Re: Linux/PPC hardware question.
From: Michel Lanners <hidden>
Date: 1999-07-01 06:05:33
On 30 Jun, this message from Michael Pruett echoed through cyberspace:
What SCSI cards are supported under Linux/PPC? I wanted to use a UW SCSI card on my Power Mac 8500, but I can't find any information on which cards will work under Linux. And I don't want to buy one unless I know it's supported.
Basically, any card supported by Linux/i386 should work, however: - PCI address assignment might be a problem; I'm not sure OF assigns adress regions for cards without OF code onboard. It might do that OK, however. - Any card lacking OF support on-board (i.e. all cards not sold specifically for the Mac) will not permit booting off drives on these boards, as OF will not have a driver for those. - Any board that works under MacOS (including boot support) and that has a Linux-supported chipset should be usable for booting. Some boards I know people have working: - Symbios 875? -based: Geert.Uytterhoeven@cs.kuleuven.ac.be - a large number of Adaptec boards, through the AIC7xxx driver - the boards Apple sold bundled with Macs (I think most, if not all, are Sym875-based) If anybody has more details or corrections, don't hold them back!
I can't find the answer to this question anywhere (FAQs, Linux/PPC web sites, IRC, LDP, etc.)
Have you tried FAQ-O-Matic? That should have more detail. URL should be: http://www.dartmouth.edu/cgi-bin/cgiwrap/jonh/lppc/faq.pl You might also want to try the Linux/PPC list archives somewhere on lists.linuxppc.org. Michel ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Michel Lanners | " Read Philosophy. Study Art. 23, Rue Paul Henkes | Ask Questions. Make Mistakes. L-1710 Luxembourg | email mlan@cpu.lu | http://www.cpu.lu/~mlan | Learn Always. " [[ This message was sent via the linuxppc-dev mailing list. Replies are ]] [[ not forced back to the list, so be sure to Cc linuxppc-dev if your ]] [[ reply is of general interest. Please check http://lists.linuxppc.org/ ]] [[ and http://www.linuxppc.org/ for useful information before posting. ]]