Linux on NUMA-Q issues - hardware requirements

• The original Sting quads (Pentium Pro 180s) don't seem to work. I can't see any good reason why not, but they don't at the moment. They work fine as single quad machines.
• You need to add a PCI VGA card (nothing special), and a keyboard (standard PS2) to the boot quad. This will probably invalidate your warranty. There is apparently an offical NT conversion kit that is basically this - talk to your local service centre. Plug a monitor into the VGA card, or it won't do you much good.
• Remember that only your PCI buses in the first quad will work at the moment
• Drivers that use port I/O (inb/outb) will only work by default to devices in the first quad. I have patches for inb_quad, outb_quad, but you'd need to hack the driver slightly.

Last updated: 10/25/01 Any problems, additions, etc , please send email to Martin J. Bligh.