From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from delenn.fl.net.au (int-mail.syd.fl.net.au [202.181.0.28]) by dsl2.external.hp.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3E47C4887 for ; Thu, 7 Mar 2002 20:51:11 -0700 (MST) Received: from simplex (idesign.fl.net.au [203.30.61.17]) by delenn.fl.net.au (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9386217FCFE for ; Fri, 8 Mar 2002 14:52:12 +1100 (EST) From: "Duraid Madina" To: Date: Fri, 8 Mar 2002 14:51:03 +1100 Message-ID: <000301c1c654$78ae35c0$022a17ac@simplex> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Subject: [parisc-linux] 'foreign' PCI cards in an rp2430 Sender: parisc-linux-admin@lists.parisc-linux.org Errors-To: parisc-linux-admin@lists.parisc-linux.org List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: parisc-linux developers list List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: Hi all, I'm considering buying some rp2430s (at last, PA-RISC at the Right Price, or so it seems), and I want to run Linux on them (they're just a 'compute cluster') I'm wondering: Would I be able to use non-HP PCI cards in these systems, if they're supported under Linux? In particular, I'm wondering about 3ware IDE RAID cards (these work in (at least) alpha and x86 linux) and Intel gigabit ethernet NICs (based on the 82554 chip). And (no laughter, please) what's the maximum swap partition size parisc linux supports? Can parisc linux swap over NFS? Sorry for the oddball questions, Duraid