driver |Yes |
| | |UW PCI |aic7xxxRem. | |
+----------------+---------------+----------------+----------------+--------+
|D5252A |SCSI Card |Adaptec AIC 7880|Yes driver |Yes |
| | |UWD PCI |aic7xxxRem. | |
+----------------+---------------+----------------+----------------+--------+
|P3413A |SCSI Card |??? |??? |No |
+----------------+---------------+----------------+----------------+--------+
|D5013A, D5013B |Network Card |Intel i82557 / |Yes driver |Yes |
| | |i82558 10/100 BT|eepro-100 | |
| | |(D5013A/B) | | |
+----------------+---------------+----------------+----------------+--------+
|J2585B |Network Card |Carte 100VG |Yes driver hp100|Yes |
| | |(J2585B) | | |
+----------------+---------------+----------------+----------------+--------+
|D6977A |Fibre Channel |??? |??? |No |
| |Card | | | |
+----------------+---------------+----------------+----------------+--------+
|D5246A |Fibre Channel |??? |??? |No |
| |Card | | | |
+----------------+---------------+----------------+----------------+--------+
|D8602A |Fibre Channel |??? |??? |No |
| |Card | | | |
+----------------+---------------+----------------+----------------+--------+
|D8602B |Fibre Channel |??? |??? |No |
| |Card | | | |
+----------------+---------------+----------------+----------------+--------+
|D6028A |Top Tools Card |??? |Yes |Yes |
+----------------+---------------+----------------+----------------+--------+
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
3.2.1.7. Complementary informations
Please refer to the Hardware Howto and Ethernet Howto for other details
concerning the support of some hardware elements by Linux.
For video chipsets support, a fundamental page is the one of XFree86 with its
supported chipsets list and the new running developments by Suse (Think, in
that case, to download also the configuration tool) and RedHat at the
following addresses :
��*��
��*��
Commercial servers are also available, as those of X-Inside and MetroLink
Netvectra are not supported by Linux.
Driver supporting the HP GPIB cards (IEEE 488) HP 27209 (= HP 82990, HP
61062, HP 88500) and HP 82335 is available at the following address : �
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
3.2.1.7.1. Remarks
XFree86
The latest version of XFree86 is the 3.3.6, available from our mirror.
G100 card
To use the MGA G100 AGP card, with a version of XFree86 before the
3.3.2 one, you have to use an option in the file XF86Config : Option
"no_accel".
Section example :
Section "Device"
[...]
VendorName "Matrox"
VideoRam 4096
Option "no_accel"
EndSection
ATI Rage Mobility video card
The maximum resolution supported by vthis chipset in frame-buffer mode
is 800x600 in 16 bpp (vga=0x315 in /etc/lilo.conf)
This chipset is also supported by XFree 3.3.6 with the Mach64 driver
and a patch available at �.
A precompiled X server is available at this address : �.
GD 5465 video card
To use a Cirrus Logic GD 5465 AGP card, with a version below Xfree86
3.3.3, you have to use an option in the file XF86Config : Option
"xaa_no_color_exp".
Section example :
Section "Device"
[...]
Identifier "CL-GD5465"
VendorName "Cirrus"
BoardName "GD5465"
VideoRam 2048
Option "xaa_no_color_exp"
EndSection
Some users who had problems with the support of this chipset were more
satisfied with the use of the "sw_cursor" option.
Elsa Gloria Synergy card
Specifications of that card should be consulted on Elsa web site. This
card is equiped with an hardware OpenGL accelerator. Under Linux, there
is an OpenGL compatible layer called Mesa. This layer begins to support
hardware accelerators, and among them the 3DLabs chipset which is on Elsa
Gloria cards.
��+�Elsa web site
��+�OpenGL web site
��+�Mesa web site
Silicon Motion LynxE card
This card is only supported from the 3.3.6 version of XFree86.
Nevertheless, even in that version, this is a preliminary support, which
isn't as stable as the Frame Buffer mode.
On the other hand, to be able to install a RedHat 6.1 version, you
should do that in text mode, because the server provided (3.3.5) doesn't
support this card.
If you have a dual-boot system, booting first on Windows, and
initialize the card through its driver seems to improve the oprations
then under Linux (warm reboot).
Intel i810/i815 card
(Informations provided by Fr�d�ric Dubuy <
[email protected]>, Anne-Marie
Mahfouf <
[email protected]> and Jean-Bernard Chaffardon <
[email protected]>)
These cards are only supported with a specific X server XFCom_i810/5
downloadable in both format RPM or tar.gz and a complementary module for
the kernel agpgart, downloadable in both format SRPM or tar.gz (old).
Detailed documentations on the installation are provided at �and �
To summarize, once the X server installed, the module compiled and
installed, it's sufficient to modify with the following parameters the
file /etc/X11/XF86Config :
Section "Device"
[...]
Identifier "i810"
[...]
EndSection
[...]
Section "Screen"
[...]
Driver "svga"
Device "i810"
[...]
EndSection
You have to note that the agpgart module provided by Intel should
replace the one delivered in the kernel so that it works. You then have
to reinstall it, particularly when a kernel update occurs.
S3 Savage 4 card
This card is only supported with a specific X server downloadable at �
For the installation, please read the following document
Frame Buffer
To use the Frame Buffer mode, please consult the following documents �
and �.
Aic7xxx
The latest version of the aic7xxx driver is available from the
reference site.
Ncr53c8xx
The latest version of the ncr53c8xx driver is available from the
reference site.
D6692A card
To use the D6692A card, you need to use a 2.1.122 kernel at least.
Previous kernels didn't handled correctly the shared IRQ between the
network and SCSI parts of the card. In particular, a standard RedHat 5.2
version doesn't allow to the network part to be supported. You have to
update your kernel with a recent one (preferably 2.2.18) and the
distribution with the complementary packages needed.
3C59x
The latest version of the 3c59x driver is available from the reference
site.
There is also a version provided and supported by 3Com, available at �.
There are also other drivers available at �and �.
3C556
This card is supported by kernel 2.2.17 and upper.
Sound Chipset ESS Maestro
The chipset 2EM (Vendor id: 125d - device id: 1978) is supported in
2.2.14 kernel and upper. Version 3 (Vendor id: 125d - device id: 1998) on
the other side is only supported for the moment by an alpha-version
maestro3, driver, in the AlsaRem. project (version >= 0.5.10) driver, and
in the commercial software Open Sound System . The latest version of the
ESS Maestro driver is available from the reference site.
Sound Chipset AD1816
The latest version of the AD1816 driver is available from the reference
site.
For Visualize workstations, it's recommended by HP to put in /etc/
conf.modules :
alias sound ad1816
pre-install sound /sbin/insmod sound dmabuf=1
options ad1816 io=0x500 irq=5 dma=0 dma2=3 ad1816_clockfreq=33000
alias midi opl3
options opl3 io=0x388
(Source : �)
Alsa Sound Drivers
The Alsa project has for primary goals to develop drivers to support
sound cards in Linux, being fully compatible with current OSS drivers,
bringing more functionalities and supporting more hardware.
All the information on this project, as well as sources under the GPL
license, are available from their home page �
RPMs for RedHat 6.2 and Turbo Linux 6.0 distribution are available at
the address �
DOS models
These models are delivered with MS-DOS only, in order to have a Linux
Machine at the best price.
Turbo Linux models
These models are delivered ready to be installed with Turbo Linux, in
order to have a Linux Machine at the best price (2 CDs + 30 days of
support).
XU800
On that machine, the Bios doesn't give the right amount of memory which
is in the machine to Linux. You need to use a line such as append="mem=
xxxM" at the begining of /etc/lilo.conf where xxx is your RAM in MB.
The support of "big size" IDE disks (for example, 27 GB disks provided
for the XU 800) on these machines needs a kernel 2.2.15 at least.
Omnibook XE
If you intend to use both the sound chipset and a PCMCIA card in this
laptop, in order to avoid conflicts at input/output ports level, you'll
have to modify the file /etc/pcmcia/config.opts to change the line 6 to
include port 0x300-0x4ff, port 0x1000-0x17ff
The NSC PC87108/338 chipset controlling IrDA on this model is supported
by the 0.92 kernel. (Source : �)
Some users had to apply the same tric for their Omnibook 4150 with
success.
Omnibook XE3
The integrated modem card is not supported under Linux (ESS
ES56CVM-PL).
The installation of a RedHat 6.2 distribution gives a problem when
rebooting the system, at the PCMCIA initialisation. You have to install
the latest version of the pcmcia-cs package at �
To use the network, you need a tulip driver modified by P.
"goldpenguin" Depouilly, and available at �
LC 2000
In order to use the native SCSI controler you need to disable in the
Bios the option "Reserve PCI Bus Numbers", in the menu PCI Device
Setting. (Indication of GILLYNN COUCH)
LP1000r/LP2000r
To use the native SCSI bus of this machine, it's necessary to use the
sym53c8xx driver with a version upon 1.6c. A driver disk for RedHat 7.0
is available there. For the SuSE 7.0 distribution, you have to enter the
manual mode to load the driver, as autodetection doesn't work correctly.
LH 6000
In order to use the native SCSI controler you need to desactivate in
the Bios the "reserver PCI Bus #s", in the menu PCI Device Setting. The
PS/2 system doesn't work correctly with a RedHat 6.1 or 6.2 distribution.
In order to correct that you need to either put the machine in MPS 1.1,
in the BIOS, or use a kernel above 2.3.47 in MPS 1.4 mode. The network
card doesn't work correctly with the kernel of the RedHat 6.2
distribution.
LT 6000r
In order to use the native SCSI controler you need to desactivate in
the Bios the "reserver PCI Bus #s", in the menu PCI Device Setting.
BX Chipset
Intel BX Chipset (Memory Bus at 100 MHz) is supported by kernels above
2.0.34/2.1.103.
i820 Chipset
Coppermine 0.18 �m technology - 256 kB synchronous cache - Intel i820
Chipset
BAx
Attention, the XF86_SVGA server works correctly with this mother board
embedded version only above XFree86 3.3.5, due to the use of different
frequencies (In particular, use the updates for RedHat 5.2/6.0).
Boot disk for 3Com card
Creation of a custom RedHat Boot disk
To be able to boot with the RedHat 5.1 boot disk, and to have the
support of the 3C905B-TX card, you need to do the following :
# Log as root. Go in the home directory (~root)
#cd ~
# Put there the 3c59x.c source module for the 3Com card
#ncftp
ftp://ftp.medasys-digital-systems.fr/pub/linux/networking/drivers/3c59x.c
# Compile it
#gcc -DMODULE -D__KERNEL__ -Wall -Wstrict-prototypes -O6 -c 3c59x.c `[ -f /usr/include/linux/modversions.h ] && echo -DMODVERSIONS`
# put the RedHat 5.1 floppy boot disk in the drive
# you have to copy the initrd.img file from the floppy disk
#mcopy a:initrd.img /tmp
# then uncompress it
#gzip -cd /tmp/initrd.img > /tmp/initrd.ext2
# Mount the "file" filesystem thus obtained
#mount -t ext2 /tmp/initrd.ext2 /mnt/floppy -o loop
# uncompress the modules provided
#gzip -cd /mnt/floppy/modules/modules.cgz > /tmp/modules.cpio
# extract the modules
#cd /tmp ; mkdir modules ;
cd modules ; cat /tmp/modules.cpio | cpio -i
# Copy the new updated module for the 3Com card
#cp ~/3c59x.o .
# recreate the compressed cpio file
#ls | cpio -o | gzip -c9 > ../newmodules.cgz
# replace the modules by their update
#cp ../newmodules.cgz /mnt/floppy/modules/modules.cgz
# unmount the "file" filesystem
#umount /mnt/floppy
# compress the "file" filesystem
#gzip -c9 /tmp/initrd.ext2 > /tmp/initrd.img
# copy it on the floppy disk
#mcopy /tmp/initrd.img a:
LH 4
The LH4 doesn't seem to work correctly when not in Raid. Even with the
latest Bios available at the time of the test (16.00), the problem
remains. If you desactivate the Raid management, during the boot, the
ncr53c8xx driver in Linux detects 4 controlers instead of 2 and boot
doesn't end. To avoid that, you have to activate the Raid in the Bios and
use each of the disk in Raid0 mode, which is quite the same as the
solution without Raid at all.
NetRaid card
These cards are equiped with an AMI Megaraid chipset and may support
the following Raid levels : 0, 1, 3, 5, 10, 30 and 50. Some NetRaid
cards, as well as the chipset integrated on the LH3 and LH4 mother boards
are supported by recent version of the Linux kernel (2.0.36/2.2.18
typically - don't use 2.0.37/38).
For the RedHat 5.2 distribution, it's not possible to install the
system on this type of controler, because it's not detected by the
installation program. You have to use a specific floppy disk . This
floppy disk should be used as input to the rawrite tool, for example. It
works for systems with less than 1 GB of memory.
For the RedHat 6.0 distribution, you have to manually declare the
existence of this card as a supplementary SCSI adapter, in order to use
it directly during the installation. The megaraid driver isn't
automatically detected.
To avoid strange messages during the boot printed by the megaraid
driver, it's necessary to recompile it with the option -DHP.
For the RedHat 6.1 distribution, the megaraid driver provided by the
kernel does support on ly the first logical drive. In order to obtain the
others, please recompile a 2.2.18 standard kernel.
You have to note that the integrated card of the LH3/4 realises a
software parity checks and performs thus less efficiently than the
NetRaid daughter cards. On the other side, LH3000/6000 are equiped with
an integrated card doing hardware checks.
In the fourniture of the driver provided by AMI there is a Raid
management tool megamgr, usable within Linux, and equivalent to the tool
included in the software embedded on the controler. It's downloadable
from �
In case of problem, a version is available there.
NetRaid 4M card
These cards are equiped with a StrongARM Chipset and correspond to the
Adaptec card AAC-3642. A driver should be available during the 3 last
monthes of year 2000.
Processors
To desactivate processors on a Linux server, you need to give an option
during the boot to the kernel such as :
Lilo boot: linux maxcpus=3
where the number of processors given in option is less by one of the
number of processors wanted. For example, here we activate 4 processors.
HA Cluster
To use a High Availability Custer under Linux, you need to use
additional software, such as :
��+�RSF-1 (Commercial)
��+�Linux-HA project (free) and ext3
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3.2.2. The monitors range
The following table provides all of the informations on the support for this
hardware by XFree86.
Table 3-11. HP Monitors and Linux
+---------+--------------+------+------+---------+----------+------------+------+--+
|Reference|Name |Vert. |Hor. |Bandwidth|Resol. |Freq. (Hz) |Tested| |
| | |F. |F. |(MHz) | | | | |
| | |(Hz) |(kHz) | | | | | |
+---------+--------------+------+------+---------+----------+------------+------+--+
|D2825A, |15" HP Ultra |50-110|31-54 |65 |640x400, |70, |Yes | |
|D2825S |VGA 1024 | | | |640x480, |60-72-75-85,| | |
| | | | | |800x600, |60-72-75-85,| | |
| | | | | |1024x768 |60 | | |
+---------+--------------+------+------+---------+----------+------------+------+--+
|D2826A, |15" HP 50 |50-120|31-54 |65 |640x400, |70, |Yes | |
|D2826S | | | | |640x480, |60-75-85, | | |
| | | | | |800x600, |60-75-85, 60| | |
| | | | | |1024x768 | | | |
+---------+--------------+------+------+---------+----------+------------+------+--+
|D2827A |15" HP 51 |50-120|31-54 |??? |??? |??? |No | |
+---------+--------------+------+------+---------+----------+------------+------+--+
|D2828A |15" HP 52 |50-120|30-54 |65 |640x400, |70, |No | |
| | | | | |640x480, |60-75-85, | | |
| | | | | |800x600, |60-75-85, 60| | |
| | | | | |1024x768 | | | |
+---------+--------------+------+------+---------+----------+------------+------+--+
|D8897A |15" HP 55 |??? |30-54 |??? |??? |??? |No | |
+---------+--------------+------+------+---------+----------+------------+------+--+
|D2832A |15" HP M500 |50-120|30-70 |110 |640x400, |70, |No | |
| | | | | |640x480, |60-75-85, | | |
| | | | | |800x600, |72-75-85, | | |
| | | | | |1024x768, |70-75-85, 60| | |
| | | | | |1280x1024 | | | |
+---------+--------------+------+------+---------+----------+------------+------+--+
|D2807A |17" Ultra 1280|50-160|30-64 |??? |??? |??? |Yes | |
+---------+--------------+------+------+---------+----------+------------+------+--+
|D2837A |17" HP70 |50-120|30-70 |110 |640x400, |70, 75-85, |Yes | |
| | | | | |640x480, |75-85, | | |
| | | | | |800x600, |75-85, 60 | | |
| | | | | |1024x768, | | | |
| | | | | |1280x1024 | | | |
+---------+--------------+------+------+---------+----------+------------+------+--+
|D2838A |17" HP M700 |50-160|30-86 |??? |??? |??? |No | |
+---------+--------------+------+------+---------+----------+------------+------+--+
|D8906A |17" HP P700 |50-160|30-86 |140 |??? |??? |No | |
+---------+--------------+------+------+---------+----------+------------+------+--+
|D2840A |17" Ergo 1280 |50-150|31-92 |160 |512x384, |85, 100, |Yes | |
| | | | | |640x480, |100, 100, | | |
| | | | | |800x600, |100, 85, 72,| | |
| | | | | |1024x768, |60 | | |
| | | | | |1152x864, | | | |
| | | | | |1280x1024,| | | |
| | | | | |1440x1080,| | | |
| | | | | |1600x1200 | | | |
+---------+--------------+------+------+---------+----------+------------+------+--+
|D8901A, |17" HP71 |50-120|30-60 |110 |640x400, |70, 60, |No | |
|D8902A | | | | |640x480, |75-85, | | |
| | | | | |800x600, |75-85, 60 | | |
| | | | | |1024x768, | | | |
| | | | | |1280x1024 | | | |
+---------+--------------+------+------+---------+----------+------------+------+--+
|D8900A |17" HP75 |50-160|30-86 |150 |640x400, |70, |Yes | |
| | | |(30-64| |640x480, |60-75-85, | | |
| | | |real) | |800x600, |75-85, | | |
| | | | | |1024x768, |75-75-85, 75| | |
| | | | | |1280x1024 | | | |
+---------+--------------+------+------+---------+----------+------------+------+--+
|D2842A, |19" HP90 |50-200|30-96 |203 |640x400, |70, 75-85, |Yes | |
|D2842W | | | | |640x480, |75-85, | | |
| | | | | |800x600, |75-85, | | |
| | | | | |1024x768, |75-85, 75 | | |
| | | | | |1280x1024,| | | |
| | | | | |1600x1200 | | | |
+---------+--------------+------+------+---------+----------+------------+------+--+
|D8910A |19" HP P910 |50-150|29-107|230 |640x400, |70, 60-85, |No | |
| | | | | |640x480, |85, 75-85, | | |
| | | | | |800x600, |75-85, 75-85| | |
| | | | | |1024x768, | | | |
| | | | | |1280x1024,| | | |
| | | | | |1600x1200 | | | |
+---------+--------------+------+------+---------+----------+------------+------+--+
|D8911A |19" HP91 |??? |30-96 |??? |??? |??? |No | |
+---------+--------------+------+------+---------+----------+------------+------+--+
|D8912A |19" HP P920 |??? |??? |??? |??? |??? |No | |
+---------+--------------+------+------+---------+----------+------------+------+--+
|A4031A |20" |48-150|30-82 |??? |??? |??? |Yes | |
+---------+--------------+------+------+---------+----------+------------+------+--+
|D2846A, |21" HP P1100 |50-160|30-107|??? |??? |??? |No | |
|A4576A | | | | | | | | |
+---------+--------------+------+------+---------+----------+------------+------+--+
|D2847A |21" P1110 |50-180|29-121|300 |??? |??? |Yes | |
+---------+--------------+------+------+---------+----------+------------+------+--+
|D8915A |21" P1120 |??? |30-121|??? |??? |??? |Yes | |
+---------+--------------+------+------+---------+----------+------------+------+--+
|A4033A |21" |50-120|30-80 |??? |??? |??? |Yes | |
+---------+--------------+------+------+---------+----------+------------+------+--+
|A1295A |24" Wide |50-160|30-96 |??? |??? |??? |No | |
| |Aspect | | | | | | | |
+---------+--------------+------+------+---------+----------+------------+------+--+
|D5061A |15,1" LCD HP |??? |??? |N/A |??? |??? |No | |
+---------+--------------+------+------+---------+----------+------------+------+--+
|D5062A |15" LCD |??? |??-75 |??? |N/A |??? |??? |No|
| |HPL1510 | | | | | | | |
+---------+--------------+------+------+---------+----------+------------+------+--+
|D5065A |18,1" LCD HP |56-85 |30-80 |N/A |640x350, |70, |Yes | |
| |L1800 | | | |640x480, |60-75-85, | | |
| | | | | |720x400, |70, | | |
| | | | | |800x600, |60-75-85, | | |
| | | | | |832x624, |75, | | |
| | | | | |1024x768, |60-75-85, | | |
| | | | | |1152x870, |75, 66, | | |
| | | | | |1152x900, |60-75 | | |
| | | | | |1280x1024 | | | |
+---------+--------------+------+------+---------+----------+------------+------+--+
|D5069A, |18" LCD |??? |??-75 |??? |N/A |??? |??? |No|
|D5069C, |HPL1800 | | | | | | | |
|D5069J, | | | | | | | | |
|D5069L | | | | | | | | |
+---------+--------------+------+------+---------+----------+------------+------+--+
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3.2.3. PA-Risc based computer range
The PA-Risc range is achitectured around a processor designed and realised
by HP. First versions were produced in 1987. Currently the versions are named
PA-8000 (8200, 8500, ...).
HP has announced at the begining of 1999 its intention to contribute to the
port of Linux on its PA-Risc architecture. This port is a native one, which
is different from a preceding project which used MkLinux on machines based on
PA-7200. The work is currently done with The Puffin Group bought by
Linuxcare, and more precise informations on the status may be found on the
official Web site. In particular, interesting starting points may be found on
�and �. Quoting Grant Grundler (12/05/2000) : "latest update: 32-bit
parisc-linux boots and mostly works on most workstations and servers. Native
builds work as does networking and scsi. User space is being built for both
debian (.debs) and RH (.rpms). 64-bit parisc-linux gets to a login prompt on
A500 but isn't useful yet. Lots of syscalls don't work and I/O subsystem
isn't stable. I expect 64-bit to be better than beta quality by the end of
Q12001."
The first machines concerned by the port are the A and L Class servers. The
port should be operational at the begining of 2001. Tests are also done on
712 and 715. Other people begin also to work on PA-2.0 machines. The last
state of the port is always available at �.
There is on the other side for these machines a Linux project based on the
MkLinux micro-kernel. This project as developped within OSF. The web site
mentionning informations is at �. Links to more parisc ports are at �.
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3.2.4. The IA-64 range
HP is developping in collaboration with Intel a new generation of 64 bits
processors called IA-64. The first processor of this new generation, called
Itanium, should be there during 2000. The initial port of Linux on IA-64 was
published the 2nd of february, 2000 and the sources of the project are
available through �. More informations on this topic may be found on this
page of the HP labs : �or on the reference site �
HP, as a founding member of the Trilian project, worked on the port of the
kernel, the initial version of gcc, gas, ld and emacs.
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3.2.4.1. The IA64 server range
The following tables indicate the state of Linux support by these platforms
:
Table 3-12. HP IA-64 Servers and Linux
+------------+-------+---------+-------+---------+------+-------+-----+-------+------+
|Machine |Graphic|Linux |Network|Linux |SCSI |Linux |Sound|Linux |Tested|
| |Card |support |Card |support |Card |support|Card |support| |
+------------+-------+---------+-------+---------+------+-------+-----+-------+------+
|MX4000r |ATI |Yes XFree|Intel |Yes |Qlogic|Yes |None |N/A |Yes |
| |Rage |3.3.6Rem.|S82093A|driver |Ultra3|driver | | | |
| |128 AGP|(Mach 64)|/ |eepro-100|Wide |qla1280| | | |
| |8MB | |i82559 | |PCI | | | | |
| | | |10/100 | | | | | | |
| | | |BT | | | | | | |
+------------+-------+---------+-------+---------+------+-------+-----+-------+------+
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3.2.4.2. Complementary informations
To boot Linux on this kind of machine, you need to type in the initial
environment >eli linux
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3.2.5. X Terminals
The HP X terminal range (Entria, Envizex) is usable with a Linux server.
More over, a Linux server may be a boot server for X terminals. To do it, a
certain number of operations are mandatory.
We suupose we have a HP-UX machine named hpux, on which is installed
Enware, a Linux server, named linux and an X Terminal with MAC address 08:00:
09:db:8d:1c. The gateway on the network is at IP address 192.168.1.254, and
the DNS name server at 192.168.1.1.
Commands to do are :
hpux #cd /opt/hpxt/enware/xthome
# Enware Home Directory
hpux #tar cvf ~ftp/en.tar * .??*
# Creation of a tar archive from this software
linux #ftp hpux
Connected to hpux.
220 hpux FTP server (Version wu-2.5.0(1) Wed Aug 25 12:50:08 EDT 1999) ready.
Name (ftp:Root):ftp
331 Password required for ftp.
Password:(type your mail address here)
230-
[...]
230-
230 User ftp logged in. Access restrictions apply.
ftp>lcd /tmp
Local directory now /tmp
ftp>get en.tar
200 PORT command successful.
150 Opening ASCII mode data connection for en.tar (57638340 bytes).
226 Transfer complete.
57638340 bytes received in [...]
ftp>quit
[...]
# Download of the tar archive
linux #mkdir -p /tftpboot
# Creation of the target directory on the linux machine
linux #cd /tftpboot
# Go there
linux #tar xvf /tmp/en.tar
# untar the archive
linux #/usr/X11R6/bin/xfs -port 7100
# Launch the X Font Server working on port 7100
linux #cat >> /etc/bootptab << EOF
global.prof:\
:sm=255.255.255.0:\
:ds=192.168.1.1:\
:gw=192.168.1.254:\
:ht=ethernet:\
:bf=bin/C3253A: # Adjust to your terminal
tx1:hd=/tftpboot:tc=global.prof:ha=080009db8d1c:ip=192.168.1.100:
EOF
# Creation of the bootpd configuration file
linux #rpm -Uvh bootp-2.4.3-7.i386.rpm
# Install bootpd say from
�
# Verify the existence of such a line in /etc/inetd.conf, and restart if needed the server by killall -1 inetd
bootps dgram udp wait root /usr/sbin/tcpd bootpd
# Now enkoy your X terminal by booting it
For a more detailed description, as well as the software related to that
operation, consult also the page �.
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3.2.6. The printing product range
3.2.6.1. General points
Printers may be connected directly to a machine through either a parallel
port (generally), or a serial port, or even (more recently) through an USB
port. They may also be directly wired to the network, for a global access;
this is done thanks to a card put in a slot of the printer, or through the
connexion of the parallel port of the printer to a sharing network box.
HP provides such boxes, called JetDirect, which allow thus to share
personnal printers on the network, directly, without going through a machine.
They exist for various network topologies (10 BT, 10/100 BT, Localtalk, 10B2)
and offer the ability to access to the printer directly from machine which
like Linux support the LPD protocol, by using a remote printer in the /etc/
printcap file. The name of the queue to use is then raw.
An example of /etc/printcap file allowing to access to a printer, equiped
with such a box or card, named lj4000 on the network is given below :
# REMOTE POSTSCRIPT 1200x1200 a4 {} PostScript Default {}
lj4000:\
:sd=/var/spool/lpd/lj4000:\
:rm=lj4000:\
:rp=raw:\
:if=/var/spool/lpd/lj4000/filter:\
:mx#0:\
:sh:
The configuration access to the box is done either through the WebJetAdmin
tool provided also under Linux now, or by the telnet command. The default
address of these products is 192.0.0.192. To connect to them initially, you
just have to add an IP alias on your network interface, typically by :
#ifconfig eth0:0 192.0.0.1
and a route to that network (if not automatically created) typically by :
#route add -net 192.0.0.0
The access to the equipment is thus done simply by :
#telnet 192.0.0.192
Please pay attention to have only one such equipment on the network, at the
same time, or you'll have duplicate IP addresses, which always causes
problems. Note that HP manageable network equipments also use the same
default address. The reading of the IP Alias mini HOWTO may be useful if you
don't understand the previous paragraph :-).
It is of course possible to access through the network to an HP printer
attached and declared directly on a Linux machine, thanks to the lpd service
for the other Unix clients, through SaMBa for the clients of Microsoft
systems (Win9x ou WinNTx) or through NetAtalk for the MacIntosh clients.
At last, SaMBa offers a tool, smbclient, which allows to print from a Unix/
Linux machine to a printer wired directly on a Microsoft based PC, without
any need to use a JetDirect system. All the details useful to realize this
operation are described in the file example smbprint provided with the SaMBa
package and on the page �.
Communication between a Linux machine and a printer needs also, outside a
network dialog, a discussion with an exchange language between the two
elements. There are a lot of languages of that sort, such as PCL, Postscript
or HPGL. To be able to print correctly, the tool providing the datas to print
has to generate code known by the printer. Filters exist which allow to
easily transform an output in one given format to another one. Thus the
Ghostscript software authorizes the transformation of Postscript source in a
great variety of output formats, as indicated by its invocation in the
'Available devices' part :
#gs -h
GNU Ghostscript 5.10 (1998-12-17)
Copyright (C) 1997 Aladdin Enterprises, Menlo Park, CA. All rights reserved.
Usage: gs [switches] [file1.ps file2.ps ...]
Most frequently used switches: (you can use # in place of =)
-dNOPAUSE no pause after page | -q `quiet', fewer messages
-g<width>x<height> page size in pixels | -r<res> pixels/inch resolution
-sDEVICE=<devname> select device | -dBATCH exit after last file
-sOutputFile=<file> select output file: - for stdout, |command for pipe,
embed %d or %ld for page #
Input formats: PostScript PostScriptLevel1 PostScriptLevel2 PDF
Available devices:
x11 x11alpha x11cmyk x11gray2 x11mono ap3250 imagen iwhi iwlo iwlq la50
la70 la75 la75plus lbp8 ln03 lj250 lj4dith lp2563 m8510 necp6 oce9050
r4081 sj48 st800 stcolor t4693d2 t4693d4 t4693d8 tek4696 xes deskjet
djet500 djet500c dnj650c laserjet ljetplus ljet2p ljet3 ljet3d ljet4
cdeskjet cdjcolor cdjmono cdj500 cdj550 paintjet pj pjxl pjxl300 uniprint
bj10e bj200 bjc600 bjc800 epson eps9mid eps9high epsonc ibmpro jetp3852
dfaxhigh dfaxlow faxg3 faxg32d faxg4 cp50 pcxmono pcxgray pcx16 pcx256
pcx24b pcxcmyk pbm pbmraw pgm pgmraw pgnm pgnmraw pnm pnmraw ppm ppmraw
tiffcrle tiffg3 tiffg32d tiffg4 tifflzw tiffpack tiff12nc tiff24nc psmono
psgray bit bitrgb bitcmyk pngmono pnggray png16 png256 png16m jpeg
jpeggray pdfwrite pswrite epswrite pxlmono pxlcolor nullpage
Search path:
. : /usr/share/ghostscript/5.10 : /usr/share/fonts/default/ghostscript :
/usr/share/fonts/default/Type1
For more information, see /usr/doc/ghostscript-5.10/use.txt.
Report bugs to
[email protected]; use the form in bug-form.txt.
This represents only the output formats compiled in the program. Other are
also available. You may find a complete list of all the printers known by
this software at �.
A list of the HP printers support may be found on the following page : �.
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3.2.7. All-in-one range
These products gather many functions : printing (all), scanning (all),
copying (all), and faxing (some).
More information from their dedicated web site : �Partie scanner : http://
www.ns.net/~paschal/sane
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3.2.8. Digital imaging product range
3.2.8.1. The scanners range (ScanJet)
The main tool available in Linux environment to manage scanners is SANE
(Scanner Access Now Easy). This software provides in particular a driver for
HP scanner management: hpbackend.
The following table provides all of the informations on the support for this
hardware by Linux.
Table 3-13. Scanners and Linux
+----------------+----------------+---------------+----------------+--------+
|Reference |Scanner |Interface |Linux support |Tested |
+----------------+----------------+---------------+----------------+--------+
|C9195A |ScanJet Plus |HP Parallel |SANE and driver |No |
| | |Interface Card | | |
+----------------+----------------+---------------+----------------+--------+
|C1750A |ScanJet IIc |SCSI |SANE |No |
+----------------+----------------+---------------+----------------+--------+
|C2500A, C2507A, |ScanJet IICX |SCSI |SANE |No |
|C2508A, C2509A | | | | |
+----------------+----------------+---------------+----------------+--------+
|C1790A, C1797A, |ScanJet IIP |SCSI |SANE |No |
|C1798A, C1799A | | | | |
+----------------+----------------+---------------+----------------+--------+
|C2520A, C2527A, |ScanJet 3C |SCSI |SANE |No |
|C2528A, C2529A | | | | |
+----------------+----------------+---------------+----------------+--------+
|C2570A |ScanJet 3P |SCSI |SANE |No |
+----------------+----------------+---------------+----------------+--------+
|C2520B, C2527B, |ScanJet 4C |SCSI |SANE |No |
|C2527D, C2528B, | | | | |
|C2529B | | | | |
+----------------+----------------+---------------+----------------+--------+
|C1130B |ScanJet 4P |SCSI |SANE |No |
+----------------+----------------+---------------+----------------+--------+
|C5110A, C5116A, |ScanJet 5P |SCSI |SANE |No |
|C5117A, C5119A | | | | |
+----------------+----------------+---------------+----------------+--------+
|C5160A, C5167A |ScanJet 5S |??? |??? |No |
+----------------+----------------+---------------+----------------+--------+
|C7167A |ScanJet 3200C |Parallel Port |??? |No |
+----------------+----------------+---------------+----------------+--------+
|C7680A |ScanJet 3300C |USB |SANE and driver |No |
| | | |USB | |
+----------------+----------------+---------------+----------------+--------+
|C7727A |ScanJet 3400C |Parallel Port |SANE and driver |No |
| | |or USB |PPSCSI or driver| |
| | | |USB | |
+----------------+----------------+---------------+----------------+--------+
|C6290A, C6292A, |ScanJet 4100C, |USB |SANE and driver |No |
|C6293A, C7297A |Cse, Cxi | |USB | |
+----------------+----------------+---------------+----------------+--------+
|C7177A |ScanJet 4200C |USB |SANE and driver |No |
| | | |USB | |
+----------------+----------------+---------------+----------------+--------+
|C7737A |ScanJet 4300C |Parallel Port |SANE and driver |No |
| | |or USB |PPSCSI or driver| |
| | | |USB | |
+----------------+----------------+---------------+----------------+--------+
|C5190A, C5192A, |ScanJet 5100C, |Parallel Port |SANE and driver |No |
|C5193A, C5197A |Cse, Cxi | |PPSCSI | |
+----------------+----------------+---------------+----------------+--------+
|C7697A, C8477A |ScanJet 5300C, |Parallel Port |SANE and driver |No |
| |5370C |or USB |PPSCSI or driver| |
| | | |USB | |
+----------------+----------------+---------------+----------------+--------+
|C5190A, C7192A, |ScanJet 5200C |Parallel Port |SANE and driver |No |
|C7193A | |or USB |PPSCSI or driver| |
| | | |USB | |
+----------------+----------------+---------------+----------------+--------+
|C6260A, C6266A, |ScanJet 6100C |SCSI |SANE |No |
|C6267A, C6269A | | | | |
+----------------+----------------+---------------+----------------+--------+
|C6270A, C6272A, |ScanJet 6200C, |SCSI or USB |SANE or driver |No |
|C6273A, C6274A, |Cse, Cxi, 6250C | |USB | |
|C6275A, C7277A, | | | | |
|C6278A | | | | |
+----------------+----------------+---------------+----------------+--------+
|C7677A, C7678A, |ScanJet 6300C, |SCSI or USB |SANE or driver |No |
|C7679A |Cse, Cxi, 6350C,| |USB | |
| |6390C | | | |
+----------------+----------------+---------------+----------------+--------+
|C5100A |PhotoSmart |SCSI |SANE |No |
| |PhotoScanner | | | |
+----------------+----------------+---------------+----------------+--------+
A FAQ dedicated to HP scanners support under Linux with SANE is available
at the address : �
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3.2.8.2. The Digital Sender
This product is a scanner, able to send the result of the digitalisation
through e-mail, by sending the digitalised document as an attachement in PDF
format. It may so well be used with a Linux (or other) mail server (sendmail,
postfix, ...), as well as with clients reading their messages under Linux,
providing they have a tool to display PDF file such as Acrobat Reader or xpdf