Hardware Support Guide
LynxOS 4.0
x86 Platforms

The following sections list the supported hardware for native installations of LynxOS 4.0 for x86 platforms. All hardware listed is certified by LynuxWorks.

For installation requirements, please see the LynxOS Installation Guide.

 

Supported Processors

Processors

Manufacturer Processor
AMD K6
K7
Athlon
Duron
Intel 486
Celeron
Pentium
Pentium Pro
Pentium II
Pentium III
Pentium IV

BSPs

BSP Name Part Number Board Supported
x86_drm IA1 PC-AT and PC-ATX boards with the DRM
x86_at IA1 PC boards without DRM support
cpci_x86 IAC PC boards in cPCI FormFactor with the DRM

 

Bus Architectures

Supported Bus Architecture
PCI
ISA
Compact PCI
AGP


Supported Bridge Chips
ServerWorks
PC_AT Host Bridge
Disk on Chip (M sys)


Supported IDE Bus Controllers
Acer Labs (ALI) 154x
AMD 756
Intel PIIX, PIIX3, PIIX4
Intel 82801, ICH2
Winbond 553
VIA BMIDE

 

Disk Controllers

Bus Type Card Supported
ATA (IDE, EIDE), ATAPI All ATAPI compliant devices
PCMCIA All PCMCIA Compliant
SCSI Adaptec 1522
Adaptec 154x
Adaptec 294x
Adaptec Ultra 19160
Adaptec Ultra 29160
Adaptec Ultra 29160N
Symbios Logic SYM 53C810
Symbios Logic SYM 53C825
Symbios Logic SYM 53C860
Symbios Logic SYM 53C875
Symbios Logic SYM 53C895

 

Network Controllers

With the optional Netboot Package, a diskless target can be booted over the network from a server. This Netboot package contains a network controller-specific 64 KB PROM.

Network Card Bus Type Network Booting
SMC EtherCard Elite Ultra ISA YES
SMC EtherPower II 83C170 EPIC/100 (10/100 Mbit)/83C171 PCI  
3Com 3C509, 3C509B 3C579 ISA/EISA  
3Com 3C900, 905, 905B, 905C PCI  
3Com 3C589x PCMCIA  
AMD 79c970, 79c971, 79c972, 79c973
PCI
 
NE2000 Compatibles PCI/ISA  
Any DEC 21140, 21142, 21143-based NICs PCI only on SMC EtherPower I
Intel 82558- and 82559-based controller (EtherExpress Pro 100 series) PCI YES (PXE Netboot)
Intel 82553 Gigabit Ethernet controller (82543GC-F and 82543GC-T)    

 

Graphics Adapters

Graphics Card Chipset Max resolution/Color depth
ATI 3D Rage 3D Rage 1280x1024@256
ATI 3D Rage II 3D Rage II 1600x1200@32K
ATI 3D Rage IIc 3D Rage IIc 1600x1200@32K
ATI Mach 32 Mach 32 1152x864@32k
ATI Mach 64 Mach 64 1600x1200@32k
Diamond Fire GL 1000 Pro AGP Permedia 2 1600x1200@32K
Diamond Speedstar Pro SE CIRRUS 5430 1280x1024@256
Diamond Stealth 3D 2000 S3 Virge 1600x1200@256
Diamond Stealth 64 DRAM S3 TRIO 64 1280x1024@256
Diamond Stealth 64 Graphics 2000 S3 868 S3 SDAC 1600x1200@256
Diamond Stealth 64 Graphics 2200 S3 TRIO 64 1280x1024@256
Diamond Stealth 64 VRAM S3 968 IBM RGB526CF22 1600x1200@16M
Diamond Stealth 64 Video 3000 S3 986 T13026-175 1280x1024@16M
Diamond Stealth II S220 Rendition V2100 1600x1200@256
Diamond Stealth Video 2000 S3 868, S3 SDAC 1600x1200@256
Diamond Stealth Video S3 868, S3 SDAC 1600x1200@256
Diamond Viper (110/135 mhz RAMDAC) P9000 1280x1024@16M
Diamond Viper V330 PCI nVidia Riva 128 1600x1200@16M
Diamond Viper V550 AGP nVidia TNT 1600x1200@16M
Generic Cirrus Logic 5420 CLGD 5420 1024x768@256
Generic Cirrus Logic 5434 CLGD 5434 1600x1200@256
Generic Cirrus Logic 5446 CLGD 5446 1280x1024@16M
Generic VGA   640x480@16
Generic WD SVGA Western Digital SVGA 1024x768@256
Generic nVidia Riva 128 nVidia Riva 128 1600x1200@16M
Generic nVidia TNT nVidia TNT 1600x1280@16M
Genoa Phantom 64 S3 Trio 64 V+ 1280x1024@256
Genoa Windows VGA 8500VL Cirrus 5426 1280x1024@256
IBM VGA   640x480@16
Matrox Millennium MGA 2064, G200-250 1600x1280@16M
Matrox Millennium II PCI/AGP MGA 2164, T1 3026-250 1600x1280@16M
Matrox Mystique MGA 1064 1600x1280@16M
Matrox Mystique 220 MGA 1164 1600x1280@16M
Matrox Mystique G220 AGP MGA G200-230 1600x1280@16M
Metro3D Early Access ELSA Generic GLINT MX GLINT MX 1152x768@16M
No 9 GXE 64 S3 868 1600x1200@256
No 9 Motion 531 S3 868 1600x1200@256
No 9 Motion 771 S3 968 1600x1200@256
STB Velocity 128 AGP/PCI nVidia Riva 128 1600x1200@16M
STB Velocity 4400 AGP nVidia TNT 1600x1200@16M
STB/Symmetric GLyder TX Gold Permedia 2 1600x1200@32K

 

 

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