Sparc/Non-Sun hardware compatibility list
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This Hardware Compatibility List details PCI hardware that has been tested on SPARC64 systems by the developer and user community.
About this document
This document provides a list of hardware tested on the Sun SPARC64 platform, the results of that testing and who tested it.
This document does not guarantee that you will have similar results with the same hardware, but simply documents the experiences of others. Please keep this in mind if you are thinking of making purchasing decisions based on this document.
Hardware compatibility list
ATA/SATA controllers
| Vendor | Model | Chipset | Kernel | System | Working | Comments | Submitter |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Triones Technologies, Inc. | HPT366 | HPT366 | 2.6.13 | E250 | Yes | IDE, works fine, no native RAID, bootable with proper devalias setup | cyan051 |
| Silicon Image, Inc. | SiI 0649 | SiI 0649 | 2.6.19-gentoo-r3 | Ultra 10 | Yes | IDE, not tested as bootable, no RAID, also known as CMD0649, does UDMA fine. | gustavoz |
| Silicon Image, Inc. | SiI 3112 | SiI 3112 | 2.6.19.2 | Netra T1-105 | Yes | SATA, not tested as bootable, uses sata_sil kernel module. | neilgx |
| Silicon Image, Inc. | SiI 3512 | SiI 3512 | 2.6.17-gentoo-r9 | Ultra 5 | Yes | SATA, non-bootable, sata_sil module | Jonni Nakari |
IEEE 1394/Firewire controllers
| Vendor | Model | Chipset | Kernel | System | Working | Comments | Submitter |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miro | Studio DV | Texas Instruments TSB12LV23 | 2.4 and 2.6 | Sun Ultra 5 | Yes | Tested with Canon MV300i Mini-DV Cam | gustavoz |
Bluetooth adapters
| Vendor | Model | Chipset | Kernel | System | Working | Comments | Submitter |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MSI | BToes (MS6970 Ver.254) | Broadcom BCM92035DGROM | 2.6.14_rc1 | Sun Ultra 5 | Yes | Tested against Nokia 6630 | gustavoz |
| EPoX | BT-DG07A+ | Unknown, use CONFIG_BT_HCIUSB=y | 2.6.25-gentoo-r6 | Sun Blade 1000 | Yes | Tested against Nokia N95 and N73 | bluebird |
Network adapters
| Vendor | Model | Chipset | Kernel | System | Working | Comments | Submitter |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3COM | 3c905C-TX-M | 3c59x | 2.4.22-sparc | Sun Ultra 60 | Yes | Works fine, not bootable | Blademan |
| 3COM | 3c905B-TXNM | 3c59x | 2.4.22-sparc | Sun Ultra 5 | Yes | Works, not bootable | gustavoz |
| 3COM | 3c905C-TX | 3c59x | 2.6.17-gentoo | Sun Ultra 10 | Yes | Works, not bootable | bauerbob |
| Belkin | F5D5000 | Unknown | 2.4.21-sparc-r1 | Sun Ultra 10 | No | Linux doesn't recognize the card | ciaranm |
| Compaq | NC3122 Dual 10/100 | Intel 82558 | 2.4.22-sparc | Sun Ultra 5 | Yes | Uses eepro100 driver, I think it's the same as the intel dual eepro100, not bootable | gustavoz |
| Intel | 8255x EthernetPro100 | eepro100 | 2.4.22-sparc | Sun Ultra 60 | Yes | Works fine, not bootable | Blademan |
| Intel | PRO/1000 Gigabit Server Adapter | Intel 82542 | 2.4.22 | Sun Enterprise 450 | Yes | Works great out of the box, not bootable | squash |
| Intel | X520-DA2 | ixgbe | 5.15.x | Oracle T4 | Yes | Works great | matoro |
| Linksys | NC100 Network Everywhere Fast Ethernet 10/100 (rev 11) | ADMtek Comet rev 17 | 2.4.32 | Sun Ultra 10 | Yes | Works great, not bootable | Weeve |
| Netgear | FA 311 | NSC DP83815 | 2.4.21-sparc-r1 | Sun Ultra 10 | Yes | Works with NatSemi driver, not bootable | ciaranm |
| Syskonnect | SK-9821 | SK-98xx0 | 2.4.22-sparc | Sun Ultra 5 | Yes | Works with 'SysKonnect SK-98xx and SK-95xx Gigabit Ethernet Adapter family support', can be used in Solaris too, not bootable | rognvaldr |
| U.S. Robotics | 10/100/1000 Mbps PCI NIC | USR997902 | 2.6.13-rc4 | Sun Blade 1000 | Yes | Works great with r8169 driver, not bootable | Weeve |
| D-Link | DGE-528T | R8169 | 2.6.13 | Sun E250 | Yes | Works fine, not bootable | cyan051 |
SCSI adapters
| Vendor | Model | Chipset | Kernel | System | Working | Comments | Submitter |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adaptec | 2940AU | 785x | 2.4.22-sparc | Sun Ultra 5 | Partially | Works with aic7xxx, not bootable | todd |
| Adaptec | AHA-2940UW | AIC-7881U | 2.4.22-sparc | Sun Ultra 5 | Partially | Works with aic7xxx, not bootable | gustavoz |
| Antares | P0069 | LSI 53c8xx | 2.4.22-sparc | Sun Ultra 5 | Yes | Works with 'SYM53C8XX Version 2 SCSI support', bootable | rognvaldr |
| Compaq | 295243-001 | LSI 53c875j | 2.4.21-sparc-r1 | Sun Ultra 10 | Partially | Works with 53CXXX module, not bootable | ciaranm |
| Symbios Logic | SYM22801 | LSI 53c876 | 2.4.23pre6 | Sun Ultra 5 | Yes | Works perfectly with 53CXXX module, bootable | bazik |
Sound cards
| Vendor | Model | Chipset | Kernel | System | Working | Comments | Submitter |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CompUSA | 4 Channel Sound Card PCI 32bit SKU: 272121 | C-Media Electronics Inc CM8738 (rev 10) | 2.6.13 | Sun Blade 100 | Yes | Works with ALSA driver snd-cmipci | Weeve |
| Creative | Sound Blaster AudioPCI 128 | Ensoniq 5880 AudioPCI (rev 02) | 2.6.x | Sun Ultra 5 | Yes | Works with ALSA driver snd-ens1371 | gustavoz |
| Creative | Sound Blaster Live/Audigy Family | EMU10K1 | 2.6.x | Sun Ultra 10 | No | Pretty sure this was a PCI bus version issue, but don't I recall | eradicator |
| Diamond | MX300 | Aureal Semiconductor Vortex 2 (rev fe) | 2.6.13 | Sun Blade 100 | No | ALSA driver snd-au8830 fails to allocate resources | Weeve |
| Hercules | Game Theater XP | Cirrus Logic CS 4614/22/24 [CrystalClear SoundFusion Audio Accelerator] (rev 01) | 2.6.x | Sun Ultra 30/Blade 100 | Yes | Works with ALSA driver snd-cs46xx | Weeve |
| Unknown | Unknown | ESS Technology ES1988 Allegro-1 | 2.6.x | Sun Ultra 10 | No | ALSA fails to properly allocate resources | eradicator |
USB controllers
Note
In order to utilize USB 2.0 controllers, a 2.6+ kernel is needed.
In order to utilize USB 2.0 controllers, a 2.6+ kernel is needed.
| Vendor | Model | Chipset | Kernel | System | Working | Comments | Submitter |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belkin | F5U220 | NEC USB 2.0 (rev 04) | 2.6.13 | Sun Blade 100 | Yes | Works with OHCI + EHCI | Weeve |
| CMD Technology Inc | Unknown | CMD USB0670 | 2.4.22-sparc | Sun Ultra 5 | Yes | Works with OHCI | todd |
| D-Link | DU-520 (Rev A1) | NEC USB 2.0 | 2.6.x | Sun Ultra 10 | Yes | Works with OHCI and EHCI | ciaranm |
| Conceptronic | C480il | NEC USB 2.0 | 2.4.23pre6 | Sun Ultra 5 | Partially | USB 1.1 works fine with OHCI, EHCI (USB 2.0) seems to be broken in 2.4.x | bazik |
| Kouwell | KWE-580C | OPTi 82c861 | 2.4.23pre6 | Sun Ultra 5 | Yes | Works perfectly with OHCI | bazik |
| Stratitec | ICUSB25 | NEC USB 2.0 (rev 04) | 2.6.16-rc6 | Sun Ultra 60 | Yes | Works with OHCI + EHCI | Weeve |
| Unknown | Unknown | VIA VT6202 | 2.4.23pre6 | Sun Ultra 5 | No | Neither USB 1.1 nor USB 2.0 work | bazik |
| Unknown | MA-132 | ALi M5273 | 2.6.x | Sun Ultra 5 | Yes | Works | gustavoz |
| Sweex Essentials | PCI-USBNEC101-5P-1 | NEC USB 2.0 | 2.6.0-sparc | Sun Ultra 10 | Yes | Works perfectly with OHCI + EHCI | ciaranm |
| Bright Computech Co., Ltd. | UPCI20A-6P | ALi M5273 A1 | 2.6.24 | Sun Ultra 10 | Yes | Didn't tried it yet with "demanding" devices (like USB mass storage), but Bluetooth device has been recognized, and USB-mouse Logitech M-BA47 is working excellent with Ultra 10 | Zbigniew B. |
USB storage
Note
These are not bootable in any way, and often require a high-speed USB controller to work reliably.
These are not bootable in any way, and often require a high-speed USB controller to work reliably.
| Vendor | Model | Chipset | Kernel | System | Working | Comments | Submitter |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Transcend | TS-RD13B | Genesys Logic | 2.6.20-gentoo | Sun Ultra 5 | YES | Needs 2.6.20+, only tested with CF and MMC cards. | gustavoz |
Video adapters
Note
Alternate (non-SUN) framebuffers may not work in OBP, only once the Linux kernel has taken over control.
Alternate (non-SUN) framebuffers may not work in OBP, only once the Linux kernel has taken over control.
| Vendor | Model | Chipset | Kernel | System | Working | Comments | Submitter |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATI | 3D RAGE IIC PCI | RAGE IIC | 2.4.23pre6 | Sun Ultra 5 | No | Gives no output on OBP, green vertical stripes with Kernel framebuffer | bazik |
| Cirrus | Laguna CL-GD5462 | CL-GD5462 | 2.4.22-sparc | Sun Ultra 5 | No | Mostly an xfree driver issue, pci resource conflict or such | gustavoz |
| Matrox | Millenium II | mga2164w | 2.4 and 2.6 | Sun Ultra 5 | Yes | Works fine with fbdev (console) and mga driver in Xorg | gustavoz |
| 3DLabs | Permedia II | GLINT | 2.6.13 | Sun E250 | Yes | Xorg works fine, but no FB support | cyan051 |
| Matrox | Millenium I | mga2064w | 2.6.25-gentoo-r6 | Blade 1000 | Yes | Works fine with fbdev (console) and mga driver in Xorg | bluebird |
| Matrox | G450 | mga g400/g450 | 2.6.24-gentoo-r8 | Blade 1000 | Yes | Boot kernel with "video=matroxfb:init,nobios", works in Xorg with fbdev but not with mga. Causes kernel 2.6.25 to oops. | bluebird |
Web cams
| Vendor | Model | Chipset | Kernel | Status | Comments | Submitter |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Creative Labs | PD1030 | OV511+/OV7620 | 2.6.17-gentoo-r1 | Works, somewhat | Ekiga doesn't like it because of colorspace conversion, ffmpeg does. ov511 driver. | gustavoz |
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