On 29-Apr-98 "warp@xs4all.nl" wrote:
> Colm Connolly wrote:
>
>> I have a query about pci based cards and alpha.
>> Do pci cards need special firmware/bios to operate in an alpha box or
>> could you go out buy a pci card (eg scsi/nic card ) and use it in an
>> alpha box (provided there is a driver of course)?
>
> No, PCI (and ISA) are standards themselves, theoretical
> every PCI (and ISA) card should work fine in your Alpha
> provided there is a driver of course ;-)
>
>> Is it a difficult exercise to port a pre-existing ix86 Linux driver to
>> the the alpha? In any event, where can you find information on doing
>> this and would I be mad to even consider doing it?
>
> AFAIK, most x86/Linux drivers have been ported to
> Alpha/Linux already (don't shoot me if I'm wrong:) )
> but I haven't seen many devices that are x86/Linux
> *only* supported recently...
>
> Kind regards,
> Antoine
>
> websites.: http://windowmaker.kimitsu.com - Everything WindowMaker!
> http://alphalinux.kimitsu.com - Everything Alpha/Linux!
> email....: warp@windowmaker.kimitsu.com & warp@xs4all.nl
>
> --
> To unsubscribe: send e-mail to axp-list-request@redhat.com with
> 'unsubscribe' as the subject. Do not send it to axp-list@redhat.com
------ David Hamm - dhamm@itserve.com --------