From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from mel-rto6.wanadoo.fr (smtp-out-6.wanadoo.fr [193.252.19.25]) by dsl2.external.hp.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 08D21482D for ; Tue, 25 Jun 2002 08:48:20 -0600 (MDT) Received: from mel-rta8.wanadoo.fr (193.252.19.79) by mel-rto6.wanadoo.fr (6.5.007) id 3D18683700016726 for parisc-linux@lists.parisc-linux.org; Tue, 25 Jun 2002 16:48:17 +0200 Received: from wanadoo.fr (217.128.251.25) by mel-rta8.wanadoo.fr (6.5.007) id 3D11E54E0026F273 for parisc-linux@lists.parisc-linux.org; Tue, 25 Jun 2002 16:48:17 +0200 Message-ID: <3D188431.1060804@wanadoo.fr> Date: Tue, 25 Jun 2002 16:54:41 +0200 From: eddantes@wanadoo.fr MIME-Version: 1.0 To: parisc-linux@lists.parisc-linux.org Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Subject: [parisc-linux] [OT] PCI hardware question 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: Hello list I guess this is not the best place to ask, but I don't really know any other, so here is my question. I'm planning to buy a second hand station at some point and have fun with Linux, but in the documentation process, I discovered some stations have problemw with PCI hardware. The question is: which kind of PCI stuff is this? Regular, PC compatible cards, or HP specific? If I remember correctly, various cards (PCI, ISA, AGP and so on) come with a firmware, that has to "match" the host computer. I know some OSes bypass this firmware and re-discover everything, others don't. So the logical other way to ask the question is: is it possible to stick (fairly standard) ISA or PCI PC cards into an HP station and get them to work? Relly sorry if this is a brain-dead question... :) Thanks a lot /Dantes