Computer hardware supported by linux

Debian does not impose hardware requirements beyond the requirements of the Linux or kFreeBSD kernel and the GNU tool-sets. Therefore, any architecture or platform to which the Linux or kFreeBSD kernel, libc, gcc , etc. have been ported, and for which a Debian port exists, can run Debian. Please refer to the Ports pages at http://www.debian.org/ports/i386/ for more details on 32-bit PC architecture systems which have been tested with Debian GNU/Linux.

Rather than attempting to describe all the different hardware configurations which are supported for 32-bit PC , this section contains general information and pointers to where additional information can be found.

2.1.1.В Supported Architectures

Debian GNU/Linux 9 supports ten major architectures and several variations of each architecture known as вЂњ flavors вЂќ .

Architecture	Debian Designation	Subarchitecture	Flavor
Intel x86-based	i386	default x86 machines	default
Intel x86-based	i386	Xen PV domains only	xen
AMD64 & Intel 64	amd64	В	В
ARM	armel	Marvell Kirkwood and Orion	marvell
ARM with hardware FPU	armhf	multiplatform	armmp
64bit ARM	arm64	В	В
32bit MIPS (big-endian)	mips	MIPS Malta	4kc-malta
32bit MIPS (big-endian)	mips	Cavium Octeon	octeon
64bit MIPS (little-endian)	mips64el	MIPS Malta	5kc-malta
		Cavium Octeon	octeon
		Loongson 3	loongson-3
32bit MIPS (little-endian)	mipsel	MIPS Malta	4kc-malta
		Cavium Octeon	octeon
		Loongson 3	loongson-3
Power Systems	ppc64el	IBM POWER8 or newer machines	В
64bit IBM S/390	s390x	IPL from VM-reader and DASD	generic

This document covers installation for the 32-bit PC architecture using the Linux kernel. If you are looking for information on any of the other Debian-supported architectures take a look at the Debian-Ports pages.

2.1.2.В CPU, Main Boards, and Video Support

Complete information concerning supported peripherals can be found at Linux Hardware Compatibility HOWTO. This section merely outlines the basics.

2.1.2.1.В CPU

Nearly all x86-based (IA-32) processors still in use in personal computers are supported. This also includes 32-bit AMD and VIA (former Cyrix) processors, and processors like the Athlon XP and Intel P4 Xeon.

However, Debian GNU/Linux stretch will not run on 586 (Pentium) or earlier processors.

If your system has a 64-bit processor from the AMD64 or Intel 64 families, you will probably want to use the installer for the amd64 architecture instead of the installer for the (32-bit) i386 architecture.

2.1.2.2.В I/O Bus

The system bus is the part of the motherboard which allows the CPU to communicate with peripherals such as storage devices. Your computer must use the PCI, PCIe, or PCI-X bus. Essentially all personal computers sold in recent years use one of these.

2.1.3.В Laptops

From a technical point of view, laptops are normal PCs, so all information regarding PC systems applies to laptops as well. Installations on laptops nowadays usually work out of the box, including things like automatically suspending the system on closing the lid and laptop specfic hardware buttons like those for disabling the wifi interfaces ( вЂњ airplane mode вЂќ ). Nonetheless sometimes the hardware vendors use specialized or proprietary hardware for some laptop-specific functions which might not be supported. To see if your particular laptop works well with GNU/Linux, see for example the Linux Laptop pages.

2.1.4.В Multiple Processors

Multiprocessor support вЂ” also called вЂњ symmetric multiprocessing вЂќ or SMP вЂ” is available for this architecture. The standard Debian 9 kernel image has been compiled with SMP-alternatives support. This means that the kernel will detect the number of processors (or processor cores) and will automatically deactivate SMP on uniprocessor systems.

Having multiple processors in a computer was originally only an issue for high-end server systems but has become common in recent years nearly everywhere with the introduction of so called вЂњ multi-core вЂќ processors. These contain two or more processor units, called вЂњ cores вЂќ , in one physical chip.

2.1.5.В Graphics Hardware Support

Debian’s support for graphical interfaces is determined by the underlying support found in X.Org’s X11 system, and the kernel. Basic framebuffer graphics is provided by the kernel, whilst desktop environments use X11. Whether advanced graphics card features such as 3D-hardware acceleration or hardware-accelerated video are available, depends on the actual graphics hardware used in the system and in some cases on the installation of additional вЂњ firmware вЂќ images (see SectionВ 2.2, вЂњDevices Requiring FirmwareвЂќ).

On modern PCs, having a graphical display usually works out of the box. In very few cases there have been reports about hardware on which installation of additional graphics card firmware was required even for basic graphics support, but these have been rare exceptions. For quite a lot of hardware, 3D acceleration also works well out of the box, but there is still some hardware that needs binary blobs to work well.

Details on supported graphics hardware and pointing devices can be found at http://xorg.freedesktop.org/. Debian 9 ships with X.Org version 7.7.

2.1.6.В Network Connectivity Hardware

Almost any network interface card (NIC) supported by the Linux kernel should also be supported by the installation system; drivers should normally be loaded automatically. This includes most PCI/PCI-Express cards as well as PCMCIA/Express Cards on laptops. Many older ISA cards are supported as well.

ISDN is supported, but not during the installation.

2.1.6.1.В Wireless Network Cards

Wireless networking is in general supported as well and a growing number of wireless adapters are supported by the official Linux kernel, although many of them do require firmware to be loaded.

If firmware is needed, the installer will prompt you to load firmware. See SectionВ 6.4, вЂњLoading Missing FirmwareвЂќ for detailed information on how to load firmware during the installation.

Wireless NICs that are not supported by the official Linux kernel can generally be made to work under Debian GNU/Linux, but are not supported during the installation.

If there is a problem with wireless and there is no other NIC you can use during the installation, it is still possible to install Debian GNU/Linux using a full CD-ROM or DVD image. Select the option to not configure a network and install using only the packages available from the CD/DVD. You can then install the driver and firmware you need after the installation is completed (after the reboot) and configure your network manually.

In some cases the driver you need may not be available as a Debian package. You will then have to look if there is source code available in the internet and compile the driver yourself. How to do this is outside the scope of this manual. If no Linux driver is available, your last resort is to use the ndiswrapper package, which allows you to use a Windows driver.

2.1.7.В Braille Displays

Support for braille displays is determined by the underlying support found in brltty . Most displays work under brltty , connected via either a serial port, USB or bluetooth. Details on supported braille devices can be found on the brltty website. Debian GNU/Linux 9 ships with brltty version 5.4.

2.1.8.В Hardware Speech Synthesis

Support for hardware speech synthesis devices is determined by the underlying support found in speakup . speakup only supports integrated boards and external devices connected to a serial port (no USB, serial-to-USB or PCI adapters are supported). Details on supported hardware speech synthesis devices can be found on the speakup website. Debian GNU/Linux 9 ships with speakup version 3.1.6.

2.1.9.В Peripherals and Other Hardware

Linux supports a large variety of hardware devices such as mice, printers, scanners, PCMCIA/CardBus/ExpressCard and USB devices. However, most of these devices are not required while installing the system.

USB hardware generally works fine. On some very old PC systems some USB keyboards may require additional configuration (see SectionВ 3.6.5, вЂњHardware Issues to Watch Out ForвЂќ). On modern PCs, USB keyboards and mice work without requiring any specific configuration.

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Hardware Compatibility Lists

Ресурсы, на которых можно проверить совместимость различных аппаратных компонентов с Linux

Списки совместимости оборудования по дистрибутивам Linux

https://certification.ubuntu.com — каталог протестированных и гарантированно работающих в Ubuntu Linux аппаратных устройств;
Список оборудования, совместимого с openSUSE (список поддерживается сообществом);
Официальный каталог оборудования, сертифицированного Novell для SUSE, содержит более 38 тыс. записей;
https://catalog.redhat.com/hardware — список оборудования, совместимого с RHEL/CentOS;
https://hcl.openmandriva.org/ — список оборудования, совместимого с OpenMandriva;
https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Category:Computers — неофициальная информация о поддержке оборудования от пользователей Gentoo;
Неполный список оборудования, поддерживаемого AltLinux;

Общие списки совместимости

Каталог оборудования от Free Software Foundation
Список совместимости для всех дистрибутивов Linux, пополняемый программой hw-probe

Тематические списки

linux-on-laptops.com — каталог совместимости ноутбуков с Linux;
Таблица совместимости нетбуков Asus серии Eee PC с различными операционными системами;
Linux1510.pdf — тестирование множества материнских плат Asus с различными дистрибутивами;
openprinting.org — информация о совместимости принтеров с Linux;
Каталог поддерживаемых системой ALSA звуковых устройств;
qbik.ch/usb/devices — развиваемый проектом linux-usb.org список поддержки различных USB-устройств в Linux.
https://wireless.wiki.kernel.org — каталог совместимости Wi-Fi оборудования (раньше был wireless.kernel.org);
Wireless cards supported in Ubuntu — Wi-Fi card lists by manufacture, for example: TP-Link;
СписокUSB web-камер, поддерживаемых драйвером UVC;
Списоксканеров, с описанием поддерживаемой функциональности;
Списокпринтеров и МФУ от HP, рекомендованных к использованию в Linux (+ список моделей, требующих проприетарный плагин);
Список и ссылки на драйверы для принтеров и МФУ Brother;
Списокпринтеров, поддерживаемых Gutenprint (Gimp-Print);
Таблицы реализованных возможностей opensource-драйверов видеокарт ATI/AMD;
Таблицы реализованных возможностей opensource-драйверов видеокарт nVidia;
Таблицы поддержки графических чипсетов Intel;
Скорость работы различных видеокарт с OpenSource-драйверами;
Интерактивные доски в wiki ALT Linux;
Совместимость ИБП с «Network UPS Tools»;
Каталог устройств с плохой поддержкой в ядре Linux

Чёрные списки

Запуск Linux-дистрибутивов на этом железе может привести к неработоспособности железа:

Куда можно добавить информацию

Отправить информацию о компьютере с помощью perl-скрипта hw-probe, см. раздел ниже;
https://h-node.org — придётся зарегистрироваться. Добавление оборудования представляет из себя заполнение анкеты, также есть небольшая инструкция;
https://openbenchmarking.org — результаты тестов Phoronix, надо запустить у себя Phoronix test suite;
Если вы как-то особенно настроили lm-sensors для вашей материнской платы, добавьте конфигурацию согласно этой инструкции: lm-sensors Configurations;
linux-on-laptops — можно предложить добавить на сайт ссылку на обзор ноутбука с работающим linux;

hw-probe: добавить информацию на linux-hardware.org

Команда для отправки данных:

Пример создания ID, чтобы потом видеть все «свои» компьютеры:

Пример отправки данных, с тестом производительности, но без информации о точках монтирования, размеров разделов и списка пакетов:

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Building a Linux Computer System

This covers Linux PC (Personal Computer) hardware information, components, peripherals and accessories to build the ultimate computer system.

First see the hardware compatibility guide for your distribution:

Components (Contents):

Motherboard and processor links: (reviews and comparisons)

Related YoLinux Tutorials:

The availablility and lack of licensing restrictions of source code for the Linux kernel, has allowed Linux to be ported to a plethora of processors. There are the most popular for desktop, laptop and servers:

SRAM: Static RAM (SIMMS connector)
DRAM: Dynamic RAM. Typically 70 ns. Can only read or write but not both at the same time. (DIMMS connector)
EDO DRAM: Extended Data Output DRAM
SDRAM: Synchronous Dynamic RAM. (PC100 compatable) Typically 10ns. DIMM module has 168 pins.
RDRAM: Rambus DRAM. Requires motherboard chipset support. (RIMMS connector)
DDR/DDRAM: Double Data Rate/Double Data RAM. Operates twice as fast as conventional memory by performing two memory operations for every CPU clock cycle. (PC133 SDRAM compatable) DDR DIMM module has 184 pins.
DDR266: Double Data Rate at 266 Mhz. Throughput=8bytes x 266 Mhz/sec = 2.1 GB/sec. Hence the term: PC2100

Memory naming convention set by JEDEC, the semiconductor engineering standardization body of the Electronic Industries Alliance (EIA)

My choices for best video graphics are:

NVidia:

Nvidia

NVidia based graphics cards are by far the best for Linux because of 3D performance, 3D GL and GLX (SGI X-window/GL interface) support, and X-window DRI support. NVidia is the best for 2D video playback of video files and DVD’s because of the Xv (Xvideo), and Xrender support. (fast screen access) In order to enable this support one must download the NVidia binary «Accelerated Linux Driver Set» from the NVidia web site and the modified Linux Kernel RPM. (See the YoLinux kernel RPM install Tutorial) Source for the modified kernel is also available from their site. This is NOT included in the Red Hat distribution. Note that this applies to XFree86 4.0+ which supports these X-window extensions. (Red Hat 7.0+)

List of popular graphics boards manufacturers which use the NVidia chipset:

ATI 3-D card: ATI Radeon.
Graphics board manufacturers using ATI chipsets:

Connect 3D
Diamond
Visiontek XTASY

Matrox: Dual Headed Matrox G400 dual headed system

Honourable mention: SGI digital flat panel display and digital video card.

3Dlabs: Oxygen — High end CAD 3D

For the ultimate list of supported video cards and the latest information see the XFree86 Project Home Page

Video Capture and TV cards:

Hauppague analog WinTV bt 878 (Brooktree chip-set) — Hauppauge Linux support page

I purchased the Hauppauge model 447 which includes a PCI WinTV television and FM radio tuner card, video camera, FM antenna, an internal sound card connector and an infrared remote. The TV tuner card is cable-ready, supports 125 channels and closed captioning. The card is capable of supporting a resolution of 1,600 x 1,200 pixels, and has S-Video input, audio in/out (1/8″ = 3.5mm, 3 conductor minijack), coax connectors for cable TV and FM radio cable/antenna inputs well as a remote control (IR) reciever socket (2.5mm minijack). An external IR reciever is also included. (Newr versions include headphones with mic and volume control.)

This capture card works with qVIX Video conferencing for Linux

The prefered Hauppauge video camera has an S-video or RCA video connection such as the:

Hauppauge XC77B/44x (supplied with the Hauppauge WinTV 447)
Hauppauge 338
X10 Wireless video cameras — 2.4 Ghz
Pixera — The PXG-100 (N-NTSC or P-PAL) ship with newer models of the 447.
Swann — small

These use RCA connections on the Hauppauge capture card. (connection diagram.-Model 447 has one more cable connection for the FM radio) Note: The cameras listed are pure video and require a video capture card such as the Hauppauge. Cameras which use a USB port are often slower.

The default Red Hat 7.1 kernel comes ready to support TV/Video. If compiling the kernel, note that it requires the following modules: I2C Core, I2C Devices, I2C Algorithms, Video4Linux (v4l) API driver, Bttv drivers (this includes everything required for TV, radio and teletext) and Bttv mixer device (from the sound section).

YoLinux TV Video tutorial
ATI All in Wonder AGP and PCI. For TV and video software for the ATI see: http://www.linuxvideo.org/gatos/. (TV tuner support built into graphics card.)

DigitalVideoSystems.com — HDTV real time I/O card for Linux. (Expensive, $40k+)
AJA Video — HDTV video products

The winner these days seems to be Intel. They also manufacture the Intel Pro/100 Dual port server adapter which has two 10/100 Mbps Ports. This can be used to increase bandwidth, enable routing or setting up a firewall (ipchains/iptables) and only use one PCI slot. See Using Linux and ipchains/iptables to set up an internet gateway for home or office. In the near future Intel will present I2O (Intelligent I/O) NICs which are supported by the current Linux kernel. This will offload the TCP/IP stack to the network card reducing the CPU load. This will be essential in supporting iSCSI (network SCSI storage)

Intel — Pro 1000 and Pro 1000 Dual Port

Intel — Pro 100 and Pro 100 Dual Port:

This PCI NIC card supports two physical ethernet connections (eth0, eth1) on one card conserving valued PCI slots. Great for a firewall set-up.

3Com — 3c905 (Not the 3c905B and C) — [Drivers]

Other network hardware:

Cyclades — T1/E1 with built in DSU/CSU PCI cards
ZNYX — PCI embedded Ethernet switch

Logitech wireless «Cordless iTouch» or «Cordless Freedom Pro» mouse and keyboard. An RF receiver plugs into the regular PS/2 keyboard and mouse ports on your computer. (USB mouse connection is also available) The keyboard and mouse are wireless using radio technology. The mouse is a two button mouse with middle scroll wheel. (As a programmer, I prefer three button mice for UNIX workstations.)
Logitech 3 button mouse.
I-Rocks — Illuminated keyboards
PCKeyboard.com

Hard drive standards: IDE, EIDE, ATA, SATA, SCSI, Fibre Channel

IDE: Integrated Drive Electronics. Same as ATA, just another name.
EIDE: Enhanced IDE. Supports ATA and ATAPI standards. Uses Master/Slave, Primary/Secondary configuration, 40 pin cable.
ATAPI: Advanced Technology Attachment Packet Interface — Compatible with IDE. EIDE for CD ROM and Tape drives. Includes SCSI-3 like command set.
ATA/100: Advanced Technology Attachment. Just another name for IDE.
PATA: Parallel ATA — Refers to older IDE/EIDE/ATA/ATAPI 40 pin ribbon cable parallel interface.
Ultra DMA/66: 80 pin ribbon cable, 66MB/s transfer rate
SATA/150: Serial ATA — Reduces crosstalk across parallel cables by using a single chanel high speed connection. Uses single bundle of 7 wires of which 3 are ground. 2 TX (transmit), 2 RX (receive)
SATA/300: (3G) 3 Gigabit (Gb) bandwidth.
SATA II: Added feature set support for SATA/300 drives.
eSATA/XSATA: External SATA and next generation eSATA, XSATA for greater cable length.
NCQ: Native Command Queuing — reorder disk requests to optimize seek time.
SCSI: I, II, 3, fast-wide, 160, 320, .

IDE/ATA History

Disk Drive Vendors:

Disk Drive Coolers/Heatsinks:

Raid Tech
HugeSystems.com — Large raid systems targeted to the video market.
3Ware — ATA Raid controller
IDE and SCSI hot swap RAID and NAS systems, backplanes, cabinets, disk cradles, rackmounts and towers.
US Design — CD, DVD optical storage jukebox systems
Pioneer DRM-7000: This configurable monster holds a maximum of 720 disks/3.38TB. Holds CD and DVD drives for both read and read/write. It holds up to 16 drives for your most extreme mega-storage needs.

NAS: Network Attached Storage

PC Case Manufacturers:

Aerocool (Acrylear: All acrylic and clear. No EMI shielding.)
Antec (P160: 1.2 AL, 4/2/4 bays,USB top upper fron panel, removable mother board pannel, air filter) (Sonata: Steel, 3/0/2/4 bays,120mm silent fan,2fans,airfilters, HDD rubber grommet mounted trays) ** Good 2 **
Atech (STK6551: acrylic-steel)
Athenatech (A100SC: micro)
BuyRaidmax.com: Raidmax (Scorpio-668: Aluminum, acrylic sides, Galaxy-988)
Chenbro (Xpider: plastic, 4/1/6bays)
Coolermaster (Cavalier T01, Centurion: basic, power supplies, fans)
Chieftec (Extreme Series: honeycomb, fan filter, 4/2/4 bays)
Chemming
GlobalWin
Pyrinex.com: Kingwin: Kingwin (K11-BK-WM, KT-424-BK-WM: 2mm Aluminum, acrylic sides, motherboard tray, 4/2/4 bay,3 fan, antishock HDD) ** Good 1 **
Lian Li solid basic cases
StoreCase.com — (Kingston Technology subsidiary) Rack and desktop cases for storage drives.
Supermicro.com — Cases
Thermaltake
Yeong Yang (YY-5601)
Enermax

Notation note: # 5.25″ external bays/# 3.5″ external bays/# 3.5″ internal bays

Home Theater Cases:
PC cases for home theater. These cases make the PC look like a stereo component.

Active PFC (Power Factor Correction): Reduces harmonic distorion for a cleaner power source. Controlled voltage for a higher «power factor». This is preferred.

Passive PFC: Uses a capacitive filter.

Note that most computer cases require airflow provided by the power supply fan. This makes some of the fanless units inappropriate. There are also super quiet «noiseless» or silent but not fanless powersupplies.

Antec — Neo Power 480 watt: Maximim PC January 2005 rated best. Has modular cables and active PFC. Also sells Phantom line of fanless PSU’s.
PcPowerAndCooling.com — Active PFC.
CoolerMaster — Active PFC
CoolMax — Fanless unit has no PFC
Enermax — Active PFC and «silent» power supplies.
Nexus — Quiet power supplies available.
OczTechnology.com — OCZ PowerStream 520ADJ — modular cables
Sparklepower — Power Supplies
SeaSonicUSA.com — Has very quiet S12-430 unit
SilverStoneTek.com — Has fanless power supply
Thermaltake.com — Has fanless power supply
DitCorp.com: De Vanni
VantecUSA.com — VAN-520A: Maximim PC January 2005: Failed load test
UltraProducts.com — X-Connect Modular Power Supplies. Cool connectors but bad review in Maximim PC January 2005. «Poor voltage accuracy.»

PC Power & Cooling
2CoolPC.com — Case cooling fans and ducts.
Zerus — Cases, cooling fans
Cooler Master — heat pipe cooling tech
Thermaltake Heat Sinks
PC Power & Cooling
Koolance — Water cooling
Zalman — Copper heatsinks and heatpipes
SunbeamTech.com — Custom fan lighting, water cooling, fan grills

CrazyPC.com — Water coolers, cooling mods.
EndPcNoise.com — Power supplies and coolers. Also water coolers.
SilverStoneTek.com — Thermal controllers, monitors.
Noise Control: — The new rage. Super quiet and super cool.
Heatsink-guide.com
2CoolTek.com — PC cooling articles.
Heatsink FAQ

The Creative Labs Sound Blaster Audigy or Live PCI with output for digital speakers is about as good as it gets. This is not because it’s the best sound card, it’s because it’s the best supported. I tried to get fancy with a Turtle Beach and as far as I got was being able to play my CD and that was it. (I basically failed and ended up buying a Sound Blaster) If you want to get fancy you may have to buy commercially supported drivers from 4Front using Open Sound System (OSS). (Note: Most other references to OSS refer to Open Source Software) See the 4Front list of supported cards.

Linux supports the the EMU10K1 audio processor (kernel module emu10k1.o) based Sound Blaser line which includes Value, MP3+, X-Gamer and Platnum versions.

RME: HDSPe MADIFX — [Linux OSS and ALSA Drivers]
Featured in the Linux Journal’s 2005 Ultimate Linux Box.

Misc: I use a Radio Shack Three-Headphone Cable Adapter (42-2458) on my audio input (1/8″ minijack) so the sound card may accept input from my Hauppauge WinTV card, aux input and headphone/mic headset.

FOURPOINT SURROUND FPS2000 DIGITAL 4 SPEAKERS ONE SUBWOOFER

Four channel/4-speaker digital audio. The FPS2000 Digital is the only speaker system that provides proprietary DIGITAL DIN connection with Sound Blaster Live! The speaker system also includes a separate front and rear audio inputs, compatible with any other four-channel PCI sound cards. On my Linux system with the SoundBlaster Live Platinium, both the line-out and rear-out jacks work.)

CAMBRIDGE SOUNDWORKS SPEAKERS FPS1500 SATELLITES W/SUBWOOFER

Altec Lansing
- Altec 641LA 5 PC 110V Speaker System
- Altec 4100LA 5 PC 110V Speaker System 70Watts
- ATP3UA 3PC 110V 3PC Speaker System BLACK 18W Subwoofer
Klipsch
Harmon Kardon
Monsoon Audio
Eminent Tech

Audio Speaker Links:

SonicFlare.com

Choose headphones which contain a volume control and microphone on/off switch.

Some of the old CD-ROMS which were driven off of the sound card may not work, but in general, most work without any problems.

Plextor — CD-RW

32X/12X/10X REWRITABLE EIDE CD-RW Internal

I mention the Plextor because all the others are so much alike and this one stands out. It has the fastest write throughput, available in Ultra-SCSI and comes with «BURN-Proof» features which allow it to stop in the middle of burning a CD. This is unique to Plextor. It has been ranked the best by all the reviews I have seen.

The Red Hat compatibility list does not list any DVD players but I have seen many in use. (I’m not sure of those listed below.)

DVDRW CDRW COMBO DRIVE EIDE INT 12X/10X/32X CDRW 2.4X DVD 4.76GB

Combines DVD+RW and CD-RW recording with DVD-ROM and CD-ROM playback in one. Expensive but it is truly all-in-one!

Pioneer: DVR-A03 DVD-R/RW, CD-R/RW combo

Toshiba SD-M1401:

12X DVD-ROM 40X CD-ROM SCSI
Pioneer 304S/305S (10x DVD and 40x CDROM)
Pioneer DVR-S201 1X DVD write, 2X DVD read, SCSI-2

There are only two manufacturers with licensed software support of DVD system for Linux.

IBM: IBM Thinkpad notebook computers with Linux pre-installed and a DVD come with the InterVideo, LinDVD player installed and configured.

There is DVD player software available for Linux but its legality has been under attack in the courts. The battle has not been resolved and unless the Linux DVD developers lose the battle, the OMS (Open Media System) software is available from: http://linuxvideo.org

The DVD disk must be mounted: mount /dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom
Use the hdparm command to enable DMA access to the DVD drive or else video playback will seem slow, broken and ragged.
i.e.: hdparm -d1 -c1 /dev/cdrom
Also see YoLinux: System Optimization and hdparm
New DVD players do not have a country code burned in. Burn this in with specialized Linux software or run it under Windows once before use under Linux.
Requires udf file system support in kernel.
When compiling OMS from source, bootstrap with autogen.sh to create a configure file, then run configure and make.
Components:
- omi: GUI
- oms: Main program
- libccs: DVD decryption
Configuration files: $HOME/.oms/

Linux Related DVD links:

If a modem is required, I prefer external modems. No IRQ, Winmodem driver headaches. The Novel/S.U.S.E. Hardware database gives the best list.

US ROBOTICS 56K/14.4K V92 W/RAPIDCOMM FAX/DATA

Data Compression Protocol: MNP-5, V.42bis
Error Correction Protocol: MNP-4, ITU V.42, MNP-2, MNP-3
Analog Modulation Protocol: ITU V.21, ITU V.22, ITU V.22bis, ITU V.29, ITU V.32, ITU V.32bis, ITU V.34, ITU V.90, ITU Group 3 Fax, ITU V.17, ITU V.23, ITU V.27ter, x2, ITU V.92
Interface Type: Serial RS-232

3Com — DSL, Cable
Best Data
ActionTec — DSL
Vicking components
Xircom — Notebook modems
Zoom — (Hayes)
IBM: Mwave — While it is a Laptop ThinkPad «WinModem», IBM provides drivers.

The easiest solution is to use a Postscript compatible printer.
The following designations are often used within the model numbers to designate various features:

n — Network
t — Extra paper trays (i.e. paper tray one and paper tray two)
d — Duplex (Print on both sides of a sheet of paper)
f — fax

External: 20/40GB DAT DDS4 SCSI ULTRA2 LVD SURESTORE DAT40E 3/6MB

Recording Standard: DDS-2, DDS-3, DDS-4 ( ANSI/ISO/ECMA DDS )

Internal: 20/40GB DAT DDS4 SCSI ULTRA2 LVD SURESTORE DAT40I 3/6MB

Recording Standard: DDS-2, DDS-3, DDS-4 ( ANSI/ISO/ECMA DDS, ANSI/ECMA DDS-DC )
Native / Compressed Capacity: 20 GB / 40 GB

Overland Data Inc.
Ampex
Tandberg Data
StorageTek
Tandberg
Quantum
SpectraLogic

Tape form factors: DAT, DLT, SDLT, LTO, AIT, SLR, Quarter inch, 9 track tape.

UPS BP1400: BACK UPS PRO 1400 1400VA 6 OUTLET 120V LINE-INT

Voltage: AC 120 V ( 50/60 Hz )
Average Run Time: 60 min
Capacity: 1400VA/950W

SMART UPS 1400 RACK MOUNT 6 OUTLET 120V LINE-INT

SMART UPS NET620 620VA 4 OUTLET 120V LINE-INT

Load Rating: Small workgroup server
Average Run Time: 11 Ah / 15.3 min
Capacity: 620 volt-amp, 390 watt

PowerWare.com — (Best was purchased by PowerWare)
Tripplite

/dev/sda1 501600 704 500896 1% /media/usbdisk

An icon appears on the desktop after it is mounted. Double clicking the icon will open the Nautilus file manager. I find copying files using Nautilus to be more reliable than via the shell. I wonder if the memory has a speed issue (??)

Digital Cameras:

gPhoto
List of digital cameras supported by gPhoto/Linux
cqcam Homepage
Quickcam — USB QuickCam interface

Note: Many cameras are not supported in Linux. I remove the memory card from the camera and insert it into a USB attached memory card reader. This works for them all! The typical file system on the memory cards is DOS FAT and easily recognized and automounted.

AtecFlash.com — flash memory card reader/adapters. Pro-Gear in case product and external units reads multiple card formats.

SunbeamTech: 20 in 1 Superior Panel — Ultimate all-in-one front panel for peripherals.

SONY USB Jog Controller — Usefull for video editing with Kino (video record, save, edit, play). Requires SonyJog driver patch or JogUtils

ShuttlePro — USB video jog shuttle. (I was told it was Sony compatible??)

DataVideo: mobile studios, converters, etc

Sharp Electronics: LCD Video Monitors: (Not a computer monitor, a video TV monitor)

LC-20VM2 — 20″ video/S-video/Component NTSC/PAL/SECAM monitor.
LC-28HM2 — 28″ HDTV Monitor.

Real Time Visualization: Volume Pro — PCI card for 2D/3D pixel/voxel volume processing acceleration. C++ and JAVA interfaces. (Linux drivers included)

Hot Little Therm: Thermometer on your serial port

Barco: Projection Systems

Romtec Trios IDE Hard Drive Selector: IDE hard drive disk selector device, which can be placed into a PC’s 5.25-inch bay, that enables users to boot from a choice of up to three separate hard drives (Thus different OS’s)

Blackbox.com — Overpriced but they have every computer connector and widget imaginable.

L-com — Cables, connectors, KVMs, mounts, blocks, rack panels, etc.

CablesnMore.com — internal and external computer cables.

SunbeamTech.com — Custom case lighting and peripherals

Actuality Systems: Volumetric 3-D Display — 360 degree voxel display device.

lik-sang.com: Alternative Gaming

InterSense: InterTrax2 — Virtual reality head tracking system. (USB or serial port) Though they are not advertised on their web site, Linux drivers are available from InterSense. (So says Mike Donfrancesco, Director of Worldwide Sales at InterSense.)

Heat Alarm

DTI 3D monitors — Requires software written for this hardware.

VMD molecular visualization program written to support 3D DTI graphics.

StereoGraphics.com — wireless stereoscopic visualization eyewear.

Microboards — Stand-alone CD/DVD duplicator

Rimage — Thermal image printing of CD’s in mass quantities.

PCI Cards:

ORANGELINK 3 PORT FIREWIRE PCI BOARD IEEE 1394 DV OHCI 400M/S

Connectivity Cable: IEEE 1394
Data Transfer Rate: 400 Mbps
Data Link Protocol: IEEE 1394 Firewire

AMI: MegaRAC — Remote access PCI controller which enables server management even when server is down.
General Electric — MIL-STD-1553 Bus PCI card tor test and development. (was Condor Engineering)
Data Bus Tools — API for Linux. MS/Windows based BusTools GUI will run on Crossover Wine on Linux.
Quancom.de: Watchdog boards — Software on Linux system communicates with PC card. When communication stops it is assumed that the system is down. It can then issue a hardware reset or turn on an external appliance. Comes with Linux source code.
- PCI Watchdog
- PCI Watchdog: Supports ATX Motherboards without reset switch
- ISA Watchdog
- ISA Watchdog: Supports ATX Motherboards without reset switch
- SuperSSD.com: Texas Memory Systems Inc — Solid State Disk — Fibre Channel, Gigabit ethernet
- JMR Electronics: Forta — RAID, Fibre channel, Ultra SCSI
IRIG PCI cards — Receivers for GPS satellite based time. Very accurate.

Data Acquisition and Measurement:

Comedi.org — Open Source drivers for hardware from all manufacturers
National Instruments — Measurement, analog and digital data interfaces
Linux Drivers:
- GPIB — power supplies
- NI-DAQmx (pdf) — analog/digital acquisition

Linux PDAs and Mobile Computing:

When using a KVM (Keyboard Video Mouse) switch to use one Keyboard Video and Mouse connected to multiple computers, remember to configure each computer to have the same resolution. Some monitors will freak out upon an instantaneous switch to a higher resolution.

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