hardware compatibility list
Hi, I have been searching for a hardware compatibility list for scientific linux, specifically for motherboards (which I have had a problem with in the past). I have a hardware supplier that has limited stock, so I am not free to choose from an extensive list and would like to be able to check particular motherboards for compatibility. Initial searches have not proved successful. Does such a list exist? Thanks, Scott -- Scott Williams email: willi...@nscl.msu.edu Physicist telephone: +1 517 908 7296 NSCLfax: +1 517 353 5967 Michigan State University 1 Cyclotron East Lansing, MI 48824, USA
Re: hardware compatibility list
Hi, On Oct 25, 2011, at 17:18 , Scott Williams wrote: I have been searching for a hardware compatibility list for scientific linux, specifically for motherboards (which I have had a problem with in the past). I have a hardware supplier that has limited stock, so I am not free to choose from an extensive list and would like to be able to check particular motherboards for compatibility. Initial searches have not proved successful. Does such a list exist? have a look at https://hardware.redhat.com/ . Hardware certified for this distribution will very likely work with the corresponding SL release... Regards, Stephan -- Stephan Wiesand DESY -DV- Platanenenallee 6 15738 Zeuthen, Germany smime.p7s Description: S/MIME cryptographic signature
Re: hardware compatibility list
On 10/25/2011 08:30 AM, Stephan Wiesand wrote: Hi, On Oct 25, 2011, at 17:18 , Scott Williams wrote: I have been searching for a hardware compatibility list for scientific linux, specifically for motherboards (which I have had a problem with in the past). I have a hardware supplier that has limited stock, so I am not free to choose from an extensive list and would like to be able to check particular motherboards for compatibility. Initial searches have not proved successful. Does such a list exist? have a look at https://hardware.redhat.com/ . Hardware certified for this distribution will very likely work with the corresponding SL release... Regards, Stephan Two points: Much of the certification is for RH 5 and earlier; presumably, if the hardware drivers exist on RHEL N-M, these also exist on RHEL N . I was looking for two systems upon which I know EL works -- HP 8530p and Lenovo G570 (only EL 6.1 and presumably later releases). Neither is listed. Another option (that I did with success): get the latest SL stand alone bootable image (as EUFI is not yet on the hardware and that probably will prevent the installation or booting of SL) -- currently: ftp://ftp1.scientificlinux.org/linux/scientific/livecd/61/ and then choose i386 for a 32 bit version or x86_64 for a 64 bit version -- such as: SL-61-i386-2011-07-27-LiveDVD.iso burn the image to a DVD, boot the target system from this DVD, and check if everything works. Assuming that there is no special hardware (e.g., special external control interfaces or special mass storage hardware), test the 802.3 NIC, the 802.11 WNIC (if present, typically on a laptop), the video card (did Xwindows work?), the sound card, USB and IEEE 1394 (firewire) if present. If you need the integrated webcam, if present, then go through the procedures to activate the webcam and display the stream to the screen. If you need 802.16 (WiMAX) or Bluetooth, if present (typically, on a laptop), check these as well. If everything works, you probably have a compatible system (no proprietary hardware with MS only supplied drivers). If not, and you really want the unit, start hunting on the web and this list to discover if a Linux driver exists for the hardware, and if the driver has been ported to SL . Yasha Karant
Re: hardware compatibility list
Intel-branded motherboards are likely to be compatible, though you may need to get backported drivers for the NIC via ELRepo. On 25 Oct 2011, at 1018, Scott Williams wrote: Hi, I have been searching for a hardware compatibility list for scientific linux, specifically for motherboards (which I have had a problem with in the past). I have a hardware supplier that has limited stock, so I am not free to choose from an extensive list and would like to be able to check particular motherboards for compatibility. Initial searches have not proved successful. Does such a list exist? Thanks, Scott -- Scott Williams email: willi...@nscl.msu.edu Physicist telephone: +1 517 908 7296 NSCLfax: +1 517 353 5967 Michigan State University 1 Cyclotron East Lansing, MI 48824, USA
Re: hardware compatibility list
I'll second this. Been using Intel-branded motherboards and NICs (ELrepo drivers) for quite a few years now without problems. Phong Nguyen wrote: Intel-branded motherboards are likely to be compatible, though you may need to get backported drivers for the NIC via ELRepo. On 25 Oct 2011, at 1018, Scott Williams wrote: Hi, I have been searching for a hardware compatibility list for scientific linux, specifically for motherboards (which I have had a problem with in the past). I have a hardware supplier that has limited stock, so I am not free to choose from an extensive list and would like to be able to check particular motherboards for compatibility. Initial searches have not proved successful. Does such a list exist? Thanks, Scott -- Scott Williams email: willi...@nscl.msu.edu Physicist telephone: +1 517 908 7296 NSCLfax: +1 517 353 5967 Michigan State University 1 Cyclotron East Lansing, MI 48824, USA -- Mr. Mark V. Stodola Digital Systems Engineer National Electrostatics Corp. P.O. Box 620310 Middleton, WI 53562-0310 USA Phone: (608) 831-7600 Fax: (608) 831-9591
