. .Nx*M \*V runs on Motorola .Tn MVME147 , .Tn MVME162 , .Tn MVME167 , .Tn MVME172 , and .Tn MVME177 Single Board Computers.
p The minimal configuration requires 8 MB of RAM and ~200 MB of disk space. To install the entire system requires much more disk space (approx. 600 MB additional space is necessary for full sources. Double that if you want to recompile it all!). To run X (clients only) or compile the system, more RAM is recommended. Good performance requires 16 MB of RAM, or 32 MB when running the X Window System.
p Note that you can install .Nx \*V on a system with only 4 MB of onboard RAM, but you will need to use a VMEbus RAM card with at least another 4 MB to augment the onboard memory in order to actually install the system.
p Here is a table of recommended HD partition sizes for a full install: l -column -offset indent Partition Suggested Needed t Partition Ta Suggested Ta Needed t / (root) Ta "32 MB" Ta "26 MB" t /usr Ta "200 MB" Ta "150 MB" t /var Ta "32 MB" Ta "6 MB" t swap Ta Em "2-3 *RAM" Ta 16 MB .El .(item -offset indent Anything else is up to you! .item)
p Note that the .Nx*M installation procedure uses a .Em miniroot image which is placed into the swap area of the disk. The swap partition must be large enough to hold this miniroot image (\*> 7.5 MB). . .Ss2 Supported VME147 hardware .(bullet -offset indent Serial ports (RS232) .(bullet -compact built-in console t ttyZ1 t ttyZ2 t ttyZ3 .bullet) t Parallel port .(bullet -compact On-board centronics style printer port .bullet) t Network interfaces: .(bullet -compact On-board Lance Ethernet (le) .bullet) t SCSI .(bullet -compact Most SCSI disks, tapes, CD-ROMs, etc t On-board wd33c93 SCSI bus interface chip (async only) .bullet) t Miscellaneous: .(bullet -compact Battery-backed real-time clock t VMEbus RAM cards t Any VMEbus interface cards with Machine Independent drivers .bullet) .bullet) . .Ss2 Supported VME162/VME172 hardware .(bullet -offset indent Serial ports (RS232) .(bullet -compact built-in console t ttyC1 t ttyC2 t ttyC3 .bullet) t Network interfaces: .(bullet -compact On-board Intel Ethernet (ie) .bullet) t SCSI .(bullet -compact Most SCSI disks, tapes, CD-ROMs, etc t On-board ncr53c710 SCSI I/O processor chip .bullet) t Miscellaneous: .(bullet -compact Battery-backed real-time clock t VMEbus RAM cards t Any VMEbus interface cards with Machine Independent drivers .bullet) .bullet) . .Ss2 Supported VME167/VME177 hardware .(bullet -offset indent Serial ports (RS232) .(bullet -compact built-in console t ttyZ1 t ttyZ2 t ttyZ3 .bullet) t Parallel port .(bullet -compact On-board centronics style printer port .bullet) t Network interfaces: .(bullet -compact On-board Intel Ethernet (ie) .bullet) t SCSI .(bullet -compact Most SCSI disks, tapes, CD-ROMs, etc t On-board ncr53c710 SCSI I/O Processor chip .bullet) t Miscellaneous: .(bullet -compact Battery-backed real-time clock t VMEbus RAM cards t Any VMEbus interface cards with Machine Independent drivers .bullet) .bullet) .
p If it's not on the above lists, there is no support for it in this release.