Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S262015AbTFKObu (ORCPT ); Wed, 11 Jun 2003 10:31:50 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S262098AbTFKObt (ORCPT ); Wed, 11 Jun 2003 10:31:49 -0400 Received: from host-64-213-145-173.atlantasolutions.com ([64.213.145.173]:38352 "EHLO havoc.gtf.org") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S262015AbTFKObo (ORCPT ); Wed, 11 Jun 2003 10:31:44 -0400 Date: Wed, 11 Jun 2003 10:45:26 -0400 From: Jeff Garzik To: Marc Giger Cc: mru@users.sourceforge.net, Rene Engelhard , Marc Zyngier , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: Compatible Hardware (Was: Re: RealTek NIC on alpha?) Message-ID: <20030611144526.GA31051@gtf.org> References: <20030611091910.GD801@rene-engelhard.de> <20030611164200.55f399d2.gigerstyle@gmx.ch> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20030611164200.55f399d2.gigerstyle@gmx.ch> User-Agent: Mutt/1.3.28i Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 833 Lines: 24 On Wed, Jun 11, 2003 at 04:42:00PM +0200, Marc Giger wrote: > Hi All, > > Since a long time I asking me, which PC-Hardware is compatible with Alpha's? All? Is it just a question if the driver exists for this architecture? > I know that the Alpha's has the same buses and are also little Endian like Intel (right?). > > So as example I could take an ATI Radeon or an Adaptec 29160 SCSI Controller, put it into an Alpha and it works? Most PCI and AGP cards work. Video controllers, PCI or AGP, are special. They may or may not work, depending on what's in their video BIOS. Jeff - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/