Re: which AXP MBs/systems are currently Linux-supported ?

Jim Paradis (paradis@amt.tay1.dec.com)
Tue, 1 Aug 1995 12:42:17 -0500 (EDT)

> Could someone provide a brief overview of the major AXP motherboard
> /system variants available to date and which are currently supported
> by Linux/AXP and/or BLADE ?
>
> Apparently there are at least 3 variants not currently supported
> by both ... (AlphaStations, Jensen-MBs, and TUrboChannel)

BLADE 0.1 *ONLY* supports NoName (AXPpci/33) at this time.

Linux/Alpha 1.2 and 1.3 are known to run on NoName, Jensen, EB64/66, APC64,
and NekoTech boxes, but you have to build and install kernels the hard way.
BLADE 0.2 will include boot disks for more of the above system types.

We finally got access to an AlphaStation, and we'll be giving that a whirl
within the next few days.

Our group has no immediate plans to add TurboChannel support, but the pieces
are out there on the Net for anyone else to try 8-) (NetBSD/Alpha supports
TurboChannel, so there's a reference implementation...)

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