Subject: Re: Supported models (was Re: Sun 4/4xxx support?)
To: Jon Lindgren <jlindgren@espus.com>
From: Michael Wolfson <mw@ee.cornell.edu>
List: port-sparc
Date: 02/14/2000 17:27:43
On Mon, 14 Feb 2000, Jon Lindgren wrote:
> Any other experiences? Specifically on the models mentioned above?
My experience with a SPARCBook 3GX is that it doesn't support serial
ports, the internal modem, external keyboard/mouse, pcmcia, or advanced
power saving features (like suspend/resume). I know my hardware works
fine, since all of those work under slowlaris 2.6
I don't intend to sound like I'm complaining, but it is a little
disappointing that the only interfaces that work are SCSI and ethernet.
Also, I noticed that the 1.4.2_ALPHA GENERIC kernel doesn't support the
tadpole framebuffer. Perhaps this should be included in the final 1.4.2
so sparcbook users don't have to build a new kernel to use X.
-- MW