Foxconn R20-S4 Run Puppy?

[Kenny-M]

I have been toying around with getting a low end machine to tinker around with. Do you think the following machine would run Puppy OK? Most interested in chipsets for Lan and Audio, Video and CPU are they spported?

Foxconn R20-S4 Intel 945GC 1 x 240Pin Intel GMA 950 Barebone

CPU Supported: CPU Type Intel Atom 330 Dual-core FSB 533MHz

Chipset: North Bridge Intel 945GC, South Bridge ICH7

Memory Supported: Sot 1 x 240Pin, DDR2 533, Max 2GB
Expansion Slots: PCI 1 (short low profile)
Storage: Serial ATA 2 x SATA 3.0Gb/s
Graphics: Onboard Video Intel GMA 950
Audio: Onboard Audio Realtek ALC662 Channel 6-CH
Communications: First LAN Realtek 8100C(10/100Mbps)
Extension Bays: 3.5" Internal bays 1, 3.5" External bays 1
Front Panel Ports: Front USB 2, Front Audio Ports 2 jacks
Back Panel Ports: PS/2 2, VGA 1 x D-Sub, USB 4, RJ45 1, Audio Ports 3
Dual cooling fans

See it at:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6856119013

Add hard drive, memory and optical drive and you should be good to go?

[ttuuxxx]

I had a look, and I'm not expert by far on this, but it looks like the latest intel driver might and I mean might be needed and if so then you need one the latest Xorg versions compiled, I'm not sure what Xorg Barry is using in Jpup but when I tried to compile it in 2.14X this was the message
sh-3.00# Requested 'xorg-server >= 1.6' but version of xorg-server is 1.0.2
So I would check first and make sure he is using 1.6+
So series 4 would be out also.

ps this was the video driver
http://xorg.freedesktop.org/archive/ind ... .0.tar.bz2
also this is the main page for it
http://downloadcenter.intel.com/filter_ ... submit=Go!
ttuuxxx

[Mstar]

I have the R10-S4 version of this and it runs G-Pup just fine. Don't recall having to do anything special, but it's been a while since I set it up.

YMMV, but the R10 version of this box works OK.

[Patriot]

Hmmm .....

I believe that :

1. CPU: Atom 330 will run just fine with puppy 412/421. Getting SMP kernel is an option that will give access to the other core.

2. VGA: onboard 945GC will probably work ok on 412/421. If it doesn't then head over here and get kernel module + xorg intel update. Those should work with current xorg in puppy 4.x.

3. Audio: ALC662 is intel HDA hardware and should work fine. If it doesn't then head over here to update alsa drivers.

4. LAN: RTL8100C works just fine. I had one of those running without issues.

Rgds

[Kenny-M]

Mstar,

The difference between the R10 and R20 is that the R20 has a reset button where the R10 does not from what I read.

I did read somewhere that multi-threading should be disabled from the BIOS.

Be truthfull, how is browsing or playing streaming video?

Er, what's "YMMV" and what version of (G-Pup) Puppy are you running?


Patriot,

"Getting SMP kernel is an option that will give access to the other core. "

If I don't get SMP it should still work but only use one core, correct?


Thanks

[Mstar]

My box has a re-set button.

Using Gpup 1.1

Browsing with Firefox is fine, don't do streaming video so I can't answer that one.

YMMV = Your Mileage May Vary

Also, running another dual-core Atom box with an Intel D945GCLF2 Mobo and one of the Puppies (don't recall which one) with SMP enabled. Works fine.

[Kenny-M]

Mstar,

Thanks for the reply.

Well then I don't know the difference between the two models?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6856119012

- and -

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6856119013

What's the difference between GPUP 1.1, 1.2 and Puppy like 4.2.1?

Thanks

[Mstar]

Hi Kenny M

The Gpup discussion is here: http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=36602

Better information that I can give you, I'm just a Linux dabbler.