System Type: Server
Test Completed: 1999-10-15 IBM® Netfinity 3500 is awarded the AppLabs Linux Compatibility mark.
AppLabs' www.Linux-Tested.com compatibility testing of this system showed the following distributions compatible with the IBM® Netfinity 3500:
SuSE 6.2 Caldera OpenLinux 2.3 Turbo Linux Server 4.0
This document presents the compatibility testing results.
System Configuration
The following table defines the system configuration tested by AppLabs.
| System Configuration as Tested |
| Company | IBM |
| Model | IBM® Netfinity 3500 |
| BIOS Revision | NUKT36AUS |
| Main Board and Chipset | BX |
| Processor(s) | Two (2) Intel® Pentium® II |
| RAM | 128 MB |
| HBA | Onboard IDE |
| Motherboard Features and Capabilities | 512KB L2 cache |
| Display Adapter | Number Nine S3 Video Card with 8MB |
| Serial Ports | Two (2) 16550 compatible |
| Parallel Ports | One (1) Enhanced Bi-directional |
| USB Ports | None |
| I/O Ports and buses | |
| Host Bus Adapter | Onboard IDE |
| Network Interface | Ether Express Pro 100 |
| Audio Chipset / Sound Card | Crystal Audio Soundcard |
| Optical Drive | IDE |
| Hard Drive | Quantum Viking II 4.5GB WLS |
| Floppy Drive | Standard 1.44MB |
| Keyboard | Standard 101 Keyboard |
| Pointing Device | Logitech® PS/2 Mouse |
| Miscellaneous Hardware | |
Testing Results
The following table defines the hardware as tested in this system by AppLabs, and provides the pass/fail results.
Tests and determinations are available for reference in ASCII format for immediate viewing.
| Test | Comment | Result |
| Installation Testing |
| CD-ROM Installation | | PASSED |
| NFS/FTP Installation | | PASSED |
| Device Auto Probing | | PASSED |
| Base System Testing |
| Kernel Compatibility | | PASSED |
| GRUB/LILO Compatibility | | PASSED |
| Heavy I/O Test | | PASSED |
| Network Test | | PASSED |
| Network Load Test | (Not required on workstation test) | PASSED |
| SMP Test | (Only required multiprocessor systems) | PASSED |
| Display Adapter |
| Console Compatibility | | PASSED |
| X Server Compatibility | | PASSED |
| Stand Alone Monitor | (Laptop Test Only) | NA |
| Simultaneous Display CRT/LCD | (Laptop Test Only) | NA |
| Sound Adapter |
| Basic Sound Compatibility | | PASSED |
| Advanced Sound Availibility | | PASSED |
| Advanced Sound Compatibility | | PASSED |
| Serial Ports |
| Kernel Detection | | PASSED |
| Compatibility Testing | | PASSED |
| Throughput Testing | | PASSED |
| Parallel Ports |
| Kernel Detection | | PASSED |
| Compatibility Testing | | PASSED |
| Mouse |
| Kernel Detection | | PASSED |
| Compatibility Testing | | PASSED |
| Keyboard |
| Compatibility Testing | | PASSED |
Notes and Observations:
User may need to configure X with XF86Setup or a similar program, depending upon the Linux distribution used on this machine.
Caldera 2.3 Notes:
Tester had to configure X using XF86Setup and the S
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