T2 CD

Certified hardware

Since hardware support is especially important for a Live-CD style Linux distribution where everything is supposed to "just work". We started to keep a list of certified hardware for the release version of the Live-CD:

Base system:
  • AMD Athlon 64 3400+, 2GB, Chaintech board
  • AMD Athlon 64 3200+
  • AMD Athlon 64 2800+, VIA K8T80 board
  • AMD Turion 64 MT-30, MSI Megabook S270
  • AMD Athlon XP-M 2800+, 512MB, ASUS A2500D
  • AMD Athlon XP 2600+, 512MB, NForce2 board
  • AMD Athlon XP 2500+, 512MB, VIA board
  • AMD Athlon 1Ghz, VIA board
  • AMD Athlon 700, 256MB, VIA board
  • AMD Athlon 600, 256MB, AMD Irongate
  • AMD Geode LX 800, 512MB, DT Research DT166
  • AMD Geode GX 233, 256MB, AMD reference design / DT Research, aka. miniPC2
  • AMD K6 3D 500Mhz, 384MB, Ali M1541
  • VIA Nehemiah 1Ghz, 256MB, VIA VT8623 (Apollo CLE266)
  • Intel Core2 Duo T7200 2.00GHz, 1GB, Apple MacBook2,1
  • Intel Core2 Duo U7500 1.06GHz, 1GB, Sony VGN-TZ11
  • Intel Core Duo 2.00GHz, 1GB, Apple MacBook1,1
  • Intel Core Duo T2300 1.66GHz, 1GB, Sony VGN-SZ2M
  • Intel Core Core Solo U1500, 1.33GHz, Sony VGN-G11
  • Intel Pentium M (Centrino) 1.5Ghz, 512MB, IBM ThinkPad R51
  • Intel Pentium M (Centrino) 1.2Ghz, 512MB, Toshiba Libretto U100
  • Intel Pentium M (Centrino) 1.1Ghz, 512MB, Acer TravelMate C110
  • Intel Pentium M, IBM ThinkPad R31
  • Intel Pentium 4 2.8Ghz, 512MB, Compaq/HP d330m
  • Intel Pentium 4 2.8Ghz, 256MB, HP Compaq dx2000M Workstation
  • Intel Pentium 4 2.66GHz, 512MB, Medion/Lifetec
  • Intel Pentium 4 2.4Ghz, 256MB. HP Compaq D31d
  • Intel Pentium 4 Mobile 2Ghz, 1GB, IBM Thinkpad R40
  • Intel Pentium 4 Mobile 2GHz, 512MB, HP Compaq nx9000
  • Intel Pentium 4 1.8Ghz, 256MB, HP ePC
  • Intel Celeron 2GHz, 256MB, Sumicom S620H
  • Intel Pentium III 900, 256MB, Medion/Lifetec
  • Intel Pentium III 750. 128MB, Toshiba Satellite 2800-400
  • Intel Pentium III 650, 256MB, Acer TravelMate 524TX
  • Intel Pentium MMX 233, 96MB, Acer
  • Qemu
  • Vmware
  • (The official x86 release is optimized for for a 586, Pentium class CPU with MMX instructions - it will not run on a MMX-less CPU.)

    Graphic boards:
  • ATI Radeon XPRESS 200M
  • ATI Radeon IGP 330M/340M/350M
  • ATI Radeon 9600 M10 (RV350)
  • ATI Radeon 9200 (RV280)
  • ATI Radeon 7500
  • ATI Radeon 7500 / Mobility M7 LW
  • ATI Radeon 7000 VE
  • ATI 3D Rage Pro
  • ATI 3D Rage II+ 215GTB
  • ATI 3D Rage Mobility
  • ATI Rage 128 Pro Ultra TR
  • nVidia NV40 (GeForce 6800 Ultra)
  • nVidia NV34 (GeForce FX 5200)
  • nVidia NV18
  • nVidia GeForce4 Integrated
  • nVidia GeForce4 Ti 4200
  • nVidia GeForce4 MX 440
  • nVidia GeForce4 MX 420
  • nVidia GeForce2 MX/MX 400
  • Intel Mobile 945GM/GMS/940GML
  • Intel Mobile 945GM/GMS,943/940GML
  • Intel 865G
  • Intel 855GM
  • Matrox G450
  • Matrox G400
  • Matrox G200
  • Matrox Mystique
  • VIA VT8623 integrated CastleRock graphics
  • 3Dfx Interactive Voodoo 3
  • S3 Savage M7
  • S3 86x325 Virge
  • S3 86x764/765 Trio32/64/64V+
  • Trident TGUI 9449
  • Cirrus (Qemu)
  • Vmware
  • Input devices:
  • USB keyboard and mouse
  • PS2 keyboard and mouse
  • Serial mouse
  • Network Interface Cards:
  • Broadcom NetXtreme BCM5782 Gigabit
  • Linksys Gigabit Network Adapter
  • Marvell Gigabit Ethernet Controller
  • NForce2 Integrated LAN
  • National Semiconductor DP83815 (MacPhyter) Ethernet
  • VIA VT6102 (Rhine-II)
  • SiS900 PCI Fast Ethernet
  • Intel 82801DB PRO/100 VE (LOM) Ethernet
  • Intel 82801BA/BAM/CA/CAM Ethernet
  • Intel 82540EP Gigabit Ethernet (Mobile)
  • Intel 82562EZ 10/100 Ethernet
  • 3Com 3c900B EtherlinkXL (Cyclone)
  • 3Com 3c905 100BaseTX (Boomerang)
  • 3Com 3c905B 100BaseTX (Cyclone)
  • 3Com 3cSOHO100-TX (Hurricane)
  • SMC 83c170 EPIC/100 Fast Ethernet
  • Realtek RTL-8139/8139C/8139C+ Ethernet
  • Realtek RTL-8029 (NE2000 PCI)
  • NE2000 PCI (Qemu)
  • Network Interface Cards:
  • Atheros Communications 0x0024
  • Intel Coperation Pro/Wireless 3945ABG
  • Add on storage (IDE, SCSI, SATA) cards:
  • LSI Logic / Symbios Logic 53c810
  • Advanced System ABP940-U
  • Audio devices:
  • nforce2 audio
  • ALi Corporation M5451 PCI AC-Link
  • Intel 82801G (ICH7 Family) High Definition Audio Controller
  • Intel 82801EB/ER (ICH5/ICH5R)
  • Intel 82801DB/DBL/DBM (ICH4/ICH4-L/ICH4-M)
  • Intel 82801BA/BAM
  • Creative Labs SB Live! EMU10k1
  • C-Media CM8738
  • VIA VT8233/A/8235/823 audio controller
  • SiS integrated Sound Controller
  • Other peripherals:
  • external Firewire (IEEE1394) storage devices, such as: hard discs and optical discs
  • external USB storage devices, such as: hard discs, optical discs, flash memory sticks and most recent USB digital still cameras
  • Iomega Zip 250 SCSI
  • Feedback

    If you have certified that your system, or certain parts, work or do not work, please send the information to rene@exactcode.de, in order to add the information to this page or resolve possible problems.