SGI 1450
Linux Compatibility Testing Results

System Type: Server
Test Completed: 2000-12-22

SGI 1450 is awarded the AppLabs Linux Compatibility mark.

AppLabs' www.Linux-Tested.com compatibility testing of this system showed the following distributions compatible with the SGI 1450:

SuSE 7.0

RedHat 7.0

TurboLinux Server 6.1

Debian 2.2

This document presents the compatibility testing results.

System Configuration

The following table defines the system configuration tested by AppLabs.

System Configuration as Tested
Company	SGI
Model	SGI 1450
BIOS Revision	PhoenixBIOS 4.0 Release 6.0
Main Board and Chipset
Processor(s)	Dual Intel® Xeon® 700 MHZ
RAM	512 MB
HBA
Motherboard Features and Capabilities
Display Adapter	ATI® 264Gt 3D Rage IIc
Serial Ports	Two (2) 16550 compatible
Parallel Ports	One (1) Enhanced Bi-directional
USB Ports	Two (2) USB 2
I/O Ports and buses	Eight (8) PCI Slots;
Host Bus Adapter
Network Interface	Intel® EtherExpress 100
Audio Chipset / Sound Card
Optical Drive	24X IDE/ATAPI
Hard Drive
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 NA
Advanced Sound Availibility NA
Advanced Sound Compatibility NA
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:

Tested with these localized versions:
# RedHat 7.0 English
# RedHat 7.0 Japanese
# RedHat 6.2 Korean
# RedHat 6.2 English
# RedHat 6.2 Japanese
# RedHat 6.2 French
# RedHat 6.2 German
# SuSE 7.0 English
# SuSE 7.0 French
# SuSE 7.0 German
# SuSE 6.4 English
# SuSE 6.4 French
# SuSE 6.4 German
# TurboLinux Server 6.1 Japanese
# TurboLinux Server 6.1 Simplified Chinese
# TurboLinux Server 6.1 Traditional Chinese
# Debian 2.2 English

All RedHat 7.0

1. NFS installer is broken on RedHat 7.0. Use ftp or CD-ROMs to install.

RedHat 6.2, All Languages

1. After installation is complete the Finish screen may lockup but the install is actually complete and ready to boot. Remove the install media (diskette/CD) and cycle the machine using the reset botton. The RedHat system will boot up properly.

RedHat 6.2, Japanese

1. Japanese RedHat 6.2 had to be installed using the diskettes made from the images provided on the CD-ROM.

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