Is the VIA C3 CPU supported yet on this beta release? I can't see any mention of it in the release notes and it hasn't been supported by any beta to date. We'd love to be able to start testing on the C3 hardware that we often sell.
I actually have ASL v4.021 running on the C3 CPU right now. It's part of the Lite-system, which uses the VIA C3 CPU. The CPU is rated at a PIII-550, and has 256MB of RAM installed. Runs VERY nicely! Also has three NIC's onboard.
I actually have ASL v4.021 running on the C3 CPU right now. It's part of the Lite-system, which uses the VIA C3 CPU. The CPU is rated at a PIII-550, and has 256MB of RAM installed. Runs VERY nicely! Also has three NIC's onboard.
I would assume that v5 will work just fine. Yes, v5 is a newer version of the linux kernel. But, there shouldn't be much difference in the underlying kernel mode drivers (NIC, PCI Bus, etc). If you happen to test one out, I'm curious to know what you find.
The install doesn't work for the second to last beta. I haven't yet tried the last beta, but unless Astaro have changed something there is no reason ot suspect that it will work. It seems Astaro have dropped support for Pentium CPUs and therefore the C3, but that could just be part of the beta process.
I read something about pentium support being dropped out of the beta for a couple of the releases while they were chasing down another non-related problem. AFAIK, Pentium/VIA C3/K6 support will all be part of v5. Could you post some more details about which motherboard your using (the one with 3 onboard NIC's), as I'm currently looking to replace an aging PIII 450 machine with something smaller/faster/cooler running.
If you look at our price list (http://www.ish.com.au/astaro/buy/) you'll see the bottom model we sell is based on the EPIA CL10000. Unfortunately only 2 onboard NICs. Works great though otherwise when you disable APIC/ACPI.
[ QUOTE ] Thank you for your inquiry. We do carry the NEO case. The CV863 board is not in mass production yet. We should have the board ready to go by May. It is rather expensive comparing to the CV860A systems. If CV860A fits your requirements, it might be a better way to go. Feel free to contact us if you have any questions.
[/ QUOTE ] Also, they said the CV860A w/ 3 RealTek nics, 800 CPU, and case is $286.
I was interested in the wireless NIC option on these computers too. The 860-based system uses a USB WiFi card, so I assume that won't work in ASL. The 863-based one will apparently have 2 PCMCIA slots, so I'd assume that'll work, as long as the PCI-PCMCIA bridge chip they're using is supported by ASL.
