Compaq Deskpro DPEP-P400
Linux Compatibility Testing Results

System Type: Workstation
Test Completed: 1999-05-25

Compaq Deskpro DPEP-P400 is awarded the AppLabs Linux Compatibility mark.

AppLabs' www.Linux-Tested.com compatibility testing of this system showed the following distributions compatible with the Compaq Deskpro DPEP-P400:

Caldera OpenLinux 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	Compaq
Model	Compaq Deskpro DPEP-P400
BIOS Revision	686t2 dated 7/24/98
Main Board and Chipset	PentiumII-400
Processor(s)	PentiumII-400
RAM	NA
HBA	Intel® PIIX4 busmaster IDE
Motherboard Features and Capabilities
Display Adapter	Matrox® Milennium G200 AGP
Serial Ports	Two (2) 16550 compatible
Parallel Ports	One (1) Enhanced Bi-directional
USB Ports	Four (4) USB 2
I/O Ports and buses	Two (2) AGP Ports; One (1) PCI Slots;
Host Bus Adapter	Intel® PIIX4 busmaster IDE
Network Interface	3Com® 3c905 PCI
Audio Chipset / Sound Card	ISA ESS-1868
Optical Drive	Compaq model CR-558
Hard Drive	IBM® model DTTA-351010
Floppy Drive	Standard 1.44MB
Keyboard	Standard 101 Keyboard
Pointing Device	Logitech® M-S64 PS/2
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) NA
SMP Test (Only required multiprocessor systems) NA
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:

The LISA installation system fails to automatically configure the parallel port driver.

After completion of a LISA based installation, edit /etc/rc.d/rc.local and add the following lines to the end

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