Re: PCI hardware
On Thu, 14 Aug 2003, Jeroen Roovers wrote:
> On 14 Aug 2003 at 10:35, vinai wrote:
>
>> The only PCI cards that are cross-platform compatible are those that
>> are needed for booting, such as video cards and hard drive controllers.
>
> One important correction for clarity. You probably meant to say:
>
> The only PCI cards that are *NOT* cross-platform compatible are
> those that are needed for booting
Yes, thanks for catching that one.
> and even that isn't the full story. You can use many IDE and SCSI
> controllers without executing the built-in firmware at all, and you
> can use some graphics cards without having to rely on the firmware.
> As long as the driver you use initialises the electronic and logical
> properties of that specific PCI card correctly, it will work (or so I
> heard).
I think you're correct here. I remember some folks mentioning (either
here or on linuxppc-dev) being able to use some PCI IDE controllers
under linux that don't work under Mac OS (classic or X). I also seem to
remember someone mentioning using non-OF graphics cards, but that one I
am less sure of.
cheers
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