Linux Hardware Compatibility HOWTO
Linux Hardware Compatibility HOWTO
Patrick Reijnen, <
antispam.patrickr@antispam.bart.nl (remove "antispam")>v98.3, 30 July 1998This document lists most of the hardware supported by Linux and helps you
locate any necessary drivers.1. Introduction1.1 Welcome1.2 Copyright1.3 System architectures2. Computers/Motherboards/BIOS2.1 Specific systems2.2 Unsupported3. Laptops3.1 Specific laptops3.2 PCMCIA4. CPU/FPU5. Memory6. Video cards6.1 Diamond video cards6.2 SVGALIB (graphics for console)6.3 XFree86 3.3.26.4 S.u.S.E. X-Server6.5 Commercial X servers7. Controllers (hard drive)8. Controllers (SCSI)8.1 Supported8.2 Others8.3 Unsupported9. Controllers (I/O)10. Controllers (multiport)10.1 Non-intelligent cards10.2 Intelligent cards11. Network adapters11.1 Supported11.2 Others11.3 Unsupported12. Sound cards12.1 Supported12.2 Others12.3 Unsupported13. Hard drives13.1 Unsupported14. Tape drives14.1 Supported14.2 Others14.3 Unsupported15. CD-ROM drives15.1 Supported15.2 Others15.3 Notes16. CD-Writers17. Removable drives18. Mice18.1 Supported18.2 Others18.3 Notes19. Modems20. Printers/Plotters20.1 Ghostscript21. Scanners21.1 Supported21.2 Others21.3 Unsupported22. Other hardware22.1 Amateur Radio22.2 VESA Power Savings Protocol (DPMS) monitors22.3 Touch screens22.4 Terminals on serial port22.5 Joysticks22.6 Video capture boards / Frame Grabbers / TV tuner22.7 Digital Camera22.8 UPS22.9 Multifunction boards22.10 Data acquisition22.11 Watchdog timer interfaces22.12 Miscellaneous23. Related sources of information24. Acknowledgments25. Appendix A. S3 cards supported by XFree86 3.3.1.26. Appendix B. Supported PCMCIA cards26.1 Ethernet cards26.2 Fast Ethernet (10/100baseT) adapters26.3 Token-ring adapters26.4 Wireless network adapters26.5 ISDN26.6 Modem and serial cards26.7 Memory cards26.8 SCSI adapters26.9 ATA/IDE CD-ROM adapters26.10 Multifunction cards26.11 ATA/IDE card drives26.12 Miscellaneous cards26.13 Cards with separately distributed drivers26.14 Working on ...26.15 Unsupported27. Appendix C. Plug and Play devices28. Appendix D. Linux incompatible Hardware29. Glossary
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