This document presents the results of the Linux Compatibility test, which included the testing of these distributions on the SGI 1450:

• 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

AppLabs' Linux compatibility testing of this system showed the SGI 1450 to be compatible with the above listed Linux distributions. The SGI 1450 is awarded the AppLabs Linux Compatibility mark.

System Configuration
The following table defines the system configuration tested by AppLabs.

System Configuration
SGI 1450	Dual Intel Xeons clocked at 700 MHZ with slots for two additional processors. Tested with 512 MB RAM.
The BIOS revision	PhoenixBIOS 4.0 Release 6.0; S450NX BIOS Release 11.0 Build 67

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	SuSE 6.4 users see notes below.	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	N/A
Network Server Load Testing	Run for over eight hours	N/A
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

* See notes below

Hardware Details

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

Hardware Configuration Information
Motherboard and Processor	The system as tested contains 2 Intel Pentium Xeon 700 MHz processors with slots for a total of four Xeons. Test system contained 512 MB RAM.
Display Adapters	Diaplay adapter is an onboard ATI 264Gt 3D Rage IIc display adapter with 2 MB video RAM.
I/O Busses	The test system included a National Semiconductor PC 87306 floppy drive. There are PS/2 style keyboard and mouse ports, two USB ports, 2 32-bit PCI slots and six 64-bit PCI slots.
Network Interface	This system contained an onboard Intel EtherExpress 100 network NIC.
Included Peripherals	The included CD-ROM drive is a 24X IDE/ATAPI-type. This system was tested with a generic 101-key keyboard and a generic 3-button PS/2 mouse.
Miscellaneous Hardware	There are two serial ports, one bi-directional parallel port.

Notes

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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