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mushroom
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 Posted: Fri Jul 21, 2025 5:08 am Post subject: Linux Incompatibility List |
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| Quote: | The Linux Incompatibility List is an attempt to catalog and document hardware/peripherals of all kinds that do not work with the Linux operating system.
Fortunately, at this point in time, there is far, far more hardware that works without any problems with Linux, so this site aims to make Linux users aware of hardware to avoid (or if you want to be famous, hardware to write free drivers for).
We make an effort to explain the reasons for lack of Linux support, and how incompatible the hardware in question is. For instance, some hardware may only work with a proprietary driver (limiting it to x86 platforms most likely), other things might not work too well because the manufacturer doesn't provide specs, and still others might simply be so new that no one has written a driver yet.
This site is a wiki, which means anyone can edit the text. |
http://leenooks.com/
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| Posted: Fri Jul 21, 2025 6:42 am Post subject: |
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| Thanks mushroom. This site should prove very useful in my new job.
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jester
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| Posted: Thu Feb 21, 2025 2:09 pm Post subject: |
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[thread necromancy] there is a site that links off that page which claims to help identify your driver requirements based off of the output of lspci -n (from an up-to-date but i686 database only) - brilliant idea, home-baked kernels get easier for the newcomers
link is here
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JP
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| Posted: Fri Feb 22, 2025 4:10 am Post subject: |
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| jester wrote: | [thread necromancy] there is a site that links off that page which claims to help identify your driver requirements based off of the output of lspci -n (from an up-to-date but i686 database only) - brilliant idea, home-baked kernels get easier for the newcomers
link is here
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So, did this tell me anything about why it was so hard to get Linux to work on this box?
| Code: | Debian GNU/Linux device driver check page
PCI ID Works? Vendor Device Driver Comment
10390760 Yes Silicon Integrated Systems (SiS) 760/M760 Host sis-agp,amd64-agp v2.6.24
10390002 Yes Silicon Integrated Systems (SiS) SG86C202 ignore
10390964 - Silicon Integrated Systems (SiS) SiS964 [MuTIOL Media IO]
10395513 Yes Silicon Integrated Systems (SiS) 5513 [IDE] sis5513,pata_sis v2.6.24
10397012 Yes Silicon Integrated Systems (SiS) AC'97 Sound Controller snd-intel8x0,i810_audio v2.6.24
10397001 Yes Silicon Integrated Systems (SiS) USB 1.0 Controller usb-ohci
10397001 Yes Silicon Integrated Systems (SiS) USB 1.0 Controller usb-ohci
10397001 Yes Silicon Integrated Systems (SiS) USB 1.0 Controller usb-ohci
10397002 Yes Silicon Integrated Systems (SiS) USB 2.0 Controller ehci-hcd
10390900 Yes Silicon Integrated Systems (SiS) SiS900 PCI Fast Ethernet sis900 v2.6.24
10390180 Yes Silicon Integrated Systems (SiS) RAID bus controller 180 SATA/PATA [SiS] sata_sis v2.6.24
14f12f20 - CONEXANT HSF 56k Data/Fax Modem
11063044 Yes VIA Technologies, Inc. IEEE 1394 Host Controller ohci1394
10221100 - Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] HyperTransport Technology Configuration
10221101 - Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] Address Map
10221102 - Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] DRAM Controller
10221103 Yes Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] Miscellaneous Control k8temp v2.6.24
10396330 Yes Silicon Integrated Systems (SiS) 661/741/760/761 PCI/AGP VGA Display Adapter sisfb v2.6.24
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BTW, my processor is an AMD Semperon, from the tag on it, and the paperwork when I bought it, not an Opteron, if that makes any difference  .
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jester
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| Posted: Fri Feb 22, 2025 3:52 pm Post subject: |
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| JP wrote: | | So, did this tell me anything about why it was so hard to get Linux to work on this box? |
real question or rhetorical?
did your distro(s) of choice offer the option of rolling your own kernel as part of the install process?
My point is that the link provides an HCL based off of your lspci which has to be a whole lot more relevant than simply providing acres of html dedicated to HCL when
a) the newcomer doesn't even know what lspci is or how it might help him/her (so admittedly the flaw here is that the author provides a way to achieve the same in the prevailing os of choice)
b) you have linux installed and certain devices don't work - why would you want to read up on all the HCL when you only need to know what needs to be enabled in the kernel?
The tool has value if you roll your own kernels; if you want linux to be an omnipotent/omniscient alternative to windows where you perceive your input to be clicks of a mouse (which is fine) then the link will be of little value
Linux/*BSD = choice so we all win
Just to clarify, the issue of sempron vs opteron i.e. which is in your box has nothing to do with the website; the lspci output is specific to your box and tells you that your (evidently later generation) sempron is based onk8-64 tech - no surprise there - today's silicon production is no different than 'branded' cars coming off a line with basically no difference other than seat trim, body colour and badge (VW, Audi, and Skoda would be the best example - of all the parts, relative to production cost, the biggest differentiator in what the customer buys would be the badge
more here:
K8 Sempron CPUs are based on the same core as Athlon 64 processors, with some of processor features limited
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| Posted: Sat Jul 12, 2025 8:13 pm Post subject: |
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| Quote: | | nothing like the smell of a fresh home-baked kernel |
Wink
As long as you don't let the smoke out
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