This document presents the results of the Linux Compatibility test, which included the installation of Caldera Enterprise Server 2.3, SuSE Linux 6.2 and TurboLinux Workstation 4.0 on the IBM Netfinity 5000.

AppLabs' Linux compatibility testing of this system showed the IBM Netfinity 5000 to be compatible with Caldera Enterprise Server 2.3, SuSE Linux 6.2 and TurboLinux Workstation 4.0. The IBM Netfinity 5000 is awarded the AppLabs Linux Compatibility mark.

System Configuration

The following table defines the system configuration tested by AppLabs.

System Configuration
IBM Netfinity 5000	M/N:8659-31Y
The BIOS revision	MOKT28AUS rev. 7 2/15/99

Testing Results

The following table defines the hardware as tested in this system by AppLabs, and provides the pass/fail results.

Test	Comment	Result
Installation Testing
CD-ROM Installation		PASSED
NFS Installation		PASSED
Device Auto Probing		PASSED
System Setup
Kernel Compatibility	N/A	PASSED
LILO Compatibility	N/A	PASSED
XWindows Compatibility	N/A	PASSED
I/O Sanity
Heavy disk I/O Testing	Run for over eight hours	PASSED
Network Server Load Testing	Run for over eight hours	PASSED
Display Adapter
Console Compatibility	N/A	PASSED
USB Interfaces	N/A	N/A
Serial Ports
Kernel Detection	N/A	PASSED
Setserial Compatibility	N/A	PASSED
Throughput Testing	N/A	PASSED
Parallel Ports
Kernel Detection	N/A	PASSED
Compatibility Testing	N/A	PASSED
Mouse Ports
Kernel Detection	N/A	PASSED
Compatibility Testing	N/A	PASSED
Other
Pointing Device	N/A	PASSED
Keyboard	N/A	PASSED

Hardware Details

The following table defines the hardware configuration details for the tested system.

Hardware Configuration Information
Motherboard and Processor	The system motherboard is a high performance IBM design containing a mixture of Intel and IBM logic. The motherboard is an IBM PowerPC 403GA. There appeared to be no compatibility problems between Linux and the motherboard logic in this system. This system contains one Intel Pentium II processor. The processors as tested were clocked at 400Mhz (also the 550Mhz processor) .
Display Adapters	There is an S3 Trio64V2/GX display adapter integrated into the system. There is one megabyte of video memory present.
I/O Busses	There is a two channel Adaptec AIC-7895 Ultra-2 LVD SCSI host adapter integrated in the system.There are four PCI slots. This system includes 2 ISA slots. The system includes a standard floppy drive interface. There are two USB ports present. There are PS/2 style keyboard and mouse ports present. The bundled hard drive is IBM DCHS04Y rev 6363.
Network Interface	This system contained an ADM PCnet/Fast+ 79C972
Included Peripherals	The included CD-ROM drive is a Sanyo CRD-1332P 32X. This system had an IBM KB-7958 104-key PS/2 keyboard and an IBM M-S35 3-button PS/2 mouse.
Miscellaneous Hardware	There are two 16550A compatible serial ports present. There is one bi-directional parallel port present. There is one 1.44 megabyte floppy drive present.

Related Notes

1. The S3 Trio onboard video chip does not have a functioning driver with any of the above-listed distributions. If the user needs X they must use the XF86_VGA16 X driver.

2. The Caldera eServer 2.3 cannot do a standard NFS network install. Users are directed to the Caldera website to get instructions for doing a DHCP-based NFS install. Additional notes are available describing the pre-installation, installation, and set up related to the Linux Compatibility testing of the IBM Netfinity 5000.

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