Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!seismo!sundc!pitstop!sun!decwrl!labrea!agate!helios.ee.lbl.gov!nosc!cod!broman From: broman@cod.NOSC.MIL (Vincent P. Broman) Newsgroups: comp.os.minix Subject: Minix compatibility reports Keywords: minix hardware compatibility Message-ID: <1212@cod.NOSC.MIL> Date: 15 Sep 88 17:33:07 GMT Organization: Naval Ocean Systems Center, San Diego Lines: 320 Here is my aperiodic posting of a synopsis on "Which Machines Run Minix?" Send updates to me, including your mailing address, the precise hardware you tried Minix out on, the version[s] of Minix involved, and any helpful comments. I cull net postings for this info, too. If you see a "fix" entry for your machine below, the code fixes necessary to make Minix run on your machine can be obtained either from the named source of the report or else from the Minix archives. Look for posted articles from the person/machine supplying the compatibility report, probably with a Subject line like "Tandy fixes" or something equally alerting. The Hard disk info is confusing, but the synopsis is: many hardisks didn't work under v1.1 but do under v1.2 . ================================================= M I N I X C O M P A T I B I L I T Y S H E E T ================================================= This version dates 15 september 1988 ================================================= SW = SoftWare, HD = HardDisk, yes = vanilla version runs, no = not yes, fix = works with some fix(posted or not), hotboot = works if warm boot. u = unknown ( yet ) [ do something about it, send the editor email ]. '*' in "editor choice of column" means that the respondent did not indicate whether his/her information applied to 1.1 or 1.2, or that information got lost and the editor inserted the information into the column he deemed most appropiate. It may be the wrong column however, so be warned. Version 1.0 is the version in the book. MINIX 1.1 is the oldest you may have and the differences are minor. V1.2 is available from Prentice-Hall. V1.3 doesn't exist yet, except in a preliminary beta-test form. COMPUTER MINIX 1.1 editor MINIX 1.2 INFO SOURCE ---------------------- --------- choice --------- ----------- SW HD of SW HD column 386 AT compact no u yes u [jds] AMT-ATjr u u * yes u [darren] AMT 386 no u * u u [wes] ARC Turbo XT u u * yes u [m692040] Atari ST Not Yet Released [ast] AT&T 6300 u u yes no [pechter] AT&T 6300 u u * yes fix [jcs] AT&T 6300+ yes fix yes fix [kav] AT&T 6300+ w/ 1.2Mb flp u u * fix u [kav] AT&T 6312 WGS u u yes u [jimj] ATronics AT u u * yes u [hubble] ATronics XT u u * yes fix [dhb] Acer 1100 no u * u u [wes] Aerocomp yes no yes yes [rmtodd] Amiga 1000/Sidecar u u * yes u [becker] Amstrad u u * yes no [steve] Amstrad Portable yes u u u [rj] BIOS silent partner yes yes u u [ast] Bullet 286 XT yes no yes yes [hgm] CAF Turbo College u u * yes fix [megevand] Commodore PC-10 I no u * u u [henkp] Commodore PC-10 II u u * yes yes [ast] Commodore PC-40 u u * yes u [henkp] Compaq 386 no u u u [ast] Compaq DeskPro u u * yes u [walker] Compaq DeskPro 286 u u * yes u [walker] Compaq DeskPro 286 (CDC HD) u u yes no [jps] Compaq Portable u u * yes fix [cavender] Compaq Portable 2 no u u u [ast] Compaq Portable II u u * yes u [foster] CompuAdd Std 286/10 yes yes yes yes [edhall] Computer Classfd ST/286 u u * yes u [myxm] Corona PC-400 u u * yes u [dtinker] Corona PC-400 no u yes u [broman] Datavue Spark Portable u u * yes u [tcoram] DEC VAXmate u u yes u [bengtb] DTK mothrbd @8MHz w/V20 u u * yes u [ncoverby] Epson Equity II u u * yes u [ppychin] Epson Equity 3 yes yes u u [ast] Epson PC AX yes u yes u [chang] Faraday motherboard u u * yes u [jallen] Ferranti PC860/XT u u * yes fix [jel] Fountain AT u u * yes yes [mclean] GRiD GridCase 3 u u * yes u [steven] Honeywell AP yes yes u u [ast] HP Vectra no u * u u [eric] IBM AT-339 u u yes yes [hysell] IBM PC u u * yes u [ganesh] IBM PC/AT @6MHz yes yes u u [ast] IBM PC/AT @8MHz yes no u u [ast] IBM PC/XT 1OM HD yes yes yes yes [ast] IBM PC/XT-286 yes no u u [ast] IBM PC Convertible no u * u u [bdale] IBM PS/2 various no no u u [rj] IBS system 2000 u u * yes fix [sbanner1] IMC XT, 8MHz V20 u u * yes u [beugel] Intel iSBC 386AT yes fix yes yes [jds] ITT XTRA u u * yes u [ast] ITT XTRA Prof 700 no u * u u [c0033003] Jameco JE-1003 AT Board u u yes yes [roskos] Kaypro 286i u u * yes u [comp13] Kaypro PC u u * yes u [ken] Leading Edge u u * yes u [ganesh] Leading Edge models M&D u u * yes u [wegrzyn] Leading Edge MP-1673 u u * yes no [wjc] Leading Edge model D u u * no u [comberiati] Leading Edge D2 u u hotboot u [darylm] Multitech ACCEL 900 u u * yes no [twaites] NCR PC8 yes no u u [ast] NCR PC-8, Wren 1 HD yes u yes u [tdavis] NEC APC IV, Rev A BIOS no u * u u [wes] NEC APC IV, Rev B BIOS u u * yes u [wes] Nokia ASC u u yes yes [nispa] Olivetti M24 u u * yes fix [vanderpol] Osborne 6T u u * yes yes [nispa] PC's Limited Turbo PC u u yes yes [sullivan] PC's Limited 286 8MHz yes yes u u [b_badger] Philips P3101 PC yes fix u u [willy] Samsung u u * yes u [ganesh] SEFCO AT yes yes u u [dhb] Shitel no u u u [ast] Sun IPC yes u u u [paula] Tandon PCA20 u u * yes yes [henkp] Tandy 1000 no u * u u [kimery] Tandy 1000SX,1000EX no u * u u [john] Tandy 1000 u u * fix fix [johnc] Tandy 1200 modified u u * yes u [bdale] Televideo AT @8MHz u u yes no [corley] Televideo Telenix 286 yes no u u [ast] Toshiba T1100+ u u * yes u [bdale] Toshiba T1100+ u u * yes u [stuart] Tulip Compact II yes u yes u [chang] Unisys micro IT yes yes u u [ast] Unnamed Asian Clone u u * yes u [arthur@u] Victor Champion (V30) yes fix yes fix [clark] Win Labs Turbo-AT u u fix yes [roskos] Xerox 6085 PC emulator u u * yes yes [lindsay] XT-2000 u u * yes u [subelman] Zenith Z-151 u u * yes fix [zemon] Zenith 181 u u * yes u [bdale] Zenith Z-248 20 M HD u u yes yes [ast] Zenith Z-386 u u yes yes [cs002] Video card Comment Source ---------- ------- ------ ATI EGA Wonder fine [megevand] Corona PC-400 own display cannot curse or scroll in v1.1 [broman] CT-6040S mono-graphics support by posted fix [go] EGA video not working, fixes suggested [ast] (EGA) NEC GB-1 scroll fix unsuccessful also [vizard] Hercules scrolling problems [mike] Hercules compat on IMC clone v1.2 fine [beugel] MonoGraphics MG-150 v1.1 & v1.2 fine [edhall] PGC fine [sheu] Sigma Designs Color 400 incompatible, causes NMIs [bc] Tecmar Color Card problems like EGA. (v1.1,1.2) [jss] Tecmar Graphics Master CGA emul probs like EGA [sbanner1] Toshiba T1100+ display scroll problem, mod posted [stuart] Video 7 on IBM AT screen blanks periodically [cline] Disks Comment Source ----- ------- ------ Adaptec 2002/Rodime with fix of [n0ano] [bdale] Adaptec ACB2072 HDC v1.1 no [wtoomey] Adaptec 2070A RLL HDC v1.2 with his mods [backstro] Data Technology Corp AT controller; works [ast] DTC-5150BX HDC runs with fix [jel] DTC-5150CX HDC v1.2 wont fsck [werner] DTC-5287 AT-RLL HDC v1.2 wont fsck [bdale] Everex AT compat HD HD troubles [myxm] HC-100 C2 HDC/ST-125 v1.2 wont work [nick] HardCard 20 v1.2 ok [dcd] LCS-6210 HDC v1.1&v1.2 wont run it [y85] Maynard Corp Hard Card not compat [ganesh] Miniscribe 3650/WD1003-WA2 HDC v1.1&v1.2 ok, (fix fsck hd cnt) [edhall] Mod.Circ.Tech. AT/FH controller floppy and wini both work [roskos] NEC D5126 HDU runs with own fix on Oliv-M24 [vanderpol] NCL HDC on AT unexpected traps [esc1319] NCL HDC runs only with sketched fix. [ptk] Omti 5527 RLL on ST238 yes with fix not posted [megevand] Seagate 4026, IBM Ctrlr runs with fix of [hubble] [shue] Seagate ST4906 80Mb HD v1.1&v1.2 only w/ his fix [hubble] ST238R/ST11R RLL HDC ran with fixes from UseNet [willy] Miniscribe 3012/Philips DCM had to write own driver [willy] Tandon Tm262 20Mb+WDCtl ok for 10Mb only [sas] WD 1002S-WX2 HDC, ST225 runs with posted fix [go] WD 1002A-WX1 HDC, Rodine 204 runs with fix of [n0ano] [bdale] WD 1002/ST225 HD v1.1 runs given diff HD params [allbery] WD 1003-WA3 FDC runs with posted fix [comp13] WD controllers supported by v1.2 kernel. [ast] Xebec HDC 20Mb disk works,but hd <3Mb only [arthur@w] Xebec HDC, 10Mb HD runs if minix on 1st partition [692040] Z150 Hard Disk works with posted fix [n0ano] Bernoulli disk has problems doing mkfs thereon [acharya] Toshiba T1100+ 720K supported by posted fixes [stuart] AT&T 6300 Floppies supported by posted mod [ast] Printer Comment Source ------- ------- ------ Epson FX-80 prtr unreliable prtr driver v1.1 [arthur@w] printer MSDOS ok, Minix not supported by posted fix. [dlong] Seikosha SP1200AI bitnet wont work properly [megevand] Other boards Comment Source ------------ ------- ------ AST Six Pack Clock support by posted code [tsp] AST Six Pack Premium clock code posted [go] AST MegaPlus simpler clock code posted [diamant] MCT multi-IO card code for clock setting posted [myxm] Multi-IO card/AMT-ATjr none of above clock code worked [darren] CompuAdd MFC [myxm]'s clock code worked [cavender] CAF multi-IO card posted(?) clock code [megevand] Quadram Quadboard clock driver posted [bunda] Alpha Micro Videotrax board is inimical [zemon] Who's who ? ----------- [acharya] acharya@sbcs [allbery] allbery@ncoast.uucp [arthur@u] arthur@ubu.uucp [arthur@w] arthur@warwick.uucp [ast] ast@cs.vu.nl [backstro] backstro@silver.bacs.indiana.edu [bc] bc@njitsc1.uucp [bdale] bdale@winfree.uucp [becker] becker@humber.bitnet [bengtb] bengtb@erix.se [beugel] beugel@cs.vu.nl [broman] broman@nosc.mil [bunda] bunda@cs.utexas.edu [b_badger] b_badger@unhh.bitnet [c0033003] c0033003@dbstu1.bitnet [cavender] cavender@drivax.uucp [chang] chang@philtis.uucp [clark] clark@ttidca.tti.com [cline] cline@pnet01.cts.com [comberiati] comberiati@cpesac.uucp [comp13] comp13@tjalk.cs.vu.nl [corley] corley@cs.rochester.edu [cs002] cs002@unocss.uucp [darren] darren@ethos.uucp [darylm] darylm@illian.uucp [dcd] dcd@tc.fluke.com [dhb] dhb@bek-mc.caltech.edu [diamant] diamant@hpfclp.hp.com [dlong] dlong@sdsu.uucp [dtinker] dtinker@utoronto.bitnet [edhall] edhall@rand.org [eric] eric@unmvax.unm.edu [esc1319] esc1319@ddaesa10.bitnet [foster] foster@beno.css.gov [ganesh] ganesh@utah-cs.uucp [go] go@orstcs.uucp [henkp] henkp@nikhefk.uucp [hgm] hgm@lanl.gov [hubble] hubble@cae780.uucp [hysell] hysell@kodak.uucp [jallen] jallen@netxcom.uucp [jcs] jcs@chinet.uucp [jds] jds@mimsy.umd.edu [jel] jel@cheviot.newcastle.ac.uk [jimj] jimj@iwtjj.att.com [johnc] johnc@mia.uucp [john] john@moncol.uucp [jps] jps@cup.portal.com [jss] jss@sun.com [kav] kav@ihlpa.att.com [ken] ken@driwash.uucp [kimery] kimery@wdl1.uucp [lindsay] lindsay@cheviot.newcastle.ac.uk [m690240] m692040@sdsu.uucp [mclean] mclean@think.com [megevand] megevand@cgeuge54.bitnet [mike] mike@bnr-vpa.arpa [myxm] myxm@lanl.gov [n0ano] n0ano@wldrdg.uucp [ncoverby] ncoverby@ndsuvax.uucp [nick] nick@nswitgould.oz [nispa] nispa@hutcs.hut.fi [paula] paula@bcsaic.uucp [pechter] pechter@dasys1.uucp [ppuchin] ppychin@orchid.waterloo.edu [ptk] ptk@hutcs.hut.fi [rj] rj@cs.glasgow.ac.uk [rmtodd] rmtodd@uokmax.uucp [roskos] roskos@csed-1.uucp or roskos@dockmaster.arpa [sas] sas@bcd-dyn.uucp [sbanner1] sbanner1@sol.uvic.cdn [sheu] sheu@gitpyr.gatech.edu [steven] steven@cwi.nl [steve] steve@warwick.uucp [stuart] stuart@bms-at.uucp [subelman] subelman@ttidca.tti.com [sullivan] sullivan@marge.math.binghamton.edu [tcoram] tcoram@udcvax.bitnet [tdavis] tdavis@enlog.wichita.ncr.com [tsp] tsp@killer.uucp [twaites] twaites@sicom.uucp [vanderpol] vanderpol@amolf.nl [vizard] vizard@dartvax [walker] walker@xanth.uucp [wegrzyn] wegrzyn@cdx39.uucp [werner] werner@nikhefk.uucp [wes] wes@obie.uucp [willy] willy@idca.tds.philips.nl [wjc] wjc@eddie.mit.edu [wtoomey] wtoomey@gara.une.oz [y85] y85.b-jansson@linus.liu.se [zemon] zemon@felix.uucp ================================================= edited by Vincent Broman, broman@nosc.mil reformat and intro, Tamura Jolink, tamura@hlerul5 ================================================= Vincent Broman, code 632, Naval Ocean Systems Center, San Diego, CA 92152, USA Phone: +1 619 553 1641 Internet: broman@nosc.mil Uucp: sdcsvax!nosc!broman