Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S264531AbTFKWFz (ORCPT ); Wed, 11 Jun 2003 18:05:55 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S264547AbTFKWFz (ORCPT ); Wed, 11 Jun 2003 18:05:55 -0400 Received: from harddata.com ([216.123.194.198]:39586 "EHLO mail.harddata.com") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S264531AbTFKWFq (ORCPT ); Wed, 11 Jun 2003 18:05:46 -0400 Date: Wed, 11 Jun 2003 16:19:02 -0600 From: Michal Jaegermann 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: <20030611161902.A12972@mail.harddata.com> 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 User-Agent: Mutt/1.2.5.1i In-Reply-To: <20030611164200.55f399d2.gigerstyle@gmx.ch>; from gigerstyle@gmx.ch on Wed, Jun 11, 2003 at 04:42:00PM +0200 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 1417 Lines: 35 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? Mostly. > So as example I could take an ATI Radeon or an Adaptec 29160 SCSI > Controller, put it into an Alpha and it works? If you want to boot from a disk attached to this controller then this is a question if your firmware will recognize it as you will have to load some things from it. If this is not your boot device then the answer should be yes. Graphics card is slightly different problem as they have to be usually initialized by an x86 BIOS emulator embedded in your firmware and this may, or may not, work depending on your video card. I heard about cards which worked once X started but would give nothing on a console. I do not remember now specifics of configuration. In practice newer video cards were becoming on Alpha more and more of an issue. ATI Radeon 7500 AGP works fine in UP1500 (Nautilus with an AGP slot) provided you have a correct X server support for it. I know because I have one on my desk. :-) Michal - 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/