2. Supported Hardware

Releasing the 0.9.3 version of PA/Linux, a great improvment was made in term of quantity and quality of hardware support. That's why, even if your model is not listed, give it a try and report your result to the mailing list. The following PA-RISC machines can be booted like any other box of a different architecture. I must add that this list can change at any time. The best way to get an updated list is to look at http://mkhppa1.esiee.fr/list.html. At this URL, you will know if your hardware is supoorted and how. If you can run PA/Linux via the serial console or via the graphic card. You will also find everything you need there like the PDC firmware updates.

• any 712 models. You can get X running on them via framebuffer device!

• any 715 models including Strider series.

• any 710, 720, 730, 750 models should be running with the latest ISO. It contains some modifications specially for hard disk devices.

• some 725, 735, 755 models are running with the latest kernels. But since there was not a lot of feedback about these machines, we can not be more explicit.

• A180C and similar.

• A500 and similar.

• BXXX models like B132, B180. These boxes can be used in the framebuffer mode via the Standard Text Interface.

• CXXX models like C110, C160.

• CXXXX models work with the I/O devices linked to the first IOMMU.

• D class is normally working. However, many very different configurations exist in the D-class. As a result, it is quite difficult to make a general statement.

• J class is the SMP version of CXXXX models. So, I have to do the same remark.

• L1000 and L2000.

The following hardware will work in the future:

• L3000 model.

• N class.

• SuperDome class.

The following hardware won't work:

• very old boxes like 705s.

• E,F,G,H,I class. It seems that Christoph Plattner made his E55 running.

• T,V class