2.1. Supported Hardware
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## 2.1. Supported Hardware

Debian does not impose hardware requirements beyond the requirements of the Linux kernel and the GNU tool-sets. Therefore, any architecture or platform to which the Linux kernel, libc, gcc, etc. have been ported, and for which a Debian port exists, can run Debian. Please refer to the Ports pages at http://www.debian.org/ports/hppa/ for more details on PA-RISC architecture systems which have been tested with Debian.

Rather than attempting to describe all the different hardware configurations which are supported for PA-RISC, this section contains general information and pointers to where additional information can be found.

### 2.1.1. Supported Architectures

Debian 3.1 supports eleven major architectures and several variations of each architecture known as 'flavors'.

Architecture | Debian Designation | Subarchitecture | Flavor
--- | --- | --- | ---
Intel x86-based | i386 |  | vanilla
speakup
linux26
Motorola 680x0 | m68k | Atari | atari
Amiga | amiga
68k Macintosh | mac
VME | bvme6000
mvme147
mvme16x
DEC Alpha | alpha |  |
Sun SPARC | sparc |  | sun4cdm
sun4u
ARM and StrongARM | arm |  | netwinder
riscpc
shark
lart
IBM/Motorola PowerPC | powerpc | CHRP | chrp
PowerMac | pmac
PReP | prep
APUS | apus
HP PA-RISC | hppa | PA-RISC 1.1 | 32
PA-RISC 2.0 | 64
Intel ia64-based | ia64 |  |
MIPS (big endian) | mips | SGI Indy/Indigo 2 | r4k-ip22
r5k-ip22
Broadcom BCM91250A (SWARM) | sb1-swarm-bn
MIPS (little endian) | mipsel | Cobalt | cobalt
DECstation | r4k-kn04
r3k-kn02
Broadcom BCM91250A (SWARM) | sb1-swarm-bn
IBM S/390 | s390 |  | tape
vmrdr

This document covers installation for the PA-RISC architecture. If you are looking for information on any of the other Debian-supported architectures take a look at the Debian-Ports pages.

### 2.1.2. CPU, Main Boards, and Video Support

The are two major support hppa flavors: PA-RISC 1.1 and PA-RISC 2.0. The PA-RISC 1.1 architecture is targeted at 32-bit processors whereas the 2.0 architecture is targeted to the 64-bit processors. Some systems are able to run either kernel. In both cases, the userland is 32-bit. There is the possibility of a 64-bit userland in the future.

### 2.1.3. Graphics Card

Debian's support for graphical interfaces is determined by the underlying support found in XFree86's X11 system. The newer AGP video slots are actually a modification on the PCI specification, and most AGP video cards work under XFree86. Details on supported graphics buses, cards, monitors, and pointing devices can be found at http://www.xfree86.org/. Debian 3.1 ships with XFree86 version 4.3.0.

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