System Type: Workstation
Test Completed: 2003-07-21 Viglen Contender is awarded the AppLabs Linux Compatibility mark.
AppLabs' www.Linux-Tested.com compatibility testing of this system showed the following distributions compatible with the Viglen Contender:
RedHat 9
This document presents the compatibility testing results.
System Configuration
The following table defines the system configuration tested by AppLabs.
| System Configuration as Tested |
| Company | Viglen |
| Model | Viglen Contender |
| BIOS Revision | Award Medallion 6.0 |
| Main Board and Chipset | ASUS; P4533-VM |
| Processor(s) | Pentium® 4 2.4 GHz |
| RAM | 512 MB |
| HBA | IDE |
| Motherboard Features and Capabilities | |
| Display Adapter | Intel® 82845G / GL 64MB |
| Serial Ports | One (1) 16550 compatible |
| Parallel Ports | One (1) Enhanced Bi-directional |
| USB Ports | Four (4) USB 2 |
| I/O Ports and buses | Three (3) PCI Slots; |
| Host Bus Adapter | IDE |
| Network Interface | Intel® Pro/100 VE |
| Audio Chipset / Sound Card | Realtek AC'97Audio |
| Optical Drive | Sony CRX300E (IDE ) |
| Hard Drive | Western Digital WD400BB-00DEA0 (IDE) |
| Floppy Drive | Standard 1.44MB |
| Keyboard | Viglen 101-Key Keyboard |
| Pointing Device | 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) | 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 sound card did not auto probe successfully and had to be selected manually. The sound card showed up as detected but the module was disabled. The correct module had to be downloaded from the www.alsa-project.org website and installed. The direct URL to the driver/module is: http://www.alsa-project.org/alsa/ftp/driver/alsa-driver-0.9.5.tar.bz2 After manually selecting the (AC'97using i810 Audio) the sound worked properly.
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