[parisc-linux] RDI Tadpole Precisionbook and Linux/PA-RISC

[M. Grabert]

Hi,

I just wonder whether somebody has experience in running Linux on
a Precisionbook (which is the equivalent to a B-Class machine according
to Tadpole). According to OpenPA.net it contains the following chips:

LASI ASIC, which features:
- NCR 53c710 8-bit single-ended SCSI-2
- Intel 82596CA 10Mb Ethernet controller
- WD 16C522 compatible parallel
- Harmony CD/DAT quality 16-bit audio
- NS 16550A compatible serial
Dino PCI bus-adaptor
Visualize EG (Graffiti) graphics with 2MB memory
1MB flash memory
Intel 82503 Ethernet transceiver, media auto-selection
CS4215 or AD1849 programmable CODECs
WD37C65C Floppy controller


As far as I can see the only thing that isn't supported on
Linux/PA-RISC right now is the floppy controller. The (IDE-)hard disks
shouldn't be a problem since they are attached to the NCR 53c710 via a
SCSI-IDE adapter.

Does anybody know whether it could/should/may/will/does run Linux?

Thanks in advance,

Max