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diff --git a/distrib/notes/alpha/hardware b/distrib/notes/alpha/hardware index 1ad4f109494..8fb980cff9c 100644 --- a/distrib/notes/alpha/hardware +++ b/distrib/notes/alpha/hardware @@ -133,15 +133,15 @@ Supported hardware: SCSI Host Adapters Adaptec AIC-7770-based SCSI host adapters (including the - Adaptec AHA-274x and AHA-284x families). (ahc) - Adaptec AHA-[23]94x[W] cards. (ahc) - Adaptec AHA-[23]9[34]xU[2W] cards . (ahc) + Adaptec AHA-274x and AHA-284x families). (ahc) [*] + Adaptec AHA-[23]94x[W] cards. (ahc) [*] + Adaptec AHA-[23]9[34]xU[2W] cards . (ahc) [*] Adaptec AIC-789[29] chips and products like the AHA-29160 - based upon it which do 160MB/sec SCSI. (ahc) + based upon it which do 160MB/sec SCSI. (ahc) [*] QLogic PCI SCSI controllers (isp) Symbios Logic (NCR) 53C8xx-based PCI SCSI host adapters (Including generic/no name cards, old ASUS cards, the - DTC-3130 series, Diamond Fireport series, etc.) (ncr) + DTC-3130 series, Diamond Fireport series, etc.) (siop) PCI IDE Controllers (pciide) Acer Labs M5229 CMD Tech PCI0640, PCI0643, PCI0646, PCI0648, and PCI0649 @@ -149,18 +149,18 @@ Supported hardware: Any other PCI IDE-compliant controller should work, but are untested at this point Ethernet Adapters - 3Com 3c9xx EtherLink XL adapters (xl), including: + 3Com 3c9xx EtherLink XL adapters (xl), including: [*] 3Com 3c900/3c900B PCI adapters 3Com 3c905/3c905B/3c905C PCI adapters 3Com 3c980/3c980C server adapters 3Com 3cSOHO adapter 3Com 3c900B-FL and 3c900B-FL/FX fiber optic adapters - 3Com 3c990 3XP Typhoon/Sidewinder PCI adapters, including: + 3Com 3c990 3XP Typhoon/Sidewinder PCI adapters, including: [-] 3CR990-TX-95 3CR990-TX-97 3CR990-TX-SVR95 3CR990-TX-SVR97 - Intel i8255x-based (except the i82556) PCI adapters (fxp), + Intel i8255x-based (except the i82556) PCI adapters (fxp), [C] including: Intel EtherExpress PRO/10+ Intel EtherExpress PRO/100, PRO/100B, and PRO/100+ @@ -177,16 +177,16 @@ Supported hardware: Asante Almost all other variants work. FDDI Adapters - Digital DEFPA PCI FDDI adapters (fpa) + Digital DEFPA PCI FDDI adapters (fpa) [-] Cryptography Accelerators - Hi/Fn 7751-based boards (hifn), including: + Hi/Fn 7751-based boards (hifn), including: [*] GTGI PowerCrypt Encryption Accelerator NETSEC 7751 HiFn reference board Invertex AEON Sound Devices - Ensoniq AudioPCI (eap) - SoundBlaster PCI128 (eap) + Ensoniq AudioPCI (eap) [*] + SoundBlaster PCI128 (eap) [*] Untested Peripherals: @@ -195,31 +195,31 @@ Supported hardware: appreciated. SCSI Host Adapters AdvanSys ABP940UW, ASB3940UW-00, ASB3940U2W-00 and - ASB3950U160 PCI SCSI controlers. (adw) + ASB3950U160 PCI SCSI controlers. (adw) [C] RAID and Cache Controllers DPT SmartCache and SmartRaid III/IV PCI/EISA adapters (dpt) - ICP-Vortex GDT 6xxxR[DNPS] series (gdt) + ICP-Vortex GDT 6xxxR[DNPS] series (gdt) [C] Serial Ports - Cyclades PCI Cyclom-{4, 8, 16}Y serial boards (cy) + Cyclades PCI Cyclom-{4, 8, 16}Y serial boards (cy) [C] Communications Controllers Universal Serial Bus host controllers, including: USB Universal Host Controller (uhci) USB Open Host Controller (ohci) Ethernet Adapters - 3Com 3c503 (ec) - 3Com 3c509, 3c579, and 3c59x (ep) + 3Com 3c503 (ec) [C] + 3Com 3c509, 3c579, and 3c59x (ep) [C] Adaptec "Starfire" AIC-6915 based PCI adapters (sf), - including: + including: [C] Adaptec Single32 ANA-69011 Adaptec Single64 ANA-62011 and ANA-62020 Adaptec Duo64 ANA-62022 Adaptec Quartet64 ANA-62044 ADMtek AL981 ("Comet") and AN983 ("Centaur-P") based PCI - adapters (dc), including: + adapters (dc), including: [C] Accton EN2242 MiniPCI Linksys LNE100TX v4.x Mototech ME316 - ADMtek AN986-based USB adapters (aue), including: + ADMtek AN986-based USB adapters (aue), including: [C] Billionton Systems USB100 Corega FEther USB-TX D-Link DSB-650TX @@ -229,24 +229,24 @@ Supported hardware: SMC 2202USB SOHOware NUB100 Kingston KNU101TX - AMD LANCE and PCnet-based PCI adapters (le), including: + AMD LANCE and PCnet-based PCI adapters (le), including: [C] BOCALANcard/PCI AT&T StarLAN 10, EN100, and StarLAN Fiber - ASIX 88140A/88141-based PCI adapters (dc), including: + ASIX 88140A/88141-based PCI adapters (dc), including: [C] CNet Pro110B Alfa Inc. GFC2204 - CATC USB-EL1210A-based USB adapters (cue), including: + CATC USB-EL1210A-based USB adapters (cue), including: [C] CATC Netmate and Netmate II Belkin F5U011/F5U111 Davicom DM9100, DM9102, and DM9102A based PCI adapters (dc), - including: + including: [C] Jaton XpressNet Digital DC2114x-based four port cards, (de) including: Adaptec ANA-6944A Cogent EM400 Compex 400TX Znyx ZX346 - Kawasaki LSI KL5KUSB101B-based USB adapters (kue), including: + Kawasaki LSI KL5KUSB101B-based USB adapters (kue), including: [C] 3Com 3C19250 3Com 3c460 HomeConnect ADS Technologies USB-10BT @@ -261,22 +261,22 @@ Supported hardware: Peracom USB SMC 2102/2104USB I/O Data USB-ET/T - Lite-On PNIC/PNIC-II-based adapters (dc), including: + Lite-On PNIC/PNIC-II-based adapters (dc), including: [C] Kingston KNE110TX LinkSys LNE100TX Matrox Networks FastNIC 10/100 Netgear FA310TX - Macronix 98713/98715/98725-based adapters (dc), including: + Macronix 98713/98715/98725-based adapters (dc), including: [C] Accton EN1217 Addtron AEF-320TX/AEF-330TX NDC Communications SOHOware SFA110A SVEC PN102-TX Fast Ethernet card National Semiconductor DP83815-based PCI adapters (sis), - including: + including: [C] NetGear FA311 NetGear FA312 - Novell NE1000, NE2000 (ISA, and PCI variants thereof) (ne) - RealTek 8129/8139-based adapters (rl), including: + Novell NE1000, NE2000 (ISA, and PCI variants thereof) (ne) [C] + RealTek 8129/8139-based adapters (rl), including: [C] Accton MPX 5030/5038 Allied Telesyn AT2550 D-Link DFE530TX+ @@ -290,13 +290,13 @@ Supported hardware: Nortel BayStack 21 OvisLink LEF-8129TX, LEF-8139TX SMC EZ Card 10/100 PCI 1211-TX - SiS 900 and SiS 7016-based PCI adapters (sis), including: + SiS 900 and SiS 7016-based PCI adapters (sis), including: [C] Mototech ME313 NetSurf NS-KFE30D - SMC/WD 8003, 8013, and the SMC "Elite16" ISA boards (we) + SMC/WD 8003, 8013, and the SMC "Elite16" ISA boards (we) [C] Sundance ST201-based PCI adapters (ste), including: D-Link DFE-550TX - Texas Instruments ThunderLAN PCI adapters (tl), including: + Texas Instruments ThunderLAN PCI adapters (tl), including: [C] Compaq Netelligent PCI Adapters Compaq NetFlex 3/P Compaq Deskpro integrated adapter @@ -304,52 +304,60 @@ Supported hardware: Olicom OC2135, OC2183, OC2325, OC2326 Racore 8165 and 8148 TI ThunderLAN adapters - Winbond W89C840F-based adapters (wb), including: + Winbond W89C840F-based adapters (wb), including: [C] Trendware TE100-PCIE Compex RL100-ATX 10/100 Please be aware that many NE2000 adapters fail or perform very poorly. We do not recommend using them, but your mileage may vary. Gigabit Ethernet Adapters - Alteon Tigon I/II-based adapters (ti), including: + Alteon Tigon I/II-based adapters (ti), including: [C] 3Com 3c985 and 3c985B Alteon ACEnic V (fiber and copper) Digital EtherWORKS 1000SX Farallon PN9000SX Netgear GA620 and GA620T SGI Tigon - Intel i82452-based adapters (wx), including: + Intel i82452-based adapters (wx), including: [C] Intel Pro/1000 Gigabit Server Adapter - SysKonnect SK-984x (9841/9842/9843/9844) based adapters (sk) + SysKonnect SK-984x (9841/9842/9843/9844) based adapters (sk) [C] ATM Adapters Efficient Networks EN-155 and Adaptec ANA-590x ATM interfaces - (en) + (en) [C] FDDI Adapters - Digital DEFEA EISA FDDI adapters (fea) + Digital DEFEA EISA FDDI adapters (fea) [C] WAN Adapters Lan Media Corporation SSI (T1)/HSSI/DS1/DS3 WAN interfaces (lmc) Universal Serial Bus (USB) Devices - USB Audio (uaudio) - USB Diamond MultiMedia Rio MP3 players (urio) + USB Audio (uaudio) [*] + USB Diamond MultiMedia Rio MP3 players (urio) [*] USB Ethernet adapters (aue, cue, kue), see above - USB Generic Human Interface Devices (catch-all) (uhid) - USB Handspring Visor (uvisor) - USB Hubs (uhub) - USB Keyboards (ukbd) + USB Generic Human Interface Devices (catch-all) (uhid) [C] + USB Handspring Visor (uvisor) [*] + USB Hubs (uhub) [C] + USB Keyboards (ukbd) [*] USB Mass Storage devices, i.e., USB floppy drives and USB - memory stick controllers (umass) - USB Mice (umouse) - USB Modems (umodem) - USB Printers (ulpt) - USB Scanners (uscanner, usscanner) - USB-USB cables (upl) + memory stick controllers (umass) [C] + USB Mice (umouse) [-] + USB Modems (umodem) [*] + USB Printers (ulpt) [*] + USB Scanners (uscanner, usscanner) [*] + USB-USB cables (upl) [*] Sound Devices - C-Media CMI8[37]38 (cmpci) - ESS Solo-1 PCI AudioDrive (eso) - Forte Media FM801 audio (fms) - VIA VT82C686A SouthBridge integrated AC'97 audio (auvia) - S3 SonicVibes (sv) + C-Media CMI8[37]38 (cmpci) [*] + ESS Solo-1 PCI AudioDrive (eso) [*] + Forte Media FM801 audio (fms) [*] + VIA VT82C686A SouthBridge integrated AC'97 audio (auvia) [*] + S3 SonicVibes (sv) [*] +Drivers for hardware marked with "[C]" are NOT included on the distribution +floppies, but are available in the cdrom installation kernel as well as the +"generic" default kernel which will be installed. +Drivers for hardware marked with "[*]" are NOT available on the distribution +floppies, or the cdrom installation kernel, but are available in the "generic" +default kernel which will be installed. +Drivers for hardware marked with "[-]" are NOT available in any provided +kernel image, you will have to recompile your kernel to enable them. Console frame buffers and keyboards are only supported on systems explicitely mentioned above. On other systems, including all |