CPU, Main Boards, and Video Support
Complete information concerning supported M68000 based
(&architecture;) systems can be found at the
Linux/m68k FAQ. This section merely
outlines the basics.
The &architecture; port of Linux runs on any 680x0 with a PMMU (Paged
Memory Management Unit) and a FPU (floating-point unit). This
includes the 68020 with an external 68851 PMMU, the 68030, and better,
and excludes the EC
line of 680x0 processors. See the
Linux/m68k FAQ for complete details.
There are four major supported
&architecture; flavors: Amiga, Atari, Macintosh
and VME machines. Amiga and Atari were the first two systems to which
Linux was ported; in keeping, they are also the two most
well-supported Debian ports. The Macintosh line is supported
incompletely, both by Debian and by the Linux kernel; see
Linux m68k for Macintosh for project
status and supported hardware. The BVM and Motorola single board
VMEbus computers are the most recent addition to the list of machines
supported by Debian. Ports to other &architecture; architectures,
such as the Sun3 architecture and NeXT black box, are underway but not
yet supported by Debian.