From 1ea73eea5ecc6a8ed901316049259aee737ee554 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Joey Hess Date: Fri, 7 Oct 2005 19:51:38 +0000 Subject: move manual to top-level directory, split out of debian-installer package --- en/hardware/supported/i386.xml | 37 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 37 insertions(+) create mode 100644 en/hardware/supported/i386.xml (limited to 'en/hardware/supported/i386.xml') diff --git a/en/hardware/supported/i386.xml b/en/hardware/supported/i386.xml new file mode 100644 index 000000000..c1a709bf7 --- /dev/null +++ b/en/hardware/supported/i386.xml @@ -0,0 +1,37 @@ + + + + + CPU, Main Boards, and Video Support + + +Complete information concerning supported peripherals can be found at +Linux Hardware Compatibility HOWTO. +This section merely outlines the basics. + + + + CPU + + +Nearly all x86-based processors are supported; this includes AMD and +VIA (former Cyrix) processors as well. Also the new processors like +Athlon XP and Intel P4 Xeon are supported. However, Linux will +not run on 286 or earlier processors. + + + + + I/O Bus + + +The system bus is the part of the motherboard which allows the CPU to +communicate with peripherals such as storage devices. Your computer +must use the ISA, EISA, PCI, the Microchannel Architecture (MCA, used +in IBM's PS/2 line), or VESA Local Bus (VLB, sometimes called the VL +bus). + + + + + -- cgit v1.2.3