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<para>
Topics covered in this section include:
<simplelist type="vert" columns="1">
<member><xref linkend="hwintro"> General</member>
<member><xref linkend="hwplatforms"> Platforms</member>
<member><xref linkend="hwvideo"> Video Cards</member>
<member><xref linkend="hwcpu"> CPUs / Architectures</member>
<member><xref linkend="hwcdrom"> CD-ROM / DVD-ROM Drives</member>
<member><xref linkend="hwoptical"> Optical Disks</member>
<member><xref linkend="hwkybrd"> Keyboard and Console</member>
<member><xref linkend="hwdigicam"> Digital Cameras</member>
<member><xref linkend="hwgrfxtab"> Graphic Tablets</member>
<member><xref linkend="hwdiskette"> Diskettes</member>
<member><xref linkend="hwhd"> Hard Disks / Storage</member>
<member><xref linkend="hwjazzip"> Jaz and ZIP Drives</member>
<member><xref linkend="hwmice"> Mice</member>
<member><xref linkend="hwmodems"> Modems</member>
<member><xref linkend="hwscsi"> SCSI</member>
<member><xref linkend="hwserialport"> Serial Ports</member>
<member><xref linkend="hwsound"> MIDI / Sound Cards</member>
<member><xref linkend="hwtape"> Tape Drives</member>
<member><xref linkend="hwtouch"> Touchscreens</member>
<member><xref linkend="hwups"> UPS</member>
<member><xref linkend="hwwireless"> Wireless</member>
<member><xref linkend="hwmisc"> Miscellaneous</member>
</simplelist>
</para>
<sect2 id="hwintro">
<title>General</title>
<para>
<ItemizedList>
<ListItem>
<Para>
<ULINK URL="../Hardware-HOWTO/index.html">
Hardware-HOWTO</ULink>,
<CiteTitle>Linux Hardware Compatibility HOWTO</CiteTitle>
</Para><Para>
<CiteTitle>Updated: November 2002</CiteTitle>.
Lists most of the hardware supported by Linux and helps you locate
any necessary drivers. </Para>
</ListItem>
<ListItem>
<Para>
<ULINK URL="../Unix-Hardware-Buyer-HOWTO/index.html">
Unix-Hardware-Buyer-HOWTO</ULink>,
<CiteTitle>The Unix Hardware Buyer HOWTO</CiteTitle>
</Para><Para>
<CiteTitle>Updated: August 2001</CiteTitle>.
This is your one-stop resource for information about how
to buy and configure Intel hardware for cheap, powerful
Unix systems. </Para>
</ListItem>
</ItemizedList>
</para>
</sect2>
<sect2 id="hwplatforms">
<title>Platforms</title>
<para>
<ItemizedList>
<ListItem>
<Para>
<ULINK URL="../4mb-Laptops.html">
4mb-Laptops</ULink>,
<CiteTitle>4mb Laptop HOWTO</CiteTitle>
</PARA> <Para>
<CiteTitle>Updated: April 2000</CiteTitle>.
Put a "grown-up" Linux on a small-spec (4mb RAM, &#60;=200mb hard disk)
laptop. </Para>
</ListItem>
<ListItem>
<Para>
<ULINK URL="../Acer-Laptop-HOWTO.html">
Acer-Laptop-HOWTO</ULink>,
<CiteTitle>Linux Installation on an Acer LapTop HOWTO</CiteTitle>
</PARA> <Para>
<CiteTitle>Updated: January 2001</CiteTitle>.
Describes the installation of Linux on a Acer laptop and
various issues related to this. </Para>
</ListItem>
<ListItem>
<Para>
<ULINK URL="../Cluster-HOWTO.html">
Cluster-HOWTO</ULink>,
<CiteTitle>Linux Cluster HOWTO</CiteTitle>
</Para><Para>
<CiteTitle>Updated: November 2002</CiteTitle>.
How to set up high-performance Linux computing clusters. </Para>
</ListItem>
<ListItem>
<Para>
<ULINK URL="../Compaq-T1500-HOWTO/index.html">
Compaq-T1500-HOWTO</ULink>,
<CiteTitle>CompaqT1500-Linux HOWTO</CiteTitle>
</Para><Para>
<CiteTitle>Updated: March 2002</CiteTitle>.
Lists the procedures and tools needed to boot the Compaq T1500, using a
Netboot of both the native file system and a generic Linux installation.
</Para>
</ListItem>
<ListItem>
<Para>
<ULINK URL="../Diskless-HOWTO.html">
Diskless-HOWTO</ULink>,
<CiteTitle>Diskless Nodes HOWTO for Linux</CiteTitle>
</Para><Para>
<CiteTitle>Updated: May 2002</CiteTitle>.
How to set up a diskless Linux box. </Para>
</ListItem>
<ListItem>
<Para>
<ULINK URL="../Diskless-root-NFS-HOWTO.html">
Diskless-root-NFS-HOWTO</ULink>,
<CiteTitle>Root over nfs clients &amp; server HOWTO</CiteTitle>
</Para><Para>
<CiteTitle>Updated: March 1999</CiteTitle>.
How to setup a server and configure clients for diskless operation
from a network. </Para>
</ListItem>
<ListItem>
<Para>
<ULINK URL="../mini/Handspring-Visor/index.html">
Handspring-Visor</ULink>, <CiteTitle>
Handspring-Visor with Linux mini-HOWTO</CiteTitle>
</Para><Para>
<CiteTitle>
Updated: January 2003</CiteTitle>.
Using the Visor with Linux and your USB port. </Para>
</ListItem>
<ListItem>
<Para>
<ULINK URL="../HP-HOWTO/index.html">
HP-HOWTO</ULink>,
<CiteTitle>HP HOWTO - Utilisation and Configuration Guide of HP Products under Linux</CiteTitle>
</Para><Para>
<CiteTitle>Updated: December 2001</CiteTitle>.
Describes the use of products available in the Hewlett-Packard (HP) catalog
with Linux and some free software. </Para>
</ListItem>
<ListItem>
<Para>
<ULINK URL="../IBM7248-HOWTO/index.html">
IBM7248-HOWTO</ULink>,
<CiteTitle>Installing LinuxPPC-2000 on the IBM RS/6000 43P model 7248 HOWTO</CiteTitle>
</Para><Para>
<CiteTitle>Updated: August 2001</CiteTitle>.
Describes the installation of LinuxPPC-2000 on the IBM RS/6000 43P
model 7248 series. </Para>
</ListItem>
<ListItem>
<Para>
<ULINK URL="../JavaStation-HOWTO/index.html">
JavaStation-HOWTO</ULink>,
<CiteTitle>Linux on the Sun JavaStation NC HOWTO</CiteTitle>
</Para><Para>
<CiteTitle>Updated: October 2001</CiteTitle>.
Describes how to enable the GNU/Linux OS on the Sun JavaStation NC. </Para>
</ListItem>
<ListItem>
<Para>
<ULINK URL="../Kiosk-HOWTO.html">
Kiosk-HOWTO</ULink>,
<CiteTitle>Kiosk HOWTO</CiteTitle>
</Para><Para>
<CiteTitle>Updated: October 1999</CiteTitle>.
Provides a guide for setting up a WWW-based kiosk using Linux, X11R6,
FVWM2, Netscape Navigator 4.X, and a customized trackball. </Para>
</ListItem>
<ListItem>
<Para>
<ULINK URL="../mini/KDE-Kiosk-Mode/index.html">
KDE-Kiosk-Mode</ULink>,
<citetitle>KDE-Kiosk-Mode HOWTO</CiteTitle>
</Para><Para>
<inlinemediaobject>
<imageobject>
<imagedata fileref="../images/archived.gif">
</imageobject>
<textobject>
<phrase>&lsqb; Archived &rsqb;</phrase>
</textobject>
</inlinemediaobject>
<CiteTitle>
Archived - Last Update: September 2002</CiteTitle>.
Describes how to invoke the kiosk mode of KDE. </Para>
<Para>
<EMPHASIS>Further information can be found at:
<ULINK URL="http://www.brigadoon.de/peter/kde/">
http://www.brigadoon.de/peter/kde/</ULink>. </EMPHASIS> </Para>
</ListItem>
<ListItem>
<Para>
<ULINK URL="../Laptop-HOWTO.html">
Laptop-HOWTO</ULink>,
<CiteTitle>Linux Laptop HOWTO</CiteTitle>
</Para><Para>
<CiteTitle>Updated: November 2000</CiteTitle>.
Contains a concise survey of laptop-related (Linux content)
documents, such as installation methods for laptops (via PCMCIA,
without CD drive, etc.), laptop hardware features, and configurations
for different (network) environments. </Para>
</ListItem>
<ListItem>
<Para>
<ULINK URL="../mini/Mac-Terminal.html">
Mac-Terminal</ULink>, <CiteTitle>
The MacTerminal mini-HOWTO</CiteTitle>
</Para><Para>
<CiteTitle>
Updated: November 1997</CiteTitle>.
How to configure the Mac for use as a Linux terminal. </Para>
</ListItem>
<ListItem>
<Para>
<ULINK URL="../Mosix-HOWTO/index.html">
Mosix-HOWTO</ULink>,
<CiteTitle>The openMosix HOWTO</CiteTitle>
</Para><Para>
<CiteTitle>Updated: August 2002</CiteTitle>.
A brief description to openMosix, a software package
that turns a network of GNU/Linux computers into a computer cluster. </Para>
</ListItem>
<ListItem>
<Para>
<ULINK URL="../NC-HOWTO.html">
NC-HOWTO</ULink>,
<CiteTitle>Linux Netstation HOWTO</CiteTitle>
</Para><Para>
<CiteTitle>Updated: January 2003</CiteTitle>.
Describes how to hook up a IBM Netstation to your local network using
a Linux box as server. </Para>
</ListItem>
<ListItem>
<Para>
<ULINK URL="../NCD-HOWTO.html">
NCD-HOWTO</ULink>,
<CiteTitle>Linux NCD mini-HOWTO</CiteTitle>
</Para><Para>
<CiteTitle>Updated: December 2001</CiteTitle>.
Describes how to hook up a NCD ThinSTAR to your local network using a
Linux box as server. </Para>
</ListItem>
<ListItem>
<Para>
<ULINK URL="../mini/NCD-X-Terminal.html">
NCD-X-Terminal</ULink>, <CiteTitle>
NCD X terminal mini HOWTO</CiteTitle>
</Para><Para>
<CiteTitle>
Updated: March 2000</CiteTitle>.
How to connect an NCD X terminal to a UNIX host. </Para>
</ListItem>
<ListItem>
<Para>
<ULINK URL="../PalmOS-HOWTO.html">
PalmOS-HOWTO</ULink>,
<CiteTitle>Palm OS Desktop HOWTO</CiteTitle>
</Para><Para>
<CiteTitle>Updated: March 2002</CiteTitle>.
Explains how to use your Palm OS device with a Linux system. </Para>
</ListItem>
<ListItem>
<Para>
<ULINK URL="../Psion-HOWTO.html">
Psion-HOWTO</ULink>,
<CiteTitle>Linux and Psion HOWTO</CiteTitle>
</Para><Para>
<CiteTitle>Updated: November 1999</CiteTitle>.
How to use Psion palmtops with Linux. Does not cover running Linux on
a Psion palmtop. </Para>
</ListItem>
<ListItem>
<Para>
<ULINK URL="../SSI-UML-HOWTO/index.html">
SSI-UML-HOWTO</ULink>,
<CiteTitle>Creating SSI Clusters Using UML HOWTO</CiteTitle>
</Para><Para>
<CiteTitle>Updated: May 2002</CiteTitle>.
A description of how to create a Single System Image (SSI) cluster of
virtual User-Mode Linux (UML) machines. </Para>
</ListItem>
<ListItem>
<Para>
<ULINK URL="../Text-Terminal-HOWTO.html">
Text-Terminal-HOWTO</ULink>,
<CiteTitle>Text-Terminal HOWTO</CiteTitle>
</Para><Para>
<CiteTitle>Updated: January 2003</CiteTitle>.
Explains what text terminals are, how they work, how to install and
configure them, and provides some info on how to repair them. </Para>
</ListItem>
<ListItem>
<Para>
<ULINK URL="../Thinclient-HOWTO.html">
Thinclient-HOWTO</ULink>,
<CiteTitle>Thin Client: New User Guide</CiteTitle>
</Para><Para>
<CiteTitle>Updated: November 1999</CiteTitle>.
How to turn inexpensive legacy computers into fast terminals. </Para>
</ListItem>
<ListItem>
<Para>
<ULINK URL="../mini/VAIO+Linux.html">
VAIO+Linux</ULink>, <CiteTitle>
Linux on Sony VAIO mini-HOWTO</CiteTitle>
</Para><Para>
<CiteTitle>
Updated: September 1998</CiteTitle>.
This document explains installation of Linux on Sony VAIO computers. </Para>
</ListItem>
<ListItem>
<Para>
<ULINK URL="../VME-HOWTO.html">
VME-HOWTO</ULink>,
<CiteTitle>VME HOWTO</CiteTitle>
</Para><Para>
<CiteTitle>Updated: February 2002</CiteTitle>.
Shows the embedded system community how to run Linux on their VMEbus
Pentium and other PCI local bus based VMEbus processor designs. </Para>
</ListItem>
<ListItem>
<Para>
<ULINK URL="../Wearable-HOWTO.html">
Wearable-HOWTO</ULink>,
<CiteTitle>Wearable HOWTO</CiteTitle>
</Para><Para>
<CiteTitle>Updated: November 2000</CiteTitle>.
Nomadism is one of the major trends of our society, now most of the
people can work with a laptop computer, but few did the next step: to
live, or if you prefer to wear one computer - that is a wearable. </Para>
</ListItem>
</ItemizedList>
</para>
</sect2>
<sect2 id="hwvideo">
<title>Video Cards</title>
<para>
Also see <emphasis role="strong">Applications:
<xref linkend="mm"> Multimedia :
<xref linkend="mmvideo"> Video</emphasis>.
</para>
<para>
<ItemizedList>
<ListItem>
<Para>
<ULINK URL="../3Dfx-HOWTO.html">
3Dfx-HOWTO</ULink>,
<CiteTitle>The Linux 3Dfx HOWTO</CiteTitle>
</PARA>
<Para>
<CiteTitle>Updated: February 1998</CiteTitle>.
Describes 3Dfx graphics accelerator chip support for Linux. </Para>
</ListItem>
<ListItem>
<Para>
<ULINK URL="../Framebuffer-HOWTO.html">
Framebuffer-HOWTO</ULink>,
<CiteTitle>Framebuffer HOWTO</CiteTitle>
</Para><Para>
<CiteTitle>Updated: February 2000</CiteTitle>.
How to use the framebuffer devices in Linux with a variety of platforms.
Also includes how to set up multi-headed displays. </Para>
</ListItem>
<ListItem>
<Para>
<ULINK URL="../i810-HOWTO/index.html">
i810-HOWTO</ULink>,
<CiteTitle>i810 with XFree86 4.x HOWTO</CiteTitle>
</Para><Para>
<CiteTitle>Updated: May 2001</CiteTitle>.
Describes getting XFree86 4.x running on Intel's
i810 graphics chipset by using special features of the 2.4.0
kernel. </Para>
</ListItem>
<ListItem>
<Para>
<ULINK URL="../mini/Nvidia-OpenGL-Configuration/index.html">
Nvidia-OpenGL-Configuration</ULink>, <CiteTitle>
Nvidia OpenGL Configuration mini-HOWTO</CiteTitle>
</Para><Para>
<CiteTitle>
Updated: January 2002</CiteTitle>.
How to install the OpenGL drivers for Nvidia graphics cards on Linux.
Also explains how to install XFree86, the OpenGL Utility library (part of Mesa),
the OpenGL Utility Toolkit (glut), etc. </Para>
</ListItem>
<ListItem>
<Para>
<ULINK URL="../mini/XFree86-R200/index.html">
XFree86-R200</ULink>, <CiteTitle>
ATI R200 + XFree86 4.x mini-HOWTO</CiteTitle>
</Para><Para>
<CiteTitle>
Updated: September 2002</CiteTitle>.
Describes the procedure of making XFree 4.x run on an ATI R200
(Radeon 8xxx series). </Para>
</ListItem>
</ItemizedList>
</para>
</sect2>
<sect2 id="hwcpu">
<title>CPUs / Architectures</title>
<para>
<ItemizedList>
<ListItem>
<Para>
<ULINK URL="../Alpha-HOWTO.html">
Alpha-HOWTO</ULink>,
<CiteTitle>Brief Introduction to Alpha Systems and Processors</CiteTitle>
</Para><Para>
<CiteTitle>Updated: June 1997</CiteTitle>.
A brief overview of existing Alpha CPUs, chipsets and systems. </Para>
</ListItem>
<ListItem>
<Para>
<ULINK URL="../CPU-Design-HOWTO.html">
CPU-Design-HOWTO</ULink>,
<CiteTitle>CPU Design HOW-TO</CiteTitle>
</Para><Para>
<CiteTitle>Updated: November 2002</CiteTitle>.
Helps people understand how a CPU is designed and manufactured.
Contains references to various resources. </Para>
</ListItem>
<ListItem>
<Para>
<ULINK URL="../K7s5a-HOWTO.html">
K7s5a-HOWTO</ULink>,
<CiteTitle>The Elite's K7s5a mainboard HOWTO</CiteTitle>
</Para><Para>
<CiteTitle>Updated: November 2002</CiteTitle>.
Describes how to use Elite's K7s5a board with Linux. </Para>
</ListItem>
<ListItem>
<Para>
<ULINK URL="../MIPS-HOWTO.html">
MIPS-HOWTO</ULink>,
<CiteTitle>Linux/MIPS HOWTO</CiteTitle>
</Para><Para>
<CiteTitle>Updated: August 2002</CiteTitle>.
Describes the MIPS port of the Linux operating system, common problems
and their solutions, availability and more. </Para>
</ListItem>
<ListItem>
<Para>
<ULINK URL="../SPARC-HOWTO.html">
SPARC-HOWTO</ULink>,
<CiteTitle>SPARC-HOWTO</CiteTitle>
</Para><Para>
<CiteTitle>Updated: November 2000</CiteTitle>.
Describes Linux on SPARC-based workstations. </Para>
</ListItem>
</ItemizedList>
</para>
</sect2>
<sect2 id="hwcdrom">
<title>CD-ROM / DVD-ROM Drives</title>
<para>
<ItemizedList>
<ListItem>
<Para>
<ULINK URL="../CD-Writing-HOWTO.html">
CD-Writing-HOWTO</ULink>,
<CiteTitle>CD-Writing HOWTO</CiteTitle>
</Para><Para>
<CiteTitle>Updated: July 2000</CiteTitle>.
Explains how to write CD-ROMs under Linux. </Para>
</ListItem>
<ListItem>
<Para>
<ULINK URL="../CDROM-HOWTO/index.html">
CDROM-HOWTO</ULink>,
<CiteTitle>The Linux CD-ROM HOWTO</CiteTitle>
</Para><Para>
<CiteTitle>Updated: July 2001</CiteTitle>.
How to install, configure, and use CD-ROM drives under Linux. </Para>
</ListItem>
<ListItem>
<Para>
<ULINK URL="../DVD-HOWTO.html">
DVD-HOWTO</ULink>,
<CiteTitle>Linux DVD HOWTO</CiteTitle>
</Para><Para>
<CiteTitle>Updated: October 2000</CiteTitle>.
An easy to follow explanation on how to get DVD movie
play-back in Linux. </Para>
</ListItem>
</ItemizedList>
</para>
</sect2>
<sect2 id="hwoptical">
<title>Optical Disks</title>
<para>
<ItemizedList>
<ListItem>
<Para>
<ULINK URL="../Optical-Disk-HOWTO.html">
Optical-Disk-HOWTO</ULink>,
<CiteTitle>Linux - Optical Disk HOWTO</CiteTitle>
</Para><Para>
<CiteTitle>Updated: December 1998</CiteTitle>.
Describes the installation and configuration of optical disk drives
for Linux. </Para>
</ListItem>
</ItemizedList>
</para>
</sect2>
<sect2 id="hwkybrd">
<title>Keyboard and Console</title>
<para>
<ItemizedList>
<ListItem>
<Para>
<ULINK URL="../Keyboard-and-Console-HOWTO.html">
Keyboard-and-Console-HOWTO</ULink>,
<CiteTitle>The Linux keyboard and console HOWTO</CiteTitle>
</Para><Para>
<CiteTitle>Updated: October 2002</CiteTitle>.
Contains some information about the Linux (v2.0) keyboard and
console, and the use of non-ASCII characters. </Para>
</ListItem>
<ListItem>
<Para>
<ULINK URL="../mini/BackspaceDelete/index.html">
BackspaceDelete</ULink>, <CiteTitle>
Linux Backspace/Delete mini-HOWTO</CiteTitle>
</Para><Para>
<CiteTitle>
Updated: January 2002</CiteTitle>.
Solutions for having working Backspace and Delete keys
on the console and on X. </Para>
</ListItem>
<ListItem>
<Para>
<ULINK URL="../mini/Intkeyb/index.html">
Intkeyb</ULink>, <CiteTitle>
How to setup international keyboard in X Windows</CiteTitle>
</Para><Para>
<CiteTitle>
Updated: November 2002</CiteTitle>.
This xmodmap and kimap solutions will work for you in setting up any
international keyboard for (Debian, RedHat, Mandrake, Corel)
Linux, FreeBSD, OpenBSD, NetBSD and possibly every Unix that uses
Xfree86 and KDE. </Para>
</ListItem>
<ListItem>
<Para>
<ULINK URL="../Remote-Serial-Console-HOWTO/index.html">
Remote-Serial-Console-HOWTO</ULink>,
<CiteTitle>Remote Serial Console HOWTO</CiteTitle>
</Para><Para>
<CiteTitle>Updated: January 2003</CiteTitle>.
Covers how to set up your hardware to use a serial console. </Para>
</ListItem>
</ItemizedList>
</para>
</sect2>
<sect2 id="hwdigicam">
<title>Digital Cameras</title>
<para>
<ItemizedList>
<ListItem>
<Para>
<ULINK URL="../Kodak-Digitalcam-HOWTO/index.html">
Kodak-Digitalcam-HOWTO</ULink>,
<CiteTitle>Kodak Digital Camera HOWTO</CiteTitle>
</Para><Para>
<CiteTitle>Updated: January 2001</CiteTitle>.
Getting a Kodak digital camera working under GNU/Linux. </Para>
</ListItem>
<ListItem>
<Para>
<ULINK URL="../USB-Digital-Camera-HOWTO/index.html">
USB-Digital-Camera-HOWTO</ULink>,
<CiteTitle>USB Digital Camera HOWTO</CiteTitle>
</Para><Para>
<CiteTitle>Updated: June 2002</CiteTitle>.
Intended for the new Linux user who already has
a camera with Universal Serial Bus (USB) mass storage capabilities
or wants to buy one. </Para>
</ListItem>
</ItemizedList>
</para>
</sect2>
<sect2 id="hwgrfxtab">
<title>Graphic Tablets</title>
<para>
<ItemizedList>
<ListItem>
<Para>
<ULINK URL="../Wacom-Tablet-HOWTO.html">
Wacom-Tablet-HOWTO</ULink>,
<CiteTitle>Wacom Tablet HOWTO</CiteTitle>
</Para><Para>
<CiteTitle>Updated: August 2001</CiteTitle>.
Installation of (not only) Wacom graphic tablets under linux
and/or xfree86. </Para>
</ListItem>
<ListItem>
<Para>
<ULINK URL="../mini/Wacom-USB-mini-HOWTO.html">
Wacom-USB-mini-HOWTO</ULink>, <CiteTitle>
Wacom Graphire USB Mini-HOWTO</CiteTitle>
</Para><Para>
<CiteTitle>
Updated: June 2000</CiteTitle>.
How to setup a Wacom Graphire USB tablet for use with Linux. </Para>
</ListItem>
</ItemizedList>
</para>
</sect2>
<sect2 id="hwdiskette">
<title>Diskettes</title>
<para>
<ItemizedList>
<ListItem>
<Para>
<ULINK URL="../mini/Automount.html">
Automount</ULink>, <CiteTitle>
Automount mini-HOWTO</CiteTitle>
</Para><Para>
<CiteTitle>
Updated: December 2002</CiteTitle>.
Describes the autofs automounter, how to configure it; points out
some problems to avoid. </Para>
</ListItem>
</ItemizedList>
</para>
</sect2>
<sect2 id="hwhd">
<title>Hard Disks</title>
<para>
<ItemizedList>
<ListItem>
<Para>
<ULINK URL="../Antares-RAID-sparcLinux-HOWTO/index.html">
Antares-RAID-sparcLinux-HOWTO</ULink>,
<CiteTitle>Antares-RAID-sparcLinux-HOWTO</CiteTitle>
</Para><Para>
<CiteTitle>Updated: May 2002</CiteTitle>.
Describes how to install, configure, and maintain a hardware RAID built
around the 5070 SBUS host based RAID controller by Antares Microsystems.
</Para>
</ListItem>
<ListItem>
<Para>
<ULINK URL="../ATA-RAID-HOWTO/index.html">
ATA-RAID-HOWTO</ULink>,
<CiteTitle>Linux ATA RAID HOWTO</CiteTitle>
</Para><Para>
<CiteTitle>Updated: May 2002</CiteTitle>.
Explains how to install Linux on an Intel
Pentium compatible computer with an ATA RAID Controller (onboard chip
or seperate card), single or multiple processors and at least two hard
disks. </Para>
</ListItem>
<ListItem>
<Para>
<ULINK URL="../Clone-HOWTO/index.html">
Clone-HOWTO</ULink>,
<CiteTitle>HOWTO Clone Disk Images on Linux Booted from a Network</CiteTitle>
</Para><Para>
<CiteTitle>Updated: September 2002</CiteTitle>.
Describes a setup that allows a machine to boot Linux from
BOOTP/TFTP, using the Grub boot loader, and save and restore disk and
partition images to and from a TFTP server. </Para>
</ListItem>
<ListItem>
<Para>
<ULINK URL="../CSPM-HOWTO/index.html">
CSPM-HOWTO</ULink>,
<CiteTitle>Compaq Storage Performance Monitor HOWTO</CiteTitle>
</Para><Para>
<CiteTitle>Updated: July 2002</CiteTitle>.
Provides an overview of the Compaq Storage Performance
Monitor, including a description of the product and installation
and configuration information. </Para>
</ListItem>
<ListItem>
<Para>
<ULINK URL="../mini/DPT-Hardware-RAID.html">
DPT-Hardware-RAID</ULink>, <CiteTitle>
Linux DPT Hardware RAID mini-HOWTO</CiteTitle>
</Para><Para>
<CiteTitle>
Updated: February 2002</CiteTitle>.
How to set up hardware RAID under Linux. </Para>
</ListItem>
<ListItem>
<Para>
<ULINK URL="../mini/Hard-Disk-Upgrade/index.html">
Hard-Disk-Upgrade</ULink>, <CiteTitle>
Hard Disk Upgrade Mini HOWTO</CiteTitle>
</Para><Para>
<CiteTitle>
Updated: April 2000</CiteTitle>.
How to copy a Linux system from one hard disk to another. </Para>
</ListItem>
<ListItem>
<Para>
<ULINK URL="../Large-Disk-HOWTO.html">
Large-Disk-HOWTO</ULink>,
<CiteTitle>Large Disk HOWTO</CiteTitle>
</Para><Para>
<CiteTitle>Updated: August 2001</CiteTitle>.
All about disk geometry and the 1024 cylinder limit for disks. </Para>
</ListItem>
<ListItem>
<Para>
<ULINK URL="../Linux-Promise-RAID1-HOWTO/index.html">
Linux-Promise-RAID1-HOWTO</ULink>,
<CiteTitle>Linux Migration to Promise RAID Card HOWTO</CiteTitle>
</Para><Para>
<CiteTitle>Updated: December 2002</CiteTitle>.
Outlines the steps of how to migrate an existing (Red Hat) Linux
install onto a Promise TX2 Card for the purposes of RAID-1 Mirroring.
</Para>
</ListItem>
<ListItem>
<Para>
<ULINK URL="../Multi-Disk-HOWTO.html">
Multi-Disk-HOWTO</ULink>,
<CiteTitle>HOWTO: Multi Disk System Tuning</CiteTitle>
</Para><Para>
<CiteTitle>Updated: May 2002</CiteTitle>.
How best to use multiple disks and partitions for a Linux system. </Para>
</ListItem>
<ListItem>
<Para>
<ULINK URL="../mini/Ultra-DMA.html">
Ultra-DMA</ULink>, <CiteTitle>
The Linux Ultra-DMA Mini-Howto</CiteTitle>
</Para><Para>
<CiteTitle>
Updated: December 2001</CiteTitle>.
How to use Ultra-DMA aka Ultra-ATA aka Ultra33 and Ultra66
hard drives and interfaces with Linux. </Para>
</ListItem>
</ItemizedList>
</para>
</sect2>
<sect2 id="hwjazzip">
<title>Jaz and ZIP Drives</title>
<para>
<ItemizedList>
<ListItem>
<Para>
<ULINK URL="../Jaz-Drive-HOWTO.html">
Jaz-Drive-HOWTO</ULink>,
<CiteTitle>Jaz-drive HOWTO</CiteTitle>
</Para><Para>
<CiteTitle>Updated: January 2000</CiteTitle>.
Covers the configuration and use of the 1Gb and 2Gb Iomega Jaz drives
under Linux. </Para>
</ListItem>
<ListItem>
<Para>
<ULINK URL="../mini/ZIP-Drive.html">
ZIP-Drive</ULink>, <CiteTitle>
Zip Drive Mini-HOWTO</CiteTitle>
</Para><Para>
<CiteTitle>
Updated: March 2002</CiteTitle>.
Provides a quick reference quide on setting up and using the
Iomega ZIP drive with Linux. </Para>
</ListItem>
<ListItem>
<Para>
<ULINK URL="../mini/ZIP-Install.html">
ZIP-Install</ULink>, <CiteTitle>
Installing Linux on ZIP disk using ppa ZIP Drive Mini-Howto</CiteTitle>
</Para><Para>
<CiteTitle>
Updated: January 1998</CiteTitle>.
This document is only useful for those with the printer port
version of a ZIP drive who wish to have either a portable or
backup Linux system on a ZIP disk. </Para>
</ListItem>
</ItemizedList>
</para>
</sect2>
<sect2 id="hwmice">
<title>Mice</title>
<para>
<ItemizedList>
<ListItem>
<Para>
<ULINK URL="../mini/3-Button-Mouse.html">
3-Button-Mouse</ULink>, <CiteTitle>
The 3 Button Serial Mouse mini-HOWTO</CiteTitle>
</Para><Para>
<CiteTitle>
Updated: May 1998</CiteTitle>.
How to get a 3 button serial mouse working properly under Linux. </Para>
</ListItem>
</ItemizedList>
</para>
</sect2>
<sect2 id="hwmodems">
<title>Modems</title>
<para>
<ItemizedList>
<ListItem>
<Para>
<ULINK URL="../mini/ACP-Modem/index.html">
ACP-Modem</ULink>, <CiteTitle>
Linux ACP Modem (Mwave) mini-HOWTO</CiteTitle>
</Para><Para>
<CiteTitle>
Updated: July 2002</CiteTitle>.
Describes how to build, setup, and use the ACP (Mwave) Modem
feature of the IBM Thinkpad[tm] 600E, 600, and 770x. </Para>
</ListItem>
<ListItem>
<Para>
<ULINK URL="../Cable-Modem/index.html">
Cable-Modem</ULink>,
<CiteTitle>Cable Modem Providers HOWTO</CiteTitle>
</Para><Para>
<CiteTitle>Updated: June 2001</CiteTitle>.
Answers basic questions on how to connect your Linux box to cable modem
or cable Internet provider. </Para>
</ListItem>
<ListItem>
<Para>
<ULINK URL="../Conexant+Rockwell-modem-HOWTO/index.html">
Conexant+Rockwell-modem-HOWTO</ULink>,
<CiteTitle>Conexant/Rockwell modem HOWTO</CiteTitle>
</Para><Para>
<CiteTitle>Updated: March 2002</CiteTitle>.
A guide to using Conexant and Rockwell chipset based
Software modems under Linux. </Para>
</ListItem>
<ListItem>
<Para>
<ULINK URL="../Linmodem-HOWTO.html">
Linmodem-HOWTO</ULink>,
<CiteTitle>Linmodem-Mini-HOWTO</CiteTitle>
</Para><Para>
<CiteTitle>Updated: February 2001</CiteTitle>.
Describes Linmodem (winmodem hardware) support under Linux. </Para>
</ListItem>
<ListItem>
<Para>
<ULINK URL="../mini/Linux-Modem-Sharing/index.html">
Linux-Modem-Sharing</ULink>
<CiteTitle>
Modem sharing mini-HOWTO</CiteTitle>
</Para><Para>
<CiteTitle>
Updated: August 2001</CiteTitle>.
Describes how to setup a Linux system in order to share a modem
attached to this system with other systems over a TCP/IP network. </Para>
</ListItem>
<ListItem>
<Para>
<ULINK URL="../Modem-HOWTO.html">
Modem-HOWTO</ULink>,
<CiteTitle>Modem HOWTO</CiteTitle>
</Para><Para>
<CiteTitle>Updated: September 2002</CiteTitle>.
Help with selecting, connecting, configuring, trouble-shooting, and
understanding modems for a PC. </Para>
</ListItem>
<ListItem>
<Para>
<ULINK URL="../Modem-Dialup-NT-HOWTO.html">
Modem-Dialup-NT-HOWTO</ULink>,
<CiteTitle>Modem-Dialup-NT HOW-TO</CiteTitle>
</Para><Para>
<CiteTitle>Updated: June 2002</CiteTitle>.
Helps you to setup a modem to do Dial-up Networking with
a remote server like Windows NT RAS or Linux RAS (Remote
Access Server). </Para>
</ListItem>
<ListItem>
<Para>
<ULINK URL="../mini/PCTel-MicroModem-Config/index.html">
PCTel-MicroModem-Config</ULink>, <CiteTitle>
PCTel HSP MicroModem Configuration mini-HOWTO</CiteTitle>
</Para><Para>
<CiteTitle>
Updated: December 2002</CiteTitle>.
Make your PCTel HSP MicroModem work in Linux. </Para>
</ListItem>
<ListItem>
<Para>
<ULINK URL="../Winmodems-and-Linux-HOWTO.html">
Winmodems-and-Linux-HOWTO</ULink>,
<CiteTitle>Winmodems-and-Linux HOWTO</CiteTitle>
</Para><Para>
<CiteTitle>Updated: April 2001</CiteTitle>.
Helps users get a Winmodem working under Linux. </Para>
</ListItem>
</ItemizedList>
</para>
</sect2>
<sect2 id="hwscsi">
<title>SCSI</title>
<para>
<ItemizedList>
<ListItem>
<Para>
<ULINK URL="../SCSI-2.4-HOWTO/index.html">
SCSI-2.4-HOWTO</ULink>,
<CiteTitle>The Linux SCSI subsystem in 2.4 HOWTO</CiteTitle>
</Para><Para>
<CiteTitle>Updated: November 2002</CiteTitle>.
Describes the SCSI subsystem as the Linux kernel enters
the 2.4 production series. An external view of the SCSI subsystem
is the main theme. Material is included to help the system
administration of the Linux SCSI subsystem. </Para>
</ListItem>
<ListItem>
<Para>
<ULINK URL="../SCSI-Generic-HOWTO/index.html">
SCSI-Generic-HOWTO</ULink>,
<CiteTitle>The Linux SCSI Generic (sg) HOWTO</CiteTitle>
</Para><Para>
<CiteTitle>Updated: May 2002</CiteTitle>.
Describes the SCSI Generic driver (sg) found in
the Linux 2.4 production series of kernels. Focuses on
the interface and characteristics of the driver that application
writers may need to know. </Para>
</ListItem>
<ListItem>
<Para>
<ULINK URL="../SCSI-Programming-HOWTO.html">
SCSI-Programming-HOWTO</ULink>,
<CiteTitle>The Linux SCSI programming HOWTO</CiteTitle>
</Para><Para>
<inlinemediaobject>
<imageobject>
<imagedata fileref="../images/archived.gif">
</imageobject>
<textobject>
<phrase>&lsqb; Archived &rsqb;</phrase>
</textobject>
</inlinemediaobject>
<CiteTitle>Archived - Last Update: May 1996</CiteTitle>.
Deals with programming the Linux generic SCSI interface. </Para>
<Para>
<emphasis>Check the
<ULINK URL="../SCSI-Generic-HOWTO/index.html">
SCSI-Generic-HOWTO</ULink> for more current information.</emphasis> </Para>
</ListItem>
</ItemizedList>
</para>
</sect2>
<sect2 id="hwserialport">
<title>Serial Ports</title>
<para>
<ItemizedList>
<ListItem>
<Para>
<ULINK URL="../Serial-HOWTO.html">
Serial-HOWTO</ULink>,
<CiteTitle>Serial HOWTO</CiteTitle>
</Para><Para>
<CiteTitle>Updated: March 2002</CiteTitle>.
Describes serial port features other than those which should be
covered by other HOWTOs. Lists information on multiport serial cards
and contains detailed technical information about the serial port
itself. </Para>
</ListItem>
<ListItem>
<Para>
<ULINK URL="../mini/Boca/index.html">
Boca</ULink>, <CiteTitle>
Installing Boca Card Mini-HOWTO</CiteTitle>
</Para><Para>
<CiteTitle>
Updated: January 2001</CiteTitle>.
Describes the basics of a Boca 16-port serial card (Boca 2016)
with Linux. </Para>
</ListItem>
<ListItem>
<Para>
<ULINK URL="../Serial-Laplink-HOWTO/index.html">
Serial-Laplink-HOWTO</ULink>,
<CiteTitle>Serial Laplink HOWTO</CiteTitle>
</Para><Para>
<CiteTitle>Updated: July 2001</CiteTitle>.
Details how to setup a &ldquo;laplink&rdquo; connection between two computers. </Para>
</ListItem>
<ListItem>
<Para>
<ULINK URL="../Remote-Serial-Console-HOWTO/index.html">
Remote-Serial-Console-HOWTO</ULink>,
<CiteTitle>Remote Serial Console HOWTO</CiteTitle>
</Para><Para>
<CiteTitle>Updated: January 2003</CiteTitle>.
Covers how to set up your hardware to use a serial console. </Para>
</ListItem>
</ItemizedList>
</para>
</sect2>
<sect2 id="hwsound">
<title>Sound Cards</title>
<para>
Also see <emphasis role="strong">Applications:
<xref linkend="mm"> Multimedia :
<xref linkend="mmaudio"> Sound</emphasis>.
</para>
<para>
<ItemizedList>
<ListItem>
<Para>
<ULINK URL="../MIDI-HOWTO.html">
MIDI-HOWTO</ULink>,
<CiteTitle>The Linux MIDI-HOWTO</CiteTitle>
</Para><Para>
<CiteTitle>Updated: May 2002</CiteTitle>.
Describes the hardware, software and procedures
needed to play and sequence using MIDI under Linux. </Para>
</ListItem>
<ListItem>
<Para>
<ULINK URL="../mini/Soundblaster-AWE.html">
Soundblaster-AWE</ULink>, <CiteTitle>
Sound Blaster AWE 32/64 HOWTO</CiteTitle>
</Para><Para>
<CiteTitle>
Updated: January 1998</CiteTitle>.
How to install and configure a Sound Blaster 32 (SB AWE 32, SB
AWE 64) card from Creative Labs in a Linux System using the AWE Sound
Driver Extension written by Takashi Iwai. It also covers some special
tools and players for the SB AWE series. </Para>
</ListItem>
</ItemizedList>
</para>
</sect2>
<sect2 id="hwtape">
<title>Tape Drives</title>
<para>
<ItemizedList>
<ListItem>
<Para>
<ULINK URL="../Ftape-HOWTO.html">
Ftape-HOWTO</ULink>,
<CiteTitle>Ftape HOWTO</CiteTitle>
</Para><Para>
<CiteTitle>Updated: August 1998</CiteTitle>.
Discusses essential do's and dont's for the ftape floppy tape driver
under Linux. Focuses on the newest version (ftape-4.02 at the time of
this writing). </Para>
</ListItem>
</ItemizedList>
</para>
</sect2>
<sect2 id="hwtouch">
<title>Touchscreens</title>
<para>
<ItemizedList>
<ListItem>
<Para>
<ULINK URL="../XFree86-Touch-Screen-HOWTO.html">
XFree86-Touch-Screen-HOWTO</ULink>,
<CiteTitle>Linux Touch Screen HOWTO</CiteTitle>
</Para><Para>
<CiteTitle>Updated: November 2002</CiteTitle>.
How to set up a touch screen input device under XFree86. </Para>
</ListItem>
</ItemizedList>
</para>
</sect2>
<sect2 id="hwups">
<title>UPS</title>
<para>
<ItemizedList>
<ListItem>
<Para>
<ULINK URL="../UPS-HOWTO.html">
UPS-HOWTO</ULink>,
<CiteTitle>The UPS HOWTO</CiteTitle>
</Para><Para>
<CiteTitle>Updated: November 1997</CiteTitle>.
Helps you connect an uninterruptable power supply to
a Linux box. </Para>
</ListItem>
</ItemizedList>
</para>
</sect2>
<sect2 id="hwwireless">
<title>Wireless</title>
<para>
<ItemizedList>
<ListItem>
<Para>
<ULINK URL="../Wireless-HOWTO.html">
Wireless-HOWTO</ULink>,
<CiteTitle>Wireless HOWTO for Linux Systems</CiteTitle>
</Para><Para>
<CiteTitle>Updated: July 2002</CiteTitle>.
Document explains how to setup Wireless in Linux,
compatibility problems, something about geographic requirements
and more. </Para>
</ListItem>
<ListItem>
<Para>
<ULINK URL="../Infrared-HOWTO/index.html">
Infrared-HOWTO</ULink>,
<CiteTitle>Linux Infrared HOWTO</CiteTitle>
</Para><Para>
<CiteTitle>Updated: September 2002</CiteTitle>.
Introduction to Linux and infrared devices and how to use the
software provided by the Linux/IrDA project. </Para>
</ListItem>
<ListItem>
<Para>
<ULINK URL="../mini/Wireless-Link-sys-WPC11/index.html">
Wireless-Link-sys-WPC11</ULink>,
<CiteTitle>Link-sys WPC11 Mini-HOWTO</CiteTitle>
</Para><Para>
<CiteTitle>Updated: January 2003</CiteTitle>.
How to set up a Wireless Link-Sys WPC11 card
using a Link-SYS Wireless Access Point/DSL/Switch on a Debian system. </Para>
</ListItem>
<ListItem>
<Para>
<ULINK URL="../Wireless-Sync-HOWTO/index.html">
Wireless-Sync-HOWTO</ULink>,
<CiteTitle>Wireless Sync HOWTO</CiteTitle>
</Para><Para>
<CiteTitle>Updated: December 2001</CiteTitle>.
Explains how to perform a wireless, network sync
between a Handspring Visor and jpilot or jpilot-sync. </Para>
</ListItem>
</ItemizedList>
</para>
</sect2>
<sect2 id="hwmisc">
<title>Miscellaneous</title>
<para>
<ItemizedList>
<ListItem>
<Para>
<ULINK URL="../mini/Clock.html">
Clock</ULink>, <CiteTitle>
The Clock Mini-HOWTO</CiteTitle>
</Para><Para>
<CiteTitle>
Updated: November 2000</CiteTitle>.
How to set and keep your computer's clock on time. </Para>
</ListItem>
<ListItem>
<Para>
<ULINK URL="../IO-Perf-HOWTO/index.html">
IO-Perf-HOWTO</ULink>,
<CiteTitle>I/O Performance HOWTO</CiteTitle>
</Para><Para>
<CiteTitle>Updated: May 2002</CiteTitle>.
Covers information on available patches for the 2.4 kernel
that will improve the I/O performance of your Linux operating system. </Para>
</ListItem>
<ListItem>
<Para>
<ULINK URL="../MP3-Box-HOWTO.html">
MP3-Box-HOWTO</ULink>,
<CiteTitle>MP3 Player Box HOWTO</CiteTitle>
</Para><Para>
<CiteTitle>Updated: April 2001</CiteTitle>.
Describes how to build, configure, install, and use a custom
MP3 player box. It lists the necessary hardware and answers
a number of frequently asked questions. </Para>
</ListItem>
<ListItem>
<Para>
<ULINK URL="../PCI-HOWTO.html">
PCI-HOWTO</ULink>,
<CiteTitle>Linux PCI-HOWTO</CiteTitle>
</Para><Para>
<CiteTitle>Updated: June 2001</CiteTitle>.
Information on what works with Linux and PCI-boards and what does not. </Para>
</ListItem>
<ListItem>
<Para>
<ULINK URL="../PCMCIA-HOWTO.html">
PCMCIA-HOWTO</ULink>,
<CiteTitle>Linux PCMCIA HOWTO</CiteTitle>
</Para><Para>
<CiteTitle>Updated: February 2002</CiteTitle>.
How to install and use PCMCIA Card Services for Linux. </Para>
</ListItem>
<ListItem>
<Para>
<ULINK URL="../Plug-and-Play-HOWTO.html">
Plug-and-Play-HOWTO</ULink>,
<CiteTitle>The Linux Plug-and-Play HOWTO</CiteTitle>
</Para><Para>
<CiteTitle>Updated: September 2002</CiteTitle>.
How to get your Linux system to support Plug-and-Play. </Para>
</ListItem>
<ListItem>
<Para>
<ULINK URL="../Smart-Card-HOWTO/index.html">
Smart-Card-HOWTO</ULink>,
<CiteTitle>Smart Card HOWTO</CiteTitle>
</Para><Para>
<CiteTitle>Updated: September 2001</CiteTitle>.
Information on smart card technology and its
applications in Linux environment. </Para>
</ListItem>
<ListItem>
<Para>
<ULINK URL="../VCR-HOWTO.html">
VCR-HOWTO</ULink>,
<CiteTitle>VCR-HOWTO - Using your GNU/Linux computer as a VCR</CiteTitle>
</Para><Para>
<CiteTitle>Updated: July 2001</CiteTitle>.
A guide to setting up your GNU/Linux workstation as a digital
VCR using the video4linux driver and a supported tuner card. </Para>
</ListItem>
<ListItem>
<Para>
<ULINK URL="../mini/Xterminals/index.html">
Xterminals</ULink>,
<CiteTitle>Connecting X Terminals to Linux Mini-HOWTO</CiteTitle>
</Para><Para>
<CiteTitle>
Updated: December 2002</CiteTitle>.
How to connect X Terminals with a Linux host using nfs, xfs, xdm and xdmcp.
</Para>
</ListItem>
</ItemizedList>
</para>
</sect2>