This document presents the results of the Linux Compatibility test, which included the installation of Caldera eServer 2.3, TurboLinux 6.0 Japanese and SuSE 6.3 on the IBM eServer xSeries 240.

AppLabs' Linux compatibility testing of this system showed the IBM eServer 240 to be compatible with Caldera's eServer 2.3, TurboLinux 6.0 Japanese and SuSE 6.3. The IBM eServer xSeries 240 is awarded the AppLabs Linux Compatibility mark.

System Configuration

The following table defines the system configuration tested by AppLabs.

System Configuration
IBM eServer xSeries 240
The BIOS revision	Revision 5

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	User must download and install IBM's patch immediately after the linux install or the system will not boot. SEE NOTES	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 IBM . This system contains two Intel Pentium II processors. The processors as tested were clocked at 450Mhz.
Display Adapters	There is an S3, Inc. Trio 3D display adapter. There are four (4) megabytes of video RAM.
I/O Busses	The system includes a standard floppy drive interface. There are PS/2 style keyboard and mouse ports (one each.) The tested system included one (1) IBM PSG ST 39175 2C hard drive. There is no ISA slot; 5 PCI slots; no AGP slot; two USB ports.
Network Interface	This system contains a PCnet Fast (79c975) NIC interface built into the main board.
Included Peripherals	The included CD-ROM drive is an Atapi-type IDE drive. The system was tested with a Dell Quietkey keyboard (101-key standard) and a generic 3-button PS/2 mouse.
Miscellaneous Hardware	There are three serial ports present. Two regular and one management There is one bi-directional parallel port present. There is one external SCSI LVD port present. There is one 1.44 megabyte floppy drive present.

Related Notes

Caldera eServer 2.3 Notes:

1. Video chip is unsupported. To use X, choose the XF86_VGA16 X driver.

SuSE 6.3 Notes:

1. SMP not automatically installed. User will need to recompile kernel to get SMP functionality.

2. Tester had success configuring X when using YAST to set up X. Choose the "S3 Trio3D/2X" from the driver list. Highest resolution available was 1024x768 with an 8-bit color.

TurboLinux 6.0 Japanese

1. The user will need to make some modifications to the install to get a properly working console/X server. This requires the user NOT use the X setup program (runs when the machine reboots during the install process.) You'll need to install the XF86_FBDev server. Refer to the Framebuffer-HOWTO for specifics on setting up this X server.

You can also email AppLabs for assistance with this issue. Ask for information on setting up TurboLinux 6.0 on the Netfinity 7100 or eServer xSeries 240 machines and we will send you a list of steps for setup along with examples as provided by IBM.

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