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Power ISA

2026-04-09T00:51:35Z

MPC7500: /* History */

'''Power ISA''' is the specification for how Power architecture processors are to behave. It dictates the machine instructions available, and exactly how they are to process given data.

There are two primary versions of the Power ISA that are of interest to [[PowerNV|PowerNV]] platforms:
* [[:File:PowerISA_V2.07_PUBLIC.pdf|Version 2.07]] ([[POWER8|POWER8]] / [[POWER8E|POWER8E]])
* [[:File:PowerISA_public.v3.0B.pdf|Version 3.0B]] ([[POWER9|POWER9]])

== History ==

The Power ISA evolved from the PowerPC ISA which in turn was an evolution of the POWER ISA used by POWER1 and POWER2 chips.

POWER ISA → PowerPC ISA → Power ISA

When the Power ISA 3.0B specification lists all available instructions, it specifically mentions what version of which architecture introduced the instruction; this gives a fairly quick history of the ISA itself:

{| class="wikitable"
|+Key to Version column in Power ISA 3.0B instruction list
!Code
!Released
!Specification
!Compliant cores
|-
|P1
|
|POWER Architecture
|
|-
|P2
|
|POWER2 Architecture
|
|-
|PPC
|
|PowerPC Architecture prior to v2.00
|
|-
|v2.00
|
|PowerPC Architecture v2.00
|POWER4
|-
|v2.01
|December 2003
|[[:Category:PowerPC Architecture v2.01|PowerPC Architecture v2.01]]
|POWER4+, PPC970
|-
|v2.02
|February 2005
|[[:Category:PowerPC Architecture v2.02|PowerPC Architecture v2.02]]
|POWER5, Cell PPE
|-
|v2.03
|September 2006
|[[:File:PowerISA_V2.03_Final_Public.pdf|Power ISA v2.03]]
|[[PPC405]], PPC440, PPC460, e200, e500, POWER5+
|-
|v2.04
|April 2007
|[[:File:PowerISA_V2.04-FINAL.Public.pdf|Power ISA v2.04]]
|POWER5++, PA6T
|-
|v2.05
|October 2007
|[[:File:PowerISA_V2.05.pdf|Power ISA v2.05]]
|POWER6
|-
|v2.06
|January 2009
|[[:File:PowerISA_V2.06_PUBLIC.pdf| Power ISA v2.06]]
|e500mc, e5500, e6500, POWER7, A2, A2I
|-
|v2.06B
|July 2010
|[[:File:PowerISA_V2.06B_V2_PUBLIC.pdf| Power ISA v2.06B]]
|
|-
|v2.07
|May 2013
|[[:File:PowerISA_V2.07_PUBLIC.pdf| Power ISA v2.07]]
|[[POWER8]], A2O
|-
|v2.07B
|April 2015
|[[:File:PowerISA_V2.07B.pdf| Power ISA v2.07B]]
|
|-
|v3.0
|November 2015
|[[:File:PowerISA_V3.0.pdf| Power ISA v3.0]]
|Microwatt, Chiselwatt, Libre-SOC
|-
|v3.0B
|March 2017
|[[:File:PowerISA_public.v3.0B.pdf| Power ISA v3.0B]]
|[[POWER9]]
|-
|v3.0C
|May 2020
|[[:File:PowerISA_public.v3.0C.pdf| Power ISA v3.0C]]
|
|-
|v3.1
|May 2020
|[[:File:PowerISA_public.v3.1.pdf| Power ISA v3.1]]
|[[POWER10]], [[S1]], [[Power11]]
|-
|v3.1B
|September 2021
|[[:File:OPF_PowerISA_v3.1B.pdf| Power ISA v3.1B]]
|
|-
|v3.1C
|May 2024
|[[:File:OPF_PowerISA_v3.1C.pdf| Power ISA v3.1C]]
|
|}

== Extensions ==

* [[:File:POWER9 Processor Programming Model Bulletin 090919.pdf|Ultravisor ISA Extensions for POWER9]]
* [[PowerPC AS]]

== See also ==

* [[Power ISA/Privilege States|Power ISA/Privilege States]]
* [[Power ISA/Machine State Register|Power ISA/Machine State Register]]
* [[Power ISA/Vector Operations|Power ISA/Vector Operations]]

== External Links ==

* [https://www.ibm.com/systems/power/openpower/posting.xhtml?postingId=01F8EF905EC4A2CD85257EAF0069612D Power ISA at IBM OpenPOWER portal]

* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Power_ISA Power ISA English Wikipedia page]

[[Category:Power Architecture]]

Power ISA

2026-04-09T00:50:15Z

MPC7500: /* History */ add Power11

'''Power ISA''' is the specification for how Power architecture processors are to behave. It dictates the machine instructions available, and exactly how they are to process given data.

There are two primary versions of the Power ISA that are of interest to [[PowerNV|PowerNV]] platforms:
* [[:File:PowerISA_V2.07_PUBLIC.pdf|Version 2.07]] ([[POWER8|POWER8]] / [[POWER8E|POWER8E]])
* [[:File:PowerISA_public.v3.0B.pdf|Version 3.0B]] ([[POWER9|POWER9]])

== History ==

The Power ISA evolved from the PowerPC ISA which in turn was an evolution of the POWER ISA used by POWER1 and POWER2 chips.

POWER ISA → PowerPC ISA → Power ISA

When the Power ISA 3.0B specification lists all available instructions, it specifically mentions what version of which architecture introduced the instruction; this gives a fairly quick history of the ISA itself:

{| class="wikitable"
|+Key to Version column in Power ISA 3.0B instruction list
!Code
!Released
!Specification
!Compliant cores
|-
|P1
|
|POWER Architecture
|
|-
|P2
|
|POWER2 Architecture
|
|-
|PPC
|
|PowerPC Architecture prior to v2.00
|
|-
|v2.00
|
|PowerPC Architecture v2.00
|POWER4
|-
|v2.01
|December 2003
|[[:Category:PowerPC Architecture v2.01|PowerPC Architecture v2.01]]
|POWER4+, PPC970
|-
|v2.02
|February 2005
|[[:Category:PowerPC Architecture v2.02|PowerPC Architecture v2.02]]
|POWER5, Cell PPE
|-
|v2.03
|September 2006
|[[:File:PowerISA_V2.03_Final_Public.pdf|Power ISA v2.03]]
|[[PPC405]], PPC440, PPC460, e200, e500, POWER5+
|-
|v2.04
|April 2007
|[[:File:PowerISA_V2.04-FINAL.Public.pdf|Power ISA v2.04]]
|POWER5++, PA6T
|-
|v2.05
|October 2007
|[[:File:PowerISA_V2.05.pdf|Power ISA v2.05]]
|POWER6
|-
|v2.06
|January 2009
|[[:File:PowerISA_V2.06_PUBLIC.pdf| Power ISA v2.06]]
|e500mc, e5500, e6500, POWER7, A2, A2I
|-
|v2.06B
|July 2010
|[[:File:PowerISA_V2.06B_V2_PUBLIC.pdf| Power ISA v2.06B]]
|
|-
|v2.07
|May 2013
|[[:File:PowerISA_V2.07_PUBLIC.pdf| Power ISA v2.07]]
|[[POWER8]], A2O
|-
|v2.07B
|April 2015
|[[:File:PowerISA_V2.07B.pdf| Power ISA v2.07B]]
|
|-
|v3.0
|November 2015
|[[:File:PowerISA_V3.0.pdf| Power ISA v3.0]]
|Microwatt, Chiselwatt, Libre-SOC
|-
|v3.0B
|March 2017
|[[:File:PowerISA_public.v3.0B.pdf| Power ISA v3.0B]]
|[[POWER9]]
|-
|v3.0C
|May 2020
|[[:File:PowerISA_public.v3.0C.pdf| Power ISA v3.0C]]
|
|-
|v3.1
|May 2020
|[[:File:PowerISA_public.v3.1.pdf| Power ISA v3.1]]
|[[Power10]], [[S1]], [[Power11]]
|-
|v3.1B
|September 2021
|[[:File:OPF_PowerISA_v3.1B.pdf| Power ISA v3.1B]]
|
|-
|v3.1C
|May 2024
|[[:File:OPF_PowerISA_v3.1C.pdf| Power ISA v3.1C]]
|
|}

== Extensions ==

* [[:File:POWER9 Processor Programming Model Bulletin 090919.pdf|Ultravisor ISA Extensions for POWER9]]
* [[PowerPC AS]]

== See also ==

* [[Power ISA/Privilege States|Power ISA/Privilege States]]
* [[Power ISA/Machine State Register|Power ISA/Machine State Register]]
* [[Power ISA/Vector Operations|Power ISA/Vector Operations]]

== External Links ==

* [https://www.ibm.com/systems/power/openpower/posting.xhtml?postingId=01F8EF905EC4A2CD85257EAF0069612D Power ISA at IBM OpenPOWER portal]

* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Power_ISA Power ISA English Wikipedia page]

[[Category:Power Architecture]]

Power ISA/Vector Operations

2026-04-05T17:29:57Z

MPC7500: /* SIMD libraries and frameworks */ add NumKong

The [[Power ISA]] includes a specification of vector or SIMD operations. Prior to the Power ISA, i.e. PowerPC, some of these operations were available, but defined in an external standard, called Altivec by Freescale (Motorola spin-off), Vector Multimedia Extension (VMX) by IBM, and Velocity Engine by Apple.

The Vector operations are classified as Vector Facility and Vector Scalar Extension (VSX) in current versions of the Power ISA.

Power ISA v2.07 still refers to some instructions as VMX in its summary of changes since the previous version, but the rest of the document avoids mentioning VMX completely.

Power ISA v3.0 no longer mentions VMX at all.

According to [[File:POWER9-Features-and-Specifications.pdf]] page 7, the Vector Scalar Unit (VSU)'s 128-bit hardware is dedicated per super-slice (2 threads). This may indicate that trying to aggressively use 128-bit VSX instructions in two threads that use the same super-slice will be inefficient. It is possible that clever usage of <code>taskset</code> may improve this situation.

Power ISA v3.1 adds an optional VSX extension, MMA (Matrix-Multiply Assist), targeted at matrix math applications.

== External Links ==

* Seebach, Peter. [https://web.archive.org/web/20080614023936/https://www.ibm.com/developerworks/library/pa-unrollav1/ Unrolling AltiVec, Part 1, Introducing the PowerPC SIMD unit]. Published March 01, 2005
* Seebach, Peter. [https://www.sucs.org/~grepwood/ps3/altivec/pa-unrollav2-pdf.pdf Unrolling AltiVec, Part 2, Optimize code for SIMD processing]. Published March 16, 2005
* Gschwind, Michael. [https://www.researchgate.net/publication/299472451_Workload_acceleration_with_the_IBM_POWER_vector-scalar_architecture Workload acceleration with the IBM POWER vector-scalar architecture]. Published March, 2016
* Clarke, Paul. [https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/vectorizing-fun-and-performance Vectorizing for fun and performance]. Published January 24, 2018
* OpenPOWER. [https://openpowerfoundation.org/specifications/vectorintrinsicportingguide/ Vector Intrinsics Porting Guide]. Published March 13, 2018
* Talospace. [https://www.talospace.com/2019/07/easier-power-vectorizing-for-fun-and.html Easier Power ISA vectorizing for fun and profit with GCC x86 intrinsics]. Published July 26, 2019
* OpenPOWER. [https://openpowerfoundation.org/specifications/vectorintrinsicprogrammingreference/ Vector Intrinsics Programming Reference Specification]. Published August 11, 2020
* Ruzhu Chen. [https://developer.ibm.com/learningpaths/port-your-app-to-lop/migrate-app-on-lop/ Linux on IBM Power Systems application porting and tuning guide]. Published September 27, 2020
* OpenPOWER. [https://openpowerfoundation.org/compliance/vectorintrinsicprogrammingreference/ Vector Intrinsic Programming Reference Compliance Specification]. Published March 28, 2021
* José E. Moreira. [https://arxiv.org/abs/2104.03142 A matrix math facility for Power ISA(TM) processors]. Published April 7, 2021
* José E. Moreira. [https://www.redbooks.ibm.com/Redbooks.nsf/RedpieceAbstracts/redp5612.html Matrix-Multiply Assist Best Practices Guide]. Published April 15, 2021
* Sridhar Venkat. [https://community.ibm.com/community/user/powerdeveloper/blogs/sridhar-venkat1/2022/08/29/power10-mma MMA in IBM Power10 processor]. Published August 29, 2022
* VectorCamp. [https://simd.info/ SIMD.info], an online searchable reference tool for C intrinsics of all major SIMD engines (including VSX).
* VectorCamp. [https://simd.ai/ Advanced SIMD Porting Intelligence]. LLM that helps optimize and port code to SIMD architectures in seconds.

== GitHub / GitLab pages ==

=== Translation from other architectures ===

Implementations of non-POWER instruction sets for POWER.

* [https://github.com/gcc-mirror/gcc/blob/master/gcc/config/rs6000 GCC]. x86 to VSX.
* [https://github.com/llvm/llvm-project/tree/main/clang/lib/Headers/ppc_wrappers Clang]. x86 to VSX.
* [https://github.com/simd-everywhere/simde SIMD Everywhere]. x86/ARM/WASM to VSX (and other arches).

=== SIMD libraries and frameworks ===

* Eigen. [https://gitlab.com/libeigen/eigen A C++ template library for linear algebra: matrices, vectors, numerical solvers and related algorithms]
* EVE - the Expressive Vector Engine. [https://github.com/jfalcou/eve SIMD in C++]
* Highway. [https://github.com/google/highway C++ library that provides portable SIMD/vector intrinsics]
* Simd Library. [https://github.com/ermig1979/Simd C++ image processing and machine learning library with using of SIMD]
* pveclib. [https://github.com/open-power-sdk/pveclib Power Vector Library]
* UniSIMD Assembler. [https://github.com/VectorChief/UniSIMD-assembler SIMD macro assembler unified for ARM, MIPS, PPC and x86]
* libsimdpp. [https://github.com/p12tic/libsimdpp Portable header-only C++ low level SIMD library]
* inastemp. [https://gitlab.inria.fr/bramas/inastemp Intrinsics as template - is a basic library to use vectorization easily in C++]
* xsimd. [https://github.com/xtensor-stack/xsimd C++ wrappers for SIMD intrinsics and parallelized, optimized mathematical functions]
* NumKong. [https://github.com/ashvardanian/NumKong SIMD-accelerated distances, dot products, matrix ops, geospatial & geometric kernels]

=== Specialized implementations ===

* simdutf. [https://github.com/simdutf/simdutf C++ library for fast Unicode transcoding using SIMD]
* libjpeg-turbo. [https://github.com/libjpeg-turbo/libjpeg-turbo A JPEG image codec that uses SIMD instructions to accelerate baseline JPEG compression and decompression]
* Vectorscan. [https://github.com/VectorCamp/vectorscan A portable fork of the high-performance regular expression matching library]
* SLEEF. [https://github.com/shibatch/sleef SIMD Library for Evaluating Elementary Functions, vectorized libm and DFT]
* Turbo Base64. [https://github.com/powturbo/Turbo-Base64 Fastest Base64 SIMD:SSE/AVX2/AVX512/Neon/Altivec]
* Camellia cipher. [https://github.com/jkivilin/camellia-simd-aesni SIMD vector implementations ... for POWER (with VMX+VSX+crypto instructions)]
* libvpx. [https://github.com/lu-zero/libvpx Video codec library with specific optimizations for ppc64le]
* lamevmx. [https://github.com/classilla/lamevmx Altivec optimized MP3 encoder]
* libfreevec. [https://github.com/VectorCamp/libfreevec SIMD optimized GNU C library]

Porting/Wasmtime

2026-03-26T21:36:22Z

MPC7500: Created page with "= Wasmtime = Status: not available Broken: * Wasmtime does not build on ppc64le * No Cranelift backend for PowerPC * No WebAssembly support (WASI unavailable) == External..."

= Wasmtime =

Status: not available

Broken:

* Wasmtime does not build on ppc64le
* No Cranelift backend for PowerPC
* No WebAssembly support (WASI unavailable)

== External link ==
* [https://github.com/bytecodealliance/wasmtime/issues/1183 Github: PowerPC (64) Support #1183]

[[Category:Ports]]

Games Compatibility

2026-03-17T20:15:26Z

MPC7500: add dhewm3

Games which are known to be buildable and playable on [[POWER9]] Raptor systems, potentially with necessary tweaks needed in order to run.

{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Title
!Compatibility
!Hardware Tested
!Software Tested
!Notes
|-
|OpenMoHAA - [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medal_of_Honor:_Allied_Assault/ Medal of Honor: Allied Assault]
|★★★★
|Blackbird C1P9S01
|Fedora 44
|Runs perfectly https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4rqId3r36Hg&t=1s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sv2rE15qWaA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PO-tbW1O1Qg
|-
|Minecraft Java Edition - [https://www.minecraft.net/ Minecraft]
|★★★★
|Blackbird C1P9S01?
|Void Linux
|Cannot use the native game launcher, text to speech as they are built for x86. multimc from repos, openjdk 8 or 11, default 4kB page kernel, getting >60fps easily regardless of the resolution (rx 5700 xt), works out of box. https://forums.raptorcs.com/index.php/topic,118.0.html
|-
|[https://play0ad.com/ 0 A.D.]
|★★★★★
|Blackbird C1P9S01
|Fedora 32 (rawhide)
|Works without issues with AMD Radeon RX Vega 64
|-
|[https://www.openttd.org/ OpenTTD] - [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transport_Tycoon#Transport_Tycoon_Deluxe Transport Tycoon Deluxe]
|★★★★★
|Blackbird C1P9S01
|Fedora 40
|Works without issues.
|-
|[https://corsixth.com/ CorsixTH] - [https://www.gog.com/game/theme_hospital Theme Hospital]
|★★★★★
|Blackbird C1P9S01
|Fedora 40
|Works without issues.
|-
|[https://github.com/diasurgical/devilutionX DevilutionX] - [https://www.gog.com/game/diablo Diablo]
|★★★★★
|Blackbird C1P9S01
|Fedora 40
|Works without issues. https://forums.raptorcs.com/index.php/topic,54.msg500.html#msg500
|-
|[https://www.minetest.net/ Minetest]
|★★★★★
|Blackbird C1P9S01
|Debian 10.2
|Works without issues.
|-
|[https://trigger-rally.sourceforge.io/ Trigger Rally]
|★★★★★
|Blackbird C1P9S01
|Debian 10.2
|Controller/joy input must be enabled in ''~local/share/trigger-rally/trigger-rally-0.6.6.config'' with "<joystick enable="yes">".
|-
|[https://www.flightgear.org/ FlightGear]
|★★★★★
|Blackbird C1P9S01
|Debian 10.2
|FlightGear handles the audio device independently, switching between Blackbird's onboard and a GPU's audio output must be done in-game.
|-
|[https://www.redeclipse.net/ Red Eclipse]
|★★★★★
|Blackbird C1P9S01
|Debian 10.2
|Works without issues.
|-
|[https://wz2100.net/ Warzone 2100]
|★★★★★
|Blackbird C1P9S01
|Debian 10.2
|Works without issues.
|-
|[https://torcs.sourceforge.net/ TORCS]
|★★★★★
|Blackbird C1P9S01
|Debian 10.2
|No joypad input?
|-
|[https://www.alientrap.com/games/nexuiz/ Nexuiz]
|★★★★★
|Blackbird C1P9S01
|Debian 10.3
|Works without issues.
|-
|[https://arx-libertatis.org/ Arx Libertatis] - [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arx_Fatalis Arx Fatalis]
|★★★★★
|Blackbird C1P9S01
|Debian 10.6
|Works without issues.
|-
|[https://github.com/sm64-port/sm64-port Super Mario 64 PC Port]
|★★★★★
|Blackbird C1P9S01
|Debian 10.6
|Building as of Q4 2020, you will need to adjust cmake to target power9. https://forums.raptorcs.com/index.php/topic,208.0.html Otherwise works without issues.
|-
|[https://xonotic.org/ Xonotic]
|★★★
|Blackbird C1P9S01
|Debian 10.6
|Infrequently locks up the desktop session requiring a hard reset. I have yet to determine the cause.
|-
|[https://veloren.net/ Veloren]
|★
|Blackbird C1P9S01
|Debian 10.6
|Fails to build on nightly rustc due to packed_simd. ''(error[E0635]: unknown feature mmx_target_feature)'' Awaiting packed_simd_2 with the 0.3.4 Veloren release. Veloren 0.3.4 is released, so it might be productive to test again.
|-
|[https://stuntrally.tuxfamily.org/ Stunt Rally]
|★★★★
|Blackbird C1P9S01
|Debian 10.6
|Some maps segfault at load time.
|-
|[https://www.baronygame.com/ Barony]
|★★★★
|Blackbird C1P9S01
|Debian 11.3
|DOPENAL_ENABLED=ON when building, in order to have audio. Barony 4.1.0 and current codebase do not build successfully with OpenAL. Audio must be disabled to compile successfully.
|-
|[https://alephone.lhowon.org/ Aleph One] - [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marathon_2:_Durandal Marathon 2: Durandal]
|★★★★★
|Talos II (T2D9P01?)
|Fedora 35
|https://www.talospace.com/2022/03/tonights-game-on-openpower-aleph-one.html
|-
|[https://drummyfish.gitlab.io/anarch/ Anarch]
|★★★★★
|Blackbird C1P9S01
|Debian 11.2
|Works without issues. Building on Debian requires libgbm-dev and libdrm-dev be installed along with the [https://gitlab.com/drummyfish/anarch#faq repo]'s listed dependencies.
|-
|[https://www.vega-strike.org/ Vega Strike]
|★★★★
|Blackbird C1P9S01
|Debian 11.3
|Edit ~/engine/src/gfx/background.cpp, prepend ''signed'' (around line 238) so that it is ''signed char tcoord[4][4];''. Vega Strike should then build and run successfully.
|-
|[https://tremulous.net/ Tremulous]
|★★★★★
|Talos II (T2D9P01?)
|Fedora 33
|Single player works, multiplayer untested. https://forums.raptorcs.com/index.php/topic,355.msg2828.html#msg2828
|-
|[https://github.com/NVIDIA/Q2RTX Quake 2 RTX] - [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quake_II Quake 2]
|★★★★★
|Blackbird C1P9S01
|Fedora 44
|Works perfectly https://forums.raptorcs.com/index.php/topic,447.0.html
|-
|[https://github.com/Novum/vkQuake vkQuake] - [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quake_(video_game) Quake]
|★★★★★
|Blackbird C1P9S01
|Fedora 32 (rawhide)
|<code>make</code> complains about missing <code>-lvulkan</code> which can be solved by <code>sudo ln -sf /usrlib64/libvulkan.so.1.2.131 /usr/lib64/libvulkan.so</code> https://forums.raptorcs.com/index.php/topic,63.msg551.html#msg551
|-
|[https://github.com/ec-/Quake3e Quake3e] - [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quake_(video_game) Quake]
|★★★★★
|Blackbird C1P9S01
|Fedora 43
|Support PPC64LE/BE and JIT QVM
|-
|[https://github.com/ioquake3/ioq3 ioQuake3] - [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quake_(video_game) Quake]
|★★★★★
|Blackbird C1P9S01
|Fedora 44
|Support PPC64LBE and LE and JIT QVM - waiting https://github.com/ioquake/ioq3/pull/860 to get merged for JIT on LE
|-
|[https://github.com/RobertBeckebans/RBDOOM-3-BFG RBDOOM-3-BFG]
|★★★★
|Blackbird C1P9S01
|Fedora 42
|Runs very well
|-
|[https://vcmi.eu/ VCMI] - [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heroes_of_Might_and_Magic_III#Complete_edition Heroes of Might and Magic III: Complete]
|★★★★★
|Blackbird C1P9S01
|Fedora 40
|Run perfectly. https://forums.raptorcs.com/index.php/topic,104.msg936.html#msg936
|-
|[https://citra-emu.org/ Citra] - Nintendo 3DS Emulator
|★★★★★
|Blackbird C1P9S01
|Fedora 32 (rawhide)
|Builds successfully now after merging [https://github.com/citra-emu/citra/pull/5961 pull request #5961] https://forums.raptorcs.com/index.php/topic,343.msg2716.html#msg2716
|-
|[https://github.com/TASEmulators/desmume DeSmuME] - Nintendo DS Emulator
|★★★★★
|Blackbird C1P9S01
|Debian 11.3
|Works without issues.
|-
|[https://dolphin-emu.org/ Dolphin] - GameCube/Wii Emulator
|★
|Blackbird C1P9S01
|Fedora 32 (rawhide)
|Because of lacking JIT, [https://forums.raptorcs.com/index.php/topic,86.msg801.html#msg801 the performance is dreadful]. Dolphin's Cached Interpreter mode [https://dolphin-emu.org/blog/2024/09/04/dolphin-progress-report-release-2407-2409/#2407-103-cached-interpreter-20-by-mitaclaw is a lot faster] since these tests were run, so trying again with Dolphin 2409 or higher might be productive. It also might be productive to test with a game that's known to run at full speed in Cached Interpreter mode on x86_64, such as [https://wiki.dolphin-emu.org/index.php?title=Cave_Story Cave Story]. JIT [https://forums.raptorcs.com/index.php/topic,593.0.html in progress].
|-
|[https://maniacsvault.net/ecwolf/ ECWolf] - [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolfenstein_3D Wolfenstein 3D]
|★★★★★
|Blackbird C1P9S01
|Fedora 32 (rawhide)
|A couple glitches but generally works fine (icculus version) https://forums.raptorcs.com/index.php/topic,98.msg871.html#msg871
|-
|[https://github.com/iCatButler/pcsxr PCSXR] - PlayStation Emulator
|?
|Blackbird C1P9S01
|Fedora 32 (rawhide)
|Emulator runs, no mention of game performance. https://forums.raptorcs.com/index.php/topic,81.msg751.html#msg751
|-
|[https://www.etlegacy.com/ ET: Legacy] - [https://www.splashdamage.com/games/wolfenstein-enemy-territory/ Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory]
|★★★★
|Blackbird C1P9S01
|Fedora 32 (rawhide)
|The game plays perfectly. The only downside is lacking support for any game hosted with x86_64 server. https://forums.raptorcs.com/index.php/topic,266.msg2023.html#msg2023
|-
|[https://www.supertux.org/ SuperTux]
|★★★★★
|Blackbird C1P9S01
|Debian 11.3
|Works without issues.
|-
|[https://supertuxkart.net/Main_Page SuperTuxKart]
|★★★★★
|Blackbird C1P9S01
|Debian 11.3
|Works without issues.
|-
|[https://openspades.yvt.jp/ OpenSpades] - [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ace_of_Spades_(video_game) Ace of Spades]
|★
|Blackbird C1P9S01
|Debian 11.3
|Fails to build due to AngelScript dependency.
|-
|[https://github.com/BlindMindStudios/StarRuler2-Source Star Ruler 2]
|★
|Blackbird C1P9S01
|Debian 11.3
|Fails to build due to AngelScript dependency.
|-
|[https://github.com/jorio/Nanosaur Nanosaur]
|★★★★★
|Blackbird C1P9S01
|Debian 11.3
|Works without issues.
|-
|[https://github.com/jorio/OttoMatic Otto Matic]
|★★★★★
|Blackbird C1P9S01
|Debian 11.3
|Works without issues.
|-
|[https://github.com/jorio/Bugdom Bugdom]
|★★★★★
|Blackbird C1P9S01
|Debian 11.3
|Works without issues.
|-
|[https://www.bzflag.org/ BZFlag]
|★★★★★
|Blackbird C1P9S01
|Debian 11.3
|Works without issues.
|-
|[https://openrw.org/ OpenRW] - [https://www.rockstargames.com/games/grandtheftauto3 Grand Theft Auto III]
|★★★★★
|Blackbird C1P9S01
|Debian 11.3
|Works without issues.
|-
|[https://naikari.github.io/ Naikari]
|★★★★★
|Blackbird C1P9S01
|Debian 11.3
|Works without issues. Ignore the ''python3-pip'' dependency and just install ''meson'' directly from your package repo to avoiding polluting your system with python pip packages.
|-
|[https://github.com/k4zmu2a/SpaceCadetPinball SpaceCadetPinball] - [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Full_Tilt!_Pinball Full Tilt! Pinball]
|★★★★★
|Talos II (T2D9P01?)
|Fedora 34
|https://www.talospace.com/2021/10/tonights-game-on-openpower-space-cadet.html
|-
|[https://github.com/Interrupt/systemshock Shockolate] - [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/System_Shock System Shock]
|★★★★★
|Talos II (T2D9P01?)
|Fedora 34
|Does not support higher resolution game assets. https://www.talospace.com/2021/08/tonights-game-on-openpower-system-shock.html
|-
|[https://github.com/bibendovsky/bstone BStone] - [https://legacy.3drealms.com/blake/index.html Blake Stone: Aliens of Gold]
|★★★★★
|Talos II (T2D9P01?)
|Fedora 34
|https://www.talospace.com/2021/05/tonights-game-on-openpower-blake-stone.html
|-
|[https://www.gog.com/en/game/strife_veteran_edition The Original Strife: Veteran Edition]
|★★★★★
|Talos II (T2D9P01?)
|Fedora 33
|Edit ./CMakeFiles/strife-ve.dir/link.txt to unlink ''libSD2_main''. https://www.talospace.com/2021/03/tonights-game-on-openpower-original.html
|-
|[https://www.dosbox-staging.org/ DOSBox-staging] - MS-DOS Emulator (a fork of DosBox)
|★★★★★
|Talos II (T2D9P01?)
|Fedora 40
|Works perfectly now. Version 0.83 will drop support for PPC64LE JIT. There is already effort from the community to restore the JIT in https://github.com/runlevel5/dosbox-staging-power
|-
|[https://www.dosbox.com/ DOSBox] - MS-DOS Emulator
|★★★★★
|Talos II (T2D9P01?)
|Fedora 31
|https://www.talospace.com/2020/01/dosbox-jit-on-ppc64le-and-how-you-can.html
|-
|[https://box86.org/ box64] - x86_64 Linux games emulator
|★★★★★
|Blackbird C1P9S01
|Fedora 44
|Lacking of PPC64LE JIT support as of March 2026. However the fork https://github.com/runlevel5/box64/pull/3 has already added JIT and the author is working with the core team to upstream this work. Watch this space!
|-
|[https://sourceforge.net/projects/extremetuxracer/ Extreme Tux Racer]
|★★★★★
|Blackbird C1P9S01
|Debian 11.3
|Works without issues.
|-
|[https://github.com/STJr/SRB2 Sonic Robo Blast 2]
|★★★★★
|Blackbird C1P9S01
|Debian 11.3
|Works without issues. Assets need to be extracted from the installer from other releases, copy into ~/SRB2/assets/installer/)
|-
|[https://github.com/jwvhewitt/gearhead-1/ GearHead 1: Arena]
|★★★★
|Blackbird C1P9S01
|Debian 11.3
|Tile sprites have vertical artifacting, affecting some text as well. Similar artifacting found in [https://trac.ffmpeg.org/ticket/8802 ffmpeg issue 8802.]
|-
|[https://mgba.io/ mGBA] - Game Boy Advance Emulator
|★★★★★
|Blackbird C1P9S01
|Debian 11.3
|Works without issues.
|-
|[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cube_2:_Sauerbraten Cube 2: Sauerbraten]
|★★★★★
|Blackbird C1P9S01
|Debian 11.3
|Works without issues.
|-
|[https://github.com/pk-2000/Falcon-mkxp Falcon-mkxp] - [https://www.rpgmakerweb.com/ RPG Maker] XP / VX / VX Ace
|★★★★
|Talos II (T2D9P01?)
|Debian 11.5
|Apply PR #5 and PR #6; build instructions will then work out of the box. Briefly went in-game without issues (audio works fine) in [https://f95zone.to/threads/coming-of-age-v2-2-1-crazybat.1794/ Coming of Age] v2.2.1 and [https://www.dlsite.com/maniax/work/=/product_id/RJ134806.html/?locale=en_US Saori's Ecchi Adventure] v1.06 (the latter required copying <code>win32_wrap.rb</code> from the former, and downloading+extracting the RTP via InnoExtract). FPS counter shows well over 200fps on AST2500, but this may be inflated due to an FPS counter bug (seems more like 20fps in practice).
|-
|[https://github.com/JACoders/OpenJK OpenJK] - [https://www.gog.com/game/star_wars_jedi_knight_jedi_academy Star Wars: Jedi Knight - Jedi Academy]
|★★★★★
|Talos II (T2D9P01?)
|Gentoo
|Works without issues. Gets 25fps at 800x600 with LLVMpipe ([[Porting/LLVMpipe#Thread_Count|patched to use 64 threads]]).
|-
|[https://github.com/opentyrian/opentyrian OpenTyrian] - Open-source port of the DOS shoot-em-up [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tyrian_(video_game) Tyrian]
|★★★★★
|Blackbird C1P9S01
|Void Linux
|Compiles on void linux without issues. Runs perfectly even on highest scaling.
|-
|[https://github.com/linappleii/linapple LinApple] - Apple IIe Emulator forked from applewin
|★★★★★
|Blackbird C1P9S01
|Void Linux
|Compiles and runs on void linux without issues.
|-
|[https://github.com/nukeykt/NBlood NBlood] - [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blood_(video_game) Blood]
|★★★★★
|Talos II
|Gentoo
|Works fine.
|-
|[https://eduke32.com EDuke32] - [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duke_Nukem_3D Duke Nukem 3D]
|★★★★★
|Talos II
|Gentoo
|Works fine.
|-
|[https://www.zdoom.org/ GZDoom] - Doom I && II, Heretic, Hexen, Strife, Chex Quest
|★★★★★
|Talos II
|Gentoo
|Works fine.
|-
|[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shadow_Warrior_(1997_video_game) Shadow Warrior]
|★★★★
|Blackbird
|?
|https://www.talospace.com/2023/01/tonights-game-on-openpower-shadow.html
|-
|[https://github.com/Swizpig/ZGloom ZGloom] - [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gloom_(video_game) Gloom]
|★★★★★
|Talos II
|Fedora 36
|https://www.talospace.com/2022/09/tonights-game-on-openpower-zgloom.html
|-
|[https://github.com/lethal-guitar/RigelEngine Rigel Engine] - [https://www.zoom-platform.com/product/duke-nukem-2 Duke Nukem II]
|★★★★★
|?
|Fedora 36
|https://www.talospace.com/2022/07/tonights-game-on-openpower-duke-nukem-ii.html
|-
|[https://github.com/urxp/dRally dRally] - [https://www.remedygames.com/games/death-rally/ Death Rally]
|★★★★★
|Talos II
|Fedora 35
|https://www.talospace.com/2022/04/tonights-game-on-openpower-death-rally.html
|-
|[https://github.com/mkxp-z/mkxp-z mkxp-z] - [https://www.rpgmakerweb.com/ RPG Maker] XP / VX / VX Ace
|★★★★★
|Talos II
|Fedora 38
|Builds from source for ppc64le without issues. Previously did not build from source for ppc64 BE due to endianness assumptions; this has since been fixed for s390x but remains untested on ppc64. Official binaries available for ppc64le. YJIT not available on POWER due to limitations of upstream Ruby (but I'd be surprised if many games need it). Briefly went in-game (didn't test audio) in [https://www.dlsite.com/maniax/work/=/product_id/RJ134806.html/?locale=en_US Saori's Ecchi Adventure] v1.06 on ppc64le. On AST2500 with Lanczos scaling to 1200p, gets ~23fps (on Plasma X11) or ~55-85fps (on Plasma Wayland). Uses SDL_image (with vendored libjxl), and is subject to the JXL POWER SIMD performance issues thereof.
|-
|[https://www.renpy.org/ Ren'Py]
|★★★★★
|Talos II
|Debian 12.0
|Builds from source without issues (didn't try Debian's package, but probably it works fine too). Played through the full intro and first event of [https://runeygames.itch.io/harem-hotel Harem Hotel] v0.15.1 without any issues (didn't test audio) on ppc64le (didn't test ppc64 BE).
|-
|[https://subsetgames.com/ftl.html FTL: Advanced Edition]
|★★★★
|Talos II
|Gentoo
|Works fine on ppc64le with box64. The game loads quite slowly (a couple of minutes), but once loaded, is playable (albeit still slow).
|-
|[https://github.com/HarbourMasters/Starship Star Fox 64 PC Port]
|★★★★
|Blackbird C1P9S01
|Debian 12.9
|Builds and runs, requiring no custom changes for ppc64. Recommend disabling matrix interpolation (set 30 FPS), as otherwise scenes with many sprites and all-range-mode scenes slow down and stutter.
|-
|[https://github.com/HarbourMasters/2Ship2Harkinian The Legend of Zelda Majora's Mask PC Port]
|★★★★★
|Blackbird C1P9S01
|Debian 12.9
|Builds and runs flawlessly.
|-
|[https://github.com/Unvanquished/Unvanquished Unvanquished]
|?
|Blackbird C1P9S01
|Debian 12.9
|Builds but fails to launch with "Warn: Error during initialization: VM: Failed to extract VM module cgame-ppc64el.nexe: No such file [cgame-ppc64el.nexe]".
|-
|[https://ufoai.org UFO:AI]
|★★★★★
|Blackbird C1P9S01
|Debian 12.9
|Works without issues.
|-
|[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_of_Goo World of Goo]
|★★★★★
|Blackbird C1P9S01
|Fedora 44
|box64 can run the game (purchased from GOG) just fine. box64 interpreter mode is a bit sluggish however the [https://github.com/runlevel5/box64/pull/3 box64 JIT dynarec] can run it flawlessly
|-
|[https://github.com/project-valhalla Valhalla Project]
|★★★★★
|Blackbird C1P9S01
|Debian 12.9
|Works without issues.
|-
|[https://github.com/OpenXRay/xray-16 OpenXRay] - S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Series
|★★★★★
|Blackbird C1P9S01
|Fedora 38
|[https://xcancel.com/slicedpunx/status/1679914745481003033#m Screenshot on ppc64le.] Unknown if ppc64 BE works.
|-
|[https://github.com/dhewm/dhewm3 dhewm3] - Doom 3 source port
|★★★★★
|Blackbird C1P9S01
|Chimera
|v1.5.5rc3 works without issues.
|}
[[Category:Compatibility List]]

Virtualization

2026-02-14T01:27:50Z

MPC7500: /* Further Information */ fix url

===Running 64KiB guests on 4KiB hosts===
When trying to start a VM on a host running with [[Page size|4KiB pages]], you might see the following error message:

<nowiki>qemu-system-ppc64: Can't support 64 kiB guest pages with 4 kiB host pages with this KVM implementation</nowiki>

There is an easy workaround for this. If running QEMU directly, add the argument <code>-machine pseries,cap-hpt-max-page-size=4096</code>. If running QEMU via libvirt, add the following section<ref>https://gitlab.com/libvirt/libvirt/-/issues/227#note_705948269</ref> to the guest's libvirt XML (via <code>virsh edit [guest name]</code> or the XML tab in virt-manager):
<nowiki>
<features>
<hpt>
<maxpagesize unit='KiB'>4</maxpagesize>
</hpt>
</features></nowiki>

===Nested KVM===

In order to be able to run nested KVM, two things must be satisfied:

# The <code>kvm_hv</code> kernel module must be loaded with the <code>nested=1</code> module argument
# The L1 guest must be started with <code>-machine pseries,cap-nested-hv=on</code> as argument to qemu. If running qemu via libvirt, add the following XML fragment to the XML:
<nowiki>
<features>
<nested-hv state="on"/>
</features></nowiki>

===Lag===

Consider using [https://github.com/JeremyRand/virt-gtk virt-gtk] if virt-manager's input/video lag is too high.

==Further Information==

* [https://web.archive.org/web/20230326070939/https://docs.voidlinux-ppc.org/configuration/virtualization.html VoidLinux PPC documentation on Virtualization]
* [https://wiki.qemu.org/Documentation/Platforms/POWER QEMU documentation about POWER guests]

Power ISA/Vector Operations

2026-02-07T21:53:50Z

MPC7500: /* SIMD libraries and frameworks */ add xsimd

The [[Power ISA]] includes a specification of vector or SIMD operations. Prior to the Power ISA, i.e. PowerPC, some of these operations were available, but defined in an external standard, called Altivec by Freescale (Motorola spin-off), Vector Multimedia Extension (VMX) by IBM, and Velocity Engine by Apple.

The Vector operations are classified as Vector Facility and Vector Scalar Extension (VSX) in current versions of the Power ISA.

Power ISA v2.07 still refers to some instructions as VMX in its summary of changes since the previous version, but the rest of the document avoids mentioning VMX completely.

Power ISA v3.0 no longer mentions VMX at all.

According to [[File:POWER9-Features-and-Specifications.pdf]] page 7, the Vector Scalar Unit (VSU)'s 128-bit hardware is dedicated per super-slice (2 threads). This may indicate that trying to aggressively use 128-bit VSX instructions in two threads that use the same super-slice will be inefficient. It is possible that clever usage of <code>taskset</code> may improve this situation.

Power ISA v3.1 adds an optional VSX extension, MMA (Matrix-Multiply Assist), targeted at matrix math applications.

== External Links ==

* Seebach, Peter. [https://web.archive.org/web/20080614023936/https://www.ibm.com/developerworks/library/pa-unrollav1/ Unrolling AltiVec, Part 1, Introducing the PowerPC SIMD unit]. Published March 01, 2005
* Seebach, Peter. [https://www.sucs.org/~grepwood/ps3/altivec/pa-unrollav2-pdf.pdf Unrolling AltiVec, Part 2, Optimize code for SIMD processing]. Published March 16, 2005
* Gschwind, Michael. [https://www.researchgate.net/publication/299472451_Workload_acceleration_with_the_IBM_POWER_vector-scalar_architecture Workload acceleration with the IBM POWER vector-scalar architecture]. Published March, 2016
* Clarke, Paul. [https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/vectorizing-fun-and-performance Vectorizing for fun and performance]. Published January 24, 2018
* OpenPOWER. [https://openpowerfoundation.org/specifications/vectorintrinsicportingguide/ Vector Intrinsics Porting Guide]. Published March 13, 2018
* Talospace. [https://www.talospace.com/2019/07/easier-power-vectorizing-for-fun-and.html Easier Power ISA vectorizing for fun and profit with GCC x86 intrinsics]. Published July 26, 2019
* OpenPOWER. [https://openpowerfoundation.org/specifications/vectorintrinsicprogrammingreference/ Vector Intrinsics Programming Reference Specification]. Published August 11, 2020
* Ruzhu Chen. [https://developer.ibm.com/learningpaths/port-your-app-to-lop/migrate-app-on-lop/ Linux on IBM Power Systems application porting and tuning guide]. Published September 27, 2020
* OpenPOWER. [https://openpowerfoundation.org/compliance/vectorintrinsicprogrammingreference/ Vector Intrinsic Programming Reference Compliance Specification]. Published March 28, 2021
* José E. Moreira. [https://arxiv.org/abs/2104.03142 A matrix math facility for Power ISA(TM) processors]. Published April 7, 2021
* José E. Moreira. [https://www.redbooks.ibm.com/Redbooks.nsf/RedpieceAbstracts/redp5612.html Matrix-Multiply Assist Best Practices Guide]. Published April 15, 2021
* Sridhar Venkat. [https://community.ibm.com/community/user/powerdeveloper/blogs/sridhar-venkat1/2022/08/29/power10-mma MMA in IBM Power10 processor]. Published August 29, 2022
* VectorCamp. [https://simd.info/ SIMD.info], an online searchable reference tool for C intrinsics of all major SIMD engines (including VSX).
* VectorCamp. [https://simd.ai/ Advanced SIMD Porting Intelligence]. LLM that helps optimize and port code to SIMD architectures in seconds.

== GitHub / GitLab pages ==

=== Translation from other architectures ===

Implementations of non-POWER instruction sets for POWER.

* [https://github.com/gcc-mirror/gcc/blob/master/gcc/config/rs6000 GCC]. x86 to VSX.
* [https://github.com/llvm/llvm-project/tree/main/clang/lib/Headers/ppc_wrappers Clang]. x86 to VSX.
* [https://github.com/simd-everywhere/simde SIMD Everywhere]. x86/ARM/WASM to VSX (and other arches).

=== SIMD libraries and frameworks ===

* Eigen. [https://gitlab.com/libeigen/eigen A C++ template library for linear algebra: matrices, vectors, numerical solvers and related algorithms]
* EVE - the Expressive Vector Engine. [https://github.com/jfalcou/eve SIMD in C++]
* Highway. [https://github.com/google/highway C++ library that provides portable SIMD/vector intrinsics]
* Simd Library. [https://github.com/ermig1979/Simd C++ image processing and machine learning library with using of SIMD]
* pveclib. [https://github.com/open-power-sdk/pveclib Power Vector Library]
* UniSIMD Assembler. [https://github.com/VectorChief/UniSIMD-assembler SIMD macro assembler unified for ARM, MIPS, PPC and x86]
* libsimdpp. [https://github.com/p12tic/libsimdpp Portable header-only C++ low level SIMD library]
* inastemp. [https://gitlab.inria.fr/bramas/inastemp Intrinsics as template - is a basic library to use vectorization easily in C++]
* xsimd. [https://github.com/xtensor-stack/xsimd C++ wrappers for SIMD intrinsics and parallelized, optimized mathematical functions]

=== Specialized implementations ===

* simdutf. [https://github.com/simdutf/simdutf C++ library for fast Unicode transcoding using SIMD]
* libjpeg-turbo. [https://github.com/libjpeg-turbo/libjpeg-turbo A JPEG image codec that uses SIMD instructions to accelerate baseline JPEG compression and decompression]
* Vectorscan. [https://github.com/VectorCamp/vectorscan A portable fork of the high-performance regular expression matching library]
* SLEEF. [https://github.com/shibatch/sleef SIMD Library for Evaluating Elementary Functions, vectorized libm and DFT]
* Turbo Base64. [https://github.com/powturbo/Turbo-Base64 Fastest Base64 SIMD:SSE/AVX2/AVX512/Neon/Altivec]
* Camellia cipher. [https://github.com/jkivilin/camellia-simd-aesni SIMD vector implementations ... for POWER (with VMX+VSX+crypto instructions)]
* libvpx. [https://github.com/lu-zero/libvpx Video codec library with specific optimizations for ppc64le]
* lamevmx. [https://github.com/classilla/lamevmx Altivec optimized MP3 encoder]
* libfreevec. [https://github.com/VectorCamp/libfreevec SIMD optimized GNU C library]

Main Page

2025-07-03T19:29:46Z

MPC7500: /* External Links */ rm BountySource, OP mailing lists, Virtual Coffee; add blogs, forums etc.

'''Welcome to the Raptor Computing Systems Wiki!'''

This community-driven Wiki provides documentation about:
* [[Raptor Computing Systems|Raptor Computing Systems]] hardware and software like [[Talos II]]™ and [[Blackbird]]™
* application and software concerning [[OpenPOWER|OpenPOWER]] / [[PowerNV|PowerNV]] and [[POWER9|POWER9]].

See the '''[[Special:AllPages|list of all pages]]''' or use the '''search function''' to search for specific topics (since not every wiki page is directly linked here).

Use the '''[https://forums.raptorcs.com/ Raptor CS community forum] for discussions'''.

Please consult the '''[https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Help:Contents Wiki User's Guide]''' on how to use and contribute to the Wiki.

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<h3 style="margin-top:0;padding-top:0;">Users</h3>
* [[RCS_Platform_Comparison|Comparison of key features (Talos II/Lite/Blackbird/Condor)]]
* [[Talos II Beginner's Quick Start Guide]]
* [[:Category:Guides|How-to guides]]
** [[Verifying DVDs]]
** [[Getting System Information]]
* Platforms:
** [[Talos II|Talos II]]
** [[Blackbird]]
* [[Platform Comparison|Platform Comparison to x86]]
* [[IRC|IRC chat]]
* [[:Category:Gallery|Gallery of assembled systems]]
* [[:Category:User Systems|Descriptions of user systems]]
* [[:Category:Glossary|Glossary]]
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<h3 style="margin-top:0;padding-top:0;">News</h3>

<h4>Raptor + OpenPOWER</h4>
* At ''[https://www.hotchips.org/ HotChips] 32'' on August 17 2020, IBM presented POWER10
* Since March (2020-03), the OpenPOWER Foundation hosts weekly informal [https://openpowerfoundation.org/openpower-virtual-coffee-calls/ "virtual coffee" teleconference calls] for users, developers, and those otherwise interested in OpenPOWER. Please be aware of the time-zone (bottom left) if looking at the Google web calendar.
* IBM is stating that Power is not vulnerable to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microarchitectural_Data_Sampling MDS vulnerabilites] (Fallout, RIDL, ZombieLoad). [https://www.ibm.com/blogs/psirt/ibm-addresses-reported-intel-security-vulnerabilities/ 1], [https://www.ibm.com/blogs/psirt/ibm-addresses-reported-intel-security-vulnerabilities/ 2]
Past events where RCS systems were on display are [[Events|listed at the events page]].
<h4>This Wiki</h4>
* A [[Talos II/Building FAQ|Building FAQ]] has been started.
* Initial [[Hardware Compatibility List#Memory|RAM compatibility]] lists are now available.
* [[Power ISA/Privilege States#Ultravisor State|Ultravisor State]] is still not very well understood.
* [[Speculative Execution Vulnerabilities of 2018|Speculative Execution Vulnerabilities of 2018]]
* A [[Desktop Roadmap]] has been started.

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</div>
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<div style="display:table-cell;border: solid 1px #999; padding: 0.5em; margin: 0.2em; background-color: #e5e5f5;">
<h3 style="margin-top:0;padding-top:0;">Compatibility</h3>
<h4>Hardware</h4>
* [[POWER9 Hardware Compatibility List|POWER9]]
** [[POWER9 Hardware Compatibility List/Memory|Memory compatibility]]
** [[POWER9 Hardware Compatibility List/PCIe Devices|PCIe device compatibility]]
* [[Talos II/Hardware Compatibility List|Talos II specific compatibility]]
* [[Blackbird/Hardware Compatibility List|Blackbird specific compatibility]]
<h4>Software</h4>
* [[Operating System Compatibility List|Operating System Compatibility List]]
* [[Games Compatibility|Game Compatibility List]]
* [[Fixes in Progress]]
</div>
<div style="display:table-cell;border: solid 1px #999; padding: 0.5em; margin: 0.2em; background-color: #e5e5f5;">
<h3 style="margin-top:0;padding-top:0;">Developers</h3>
* [[:Category:Documentation|POWER9 Documentation]]
* [[OpenPOWER Firmware|OpenPOWER Firmware]]
* [[Talos_II/Compiling_Firmware|Compiling Firmware]]
* [[:Category:Ports|Software Porting Efforts]]
** [[Porting/Firefox|Firefox]]
** [[Porting/Chromium|Chromium]]
** [[Porting/Tor Browser|Tor Browser]]
</div>
</div>
</div>

== Where to buy ==

=== Manufacturer: Raptor Computing Systems, LLC., USA ===
'''Available products:''' servers, workstations, mainboards/parts, custom builds, POWER9 VPS & dedicated system leases

'''Ships to:''' world-wide

[https://raptorcs.com/ Raptor Computing Systems Homepage]

[mailto:support@raptorcs.com email contact/helpdesk]

[[Raptor Computing Systems Shipping|Shipping Times]]

=== eBay ===
'''Available products:''' CPU's

[https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_nkw=02WP493+02CY643+02CY296+02CY642+02CY227+02CY639+02CY228+02CY637+02CY489+02CY646+02CY230+02CY640+02CY977+02WP000+02CY414+02CY644+02CY415+02CY645+02CY231+02CY641+02CY089+02CY649+02CY416+02CY647+02CY417+02CY648+02CY771+02CY781+02CY297+02CY650&_in_kw=2&_ex_kw=&_sacat=0&_udlo=&_udhi=&_ftrt=901&_ftrv=1&_sabdlo=&_sabdhi=&_samilow=&_samihi=&_sadis=15&_stpos=7554&_sargn=-1%26saslc%3D1&_salic=1&_sop=12&_dmd=1&_ipg=60 Sforza DD2.2 and DD2.3] 

If buying a CPU for a [[Blackbird]], make sure its TDP is compatible.

=== P2P ===
People occasionally sell Raptor products on [https://forums.raptorcs.com/ the Raptor Computing Systems Community Forums] and [[IRC]].

== External Links ==

* [https://raptorcs.com/ Raptor Computing Systems Homepage]
* [https://ticket.raptorcs.com/ Raptor Computing Systems Helpdesk]
* [https://twitter.com/RaptorCompSys Raptor Computing Systems Official Twitter Account]
* [https://git.raptorcs.com/git/ Raptor Computing Systems Git Repositories] - Official distribution channel for software/firmware releases related to RCS products
* [https://gitlab.raptorengineering.com/ Raptor Engineering Gitlab Instance] - Open collaboration platform for software/firmware development related to RCS products
* [https://bugs.raptorengineering.com/ Raptor Engineering Bugtracker]
* [https://openpowerfoundation.org/ OpenPOWER Foundation Homepage]
* [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNVcHm09eXVbvUzZkQs0_Sg/ OpenPOWER Foundation YouTube Channel]
* [https://openpowerfoundation.org/blog/ OpenPOWER Foundation Blog]

=== Power/OpenPOWER/PowerPC Community ===

* [https://lists.ozlabs.org/pipermail/linuxppc-dev/ linuxppc-dev] ''the Linux on PowerPC developers mailing list''
* [https://forums.raptorcs.com/ RCS Community Forums] ''hosted by Raptor Computing Systems''
* [https://forum.level1techs.com/t/the-power-and-powerpc-general-discussion-news-thread/122515 Level1Techs Forums] ''The POWER and PowerPC General Discussion / News Thread''
* [https://www.reddit.com/r/OpenPOWER/ reddit] ''OpenPOWER''
* [https://www.reddit.com/r/PowerPC/ reddit] ''PowerPC''
* [https://forums.macrumors.com/forums/powerpc-macs.145/ MacRumors Forums] ''PowerPC Macs''
* [https://68kmla.org/bb/index.php#powerpc-model-forums.21 68kMLA Forums] ''PowerPC Model''
* [https://www.talospace.com/ Talospace] ''community user blog'' - news and other posts about Power and Raptor or IBM hardware
* [https://catfox.life/author/awilfox/ The Cat Fox Life] ''community user blog'' - news and other posts about OpenPOWER/PowerPC
* [https://sthbrx.github.io/ Store Halfword Byte-Reverse Indexed] ''A Power Technical Blog'' - news about OpenPOWER and other stuff
* [https://shenki.github.io/ Collection of Bits] ''community user blog'' - notes from working on OpenPower, OpenBMC and Linux
* [https://www.flamingspork.com/blog/ Ramblings] ''This is the blog of Stewart Smith'' - news about OpenPOWER and other stuff
* [https://drewdevault.com/ Drew DeVault's blog] ''community user blog'' - news about OpenPOWER and other stuff
* [https://vivapowerpc.eu/ VivaPowerPC] ''community user blog'' - news and other posts about OpenPOWER/PowerPC
* [https://apfelhammer.de/ This Is Apfelhammer!] ''community user blog'' - a blog about my PowermacG5 in 2025 - and something else
* [https://powerpcliberation.blogspot.com/ PowerPC Liberation] ''community user blog'' - news about PowerPC and other Mac stuff
* [https://powerpcliberation.blogspot.com/ PPC Luddite] ''community user blog'' - news about PowerPC and other Mac stuff

__NOTOC__

Operating System Compatibility List

2025-07-03T16:54:51Z

MPC7500: /* Linux */ add BonSlack

Not everything is bug-free, so you might want to the check also [[Fixes in Progress]] about the state of their upstreaming. ppc64 and ppc64le refer to [[big-endian]] and [[little-endian]], respectively; ppc refers to 32-bit.
== Linux ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Distribution
!Version
!Architecture
!Reported by
!Notes
|-
|[https://www.adelielinux.org/ Adélie]
|1.0-beta1
|ppc64
|[[User:Awilfox|awilfox]]
|Needs the easy-kernel-power8 package instead of easy-kernel. KDE 5 is stable.
|-
|rowspan="4"|[https://almalinux.org/ Alma]
|8.5
|ppc64le
|[[User:Xilinder|Xilinder]]
|[https://forums.raptorcs.com/index.php/topic,345.msg2769.html#msg2769 Works]
|-
|8.8
|ppc64le
|[[User:maninap|maninap]]
| Insured /boot is ext4. AST GUI works for install and fast enough for sysadmin tasks.
|-
|8.9
|ppc64le
|[[User:maninap|maninap]]
| Convert to Alma script worked for CentOS 8 Stream 4/2024. Watch for package downgrades and llvm support, minor tweaks. Maybe last OS for Firmware 1.x
|-
|9.3/4
|ppc64le
|[[User:maninap|maninap]]
| Needs Firmware 2.x or higher. Serial over LAN from BMC maybe helpful with discrete GPU.
|-
|[https://alpinelinux.org/ Alpine]
|3.11.5
|ppc64le
|[[User:Tle|Tle]]
|Needs internet connection for the setup-alpine to fetch grub-ieee1275 and sfdisk. Let's hope the next version would include these two packages in the ISO. I have lodged a [https://gitlab.alpinelinux.org/alpine/aports/issues/11384 request]
|-
|[https://en.altlinux.org/ ALT]
|10.0
|ppc64le
|[[User:MPC7500|MPC7500]]
|Unable to install. The image is not displayed in Petitboot.
|-
|[https://aosc.io/ AOSC OS]
|RR
|ppc64le
|[[User:MPC7500|MPC7500]]
|Not tested yet.
|-
|rowspan="2"|[https://archlinuxpower.org/ Arch]
|rowspan="2"|RR
|ppc64
|[[User:JeremyRand|JeremyRand]]
|Not tested yet.
|-
|ppc64le
|[[User:MPC7500|MPC7500]]
|Not tested yet.
|-
|[https://ataraxialinux.org/ Ataraxia]
|201101
|ppc64le
|[[User:MPC7500|MPC7500]]
|Not tested yet.
|-
|rowspan="2"|[https://bedrocklinux.org/ Bedrock]
|rowspan="2"|0.7.28
|ppc64
|[[User:MPC7500|MPC7500]]
|Not tested yet.
|-
|ppc64le
|[[User:JeremyRand|JeremyRand]]
|Installed PyTorch on a Debian Bookworm VM, distro-morphed it to Bedrock, installed a Gentoo stratum, installed Gentoo's Electron package, Gentoo's Electron was able to use Debian's PyTorch without issues.
|-
|[https://bonslack.org/ BonSlack (Slackware)]
|15.0
|ppc64le
|[[User: MPC7500|MPC7500]]
|Not tested yet.
|-
|rowspan="2"|[https://www.centos.org/ CentOS]
|7.7
|ppc64le
|[[User:MPC7500|MPC7500]]
|Works OOTB. I only needed the [[Troubleshooting/GPU#Xorg_crashes_or_is_laggy_with_the_AST_VGA_GPU| snippets for the AST GPU]]
|-

|8
|ppc64le
|[[User:maninap|maninap]]
|Works OOTB. In place upgrade from CentOS 7 worked (not officially supported). End Of Life (EOL) on December 31st, 2021.
|-
|rowspan="2"| [https://www.centos.org/ CentOS Stream]
|8
|ppc64le
|[[User:maninap|maninap]]
|Works OOTB. Converted from CentOS 8. Cyclical patch regressions impact AST GPU/Optical drives. End Of Life (EOL) on May 31st, 2024.
|-
|9
|ppc64le
|[[User:maninap|maninap]]
| Not tested. May need Firmware 2.x or higher. Serial over LAN from BMC maybe helpful with discrete GPU.
|-
|rowspan="2"|[https://chimera-linux.org/ Chimera]
|20240707
|ppc64
|[[User:JeremyRand|JeremyRand]]
|Not tested.
|-
|20220912
|ppc64le
|[[User:MPC7500|MPC7500]]
|Works.
|-
|[https://cclinux.org/ Circle]
|8.6
|ppc64le
|[[User:MPC7500|MPC7500]]
|Not tested yet.
|-
|rowspan="12"|[https://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/ Debian]
|13/Sid (2025-04-01 [https://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/ports/snapshots/ snapshot])
|ppc64
|[[User:JeremyRand|JeremyRand]]
|Seems to work fine with XFCE inside KVM (machine type = pseries, host architecture ppc64le, using virt-gtk). Even though this ISO is labeled "12.0.0" in the filename, it is actually Sid, not Bookworm. Both 4KiB and 64KiB page size work fine. Installer does ''not'' enable the <code>contrib</code>, <code>non-free</code>, or <code>non-free-firmware</code> repos (this is good!).
|-
|13 (2024-07-01 weekly DVD ISO)
|ppc64le
|[[User:JeremyRand|JeremyRand]]
|If using default "VGA" video card in virt-manager, GRUB only shows up on VGA and then Linux hangs on boot, presumably because virtualized GPU drivers are missing in the installer kernel. You can switch the video card to "Virtio", which results in the installer's GRUB only showing up on the serial console; you can then run the installer via serial. After installation, XFCE seems to work fine. Tested in KVM (machine type = pseries).
|-
|12 (2022-03-21 weekly DVD ISO)
|ppc64le
|[[User:JeremyRand|JeremyRand]]
|Seems to work fine with XFCE inside KVM (machine type = pseries).
|-
|11.1.0 (netinst)
|ppc64le
|[[User:Jas|Jas]]
|Installs and works out of box with no changes. Installer is on serial port, VGA is blank
([[Operating_System_Specific_Workarounds/Debian#Bullseye|workaround]]). Works fine as a KVM host via virt-manager and a Debian 11 guest VM.
|-
|11 (2021-03-29 weekly DVD ISO)
|ppc64le
|[[User:JeremyRand|JeremyRand]]
|Seems to work fine with XFCE inside KVM (machine type = pseries).
|-
|11/Sid (2021-02-02 [https://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/ports/snapshots/ snapshot])
|ppc64
|[[User:JeremyRand|JeremyRand]]
|Seems to work fine with XFCE inside KVM (machine type = pseries). Note that even though this ISO is labeled "10.0.0" in the filename, it is actually Sid, not Buster.
|-
|10 (2018-05-28 weekly DVD ISO)
|ppc64le
|[[User:JeremyRand|JeremyRand]]
|Seems to work fine. KDE crashes occasionally, but that might be unrelated to running it on POWER9. Works fine as a KVM host via virt-manager (tested with Debian 10 as the guest). Be warned that the installer will enable the contrib repos (without your knowledge or consent), which is bad from a software freedom standpoint.
|-
|[https://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/ports/10.0/ 10.0] (ISO is dated 2018-05-18)
|ppc64
|[[User:JeremyRand|JeremyRand]]
|ISO fails to boot in virt-manager (KVM; machine type = pseries).
|-
|10
|ppc64
|[[User:Awilfox|awilfox]]
|Only tested in KVM-PV. Using Adélie easy-kernel as kernel, Debian Buster userland.
|-
|9.9.0
|ppc64le
|[[User:MPC7500|MPC7500]]
|Works OOTB. I only needed the [[Troubleshooting/GPU#Xorg_crashes_or_is_laggy_with_the_AST_VGA_GPU| snippets for the AST GPU]]
|-
|9.5.0
|ppc64le
|[[User:JeremyRand|JeremyRand]]
|Seems to work fine with KDE inside KVM (machine type = pseries). Default version of Linux works fine. Be warned that the installer will enable the contrib repos (without your knowledge or consent), which is bad from a software freedom standpoint. However, running <code>dpkg-query -W -f='${Section}\t${Package}\n' | grep ^contrib</code> (see [https://unix.stackexchange.com/a/111102 this Stack Exchange answer]) suggests that no actual packages from the contrib repos are installed by default, so you should be able to disable the contrib repos after installation without ever being exposed to contrib-packaged software.
|-
|9
|ppc64le
|[[User:nashimus|nashimus]]
|Requires 4.16 or newer kernel. Installed Debian testing net install, set apt sources to Debian stable and downgraded, keeping 4.16 kernel. Most VMs failed to boot before updating qemu to 2.12.0.
|-
|[https://www.devuan.org/ Devuan]
|4.0
|ppc64le
|[[User:MPC7500|MPC7500]]
|Works
|-
|rowspan="21"|[https://alt.fedoraproject.org/alt/ Fedora]
|41
|ppc64le
|ClassicHasClass
|[https://www.talospace.com/2024/11/fedora-41-mini-review-on-blackbird-and.html Review at Talospace.]
|-
|rowspan="2"|40
|rowspan="2"|ppc64le
|ClassicHasClass
|[https://www.talospace.com/2024/05/fedora-40-mini-review-on-blackbird-and.html Review at Talospace.]
|-
|Tle
|Works fine. Mutter performance is quite smooth.
|-
|rowspan="2"|39
|rowspan="2"|ppc64le
|ClassicHasClass
|[https://www.talospace.com/2023/12/fedora-39-mini-review-on-blackbird-and.html Review at Talospace.]
|-
|Tle
|Works just fine.
|-
|rowspan="2"|38
|rowspan="2"|ppc64le
|ClassicHasClass
|[https://www.talospace.com/2023/05/fedora-38-mini-review-on-blackbird-and.html Review at Talospace.]
|-
|DKnoto
|Works just fine, see [https://forums.raptorcs.com/index.php/topic,445.msg3600.html review on forum].
|-
|37
|ppc64le
|ClassicHasClass
|[https://www.talospace.com/2022/12/fedora-37-mini-review-on-blackbird-and.html Review at Talospace.]
|-
|37 Beta
|ppc64le
|[[User:jbowen|jbowen]]
|"Headless" server install works well, as does (GNOME) Workstation (graphics tested with a Sapphire Radeon HD5450).
|-
|36
|ppc64le
|ClassicHasClass
|[https://www.talospace.com/2022/06/fedora-36-mini-mini-review-on-blackbird.html Review at Talospace.]
|-
|35
|ppc64le
|ClassicHasClass
|[https://www.talospace.com/2021/11/fedora-35-mini-review-on-blackbird-and.html Review at Talospace.]
|-
|34
|ppc64le
|ClassicHasClass
|[https://www.talospace.com/2021/05/fedora-34-mini-review-on-blackbird-and.html Review at Talospace.]
|-
|rowspan="2"|33
|rowspan="2"|ppc64le
|[[User:Tle|Tle]]
|Server and Workstation variant works perfectly!
|-
|ClassicHasClass
|[https://www.talospace.com/2020/11/fedora-33-mini-review-on-blackbird-and.html Review at Talospace.]
|-
|rowspan="2"|32
|rowspan="2"|ppc64le
|[[User:Tle|Tle]]
|Server variant works perfectly!
The Workstation Live variant failed to load kernel image at Petitboot prompt, the workaround is to change kernel/initrd paths before booting to
be /ppc/ppc64/{vmlinuz,initrd.img} instead of /ppc/ppc
|-
|ClassicHasClass
|[https://www.talospace.com/2020/05/fedora-32-mini-review-on-blackbird-and.html Review at Talospace.]
|-
|31
|ppc64le
|[[User:MPC7500|MPC7500]]
|Works. I only needed the [[Troubleshooting/GPU#Xorg_crashes_or_is_laggy_with_the_AST_VGA_GPU| snippets for the AST GPU]]. When installing GNOME (workstation-product-environment) you have to do [[Troubleshooting/GPU#Wayland_.28GNOME.29_freeze_after_boot_with_the_AST_VGA_GPU|this modification]]
|-
|30
|ppc64le
|[[User:MPC7500|MPC7500]]
|Works OOTB. I only needed the [[Troubleshooting/GPU#Xorg_crashes_or_is_laggy_with_the_AST_VGA_GPU| snippets for the AST GPU]]
|-
|rowspan="3"|28
|ppc64le
|[[User:Sharkcz|Sharkcz]]
|only bare metal verified for now, you might want to enable [[User:Sharkcz|SharkCZ]]'s COPR [https://copr.fedorainfracloud.org/coprs/sharkcz/talos/ repo] for not-yet-upstreamed updates
|-
|ppc64le
|[[User:nashimus|nashimus]]
|May need to manually specify inst.stage2, during install. [https://www.ibm.com/developerworks/community/blogs/cb4b63c0-e358-474c-8b04-391c3a279d5a/entry/Baremetal_RHEL_Redhat_Installation_with_OPAL?lang=en Workaround] [https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1577587 Bug]
|-
|ppc64
|[[User:Sharkcz|Sharkcz]]
|discontinued in Fedora 29
|-
|rowspan="2"|[https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Handbook:PPC64 Gentoo]
| n/a
|ppc64le
|[[User:Luke-jr|luke-jr]]
|Once installed, works fine.
GNOME, Plasma and other desktops are supported.
Ships working firefox, qtwebengine:5.
[https://distfiles.gentoo.org/releases/ppc/autobuilds/current-install-ppc64le-minimal/ latest install iso supporting both 4k and 64k pagesize kernels]
|-
|17.0
|ppc64
|[[User:MarcusC|MarcusC]]
|XFCE4 and virt-manager verified
|-
|rowspan="2"|[https://www.glasnost.org/ Glasnost]
|2022.05-1
|ppc64
|[[User:JeremyRand|JeremyRand]]
|Not tested yet.
|-
|2021.10-01
|ppc64le
|[[User:MPC7500|MPC7500]]
|Not tested yet.
|-
|rowspan="3"|[http://www.w5j6stm77zs6652pgsij4awcjeel3eco7kvipheu6mtr623eyyehj4yd.onion/ Kicksecure] ([https://www.kicksecure.com/ clearnet link])
|17 (morphed from Debian 13/Sid 2025-04-01)
|ppc64
|[[User:JeremyRand|JeremyRand]]
|Appears to work fine with XFCE in a VM when the [[Kicksecure and Whonix]] instructions are followed. Haven't tried CLI or host.
|-
|17
|ppc64le
|[[User:JeremyRand|JeremyRand]]
|Appears to work fine with XFCE in a VM when the [[Kicksecure]] instructions are followed. Haven't tried CLI or host.
|-
|16
|ppc64le
|[[User:JeremyRand|JeremyRand]]
|Appears to work fine with XFCE in a VM when the [[Kicksecure]] instructions are followed. Haven't tried CLI or host.
|-
|[https://www.openeuler.org/ openEuler]
|24.03-LTS
|ppc64le
|[[User:MPC7500|MPC7500]]
|Not tested yet.
|-
|rowspan="3"|[https://www.opensuse.org/ openSUSE]
|Leap 15.1
|ppc64le
|[[User:MPC7500|MPC7500]]
|Works OOTB. I only needed the [[Troubleshooting/GPU#Xorg_crashes_or_is_laggy_with_the_AST_VGA_GPU| snippets for the AST GPU]]
|-
|Tumbleweed 20230629
|ppc64
|[[User:JeremyRand|JeremyRand]]
|Booting on bare-metal, flash drive with DVD ISO dd'ed to it isn't recognized by Petitboot. (Not sure if perhaps I did something wrong, ping me on IRC if you think I did.) Booting in KVM, installer errors with "Invalid signature. Installation aborted."
|-
|Tumbleweed 20190805
|ppc64le
|[[User:Jonsger|Jonsger]]
|Install via serial console (over ssh) and connect HDMI to dedicated GPU. Use Xorg config from [[Troubleshooting/GPU#Step_2:_Create_Xorg_Configuration_Snippet]]. radeonsi is missing, as Mesa-dri is not build for ppc64le. Workaround: install from [https://build.opensuse.org/project/show/home:jbrielmaier:ppc64le home:jbrielmaier:ppc64le] repo.
|-
|[https://mirror.grapentin.org/parabola-ports/powerpc64le/ Parabola]
|15-Apr-2021
|ppc64le
|[[User:JeremyRand|JeremyRand]]
|Not tested yet.
|-
|rowspan="2"|[https://www.powerel.org/ PowerEL]
|rowspan="2"|7
|ppc64
|[[User:JeremyRand|JeremyRand]]
|Not tested yet.
|-
|ppc64le
|[[User:MPC7500|MPC7500]]
|Unable to install. The image is not displayed in Petitboot.
|-
|[https://www.redhat.com/en/technologies/linux-platforms/enterprise-linux RHEL]
|9
|ppc64le
|[[User:Tle|Tle]]
|[https://forums.raptorcs.com/index.php/topic,365.msg2944.html#msg2944 Works]
|-
|[https://www.riscyslack.org/ Riscy Slack (Slackware)]
|2020-11-17
|ppc64le
|[[User: MPC7500|MPC7500]]
|Works OOTB. I only needed the [[Troubleshooting/GPU#Xorg_crashes_or_is_laggy_with_the_AST_VGA_GPU| snippets for the AST GPU]]
|-
|rowspan="2"| [https://rockylinux.org/ Rocky]
|9.0
|ppc64le
|[[User:MPC7500|MPC7500]]
||Not tested yet.
|-
|9.2/3/4
|ppc64le
|[[User:maninap|maninap]]
|| Not tested. May need Firmware 2.x or higher. Serial over LAN from BMC maybe helpful with discrete GPU. Convert to Rocky script from CentOS appears to only be x86 right now.
|-
|[http://t2sde.org/ T2 SDE]
|21.5
|ppc64le
|[[User:MPC7500|MPC7500]]
|Not tested yet.
|-
|[https://builds.trisquel.org/debian-installer-images/ Trisquel]
|11
|ppc64le
|Simon Josefsson
|[https://blog.josefsson.org/2023/09/01/trisquel-on-ppc64el-talos-ii/ Review by Simon.]
|-
|rowspan="6"|[https://www.ubuntu.com/download/server/power Ubuntu Server]
|24.04 LTS
|ppc64le
|[[User:JeremyRand|JeremyRand]]
|Installs and works out of box with no changes (installed XFCE via apt, no issues).
|-
|22.04 LTS
|ppc64le
|[[User:Manatails|manatails]]
|Installs and works out of box with no changes.
|-
|20.04 LTS
|ppc64le
|[[User:Jas|Jas]]
|Installs and works out of box with no changes.
|-
|19.10 (kernel 5.3.x)
|ppc64le
|[[User:FlyingBlackbird|FlyingBlackbird]]
|Works OOTB with GNOME (installed via <code>sudo tasksel</code> choosing ''Ubuntu Desktop'') and a single SATA HDD. I only needed to configure Xorg for a FullHD resolution of the AST GPU as described in [[Troubleshooting/GPU#Display_stuck_at_default_low_resolution_with_AST_HDMI_GPU]]. Note that NVMe SSDs may crash when a manual or scheduled <code>discard</code> ("trim") is started (due to a kernel bug fixed in 5.4 but there is a work-around, see [[POWER9 Hardware Compatibility List/PCIe Devices#NVMe_Drives]]. So far a combination of a NVMe SSD and SATA HDD makes troubles if both drives are used for OS installation targets with booting from HDD causes ATA error messages (I am investigating this, see the [[User:FlyingBlackbird|up-to-date status of my system configuration]]).
|-
|19.04
|ppc64le
|[[User:MPC7500|MPC7500]]
|Works OOTB. I only needed the [[Troubleshooting/GPU#Xorg_crashes_or_is_laggy_with_the_AST_VGA_GPU| snippets for the AST GPU]]
|-
|18.10
|ppc64le
|[[User:q66|q66]]
|Installs and works out of box with no changes, Xfce4.
|-
|rowspan="3"|[https://voidlinux-ppc.org Void Linux for Power Architecture]
|rowspan="3"|n/a
|ppc64le
|rowspan="3"|[[User:q66|q66]]
|rowspan="3"|Staging fork of Void Linux (custom binary repository and infrastructure, merging changes back upstream), fully functional, both endians, glibc or musl, 64-bit or 32-bit (32-bit works on Talos with 64-bit kernel or in a VM).

UPDATE: Void Linux for Power ISA has been discontinued in January 2023 in favor of Chimera Linux. -[[User:JeremyRand|JeremyRand]]
|-
|ppc64
|-
|ppc
|-
|rowspan="6"|[http://dds6qkxpwdeubwucdiaord2xgbbeyds25rbsgr73tbfpqpt4a6vjwsyd.onion/ Whonix] ([https://www.whonix.org/ clearnet link])
|17 (Morphed from Bookworm)
|ppc64le
|[[User:JeremyRand|JeremyRand]]
|Appears to work fine with XFCE (both Gateway and Workstation) when the [[Whonix]] instructions are followed. Haven't tried CLI.
|-
|16 (Morphed from Bullseye)
|ppc64le
|[[User:JeremyRand|JeremyRand]]
|Appears to work fine with XFCE (both Gateway and Workstation) when the [[Whonix]] instructions are followed. Haven't tried CLI.
|-
|15 (Morphed from Sid)
|ppc64
|[[User:JeremyRand|JeremyRand]]
|Dependency conflicts prevent distro-morphing from Debian Sid to Whonix. I'm working on getting these fixed.
|-
|15 (Morphed from Buster)
|ppc64le
|[[User:JeremyRand|JeremyRand]]
|Appears to work fine with KDE (both Gateway and Workstation) when the [[Whonix]] instructions are followed; host OS used for testing was Debian 10. Haven't tried XFCE and CLI.
|-
|rowspan="2"|14
|ppc64le
|[[User:JeremyRand|JeremyRand]]
|Appears to work fine when the [[Whonix]] instructions are followed; host OS used for testing was Debian 10.
|-
|amd64
|[[User:JeremyRand|JeremyRand]]
|Appears to boot without errors when the [[Whonix/x86]] instructions are followed; host OS used for testing was Debian 10. Didn't test anything beyond showing the XFCE GUI.
|}

== BSDs ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Distribution
!Version
!Architecture
!Reported by
!Notes
|-
|rowspan="3"|[https://www.freebsd.org/ FreeBSD]
|13.1-RELEASE
|ppc64le
|[[User:kev009|kev009]]
|The most recent release, 13.0-RELEASE has initial ppc64le support
|-
|13.1-RELEASE
|ppc64
|[[User:kev009|kev009]]
|The most recent release
|-
|12.0-RELEASE
|ppc64
|[[User:kev009|kev009]]
|Contains initial POWER9 support
|-
|[https://www.openbsd.org/powerpc64.html OpenBSD]
|7.3
|ppc64
|[[User:philipp|philipp]]
| SMT not supported. Uses serial for output during installation. Otherwise installs and works fine.
|-
|[https://www.openbsd.org/powerpc64.html OpenBSD]
|6.8
|ppc64
|[[User:DanielPocock|DanielPocock]]
|Official support since OpenBSD 6.8
|}

==Ports in progress==
Rapid progress is being made on these ports by members of the community.

* [https://aosc.io/downloads/#aosc-os-retro AOSC OS/Retro for ppc64]
* [https://guix.gnu.org/en/blog/2021/new-supported-platform-powerpc64le-linux/ GNU Guix System] ([[User:Isengaara|Isengaara]] and lle-bout (email: lle-bout at zaclys dot net))
* [https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-hurd/2023-10/msg00021.html GNU Hurd]
* NixOS (@crystalgamma:matrix.org on Matrix)
* [https://github.com/QubesOS/qubes-issues/issues/4318 Qubes OS]
* [https://spectrum-os.org/design.html Spectrum]

== Rejected Ports ==

* [https://issues.hyperbola.info/index.php?do=details&task_id=1336 Hyperbola]

== External Links ==

* [http://oscomp.hu/bgafc/oses4ppc.php Operating Systems for PowerPC] PPC32 / PPC64 / PPC64le

[[Category:Compatibility List]]

Operating System Compatibility List

2025-07-02T16:55:48Z

MPC7500: /* Linux */ add openEuler

Not everything is bug-free, so you might want to the check also [[Fixes in Progress]] about the state of their upstreaming. ppc64 and ppc64le refer to [[big-endian]] and [[little-endian]], respectively; ppc refers to 32-bit.
== Linux ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Distribution
!Version
!Architecture
!Reported by
!Notes
|-
|[https://www.adelielinux.org/ Adélie]
|1.0-beta1
|ppc64
|[[User:Awilfox|awilfox]]
|Needs the easy-kernel-power8 package instead of easy-kernel. KDE 5 is stable.
|-
|rowspan="4"|[https://almalinux.org/ Alma]
|8.5
|ppc64le
|[[User:Xilinder|Xilinder]]
|[https://forums.raptorcs.com/index.php/topic,345.msg2769.html#msg2769 Works]
|-
|8.8
|ppc64le
|[[User:maninap|maninap]]
| Insured /boot is ext4. AST GUI works for install and fast enough for sysadmin tasks.
|-
|8.9
|ppc64le
|[[User:maninap|maninap]]
| Convert to Alma script worked for CentOS 8 Stream 4/2024. Watch for package downgrades and llvm support, minor tweaks. Maybe last OS for Firmware 1.x
|-
|9.3/4
|ppc64le
|[[User:maninap|maninap]]
| Needs Firmware 2.x or higher. Serial over LAN from BMC maybe helpful with discrete GPU.
|-
|[https://alpinelinux.org/ Alpine]
|3.11.5
|ppc64le
|[[User:Tle|Tle]]
|Needs internet connection for the setup-alpine to fetch grub-ieee1275 and sfdisk. Let's hope the next version would include these two packages in the ISO. I have lodged a [https://gitlab.alpinelinux.org/alpine/aports/issues/11384 request]
|-
|[https://en.altlinux.org/ ALT]
|10.0
|ppc64le
|[[User:MPC7500|MPC7500]]
|Unable to install. The image is not displayed in Petitboot.
|-
|[https://aosc.io/ AOSC OS]
|RR
|ppc64le
|[[User:MPC7500|MPC7500]]
|Not tested yet.
|-
|rowspan="2"|[https://archlinuxpower.org/ Arch]
|rowspan="2"|RR
|ppc64
|[[User:JeremyRand|JeremyRand]]
|Not tested yet.
|-
|ppc64le
|[[User:MPC7500|MPC7500]]
|Not tested yet.
|-
|[https://ataraxialinux.org/ Ataraxia]
|201101
|ppc64le
|[[User:MPC7500|MPC7500]]
|Not tested yet.
|-
|rowspan="2"|[https://bedrocklinux.org/ Bedrock]
|rowspan="2"|0.7.28
|ppc64
|[[User:MPC7500|MPC7500]]
|Not tested yet.
|-
|ppc64le
|[[User:JeremyRand|JeremyRand]]
|Installed PyTorch on a Debian Bookworm VM, distro-morphed it to Bedrock, installed a Gentoo stratum, installed Gentoo's Electron package, Gentoo's Electron was able to use Debian's PyTorch without issues.
|-
|rowspan="2"|[https://www.centos.org/ CentOS]
|7.7
|ppc64le
|[[User:MPC7500|MPC7500]]
|Works OOTB. I only needed the [[Troubleshooting/GPU#Xorg_crashes_or_is_laggy_with_the_AST_VGA_GPU| snippets for the AST GPU]]
|-

|8
|ppc64le
|[[User:maninap|maninap]]
|Works OOTB. In place upgrade from CentOS 7 worked (not officially supported). End Of Life (EOL) on December 31st, 2021.
|-
|rowspan="2"| [https://www.centos.org/ CentOS Stream]
|8
|ppc64le
|[[User:maninap|maninap]]
|Works OOTB. Converted from CentOS 8. Cyclical patch regressions impact AST GPU/Optical drives. End Of Life (EOL) on May 31st, 2024.
|-
|9
|ppc64le
|[[User:maninap|maninap]]
| Not tested. May need Firmware 2.x or higher. Serial over LAN from BMC maybe helpful with discrete GPU.
|-
|rowspan="2"|[https://chimera-linux.org/ Chimera]
|20240707
|ppc64
|[[User:JeremyRand|JeremyRand]]
|Not tested.
|-
|20220912
|ppc64le
|[[User:MPC7500|MPC7500]]
|Works.
|-
|[https://cclinux.org/ Circle]
|8.6
|ppc64le
|[[User:MPC7500|MPC7500]]
|Not tested yet.
|-
|rowspan="12"|[https://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/ Debian]
|13/Sid (2025-04-01 [https://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/ports/snapshots/ snapshot])
|ppc64
|[[User:JeremyRand|JeremyRand]]
|Seems to work fine with XFCE inside KVM (machine type = pseries, host architecture ppc64le, using virt-gtk). Even though this ISO is labeled "12.0.0" in the filename, it is actually Sid, not Bookworm. Both 4KiB and 64KiB page size work fine. Installer does ''not'' enable the <code>contrib</code>, <code>non-free</code>, or <code>non-free-firmware</code> repos (this is good!).
|-
|13 (2024-07-01 weekly DVD ISO)
|ppc64le
|[[User:JeremyRand|JeremyRand]]
|If using default "VGA" video card in virt-manager, GRUB only shows up on VGA and then Linux hangs on boot, presumably because virtualized GPU drivers are missing in the installer kernel. You can switch the video card to "Virtio", which results in the installer's GRUB only showing up on the serial console; you can then run the installer via serial. After installation, XFCE seems to work fine. Tested in KVM (machine type = pseries).
|-
|12 (2022-03-21 weekly DVD ISO)
|ppc64le
|[[User:JeremyRand|JeremyRand]]
|Seems to work fine with XFCE inside KVM (machine type = pseries).
|-
|11.1.0 (netinst)
|ppc64le
|[[User:Jas|Jas]]
|Installs and works out of box with no changes. Installer is on serial port, VGA is blank
([[Operating_System_Specific_Workarounds/Debian#Bullseye|workaround]]). Works fine as a KVM host via virt-manager and a Debian 11 guest VM.
|-
|11 (2021-03-29 weekly DVD ISO)
|ppc64le
|[[User:JeremyRand|JeremyRand]]
|Seems to work fine with XFCE inside KVM (machine type = pseries).
|-
|11/Sid (2021-02-02 [https://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/ports/snapshots/ snapshot])
|ppc64
|[[User:JeremyRand|JeremyRand]]
|Seems to work fine with XFCE inside KVM (machine type = pseries). Note that even though this ISO is labeled "10.0.0" in the filename, it is actually Sid, not Buster.
|-
|10 (2018-05-28 weekly DVD ISO)
|ppc64le
|[[User:JeremyRand|JeremyRand]]
|Seems to work fine. KDE crashes occasionally, but that might be unrelated to running it on POWER9. Works fine as a KVM host via virt-manager (tested with Debian 10 as the guest). Be warned that the installer will enable the contrib repos (without your knowledge or consent), which is bad from a software freedom standpoint.
|-
|[https://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/ports/10.0/ 10.0] (ISO is dated 2018-05-18)
|ppc64
|[[User:JeremyRand|JeremyRand]]
|ISO fails to boot in virt-manager (KVM; machine type = pseries).
|-
|10
|ppc64
|[[User:Awilfox|awilfox]]
|Only tested in KVM-PV. Using Adélie easy-kernel as kernel, Debian Buster userland.
|-
|9.9.0
|ppc64le
|[[User:MPC7500|MPC7500]]
|Works OOTB. I only needed the [[Troubleshooting/GPU#Xorg_crashes_or_is_laggy_with_the_AST_VGA_GPU| snippets for the AST GPU]]
|-
|9.5.0
|ppc64le
|[[User:JeremyRand|JeremyRand]]
|Seems to work fine with KDE inside KVM (machine type = pseries). Default version of Linux works fine. Be warned that the installer will enable the contrib repos (without your knowledge or consent), which is bad from a software freedom standpoint. However, running <code>dpkg-query -W -f='${Section}\t${Package}\n' | grep ^contrib</code> (see [https://unix.stackexchange.com/a/111102 this Stack Exchange answer]) suggests that no actual packages from the contrib repos are installed by default, so you should be able to disable the contrib repos after installation without ever being exposed to contrib-packaged software.
|-
|9
|ppc64le
|[[User:nashimus|nashimus]]
|Requires 4.16 or newer kernel. Installed Debian testing net install, set apt sources to Debian stable and downgraded, keeping 4.16 kernel. Most VMs failed to boot before updating qemu to 2.12.0.
|-
|[https://www.devuan.org/ Devuan]
|4.0
|ppc64le
|[[User:MPC7500|MPC7500]]
|Works
|-
|rowspan="21"|[https://alt.fedoraproject.org/alt/ Fedora]
|41
|ppc64le
|ClassicHasClass
|[https://www.talospace.com/2024/11/fedora-41-mini-review-on-blackbird-and.html Review at Talospace.]
|-
|rowspan="2"|40
|rowspan="2"|ppc64le
|ClassicHasClass
|[https://www.talospace.com/2024/05/fedora-40-mini-review-on-blackbird-and.html Review at Talospace.]
|-
|Tle
|Works fine. Mutter performance is quite smooth.
|-
|rowspan="2"|39
|rowspan="2"|ppc64le
|ClassicHasClass
|[https://www.talospace.com/2023/12/fedora-39-mini-review-on-blackbird-and.html Review at Talospace.]
|-
|Tle
|Works just fine.
|-
|rowspan="2"|38
|rowspan="2"|ppc64le
|ClassicHasClass
|[https://www.talospace.com/2023/05/fedora-38-mini-review-on-blackbird-and.html Review at Talospace.]
|-
|DKnoto
|Works just fine, see [https://forums.raptorcs.com/index.php/topic,445.msg3600.html review on forum].
|-
|37
|ppc64le
|ClassicHasClass
|[https://www.talospace.com/2022/12/fedora-37-mini-review-on-blackbird-and.html Review at Talospace.]
|-
|37 Beta
|ppc64le
|[[User:jbowen|jbowen]]
|"Headless" server install works well, as does (GNOME) Workstation (graphics tested with a Sapphire Radeon HD5450).
|-
|36
|ppc64le
|ClassicHasClass
|[https://www.talospace.com/2022/06/fedora-36-mini-mini-review-on-blackbird.html Review at Talospace.]
|-
|35
|ppc64le
|ClassicHasClass
|[https://www.talospace.com/2021/11/fedora-35-mini-review-on-blackbird-and.html Review at Talospace.]
|-
|34
|ppc64le
|ClassicHasClass
|[https://www.talospace.com/2021/05/fedora-34-mini-review-on-blackbird-and.html Review at Talospace.]
|-
|rowspan="2"|33
|rowspan="2"|ppc64le
|[[User:Tle|Tle]]
|Server and Workstation variant works perfectly!
|-
|ClassicHasClass
|[https://www.talospace.com/2020/11/fedora-33-mini-review-on-blackbird-and.html Review at Talospace.]
|-
|rowspan="2"|32
|rowspan="2"|ppc64le
|[[User:Tle|Tle]]
|Server variant works perfectly!
The Workstation Live variant failed to load kernel image at Petitboot prompt, the workaround is to change kernel/initrd paths before booting to
be /ppc/ppc64/{vmlinuz,initrd.img} instead of /ppc/ppc
|-
|ClassicHasClass
|[https://www.talospace.com/2020/05/fedora-32-mini-review-on-blackbird-and.html Review at Talospace.]
|-
|31
|ppc64le
|[[User:MPC7500|MPC7500]]
|Works. I only needed the [[Troubleshooting/GPU#Xorg_crashes_or_is_laggy_with_the_AST_VGA_GPU| snippets for the AST GPU]]. When installing GNOME (workstation-product-environment) you have to do [[Troubleshooting/GPU#Wayland_.28GNOME.29_freeze_after_boot_with_the_AST_VGA_GPU|this modification]]
|-
|30
|ppc64le
|[[User:MPC7500|MPC7500]]
|Works OOTB. I only needed the [[Troubleshooting/GPU#Xorg_crashes_or_is_laggy_with_the_AST_VGA_GPU| snippets for the AST GPU]]
|-
|rowspan="3"|28
|ppc64le
|[[User:Sharkcz|Sharkcz]]
|only bare metal verified for now, you might want to enable [[User:Sharkcz|SharkCZ]]'s COPR [https://copr.fedorainfracloud.org/coprs/sharkcz/talos/ repo] for not-yet-upstreamed updates
|-
|ppc64le
|[[User:nashimus|nashimus]]
|May need to manually specify inst.stage2, during install. [https://www.ibm.com/developerworks/community/blogs/cb4b63c0-e358-474c-8b04-391c3a279d5a/entry/Baremetal_RHEL_Redhat_Installation_with_OPAL?lang=en Workaround] [https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1577587 Bug]
|-
|ppc64
|[[User:Sharkcz|Sharkcz]]
|discontinued in Fedora 29
|-
|rowspan="2"|[https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Handbook:PPC64 Gentoo]
| n/a
|ppc64le
|[[User:Luke-jr|luke-jr]]
|Once installed, works fine.
GNOME, Plasma and other desktops are supported.
Ships working firefox, qtwebengine:5.
[https://distfiles.gentoo.org/releases/ppc/autobuilds/current-install-ppc64le-minimal/ latest install iso supporting both 4k and 64k pagesize kernels]
|-
|17.0
|ppc64
|[[User:MarcusC|MarcusC]]
|XFCE4 and virt-manager verified
|-
|rowspan="2"|[https://www.glasnost.org/ Glasnost]
|2022.05-1
|ppc64
|[[User:JeremyRand|JeremyRand]]
|Not tested yet.
|-
|2021.10-01
|ppc64le
|[[User:MPC7500|MPC7500]]
|Not tested yet.
|-
|rowspan="3"|[http://www.w5j6stm77zs6652pgsij4awcjeel3eco7kvipheu6mtr623eyyehj4yd.onion/ Kicksecure] ([https://www.kicksecure.com/ clearnet link])
|17 (morphed from Debian 13/Sid 2025-04-01)
|ppc64
|[[User:JeremyRand|JeremyRand]]
|Appears to work fine with XFCE in a VM when the [[Kicksecure and Whonix]] instructions are followed. Haven't tried CLI or host.
|-
|17
|ppc64le
|[[User:JeremyRand|JeremyRand]]
|Appears to work fine with XFCE in a VM when the [[Kicksecure]] instructions are followed. Haven't tried CLI or host.
|-
|16
|ppc64le
|[[User:JeremyRand|JeremyRand]]
|Appears to work fine with XFCE in a VM when the [[Kicksecure]] instructions are followed. Haven't tried CLI or host.
|-
|[https://www.openeuler.org/ openEuler]
|24.03-LTS
|ppc64le
|[[User:MPC7500|MPC7500]]
|Not tested yet.
|-
|rowspan="3"|[https://www.opensuse.org/ openSUSE]
|Leap 15.1
|ppc64le
|[[User:MPC7500|MPC7500]]
|Works OOTB. I only needed the [[Troubleshooting/GPU#Xorg_crashes_or_is_laggy_with_the_AST_VGA_GPU| snippets for the AST GPU]]
|-
|Tumbleweed 20230629
|ppc64
|[[User:JeremyRand|JeremyRand]]
|Booting on bare-metal, flash drive with DVD ISO dd'ed to it isn't recognized by Petitboot. (Not sure if perhaps I did something wrong, ping me on IRC if you think I did.) Booting in KVM, installer errors with "Invalid signature. Installation aborted."
|-
|Tumbleweed 20190805
|ppc64le
|[[User:Jonsger|Jonsger]]
|Install via serial console (over ssh) and connect HDMI to dedicated GPU. Use Xorg config from [[Troubleshooting/GPU#Step_2:_Create_Xorg_Configuration_Snippet]]. radeonsi is missing, as Mesa-dri is not build for ppc64le. Workaround: install from [https://build.opensuse.org/project/show/home:jbrielmaier:ppc64le home:jbrielmaier:ppc64le] repo.
|-
|[https://mirror.grapentin.org/parabola-ports/powerpc64le/ Parabola]
|15-Apr-2021
|ppc64le
|[[User:JeremyRand|JeremyRand]]
|Not tested yet.
|-
|rowspan="2"|[https://www.powerel.org/ PowerEL]
|rowspan="2"|7
|ppc64
|[[User:JeremyRand|JeremyRand]]
|Not tested yet.
|-
|ppc64le
|[[User:MPC7500|MPC7500]]
|Unable to install. The image is not displayed in Petitboot.
|-
|[https://www.redhat.com/en/technologies/linux-platforms/enterprise-linux RHEL]
|9
|ppc64le
|[[User:Tle|Tle]]
|[https://forums.raptorcs.com/index.php/topic,365.msg2944.html#msg2944 Works]
|-
|[https://www.riscyslack.org/ Riscy Slack (Slackware)]
|2020-11-17
|ppc64le
|[[User: MPC7500|MPC7500]]
|Works OOTB. I only needed the [[Troubleshooting/GPU#Xorg_crashes_or_is_laggy_with_the_AST_VGA_GPU| snippets for the AST GPU]]
|-
|rowspan="2"| [https://rockylinux.org/ Rocky]
|9.0
|ppc64le
|[[User:MPC7500|MPC7500]]
||Not tested yet.
|-
|9.2/3/4
|ppc64le
|[[User:maninap|maninap]]
|| Not tested. May need Firmware 2.x or higher. Serial over LAN from BMC maybe helpful with discrete GPU. Convert to Rocky script from CentOS appears to only be x86 right now.
|-
|[http://t2sde.org/ T2 SDE]
|21.5
|ppc64le
|[[User:MPC7500|MPC7500]]
|Not tested yet.
|-
|[https://builds.trisquel.org/debian-installer-images/ Trisquel]
|11
|ppc64le
|Simon Josefsson
|[https://blog.josefsson.org/2023/09/01/trisquel-on-ppc64el-talos-ii/ Review by Simon.]
|-
|rowspan="6"|[https://www.ubuntu.com/download/server/power Ubuntu Server]
|24.04 LTS
|ppc64le
|[[User:JeremyRand|JeremyRand]]
|Installs and works out of box with no changes (installed XFCE via apt, no issues).
|-
|22.04 LTS
|ppc64le
|[[User:Manatails|manatails]]
|Installs and works out of box with no changes.
|-
|20.04 LTS
|ppc64le
|[[User:Jas|Jas]]
|Installs and works out of box with no changes.
|-
|19.10 (kernel 5.3.x)
|ppc64le
|[[User:FlyingBlackbird|FlyingBlackbird]]
|Works OOTB with GNOME (installed via <code>sudo tasksel</code> choosing ''Ubuntu Desktop'') and a single SATA HDD. I only needed to configure Xorg for a FullHD resolution of the AST GPU as described in [[Troubleshooting/GPU#Display_stuck_at_default_low_resolution_with_AST_HDMI_GPU]]. Note that NVMe SSDs may crash when a manual or scheduled <code>discard</code> ("trim") is started (due to a kernel bug fixed in 5.4 but there is a work-around, see [[POWER9 Hardware Compatibility List/PCIe Devices#NVMe_Drives]]. So far a combination of a NVMe SSD and SATA HDD makes troubles if both drives are used for OS installation targets with booting from HDD causes ATA error messages (I am investigating this, see the [[User:FlyingBlackbird|up-to-date status of my system configuration]]).
|-
|19.04
|ppc64le
|[[User:MPC7500|MPC7500]]
|Works OOTB. I only needed the [[Troubleshooting/GPU#Xorg_crashes_or_is_laggy_with_the_AST_VGA_GPU| snippets for the AST GPU]]
|-
|18.10
|ppc64le
|[[User:q66|q66]]
|Installs and works out of box with no changes, Xfce4.
|-
|rowspan="3"|[https://voidlinux-ppc.org Void Linux for Power Architecture]
|rowspan="3"|n/a
|ppc64le
|rowspan="3"|[[User:q66|q66]]
|rowspan="3"|Staging fork of Void Linux (custom binary repository and infrastructure, merging changes back upstream), fully functional, both endians, glibc or musl, 64-bit or 32-bit (32-bit works on Talos with 64-bit kernel or in a VM).

UPDATE: Void Linux for Power ISA has been discontinued in January 2023 in favor of Chimera Linux. -[[User:JeremyRand|JeremyRand]]
|-
|ppc64
|-
|ppc
|-
|rowspan="6"|[http://dds6qkxpwdeubwucdiaord2xgbbeyds25rbsgr73tbfpqpt4a6vjwsyd.onion/ Whonix] ([https://www.whonix.org/ clearnet link])
|17 (Morphed from Bookworm)
|ppc64le
|[[User:JeremyRand|JeremyRand]]
|Appears to work fine with XFCE (both Gateway and Workstation) when the [[Whonix]] instructions are followed. Haven't tried CLI.
|-
|16 (Morphed from Bullseye)
|ppc64le
|[[User:JeremyRand|JeremyRand]]
|Appears to work fine with XFCE (both Gateway and Workstation) when the [[Whonix]] instructions are followed. Haven't tried CLI.
|-
|15 (Morphed from Sid)
|ppc64
|[[User:JeremyRand|JeremyRand]]
|Dependency conflicts prevent distro-morphing from Debian Sid to Whonix. I'm working on getting these fixed.
|-
|15 (Morphed from Buster)
|ppc64le
|[[User:JeremyRand|JeremyRand]]
|Appears to work fine with KDE (both Gateway and Workstation) when the [[Whonix]] instructions are followed; host OS used for testing was Debian 10. Haven't tried XFCE and CLI.
|-
|rowspan="2"|14
|ppc64le
|[[User:JeremyRand|JeremyRand]]
|Appears to work fine when the [[Whonix]] instructions are followed; host OS used for testing was Debian 10.
|-
|amd64
|[[User:JeremyRand|JeremyRand]]
|Appears to boot without errors when the [[Whonix/x86]] instructions are followed; host OS used for testing was Debian 10. Didn't test anything beyond showing the XFCE GUI.
|}

== BSDs ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Distribution
!Version
!Architecture
!Reported by
!Notes
|-
|rowspan="3"|[https://www.freebsd.org/ FreeBSD]
|13.1-RELEASE
|ppc64le
|[[User:kev009|kev009]]
|The most recent release, 13.0-RELEASE has initial ppc64le support
|-
|13.1-RELEASE
|ppc64
|[[User:kev009|kev009]]
|The most recent release
|-
|12.0-RELEASE
|ppc64
|[[User:kev009|kev009]]
|Contains initial POWER9 support
|-
|[https://www.openbsd.org/powerpc64.html OpenBSD]
|7.3
|ppc64
|[[User:philipp|philipp]]
| SMT not supported. Uses serial for output during installation. Otherwise installs and works fine.
|-
|[https://www.openbsd.org/powerpc64.html OpenBSD]
|6.8
|ppc64
|[[User:DanielPocock|DanielPocock]]
|Official support since OpenBSD 6.8
|}

==Ports in progress==
Rapid progress is being made on these ports by members of the community.

* [https://aosc.io/downloads/#aosc-os-retro AOSC OS/Retro for ppc64]
* [https://guix.gnu.org/en/blog/2021/new-supported-platform-powerpc64le-linux/ GNU Guix System] ([[User:Isengaara|Isengaara]] and lle-bout (email: lle-bout at zaclys dot net))
* [https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-hurd/2023-10/msg00021.html GNU Hurd]
* NixOS (@crystalgamma:matrix.org on Matrix)
* [https://github.com/QubesOS/qubes-issues/issues/4318 Qubes OS]
* [https://spectrum-os.org/design.html Spectrum]

== Rejected Ports ==

* [https://issues.hyperbola.info/index.php?do=details&task_id=1336 Hyperbola]

== External Links ==

* [http://oscomp.hu/bgafc/oses4ppc.php Operating Systems for PowerPC] PPC32 / PPC64 / PPC64le

[[Category:Compatibility List]]

Power ISA/Vector Operations

2025-06-30T15:42:20Z

MPC7500: /* Github / Gitlab pages */ remove OpenBLAS add lamevmx

The [[Power ISA]] includes a specification of vector or SIMD operations. Prior to the Power ISA, i.e. PowerPC, some of these operations were available, but defined in an external standard, called Altivec by Freescale (Motorola spin-off), Vector Multimedia Extension (VMX) by IBM, and Velocity Engine by Apple.

The Vector operations are classified as Vector Facility and Vector Scalar Extension (VSX) in current versions of the Power ISA.

Power ISA v2.07 still refers to some instructions as VMX in its summary of changes since the previous version, but the rest of the document avoids mentioning VMX completely.

Power ISA v3.0 no longer mentions VMX at all.

According to [[File:POWER9-Features-and-Specifications.pdf]] page 7, the Vector Scalar Unit (VSU)'s 128-bit hardware is dedicated per super-slice (2 threads). This may indicate that trying to aggressively use 128-bit VSX instructions in two threads that use the same super-slice will be inefficient. It is possible that clever usage of <code>taskset</code> may improve this situation.

Power ISA v3.1 adds an optional VSX extension, MMA (Matrix-Multiply Assist), targeted at matrix math applications.

== External Links ==

* Seebach, Peter. [https://web.archive.org/web/20080614023936/https://www.ibm.com/developerworks/library/pa-unrollav1/ Unrolling AltiVec, Part 1, Introducing the PowerPC SIMD unit]. Published March 01, 2005
* Seebach, Peter. [https://www.sucs.org/~grepwood/ps3/altivec/pa-unrollav2-pdf.pdf Unrolling AltiVec, Part 2, Optimize code for SIMD processing]. Published March 16, 2005
* Gschwind, Michael. [https://www.researchgate.net/publication/299472451_Workload_acceleration_with_the_IBM_POWER_vector-scalar_architecture Workload acceleration with the IBM POWER vector-scalar architecture]. Published March, 2016
* Clarke, Paul. [https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/vectorizing-fun-and-performance Vectorizing for fun and performance]. Published January 24, 2018
* OpenPOWER. [https://openpowerfoundation.org/specifications/vectorintrinsicportingguide/ Vector Intrinsics Porting Guide]. Published March 13, 2018
* Talospace. [https://www.talospace.com/2019/07/easier-power-vectorizing-for-fun-and.html Easier Power ISA vectorizing for fun and profit with GCC x86 intrinsics]. Published July 26, 2019
* OpenPOWER. [https://openpowerfoundation.org/specifications/vectorintrinsicprogrammingreference/ Vector Intrinsics Programming Reference Specification]. Published August 11, 2020
* Ruzhu Chen. [https://developer.ibm.com/learningpaths/port-your-app-to-lop/migrate-app-on-lop/ Linux on IBM Power Systems application porting and tuning guide]. Published September 27, 2020
* OpenPOWER. [https://openpowerfoundation.org/compliance/vectorintrinsicprogrammingreference/ Vector Intrinsic Programming Reference Compliance Specification]. Published March 28, 2021
* José E. Moreira. [https://arxiv.org/abs/2104.03142 A matrix math facility for Power ISA(TM) processors]. Published April 7, 2021
* José E. Moreira. [https://www.redbooks.ibm.com/Redbooks.nsf/RedpieceAbstracts/redp5612.html Matrix-Multiply Assist Best Practices Guide]. Published April 15, 2021
* Sridhar Venkat. [https://community.ibm.com/community/user/powerdeveloper/blogs/sridhar-venkat1/2022/08/29/power10-mma MMA in IBM Power10 processor]. Published August 29, 2022

== Github / Gitlab pages ==

=== Translation from other architectures ===

Implementations of non-POWER instruction sets for POWER.

* [https://github.com/gcc-mirror/gcc/blob/master/gcc/config/rs6000 GCC]. x86 to VSX.
* [https://github.com/llvm/llvm-project/tree/main/clang/lib/Headers/ppc_wrappers Clang]. x86 to VSX.
* [https://github.com/simd-everywhere/simde SIMD Everywhere]. x86/ARM/WASM to VSX (and other arches).
* [https://simd.ai/ Advanced SIMD Porting Intelligence]. LLM that helps optimize and port code to SIMD architectures in seconds.

=== SIMD libraries and frameworks ===

* Eigen. [https://gitlab.com/libeigen/eigen A C++ template library for linear algebra: matrices, vectors, numerical solvers and related algorithms]
* EVE - the Expressive Vector Engine. [https://github.com/jfalcou/eve SIMD in C++]
* Highway. [https://github.com/google/highway C++ library that provides portable SIMD/vector intrinsics]
* Simd Library. [https://github.com/ermig1979/Simd C++ image processing and machine learning library with using of SIMD]
* pveclib. [https://github.com/open-power-sdk/pveclib Power Vector Library]
* UniSIMD Assembler. [https://github.com/VectorChief/UniSIMD-assembler SIMD macro assembler unified for ARM, MIPS, PPC and x86]
* libsimdpp. [https://github.com/p12tic/libsimdpp Portable header-only C++ low level SIMD library]
* inastemp. [https://gitlab.inria.fr/bramas/inastemp Intrinsics as template - is a basic library to use vectorization easily in C++]

=== Specialized implementations ===

* simdutf. [https://github.com/simdutf/simdutf C++ library for fast Unicode transcoding using SIMD]
* libjpeg-turbo. [https://github.com/libjpeg-turbo/libjpeg-turbo A JPEG image codec that uses SIMD instructions to accelerate baseline JPEG compression and decompression]
* Vectorscan. [https://github.com/VectorCamp/vectorscan A portable fork of the high-performance regular expression matching library]
* SLEEF. [https://github.com/shibatch/sleef SIMD Library for Evaluating Elementary Functions, vectorized libm and DFT]
* Turbo Base64. [https://github.com/powturbo/Turbo-Base64 Fastest Base64 SIMD:SSE/AVX2/AVX512/Neon/Altivec]
* Camellia cipher. [https://github.com/jkivilin/camellia-simd-aesni SIMD vector implementations ... for POWER (with VMX+VSX+crypto instructions)]
* libvpx. [https://github.com/lu-zero/libvpx Video codec library with specific optimizations for ppc64le]
* lamevmx. [https://github.com/classilla/lamevmx Altivec optimized MP3 encoder]
* libfreevec. [https://github.com/VectorCamp/libfreevec SIMD optimized GNU C library]

Power ISA/Vector Operations

2025-06-29T21:53:38Z

MPC7500: cleanup

The [[Power ISA]] includes a specification of vector or SIMD operations. Prior to the Power ISA, i.e. PowerPC, some of these operations were available, but defined in an external standard, called Altivec by Freescale (Motorola spin-off), Vector Multimedia Extension (VMX) by IBM, and Velocity Engine by Apple.

The Vector operations are classified as Vector Facility and Vector Scalar Extension (VSX) in current versions of the Power ISA.

Power ISA v2.07 still refers to some instructions as VMX in its summary of changes since the previous version, but the rest of the document avoids mentioning VMX completely.

Power ISA v3.0 no longer mentions VMX at all.

According to [[File:POWER9-Features-and-Specifications.pdf]] page 7, the Vector Scalar Unit (VSU)'s 128-bit hardware is dedicated per super-slice (2 threads). This may indicate that trying to aggressively use 128-bit VSX instructions in two threads that use the same super-slice will be inefficient. It is possible that clever usage of <code>taskset</code> may improve this situation.

Power ISA v3.1 adds an optional VSX extension, MMA (Matrix-Multiply Assist), targeted at matrix math applications.

== External Links ==

* Seebach, Peter. [https://web.archive.org/web/20080614023936/https://www.ibm.com/developerworks/library/pa-unrollav1/ Unrolling AltiVec, Part 1, Introducing the PowerPC SIMD unit]. Published March 01, 2005
* Seebach, Peter. [https://www.sucs.org/~grepwood/ps3/altivec/pa-unrollav2-pdf.pdf Unrolling AltiVec, Part 2, Optimize code for SIMD processing]. Published March 16, 2005
* Gschwind, Michael. [https://www.researchgate.net/publication/299472451_Workload_acceleration_with_the_IBM_POWER_vector-scalar_architecture Workload acceleration with the IBM POWER vector-scalar architecture]. Published March, 2016
* Clarke, Paul. [https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/vectorizing-fun-and-performance Vectorizing for fun and performance]. Published January 24, 2018
* OpenPOWER. [https://openpowerfoundation.org/specifications/vectorintrinsicportingguide/ Vector Intrinsics Porting Guide]. Published March 13, 2018
* Talospace. [https://www.talospace.com/2019/07/easier-power-vectorizing-for-fun-and.html Easier Power ISA vectorizing for fun and profit with GCC x86 intrinsics]. Published July 26, 2019
* OpenPOWER. [https://openpowerfoundation.org/specifications/vectorintrinsicprogrammingreference/ Vector Intrinsics Programming Reference Specification]. Published August 11, 2020
* Ruzhu Chen. [https://developer.ibm.com/learningpaths/port-your-app-to-lop/migrate-app-on-lop/ Linux on IBM Power Systems application porting and tuning guide]. Published September 27, 2020
* OpenPOWER. [https://openpowerfoundation.org/compliance/vectorintrinsicprogrammingreference/ Vector Intrinsic Programming Reference Compliance Specification]. Published March 28, 2021
* José E. Moreira. [https://arxiv.org/abs/2104.03142 A matrix math facility for Power ISA(TM) processors]. Published April 7, 2021
* José E. Moreira. [https://www.redbooks.ibm.com/Redbooks.nsf/RedpieceAbstracts/redp5612.html Matrix-Multiply Assist Best Practices Guide]. Published April 15, 2021
* Sridhar Venkat. [https://community.ibm.com/community/user/powerdeveloper/blogs/sridhar-venkat1/2022/08/29/power10-mma MMA in IBM Power10 processor]. Published August 29, 2022

== Github / Gitlab pages ==

=== Translation from other architectures ===

Implementations of non-POWER instruction sets for POWER.

* [https://github.com/gcc-mirror/gcc/blob/master/gcc/config/rs6000 GCC]. x86 to VSX.
* [https://github.com/llvm/llvm-project/tree/main/clang/lib/Headers/ppc_wrappers Clang]. x86 to VSX.
* [https://github.com/simd-everywhere/simde SIMD Everywhere]. x86/ARM/WASM to VSX (and other arches).
* [https://simd.ai/ Advanced SIMD Porting Intelligence]. LLM that helps optimize and port code to SIMD architectures in seconds.

=== SIMD libraries and frameworks ===

* OpenBLAS. [https://github.com/OpenMathLib/OpenBLAS Optimized BLAS library]
* Eigen. [https://gitlab.com/libeigen/eigen A C++ template library for linear algebra: matrices, vectors, numerical solvers and related algorithms]
* EVE - the Expressive Vector Engine. [https://github.com/jfalcou/eve SIMD in C++]
* Highway. [https://github.com/google/highway C++ library that provides portable SIMD/vector intrinsics]
* Simd Library. [https://github.com/ermig1979/Simd C++ image processing and machine learning library with using of SIMD]
* pveclib. [https://github.com/open-power-sdk/pveclib Power Vector Library]
* UniSIMD Assembler. [https://github.com/VectorChief/UniSIMD-assembler SIMD macro assembler unified for ARM, MIPS, PPC and x86]
* libsimdpp. [https://github.com/p12tic/libsimdpp Portable header-only C++ low level SIMD library]
* inastemp. [https://gitlab.inria.fr/bramas/inastemp Intrinsics as template - is a basic library to use vectorization easily in C++]

=== Specialized implementations ===

* simdutf. [https://github.com/simdutf/simdutf C++ library for fast Unicode transcoding using SIMD]
* libjpeg-turbo. [https://github.com/libjpeg-turbo/libjpeg-turbo A JPEG image codec that uses SIMD instructions to accelerate baseline JPEG compression and decompression]
* Vectorscan. [https://github.com/VectorCamp/vectorscan A portable fork of the high-performance regular expression matching library]
* SLEEF. [https://github.com/shibatch/sleef SIMD Library for Evaluating Elementary Functions, vectorized libm and DFT]
* Turbo Base64. [https://github.com/powturbo/Turbo-Base64 Fastest Base64 SIMD:SSE/AVX2/AVX512/Neon/Altivec]
* Camellia cipher. [https://github.com/jkivilin/camellia-simd-aesni SIMD vector implementations ... for POWER (with VMX+VSX+crypto instructions)]
* libvpx. [https://github.com/lu-zero/libvpx Video codec library with specific optimizations for ppc64le]
* libfreevec. [https://github.com/VectorCamp/libfreevec SIMD optimized GNU C library]

Power ISA/Vector Operations

2025-06-27T22:12:40Z

MPC7500: /* Translation from other architectures */ add simd.ai

The [[Power ISA]] includes a specification of vector or SIMD operations. Prior to the Power ISA, i.e. PowerPC, some of these operations were available, but defined in an external standard, called Altivec by Freescale (Motorola spin-off), Vector Multimedia Extension (VMX) by IBM, and Velocity Engine by Apple.

The Vector operations are classified as Vector Facility and Vector Scalar Extension (VSX) in current versions of the Power ISA.

Power ISA v2.07 still refers to some instructions as VMX in its summary of changes since the previous version, but the rest of the document avoids mentioning VMX completely.

Power ISA v3.0 no longer mentions VMX at all.

According to [[File:POWER9-Features-and-Specifications.pdf]] page 7, the Vector Scalar Unit (VSU)'s 128-bit hardware is dedicated per super-slice (2 threads). This may indicate that trying to aggressively use 128-bit VSX instructions in two threads that use the same super-slice will be inefficient. It is possible that clever usage of <code>taskset</code> may improve this situation.

Power ISA v3.1 adds an optional VSX extension, MMA (Matrix-Multiply Assist), targeted at matrix math applications.

== External Links ==

* Seebach, Peter. [https://web.archive.org/web/20080614023936/https://www.ibm.com/developerworks/library/pa-unrollav1/ Unrolling AltiVec, Part 1, Introducing the PowerPC SIMD unit]. Published March 01, 2005
* Seebach, Peter. [https://www.sucs.org/~grepwood/ps3/altivec/pa-unrollav2-pdf.pdf Unrolling AltiVec, Part 2, Optimize code for SIMD processing]. Published March 16, 2005
* Gschwind, Michael. [https://www.researchgate.net/publication/299472451_Workload_acceleration_with_the_IBM_POWER_vector-scalar_architecture Workload acceleration with the IBM POWER vector-scalar architecture]. IBM Journal of Research and Development. Published March, 2016
* Clarke, Paul. [https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/vectorizing-fun-and-performance Vectorizing for fun and performance]. Published January 24, 2018
* OpenPOWER. [https://openpowerfoundation.org/specifications/vectorintrinsicportingguide/ Vector Intrinsics Porting Guide]. Published March 13, 2018
* Talospace. [https://www.talospace.com/2019/07/easier-power-vectorizing-for-fun-and.html Easier Power ISA vectorizing for fun and profit with GCC x86 intrinsics]. Published July 26, 2019
* OpenPOWER. [https://openpowerfoundation.org/specifications/vectorintrinsicprogrammingreference/ Vector Intrinsics Programming Reference Specification]. Published August 11, 2020
* Ruzhu Chen. [https://developer.ibm.com/learningpaths/port-your-app-to-lop/migrate-app-on-lop/ Linux on IBM Power Systems application porting and tuning guide]. Published September 27, 2020
* OpenPOWER. [https://openpowerfoundation.org/compliance/vectorintrinsicprogrammingreference/ Vector Intrinsic Programming Reference Compliance Specification]. Published March 28, 2021
* José E. Moreira. [https://arxiv.org/abs/2104.03142 A matrix math facility for Power ISA(TM) processors]. Published April 7, 2021
* José E. Moreira. [https://www.redbooks.ibm.com/Redbooks.nsf/RedpieceAbstracts/redp5612.html Matrix-Multiply Assist Best Practices Guide]. Published April 15, 2021
* Sridhar Venkat. [https://community.ibm.com/community/user/powerdeveloper/blogs/sridhar-venkat1/2022/08/29/power10-mma MMA in IBM Power10 processor]. Published August 29, 2022

== Github / Gitlab pages ==

=== Translation from other architectures ===

Implementations of non-POWER instruction sets for POWER.

* [https://github.com/gcc-mirror/gcc/blob/master/gcc/config/rs6000 GCC]. x86 to VSX.
* [https://github.com/llvm/llvm-project/tree/main/clang/lib/Headers/ppc_wrappers Clang]. x86 to VSX.
* [https://github.com/simd-everywhere/simde SIMD Everywhere]. x86/ARM/WASM to VSX (and other arches).
* [https://simd.ai/ Advanced SIMD Porting Intelligence]. LLM that helps optimize and port code to SIMD architectures in seconds.

=== Other ===

* Camellia cipher. [https://github.com/jkivilin/camellia-simd-aesni SIMD vector implementations ... for POWER (with VMX+VSX+crypto instructions)]
* Eigen. [https://gitlab.com/libeigen/eigen A C++ template library for linear algebra: matrices, vectors, numerical solvers and related algorithms]
* Simd Library. [https://github.com/ermig1979/Simd C++ image processing and machine learning library with using of SIMD]
* EVE - the Expressive Vector Engine. [https://github.com/jfalcou/eve SIMD in C++]
* UniSIMD Assembler. [https://github.com/VectorChief/UniSIMD-assembler SIMD macro assembler unified for ARM, MIPS, PPC and x86]
* Turbo Base64. [https://github.com/powturbo/Turbo-Base64 Fastest Base64 SIMD:SSE/AVX2/AVX512/Neon/Altivec]
* Inastemp. [https://gitlab.inria.fr/bramas/inastemp Intrinsics as template - is a basic library to use vectorization easily in C++]
* libsimdpp. [https://github.com/p12tic/libsimdpp Portable header-only C++ low level SIMD library]
* pveclib. [https://github.com/open-power-sdk/pveclib Power Vector Library]
* SLEEF. [https://github.com/shibatch/sleef SIMD Library for Evaluating Elementary Functions, vectorized libm and DFT]
* libjpeg-turbo. [https://github.com/libjpeg-turbo/libjpeg-turbo A JPEG image codec that uses SIMD instructions to accelerate baseline JPEG compression and decompression]
* libfreevec. [https://github.com/VectorCamp/libfreevec SIMD optimized C library]

Power ISA/Vector Operations

2024-12-31T00:03:33Z

MPC7500: /* Other */ add Camellia cipher

The [[Power ISA]] includes a specification of vector or SIMD operations. Prior to the Power ISA, i.e. PowerPC, some of these operations were available, but defined in an external standard, called Altivec by Freescale (Motorola spin-off), Vector Multimedia Extension (VMX) by IBM, and Velocity Engine by Apple.

The Vector operations are classified as Vector Facility and Vector Scalar Extension (VSX) in current versions of the Power ISA.

Power ISA v2.07 still refers to some instructions as VMX in its summary of changes since the previous version, but the rest of the document avoids mentioning VMX completely.

Power ISA v3.0 no longer mentions VMX at all.

According to [[File:POWER9-Features-and-Specifications.pdf]] page 7, the Vector Scalar Unit (VSU)'s 128-bit hardware is dedicated per super-slice (2 threads). This may indicate that trying to aggressively use 128-bit VSX instructions in two threads that use the same super-slice will be inefficient. It is possible that clever usage of <code>taskset</code> may improve this situation.

Power ISA v3.1 adds an optional VSX extension, MMA (Matrix-Multiply Assist), targeted at matrix math applications.

== External Links ==

* Seebach, Peter. [https://web.archive.org/web/20080614023936/https://www.ibm.com/developerworks/library/pa-unrollav1/ Unrolling AltiVec, Part 1, Introducing the PowerPC SIMD unit]. Published March 01, 2005
* Seebach, Peter. [https://www.sucs.org/~grepwood/ps3/altivec/pa-unrollav2-pdf.pdf Unrolling AltiVec, Part 2, Optimize code for SIMD processing]. Published March 16, 2005
* Gschwind, Michael. [https://www.researchgate.net/publication/299472451_Workload_acceleration_with_the_IBM_POWER_vector-scalar_architecture Workload acceleration with the IBM POWER vector-scalar architecture]. IBM Journal of Research and Development. Published March, 2016
* Clarke, Paul. [https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/vectorizing-fun-and-performance Vectorizing for fun and performance]. Published January 24, 2018
* OpenPOWER. [https://openpowerfoundation.org/specifications/vectorintrinsicportingguide/ Vector Intrinsics Porting Guide]. Published March 13, 2018
* Talospace. [https://www.talospace.com/2019/07/easier-power-vectorizing-for-fun-and.html Easier Power ISA vectorizing for fun and profit with GCC x86 intrinsics]. Published July 26, 2019
* OpenPOWER. [https://openpowerfoundation.org/specifications/vectorintrinsicprogrammingreference/ Vector Intrinsics Programming Reference Specification]. Published August 11, 2020
* Ruzhu Chen. [https://developer.ibm.com/learningpaths/port-your-app-to-lop/migrate-app-on-lop/ Linux on IBM Power Systems application porting and tuning guide]. Published September 27, 2020
* OpenPOWER. [https://openpowerfoundation.org/compliance/vectorintrinsicprogrammingreference/ Vector Intrinsic Programming Reference Compliance Specification]. Published March 28, 2021
* José E. Moreira. [https://arxiv.org/abs/2104.03142 A matrix math facility for Power ISA(TM) processors]. Published April 7, 2021
* José E. Moreira. [https://www.redbooks.ibm.com/Redbooks.nsf/RedpieceAbstracts/redp5612.html Matrix-Multiply Assist Best Practices Guide]. Published April 15, 2021
* Sridhar Venkat. [https://community.ibm.com/community/user/powerdeveloper/blogs/sridhar-venkat1/2022/08/29/power10-mma MMA in IBM Power10 processor]. Published August 29, 2022

== Github / Gitlab pages ==

=== Translation from other architectures ===

Implementations of non-POWER instruction sets for POWER.

* [https://github.com/gcc-mirror/gcc/blob/master/gcc/config/rs6000 GCC]. x86 to VSX.
* [https://github.com/llvm/llvm-project/tree/main/clang/lib/Headers/ppc_wrappers Clang]. x86 to VSX.
* [https://github.com/simd-everywhere/simde SIMD Everywhere]. x86/ARM/WASM to VSX (and other arches).

=== Other ===

* Camellia cipher. [https://github.com/jkivilin/camellia-simd-aesni SIMD vector implementations ... for POWER (with VMX+VSX+crypto instructions)]
* Eigen. [https://gitlab.com/libeigen/eigen A C++ template library for linear algebra: matrices, vectors, numerical solvers and related algorithms]
* Simd Library. [https://github.com/ermig1979/Simd C++ image processing and machine learning library with using of SIMD]
* EVE - the Expressive Vector Engine. [https://github.com/jfalcou/eve SIMD in C++]
* UniSIMD Assembler. [https://github.com/VectorChief/UniSIMD-assembler SIMD macro assembler unified for ARM, MIPS, PPC and x86]
* Turbo Base64. [https://github.com/powturbo/Turbo-Base64 Fastest Base64 SIMD:SSE/AVX2/AVX512/Neon/Altivec]
* Inastemp. [https://gitlab.inria.fr/bramas/inastemp Intrinsics as template - is a basic library to use vectorization easily in C++]
* libsimdpp. [https://github.com/p12tic/libsimdpp Portable header-only C++ low level SIMD library]
* pveclib. [https://github.com/open-power-sdk/pveclib Power Vector Library]
* SLEEF. [https://github.com/shibatch/sleef SIMD Library for Evaluating Elementary Functions, vectorized libm and DFT]
* libjpeg-turbo. [https://github.com/libjpeg-turbo/libjpeg-turbo A JPEG image codec that uses SIMD instructions to accelerate baseline JPEG compression and decompression]
* libfreevec. [https://github.com/VectorCamp/libfreevec SIMD optimized C library]

Power ISA

2024-12-28T02:41:05Z

MPC7500: /* History */ add Power ISA v3.1C

'''Power ISA''' is the specification for how Power architecture processors are to behave. It dictates the machine instructions available, and exactly how they are to process given data.

There are two primary versions of the Power ISA that are of interest to [[PowerNV|PowerNV]] platforms:
* [[:File:PowerISA_V2.07_PUBLIC.pdf|Version 2.07]] ([[POWER8|POWER8]] / [[POWER8E|POWER8E]])
* [[:File:PowerISA_public.v3.0B.pdf|Version 3.0B]] ([[POWER9|POWER9]])

== History ==

The Power ISA evolved from the PowerPC ISA which in turn was an evolution of the POWER ISA used by POWER1 and POWER2 chips.

POWER ISA → PowerPC ISA → Power ISA

When the Power ISA 3.0B specification lists all available instructions, it specifically mentions what version of which architecture introduced the instruction; this gives a fairly quick history of the ISA itself:

{| class="wikitable"
|+Key to Version column in Power ISA 3.0B instruction list
!Code
!Released
!Specification
!Compliant cores
|-
|P1
|
|POWER Architecture
|
|-
|P2
|
|POWER2 Architecture
|
|-
|PPC
|
|PowerPC Architecture prior to v2.00
|
|-
|v2.00
|
|PowerPC Architecture v2.00
|POWER4
|-
|v2.01
|December 2003
|[[:Category:PowerPC Architecture v2.01|PowerPC Architecture v2.01]]
|POWER4+, PPC970
|-
|v2.02
|February 2005
|[[:Category:PowerPC Architecture v2.02|PowerPC Architecture v2.02]]
|POWER5, Cell PPE
|-
|v2.03
|September 2006
|[[:File:PowerISA_V2.03_Final_Public.pdf|Power ISA v2.03]]
|[[PPC405]], PPC440, PPC460, e200, e500, POWER5+
|-
|v2.04
|April 2007
|[[:File:PowerISA_V2.04-FINAL.Public.pdf|Power ISA v2.04]]
|POWER5++, PA6T
|-
|v2.05
|October 2007
|[[:File:PowerISA_V2.05.pdf|Power ISA v2.05]]
|POWER6
|-
|v2.06
|January 2009
|[[:File:PowerISA_V2.06_PUBLIC.pdf| Power ISA v2.06]]
|e500mc, e5500, e6500, POWER7, A2, A2I
|-
|v2.06B
|July 2010
|[[:File:PowerISA_V2.06B_V2_PUBLIC.pdf| Power ISA v2.06B]]
|
|-
|v2.07
|May 2013
|[[:File:PowerISA_V2.07_PUBLIC.pdf| Power ISA v2.07]]
|[[POWER8]], A2O
|-
|v2.07B
|April 2015
|[[:File:PowerISA_V2.07B.pdf| Power ISA v2.07B]]
|
|-
|v3.0
|November 2015
|[[:File:PowerISA_V3.0.pdf| Power ISA v3.0]]
|Microwatt, Chiselwatt, Libre-SOC
|-
|v3.0B
|March 2017
|[[:File:PowerISA_public.v3.0B.pdf| Power ISA v3.0B]]
|[[POWER9]]
|-
|v3.0C
|May 2020
|[[:File:PowerISA_public.v3.0C.pdf| Power ISA v3.0C]]
|
|-
|v3.1
|May 2020
|[[:File:PowerISA_public.v3.1.pdf| Power ISA v3.1]]
|[[POWER10]], [[S1]]
|-
|v3.1B
|September 2021
|[[:File:OPF_PowerISA_v3.1B.pdf| Power ISA v3.1B]]
|
|-
|v3.1C
|May 2024
|[[:File:OPF_PowerISA_v3.1C.pdf| Power ISA v3.1C]]
|
|}

== Extensions ==

* [[:File:POWER9 Processor Programming Model Bulletin 090919.pdf|Ultravisor ISA Extensions for POWER9]]
* [[PowerPC AS]]

== See also ==

* [[Power ISA/Privilege States|Power ISA/Privilege States]]
* [[Power ISA/Machine State Register|Power ISA/Machine State Register]]
* [[Power ISA/Vector Operations|Power ISA/Vector Operations]]

== External Links ==

* [https://www.ibm.com/systems/power/openpower/posting.xhtml?postingId=01F8EF905EC4A2CD85257EAF0069612D Power ISA at IBM OpenPOWER portal]

* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Power_ISA Power ISA English Wikipedia page]

[[Category:Power Architecture]]

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== Summary ==
[[Category:ISA Documentation]]

POWER9 Hardware Compatibility List/PCIe Devices

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==Compatibility rules==
In general, any PCIe device will work providing that an open source driver is available for your operating system. There are some exceptions:

* '''Hardware bugs.''' POWER does not permit errant DMA accesses. If a device tries to access areas of host memory which it is not permitted to access, the device is shut down immediately. This is dissimilar to x86 platforms, which simply silently ignore such attempts. Some badly designed I/O devices have bugs causing them to attempt DMA accesses to random areas of host memory; these devices are unlikely to function correctly on POWER systems unless a workaround is available. Note that devices in full bypass mode may legally have access to all host memory, to avoid this and test driver IOMMU setup pass "iommu=nobypass" to the kernel at startup.
* '''I/O space.''' Starting with [[POWER9]], access to the legacy PCI I/O space is no longer supported; devices or drivers which rely on this will not function. The legacy I/O space has been deprecated for as long as PCIe has existed; generally this will only affect very old PCIe devices which use PCIe to PCI bridge chips to attach old PCI devices to the bus, or genuine legacy PCI devices attached via [[POWER9_Hardware_Compatibility_List/PCIe_Devices#PCIe.2FPCI_Expansion|PCIe/PCI Expansion]]. A small subset of these devices may require legacy I/O space support.
* '''Incomplete memory addressing support.''' The PCIe architecture specifies a 64-bit address space. Some I/O devices try to economize on this by only implementing e.g. 40 bits for their addressing, rendering them incapable of addressing host memory which lies above address 2<sup>40</sup>. (Firmware patches to work around this are pending.)
* '''Bifurcation limits.''' Arbitrary PCIe lane bifurcation is not supported. Devices which split a PCIe slot into multiple connectors (for example, PCIe to M.2 adaptors) will not work unless they have a PCIe switch chip, although the first connector will generally work.
* '''Endianness bugs.''' POWER supports [[Endianness|both BE and LE modes]]; x86 is LE only. Some buggy drivers may break in BE mode, or some buggy devices may misbehave in BE mode (e.g. operate at decreased performance).
* '''Page size bugs.''' POWER supports [[Page size|both 4KiB and 64KiB page sizes]]; x86 is 4KiB only. Some buggy drivers may expect one and break in the other.

==Troubleshooting==

If a PCIe device is in a broken state due to being attached/detached from a VM, or due to a transition from Petitboot to the main OS, you may be able to fix it by issuing a hot reset. A script for performing a PCIe hot reset is at [[File:Pcie_hot_reset.sh]]. For background on PCIe resets and how a hot reset differs from the function-level reset performed by <code>echo 1 > /sys/bus/pci/devices/$dev/reset</code>, see [https://unix.stackexchange.com/a/474378 Alex Forencich's explanation on Stack Exchange].

==NICs==
===Working===
* 3Com 3C905C-TX-M EtherLink 10/100 PCI Ethernet (via [[POWER9_Hardware_Compatibility_List/PCIe_Devices#PCIe.2FPCI_Expansion|PCIe/PCI Expansion]])
* Broadcom [[BCM5719]]
* Chelsio T520-SO-CR (dual port 10Gb/s, cxgb4 driver)
* Chelsio T6225-SO-CR
* DEC FDDIcontroller/PCI (DEFPA) PCI FDDI (via [[POWER9_Hardware_Compatibility_List/PCIe_Devices#PCIe.2FPCI_Expansion|PCIe/PCI Expansion]])
** Works automatically as from Linux kernel version 5.13.
** Works with Linux kernel versions before 5.13 as long as the defxx driver has been compiled with the CONFIG_DEFXX_MMIO option, which may not be the case with standard distribution kernels as the option was not on by default for historical reasons.<br>''This is because the PFI ASIC used as the PCI interface with the DEC FDDIcontroller/PCI adapter supports both port I/O and MMIO for main ASIC's (PDQ) CSR access, however [[POWER9_Hardware_Compatibility_List/PCIe_Devices#Compatibility_rules|as noted above]] the Power Systems Host Bridge 4 (PHB4) PCIe root complex used with POWER9 microprocessors does not support I/O Read or I/O Write commands required for port I/O.''
* Mellanox ConnectX-6 EN 200Gb/s Adapter Card ''(supports [[CAPI]])''
* Silicom [https://www.silicom-usa.com/pr/server-adapters/networking-adapters/10-gigabit-ethernet-networking-adapters/pe210g2spi9-server-adapter/ PE210G2SPI9]/[https://www.silicom-usa.com/pr/server-adapters/networking-adapters/10-gigabit-ethernet-networking-adapters/pe210g2spi9a-server-adapter/ PE210G2SPI9A]/PE210G2SPI9B dual port 10 GbE SFP+ adapter (Chipset: [https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/products/sku/41282/intel-82599es-10-gigabit-ethernet-controller/specifications.html Intel 82599ES]) (ixgbe driver)
* Silicom [https://www.silicom-usa.com/pr/server-adapters/networking-adapters/10-gigabit-ethernet-networking-adapters/pe310g4spi9-server-adapter/ PE310G4SPI9]/[https://www.silicom-usa.com/pr/server-adapters/networking-adapters/10-gigabit-ethernet-networking-adapters/pe310g4spi9la-quad-port-10-gigabit-nic-intel-based/ PE310G4SPI9LA] quad port 10 GbE SFP+ adapter (Chipset: Two [https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/products/sku/41282/intel-82599es-10-gigabit-ethernet-controller/specifications.html Intel 82599ES] controllers behind one [https://www.broadcom.com/products/pcie-switches-bridges/pcie-switches/pex8724 PLX PEX 8724] switch) (ixgbe driver)
* Unbranded 4-port Gigabit Ethernet adapter (Chipset: Four Realtek RTL8111F controllers behind one ASMedia ASM1184e switch) (r8169 driver, firmware optional)
** The card be identified by the "NET111-V1.0" text on its PCB.
* [https://www.asus.com/Networking-IoT-Servers/Wired-Networking/All-series/XG-C100F/ ASUS XG-C100F] (single port 10GbE SFP+, AQUANTIA AQtion Linux "atlantic" driver)
** Driver compiled by default on PowerPC (and others) from this [https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=9b22fece786ed641909988da4810bfa8e5d2e592 commit].
** There is proprietary firmware written into EEPROM from the factory but it does not seem to be writeable, nor does it have to be loaded by the Linux kernel.
* Intel 82599ES (10Gb/s, ixgbe driver).

===Non-working===
* Mellanox ConnectX IB QDR (mlx4 driver)

==Wireless Cards==
===Working===
* Alfa AWUS036NHA Wireless USB Adaptor
** open source firmware (ath9k_htc) [https://github.com/qca/open-ath9k-htc-firmware]
* [https://ark.intel.com/content/www/us/en/ark/products/75439/intel-dual-band-wireless-ac-7260.html Intel Dual-Band Wireless-AC 7260] (Bluetooth untested)
* [https://ark.intel.com/content/www/us/en/ark/products/86068/intel-dual-band-wireless-ac-8260.html Intel Dual-Band Wireless-AC 8260] (Bluetooth untested)
* [https://ark.intel.com/content/www/us/en/ark/products/99445/intel-wireless-ac-9260.html Intel Dual-Band Wireless-AC 9260] (Bluetooth untested)
* [https://ark.intel.com/content/www/us/en/ark/products/189347/intel-wifi-6-ax200-gig.html Intel® Wi-Fi 6 AX200] (Bluetooth untested)
** When loading older firmware versions (iwlwifi-cc-a0-50.ucode), and EEH is triggered. Disabling the iommu is required for functionality. Note, tx bitrate is not reported correctly.
** When using recent firmware (iwlwifi-cc-a0-71.ucode), the card operates as expected.
* [https://www.thinkpenguin.com/gnu-linux/penguin-wireless-n-mini-pcie ThinkPenguin TPE-NMPCIE]
** Chipset: Atheros AR9281
** Linux driver: ath9k
** Tested with StarTech PEX2MPEX; device is detected without trouble by Linux and NetworkManager; didn't try hooking up an antenna, so wasn't able to try connecting to networks.
* TP-Link TL WN823N RTL8192EU [https://github.com/Mange/rtl8192eu-linux-driver]
** remove "ARCH=$(ARCH)" on line 1710 of the makefile and it compiles fine
* TP-LINK TL-WN725N V2 USB dongle
** as of Linux 5.6.x, the rtl8188eu is in staging stage, so it is advised to compile the driver from [[https://github.com/lwfinger/rtl8188eu lwfinger/rtl8188eu]]
* [https://www.asus.com/my/Networking-IoT-Servers/Adapters/All-series/PCE-AX3000/ Asus PCE-AX3000] Both Wi-Fi and Bluetooth worked out of the box with Ubuntu 21.10 (Bluetooth requires an additional USB connection, an [https://www.amazon.fr/gp/product/B08Q2TLWGV/ internal USB to 9-pin] cable works)

==NVMe Drives==
===Working===
* Samsung 950 PRO (with M.2 to PCIe adapter)
* Samsung 960 EVO / PRO (with M.2 to PCIe adapter)
* Samsung 970 PRO (with M.2 to PCIe adapter)
* Samsung 970 EVO Plus (with M.2 to PCIe adapter)
* Samsung 980 PRO (with M.2 to PCIe adapter)
* Samsung 990 PRO (with M.2 to PCIe adapter)
* [https://www.samsung.com/semiconductor/ssd/datacenter-ssd/MZ1LB960HAJQ/ Samsung PM983] (with [https://www.supermicro.com/en/products/accessories/addon/AOC-SHG3-4M2P.php AOC-SHG3-4M2P] M.2 to PCIe adapter)
* [https://ark.intel.com/content/www/us/en/ark/products/series/81000/intel-ssd-dc-p3600-series.html Intel SSD DC P3600 PCIe AIC] (tested 1.6 TB)
* Intel Optane 900P NVMe XPoint PCIe
* Intel Optane 905P NVMe XPoint PCIe AIC
* Intel Optane 905P NVMe Xpoint U.2, with included U.2 to M.2 cable plugged into an [[#PCIe_to_M.2_Adapters|ASUS Hyper M.2 X4 mini]].
* WD Black PCIe (with M.2 to PCIe adapter)
* MyDigitalSSD BPX 480GB (with M.2 to PCIe adapter)
* Silicon Power US70 2000 GB (note that it is configured with 512 byte sectors by default and should be reformatted with nvme-cli to get better performance)
* Kingston KC3000 1TB (with HighPoint SSD7505 adapter) - I get some unknown 'nvme error-log' errors once in a while, but I doubt it is related to the power platform.
* Kingston SNV2S/2000G (with M.2 to PCIe adapter)

===Non-working===

* WD Black SN850 SSD NVMe - confirmed by two independent people/machines, the stick is simply not recognized. Ideas?

===Known issues===
* [FIXED in stable kernels 4.19 and 5.4] [https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=202665 IOMMU related errors when performing discard on some NVMe devices] (mainly NVMe SSDs). Current workaround is booting with the kernel parameter ''iommu=soft'', see the [https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=530436c45ef2e446c12538a400e465929a0b3ade patch]

==PCIe to M.2 Adapters==
===Working===
* [https://www.asus.com/us/Motherboard-Accessories/HYPER_M2_X4_MINI_CARD/ ASUS Hyper M.2 X4 mini], PCIe X4 to M.2.
* [http://ableconn.com/products_2.php?gid=62 Ableconn PEXM2-SSD M.2 NGFF PCIe SSD to PCI Express 4.0 x4 Host Adapter Card (M.2 to PCIe adapter)]
* [https://www.addonics.com/products/ad2m2nvmpx8.php Addonics AD2M2NVMPX8] Dual NVMe PCIe adapter 2x M.2 PCIe to PCIe x8
* [https://www.delock.com/produkte/G_89370/merkmale.html Delock PCI Express x4 Card > 1 x internal NVMe M.2 Key M 80 mm - Low Profile Form Factor; Item No. 89370]
* [https://www.icydock.com/goods.php?id=309 Icy Dock ToughArmor MB840M2P-B] Removable PCIe 3.0/4.0 NVMe SSD Mobile Rack
** Drive cannot be seen when it is in either of the outer 2 slots but can be seen at least when it is in the innermost slot. 2nd and 3rd slots were not tried.
* [https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA4RE5AU2769 JEYI SK4 M.2 NVMe(M Key) SSD to PCI-E 3.0 x4 Adapter Converter Card]
* [https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16815124167 SYBA SI-PEX40110 M.2 PCI-e To PCI-e 3.0 x4]
* [https://www.sybausa.com/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=1052 SYBA SI-PEX40152 PCIe 3.1 x16 to 4 x M.2 (M-Key) Adapter Card]
* [https://highpoint-tech.com/USA_new/series-ssd7101a-1-overview.htm HighPoint SSD7101A-1] 4x M.2 PCIe to PCIe 3.0 x16 (based on PLX PEX8747 PCIe switch)
** Works without special drivers as a PCIe switch. NVMEs are detected and work just fine. Petitboot is able to boot attached NVMEs with no problems. Tested in FreeBSD. -- [[User:Bdragon|Bdragon]] ([[User talk:Bdragon|talk]])
* [https://highpoint-tech.com/USA_new/series-ssd7102-overview.htm HighPoint SSD7102] 4x M.2 PCIe to PCIe 3.0 x16 (with PCIe switch)
* Highpoint SSD7204
** Important note (Blackbird only): The heat sink of the HighPoint switch partially covers the BMC header, the USB 3.0 header and the SATA port 6, which cannot be used as a result because the HighPoint switch cannot be fully inserted into the PCIe port. If access to these ports/header is required, a workaround can be cutting part of the heatsink off with a metal saw in a way that the adapters chip still has connection to the heat sink but not to the NVMe's. If necessary, small heat sinks can be attached to the NVMe devices with a self-adhesive thermal pad.
* [https://estore-highpoint-tech.com/products/highpoint-ssd7505-pcie-4-0-x16-4-channel-u-2-nvme-raid-controller HighPoint SSD7505] PCIe 4.0 x16 4-Port M.2 NVMe RAID Controller
* [https://highpoint-tech.com/USA_new/series-ssd7540-overview.htm HighPoint SSD7540] PCIe 4.0 x16 8-Port M.2 NVMe RAID Controller
** Tested with Samsung 980 Pro 2TB
** Beware of LUKS encryption performance not catching up with such speedy bandwidths yet.
* [https://www.highpoint-tech.com/hba-gen4-nvme-m2 HighPoint Rocket 1504] PCIe 4.0 x16 4-port M.2 NVMe Controller
* [https://www.highpoint-tech.com/hba-gen3-nvme-m2 HighPoint Rocket 1204] PCIe 3.0 x8 4-port M.2 NVMe Controller
* [https://raidsonic.de/en/standards/searchresults.php?we_objectID=5456 Raidsonic Icy Box PCIe extension card for one M.2 NVMe SSD (IB-PCI214M2-HSL)]:
** Tested with a Samsung 970 EVO Plus NVMe M.2 with 2 TB
** Bootable and no special driver installation required
** Has a passive cooling system for the SSD (about 20 degree Celsius cooler than without)
** Supports PCIe 3.0 x4 with up to 32 GBit/s according to the manual
** Seems to support PCIe 4.0 x4 with up to 64 GBit/s according to the current [https://www.raidsonic.de/products/accessories/ac_controller/IB-PCI214M2-HSL/pdf/datasheet_IB-PCI214M2-HSL_e.pdf data sheet] (probably due to the fact that it is only a routing device without any own logic)
* [https://www.supermicro.com/en/products/accessories/addon/AOC-SHG3-4M2P.php Supermicro AOC-SHG3-4M2P] 4x M.2 PCIe to PCIe 3.0 x8 (using a PEX 8734 PCIe 3.0 (8.0GT/s) Switch). Draws 10 watts in idle. Requires one additional 4-pin 12V connector.
* [https://www.akasa.com.tw/update.php?tpl=product/product.detail.tpl&no=181&type=Enclosures&type_sub=SSD%20Accessories&model=AK-PCCM2P-01 Akasa AK-PCCM2P-01] PCIe Gen3 x4 to M.2 2230/2242/2260/2280/22110. Tested with Samsung 970 EVO Plus 500GB.
* [https://www.sonnettech.com/product/mcfiver-pcie-card/overview.html Sonnet McFiver] Multifunction Adapter Card with Dual M.2 NVMe SSD Slots, 10Gb Ethernet (AQC113CS), and Two 10Gbps USB-C Ports (ASM3142), all thanks to PEX 8724 pcie switch.
: ^ sample lspci output with 2 nvme drives installed, plugged into x8 blackbird slot
<small>
::0001:01:00.0 PCI bridge: PLX Technology, Inc. PEX 8724 24-Lane, 6-Port PCI Express Gen 3 (8 GT/s) Switch, 19 x 19mm FCBGA (rev ca)<br>
::0001:02:01.0 PCI bridge: PLX Technology, Inc. PEX 8724 24-Lane, 6-Port PCI Express Gen 3 (8 GT/s) Switch, 19 x 19mm FCBGA (rev ca)<br>
::0001:02:02.0 PCI bridge: PLX Technology, Inc. PEX 8724 24-Lane, 6-Port PCI Express Gen 3 (8 GT/s) Switch, 19 x 19mm FCBGA (rev ca)<br>
::0001:02:08.0 PCI bridge: PLX Technology, Inc. PEX 8724 24-Lane, 6-Port PCI Express Gen 3 (8 GT/s) Switch, 19 x 19mm FCBGA (rev ca)<br>
::0001:02:09.0 PCI bridge: PLX Technology, Inc. PEX 8724 24-Lane, 6-Port PCI Express Gen 3 (8 GT/s) Switch, 19 x 19mm FCBGA (rev ca)<br>
::0001:02:0a.0 PCI bridge: PLX Technology, Inc. PEX 8724 24-Lane, 6-Port PCI Express Gen 3 (8 GT/s) Switch, 19 x 19mm FCBGA (rev ca)<br>
::0001:03:00.0 Non-Volatile memory controller: Samsung Electronics Co Ltd NVMe SSD Controller SM961/PM961/SM963<br>
::0001:04:00.0 Non-Volatile memory controller: Samsung Electronics Co Ltd NVMe SSD Controller SM961/PM961/SM963<br>
::0001:0a:00.0 USB controller: ASMedia Technology Inc. ASM2142 USB 3.1 Host Controller<br>
::0001:0b:00.0 Ethernet controller: Aquantia Corp. AQC113CS NBase-T/IEEE 802.3bz Ethernet Controller [AQtion] (rev 03)<br>
</small>

===Partially working===
* [https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B074WV4ZN4 Aplicata Quad M.2 NVMe SSD PCIe x16 Adapter] (no PCIe switch; only lowest slot works)
* [https://www.asus.com/us/Motherboards-Components/Motherboards/Accessories/HYPER-M-2-X16-GEN-4-CARD Asus Hyper M.2 x16 Gen4 card] no PCIe switch; only lowest slot works
* [https://www.startech.com/en-us/cards-adapters/pexm2sat32n1 StarTech 3-Port M.2 SSD (NGFF) Adapter Card] 1 x PCIe (NVMe) M.2, 2 x SATA III M.2 - PCIe 3.0. Tested the NVMe port with Samsung 970 EVO Plus 500GB. Unable to get SATA ports to work - unsupported PCIe bifurcation?

===Known issues===
Many inexpensive PCIe M.2 adapter cards do not have an onboard PCIe switch. Instead they rely on the PCIe slot to be bifurcated a certain way. For example, cheap cards advertised as x16 with support for 4 M.2 cards may need to be bifurcated as x4/x4/x4/x4, which is not possible on the Talos2. For dual-socket Talos2 workstations, PCIe slot 3 can be trifurcated which may enable such cards to support 3 NVMe drives.

The POWER9 Sforza datasheet section 3.3.3 lists possible configurations for each PCIe controller (PEC):
* PEC0: one x16 link
* PEC1: two x8 links
* PEC2: one x16 link, two x8 links (bifurcation), or one x8 link and two x4 links (trifurcation)

The Talos2 User's Guide shows how slots and PECs are connected in the mainboard diagram:
* Slot 1 is connected to PEC1 on CPU1 and is bifurcated (x8 for the slot, x8 for the Microsemi PM8068).
* Slot 2 is connected to PEC0 on CPU1 and can only be configured as x16.
* Slot 3 is connected to PEC2 on CPU2 and can be trifurcated.
* Slot 4 is connected to PEC0 on CPU2 and can only be configured as x16.
* Slot 5 is connected to PEC1 on CPU2 and is bifurcated (x8 for the slot, x4 for OCuLink).

==PCIe to U.2 Adapters==
===Working===
* [https://highpoint-tech.com/USA_new/series-ssd7120-overview.htm High Point SSD7120] PCIe 3.0 x16 to 4x U.2 NVMe ports (Dedicated PCIe 3.0 x4 per port, with PCIe switch) tested by [[User:Gyakovlev|Gyakovlev]] ([[User talk:Gyakovlev|talk]])
** Tested with [https://www.icydock.com/goods.php?id=255 Icy Dock ToughArmor MB699VP-B] 4xU2 enclosure. Neither above controller nor enclosure ships with cables, 4x SAS HD SFF-8643 cables required to connect drives.
** 4x Optane 905P work fine with this combo.
* [https://www.highpoint-tech.com/ssd7580a-overview High Point SSD7580A] U.2 NVMe RAID controller (PCIe 4.0 x16, allows eight U.2 NVMe PCIe 4.0 SSDs to be connected)
** Tested with [https://semiconductor.samsung.com/ssd/datacenter-ssd/pm9a3/ Samsung PM9A3]
** Neither controller nor disks ship with cables (so for U.2, for example, requires a [https://estore-highpoint-tech.com/products/ts8i-8639-060 SFF-8654 to SFF-8639] for each pair of disks)

==PCIe to MiniPCIe Adapters==
=== Working ===
* [https://www.startech.com/Cards-Adapters/Slot-Extension/PCI-Express-to-Mini-PCI-Express-Card-Adapter~PEX2MPEX StarTech PEX2MPEX] ([https://www.newegg.com/startech-com-model-pex2mpex-pci-express-to-mini-pci-express/p/N82E16815158307?Item=N82E16815158307&Description=mini%20PCIe&cm_re=mini_PCIe-_-15-158-307-_-Product NewEgg])
** Tested with ThinkPenguin TPE-NMPCIE.
** Particularly of interest as a lot of the ASPEED and SiliconMotion GPU's have a MiniPCIe form factor.

==SAS/SATA Storage Controllers ==
===Working===
* IOCrest SI-PEX40062 (Chipset: Marvell 88SE9235, PCI id 1B4B:9235)
** Marvell 88SE9230 chipset also confirmed to work
* Kouwell PE-115H (Chipset: Marvell 88SE9130, PCI id 1b4b:9130)
* LSI 9300/9200 SAS HBAs
** May require updating to IT firmware on a x86 machine
** Known bug in 'mpt3sas' driver prevents boot; patched in [https://wiki.raptorcs.com/wiki/Talos_II/Firmware/Public_Beta#2.01-next_.2804-16-2019_branch.29 PNOR version 2.01-next]
* Dell PERC H700 Integrated - based on LSI SAS 2108
** See [https://www.servethehome.com/lsi-sas-2108-raid-controller-information-listing/ list of OEM models]
** The 'storcli' tool can talk to card on ppc64le with Debian 11
** Tested both original Dell firmware and LSI/Broadcom firmware - no JBOD support though.
* [[PM8068]]-based SAS HBAs
* Supermicro AOC-SLG3-4E2P 4-port OCuLink adapter
* Jmicron JMB 363 SATA PCIe card. SATA ports work with Petitboot.
* Broadcom MegaRAID 9460-8i
* Broadcom MegaRAID 9460-16i
* [http://www.iocrest.com/index.php?id=2070 IOCrest IO-M2F585-5I] (Chipset: JMicron JMB585, PCI IDs: 197b:0585)
* Unbranded JMicron JMB363 SATA/IDE controller card, with one eSATA, one internal SATA, and one IDE (PATA) connector (Chipset: JMicron JMB363, PCI IDs: 197b:2363)
** SATA ports work in Petitboot.
** The IDE/PATA port doesn't work since it exclusively uses PCI I/O space access, which the [[POWER9]] does not support. Because of this, PCI function 1, which is used for the IDE/PATA functionality, is not exposed by Linux and so will not appear in the output of lspci.

===Non-working===
* AXAGON PCES-SA2 (ASMedia chipset)
* SuperMicro AOC-SASLP-MV8 (mvsas driver)AMD Radeon R9 Nano
* MegaRAID 9341-8i - probably a bug in the firmware
* Unbranded ASMedia ASM1166 SATA controller cards with six SATA connectors (Chipset: ASMedia ASM1166, PCI IDs: 1b21:1166)
** Cards appear to be sold under different brands and with slightly different PCB layouts, but they can be identified by the following markings on their PCBs:
*** "PCE6SAT-A01" and "VER006S"
*** "PCI-E 3.0 TO SATA.6GB - 6Port" and "SU-SA3026"
** Causes a PHB endpoint freeze during [[Skiboot]]'s initialization of the PCI Express device, so the issues this chip is having can't be worked around with just a kernel patch.

=== Unknown if working (good candidates to test) ===
* [https://highpoint-tech.com/USA_new/series_rr600-overview.htm HighPoint RocketRAID 642L] (Chipset: Marvell 88SE9235)
* [https://highpoint-tech.com/USA_new/series_rr600-overview.htm HighPoint RocketRAID 644L] (Chipset: Marvell 88SE9235)

== Optical Drives ==

* [https://www.asus.com/us/Optical-Drives-Storage/BW16D1HT/HelpDesk_Download/ Asus BW-16D1HT Retail] (Blu Ray Writer with SATA interface):
** Partially working (reading BDs works, writing not yet tested). [https://forums.raptorcs.com/index.php/topic,40.0.html Sometimes not recognized during boot phase with ATA timeouts] causing all SATA devices to be disabled

== Graphics Cards ==

No display? Check out the [[Troubleshooting/GPU|GPU Troubleshooting]] page.

=== AMD ===

All AMD GPUs currently have DMA issues (limited to 32-bit, which can cause crashes) due to missing Linux kernel support for DMA windows between 33 and 63 bits in length. The root cause is GPU vendors (and occasionally some non-GPU vendors) cutting costs and only including 40-bit capable (Intel-style) DMA controllers. A compatibility mode is included in [https://forums.raptorcs.com/index.php/topic,39.msg409.html#msg409 Linux 5.4 and above.]

* RDNA 1 support: since Kernel 5.6.13
* RDNA 2 support: since Kernel 6.1

* AMD Radeon HD 5570 - Archaic (1GB VRAM, PCI 2.1) but much faster than the AST. This card (ASUS EAH5570 Silent) is passively cooled.
* AMD Radeon HD 5850 - Must disable onboard VGA first. Currently has issues with only using 32-bit DMA.
* AMD Radeon HD 6450 - Works with default settings (kernel: radeon, X: modesetting or radeon), tested in BE mode
* AMD Radeon HD 6850 - Disable AST VGA with jumper. 32 bit.
* AMD Radeon HD 7850 - Disabled onboard VGA. Using amdgpu is highly unstable, radeon driver is usable but has issues with only using 32-bit DMA.
* AMD Radeon HD 7950 - Must disable onboard VGA first. Currently has issues with only using 32-bit DMA.
* AMD Radeon R5 220
* AMD Radeon R5 230 - Works in BE mode (use <code>Option "AccelMethod" "EXA"</code> for Xorg)
* AMD Radeon R7 240
* AMD Radeon R9 290X
* AMD Radeon R9 Nano - Must disable onboard VGA first. Works perfectly with Linux 5.6.x to 5.12.x with 4K Pages. It is confirmed working in LE in 5.6.x and 5.10.6 (or newer) with 64K Pages (occasionally crash under heavy load for example Blender rendering). Unfortunately 5.7.x, 5.8.x, 5.9.x, 5.11.1 -> 5.11.11 and 5.12.x with 64K pages are known to crash. Solved with [https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.10.101 Linux 5.10.101] For 5.7.x (64K pages), you could workaround the crash by adding `amdgpu.dc=0` to grub config. The situation has got better with 5.18, 5.19, 6.0.x, and 6.1.0, both of these major releases support the card very well at either 64k or 4k pagesize
** Sapphire R9 Nano - HDMI ports do not produce signal. The DP port works as expected
* Sapphire GPRO 8200 (Polaris10 core) - Disable AST VGA with jumper, disabling in grub is not enough. Same form factor as WX7100, a single-slot RX 470 with 8GB of RAM and 4 DP outputs.
* AMD Radeon RX 480
* AMD Radeon RX 550 - Works with caveats (below) for particular card tested.
** Card tested was Gigabyte GV-RX550D5-2GD in a Blackbird with Ubuntu 19.10, 5.3.0-24 and amdgpu with onboard VGA disabled by jumper. Suspect with tweaking would work without needing to disable VGA. Alas would lock up every day or two, to the point I replaced with a Sapphire RX580. Based on conversations w/Raptor suspect this was an issue with the model card I had rather than the RX550 itself.
* AMD Radeon RX 560X
* AMD Radeon RX 560D (Polaris 21) - Need to disable vga (or hdmi for the blackbird) jumper on board.
* AMD Radeon RX 580 – Works with the amdgpu firmware from Ubuntu 19.04 and disabled onboard VGA
** You may also need a kernel parameter like <code>vga=797</code> if xinit complains about VESA[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VESA_BIOS_Extensions]
** The Sapphire NITRO+ Radeon RX 580 8GB card is a tight fit on the Blackbird planar if you're using the 2nd PCIe slot as it a bit wider than two slots (and is documented as such). Solved by removing the adapter plate for the PCIe-M2 adapter card being used and allowing it to sit in slot untethered.
* AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 - Works with Debian Buster with amdgpu. Requires patches to work, somewhat unstable but usable. Cannot use AST Integrated VGA and AMDGPU at the same time without causing conflict. Not tested at this moment for use in petitboot or firmware.
* AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 - Works with Fedora 32 with Linux kernel 5.5.0's amdgpu. The card does _NOT_ display in bootloader because vega10 firmwares failed to load correctly.
* AMD Radeon Pro WX4100 (Polaris11 core) - May need at least linux 4.16 in order to get Xorg to work.
* AMD Radeon Pro WX5100
* AMD Radeon Pro WX7100 (Polaris10 core) - Available pre-installed on Talos II workstation, server, and desktop configurations.
* AMD Radeon RX 5300 (Navi 14) - no issues in fedora 36 or void linux
* AMD Radeon RX 5700 (Navi 10) - Requires [https://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/amd-gfx/2019-December/043682.html kernel patches] to enable display output.
* AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT (Navi 10) - Requires [https://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/amd-gfx/2019-December/043682.html kernel patches] to enable display output.
* AMD Radeon Pro W5500 (Navi 14) - "amdgpu" driver works with 4k kernel but not 64k. "fbdev" driver works with both page sizes.
* AMD Radeon RX 6600 (XT) (Navi 23) - "amdgpu" driver works with 6.1.0, 6.2.0, 6.3.0, 6.4.0 and 6.5.0 in both 4k and 64k pagesize; anything older does not work. Not tested with petitboot. Issues noted on a Sapphire Pulse RX 6600 with X server stability and twitchy application behavior; XFX Speedster SWFT 210 RX 6600 has run without incident or issue.
* AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT - Works fine with Gentoo (Linux 6.3.3) with 4KiB page size, LE. Not tested with BE or 64KiB. Not tested in Skiroot.
* AMD Radeon RX 6800 - see RX 6900 XT
* AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT - see RX 6900 XT
* AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT (Big Navi, Navi 21) - Not working with current 5.12 (in either 4K or 64K page sizes) - [https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/drm/amd/-/issues/1519 bug ticket]

The core name is important when storing the firmware into the BOOTKERNFW partition in PNOR for use by skiroot.

=== DisplayLink ===

* [https://www.climaxdigital.co.uk/CUH195-USB-2-to-DVI-VGA-or-HDMI-Adaptor-1080p-full-hd ClimaxDigital CUH195 USB 2.0 Graphic Adapter] - Documentation claims to be based on DL-3500 chipset, but the specs and model name suggest that it may actually be DL-195 chipset. Works in the main OS; not tested with Petitboot but is likely to work there too.
* [https://www.evga.com/support/manuals/files/100-U2-UV12-A1.pdf EVGA 100-U2-UV12-A1 UV Plus USB VGA Adapter] - Not 100% sure of chipset, but probably DL-125 based on [https://www.synaptics.com/products/displaylink-graphics/integrated-chipsets/dl-1x5 resolution specs] and model name. Petitboot shows up without loading firmware. Not tested in OS.
* [https://www.siig.com/products/it-products/video-display/display-adapters/usb-2-0/usb-2-0-to-dvi-vga-pro.html SIIG JU-DV0112-S1] - Based on DL-195 chipset. Works out of the box in a Fedora 34 Plasma Wayland ppc64le VM via USB passthrough. Also works fine (no color issues) in a Void GNOME Wayland ppc64 (BE) VM via USB passthrough from ppc64le host (need to blacklist the <code>udlfb</code> Linux driver due to [https://github.com/void-linux/void-packages/issues/39076 Void Bug 39076]). Didn't test on bare metal but is likely to work there too.
** Resold by [https://www.amazon.com/SIIG-Multi-Monitor-Converter-Windows-1080p/dp/B004WKRRY6 Amazon].
* [https://www.siig.com/products/it-products/video-display/display-adapters/usb-2-0/usb-2-0-to-vga-pro.html SIIG JU-VG0012-S1] - Based on DL-165 chipset. Works out of the box in a Fedora 34 Plasma Wayland ppc64le VM via USB passthrough. Also works fine (no color issues) in a Void GNOME Wayland ppc64 (BE) VM via USB passthrough from ppc64le host (need to blacklist the <code>udlfb</code> Linux driver due to [https://github.com/void-linux/void-packages/issues/39076 Void Bug 39076]). Didn't test on bare metal but is likely to work there too.
** Resold by [https://www.amazon.com/SIIG-USB-2-0-Adapter-JU-VG0012-S1/dp/B0048744GM Amazon].
* [https://www.startech.com/en-us/audio-video-products/usb2dvipro2 StarTech USB2DVIPRO2] - Based on DL-195 chipset. Works out of the box in a Fedora 34 Plasma Wayland ppc64le VM via USB passthrough. Also works fine (no color issues) in a Void GNOME Wayland ppc64 (BE) VM via USB passthrough from ppc64le host (need to blacklist the <code>udlfb</code> Linux driver due to [https://github.com/void-linux/void-packages/issues/39076 Void Bug 39076]). Didn't test on bare metal but is likely to work there too.
** 1920x1200.
** Resold by [https://www.newegg.com/startech-com-usb2dvipro2/p/N82E16812400361 NewEgg].

=== NVIDIA ===

The Nouveau Linux driver [https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/xorg/driver/xf86-video-nouveau/-/issues/258 does not work with 64KiB pages].

* NVIDIA Corporation G96 [GeForce 9500 GT] (rev a1) - Works in petitboot if onboard VGA is disabled. Currently has issues with only using 32-bit DMA. 3D acceleration requires PGRAPH context firmware, which is freedom (and [https://github.com/torvalds/linux/blob/master/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nvkm/engine/gr/ctxnv50.c included in Nouveau Linux driver]). [https://nouveau.freedesktop.org/FeatureMatrix.html Non-freedom firmware needed for video decoding acceleration].
* NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 - Works fine in LE mode with Nouveau driver, providing 3D acceleration for AST2500 on Linux v6.2 in Plasma Wayland. HDMI and DisplayPort outputs work fine too; no need to disable AST2500. Re-clocking to pstate 0x0f works fine in brief testing (got 83fps in OpenArena at 4k). Didn't test BE mode; didn't test compute; didn't test Xorg; didn't test in Petitboot. [https://www.raptorengineering.com/TALOS/faq.php Recommended by Raptor for Talos I.] [https://web.archive.org/web/20221110223652/https://www.phoronix.com/review/nouveau-410-nvboost/2 Good support in Nouveau.] 3D acceleration requires PGRAPH context firmware, which is freedom (and [https://github.com/torvalds/linux/blob/master/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nvkm/engine/gr/ctxgk104.c included in Nouveau Linux driver]). [https://nouveau.freedesktop.org/FeatureMatrix.html Non-freedom firmware needed for video decoding acceleration].
* NVIDIA RTX 2070 - usable for compute, but not 3D acceleration; integrated by Raptor as part of the Talos II PowerAI Development System configuration

=== Other ===
* [[AST2500|ASPEED AST2500]]. Works in both the main OS (LE mode) and Petitboot. BE mode partially works (doesn't crash, but colors are wrong unless you apply [https://git.adelielinux.org/adelie/packages/-/blob/0827c90dfe2bf90604723003b1b4028f6e7048c4/system/easy-kernel/ast-endianness.patch this patch from Adélie], which is harmful to performance). Adélie dropped the <code>ast</code> BE patch during the Linux 4.19 to 5.4 transition due to performance impact; the patch works by doing copies per-pixel instead of per-buffer, which is 2,073,600x slower for 1920x1080 resolution. The "right way" to fix colors on BE is to convince the AST2500 to go into foreign-endian mode. This mode exists in silicon but the Linux <code>ast</code> driver hangs on boot then, because all the EDID info is endian-swapped (it's hardcoded to assume LE in some places). [[User:Awilfox|awilfox]] believes the EDID hang is a Linux <code>ast</code> driver bug, not a silicon bug, but they're not certain of this (they only looked at it for a few hours). On Linux 5.6-6.2, [https://forums.raptorcs.com/index.php/topic,31.0.html 1920x1200 resolution is broken]; this is fixed in Linux 6.3 and higher. On old Linux versions, Wayland is broken (hangs on a black screen) in GNOME, KDE, and GDM; Linux 6.3 and higher are not affected. <code>ast</code> Linux driver.

=== Non-working ===

* [https://www.aspeedtech.com/products.php?fPath=20&rId=244 ASPEED AST1300]. Older revision of the AST2510 (AST1300 is 4th generation; AST2510 is 6th generation). VGA 1920x1200 @ 60Hz 32bpp; framebuffer (no acceleration). <code>ast</code> Linux driver. [https://github.com/open-power/skiboot/issues/257 Open issue with Skiboot for getting it fixed.] Known suppliers of AST1300 devices are:
** [https://www.gigabyte.com/Enterprise/Accessory/GC-IVA-rev-10 Gigabyte GC-IVA 9CIVANR-00] -- Resold by:
*** [https://www.lambda-tek.com/Gigabyte-9CIVANR-00~sh/B42184346&viewOverview=y#product-view LambdaTek]
*** [https://sg-computers.com/en/video-card/gigabyte-gc-iva-video-card-detail SG-Computers]
** [https://iei.rs/IGCME-1300-R10 IEI Integration Corp IGCME-1300-R10] ([https://iei.rs/image/cache/data/IGCME-1300_20131105.pdf Datasheet]) ([https://dls.ieiworld.com/IEIWeb/Reserved/0D332000196276623429/IGCME-1300%20QIG%20V1.01_20120531.pdf Quick Installation Guide]) -- Resold by:
*** [http://archivecaslytosk.onion/QZROL eBay example 1]
*** [https://www.ebay.com/p/1383304505 eBay example 2]
*** [https://web.archive.org/web/20171003045507/http://neutronusa.com/prod.cfm/1525210/ NeutronUSA] (Warning: non-TLS link!)
*** [https://forums.servethehome.com/index.php?threads/fs-us-ny-intel-x540-t2-minipcie-vga-slim-120mm-fans.26880/ ServeTheHome]
* Intel
** [https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/products/sku/227959/intel-arc-a380-graphics/specifications.html Intel Arc A380]
*** i915 Linux driver [https://www.phoronix.com/news/Intel-Arc-Graphics-No-POWER does not build for ppc64le/be] (kernel 6.1.0).
*** [https://www.newegg.com/asrock-arc-a380-a380-cli-6g/p/N82E16814930076 ASRock Challenger Arc A380]
** Intel Arc A750
*** i915 Linux driver [https://www.phoronix.com/news/Intel-Arc-Graphics-No-POWER does not build for ppc64le/be] (kernel 6.1.0).
** Intel Arc A770
*** i915 Linux driver [https://www.phoronix.com/news/Intel-Arc-Graphics-No-POWER does not build for ppc64le/be] (kernel 6.1.0).

=== Unknown if working (good candidates to test) ===
* [https://www.crowdsupply.com/alphamax/netv2 Alphamax NeTV2]
** Default bitstream supports up to 1920x1080 at 60Hz.
*** According to [https://github.com/AlphamaxMedia/netv2-fpga/issues/22 Issue 22], sounds like 1920x1200 at 60Hz is also possible, as are other modes with similar bandwidth (e.g. 1024x768 at 240Hz).
*** HDMI ports are limited by LVDS bandwidth. Rated by Xilinx for 3.75 Gbit/s per HDMI port, but overclocked by Alphamax bitstream to 4.455 Gbit/s. 1920x1200 at 60Hz with CVT-RBv2 timings is 4.446 Gbit/s physical bandwidth.
** Default bitstream doesn't support receiving video from PCIe, so using it as an AST2510 replacement would need some bitstream hacking, but should be possible.
** Appears that the HDMI implementation is on the FPGA, which is more libre than Arctic Tern.
** Currently uses non-freedom FPGA toolchain, which is less libre than Arctic Tern.
* ASPEED
** Notes
*** Testing ASRock Rack Tommy 90-SC02P1-00UBNZ with Fedora 36 KDE on x86 indicated that it only was detected with Wayland, not X11. Given that [[Troubleshooting/GPU#Wayland_.28GNOME.29_freeze_after_boot_with_the_AST_VGA_GPU|Wayland is broken with the integrated AST2500 on POWER]], it is unlikely that these ASPEED GPU's will work on POWER until Wayland is fixed.
** AST2500
*** [https://www.asrockrack.com/general/productdetail.asp?Model=PAUL ASRock Rack Paul]
** [https://www.aspeedtech.com/products.php?fPath=20&rId=455 AST2510]. It's the GPU component of the [[AST2500]] without the BMC component. VGA 1920x1200 @ 60Hz 32bpp; framebuffer (no acceleration). Might be useful for users who want to add additional VGA displays beyond the single VGA display supported by the built-in AST2500, with similar freedom and performance properties as the AST2500. <code>ast</code> Linux driver. Known suppliers of AST2510 devices are:
*** [https://www.aewin.com/products/r478/ AEWIN Technologies R478]
*** [https://www.aewin.com/products/r492b/ AEWIN Technologies R492B]
**** Distributed as add-on for these servers:
***** [https://www.aewin.com/products/scb-1921a/ SCB-1921A]
***** [https://www.aewin.com/zh-hans/products/scb-1925/ SCB-1925] ([https://www.aewin.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/SCB-1925.pdf datasheet])
***** [https://www.aewin.com/zh-hant/products/scb-1935a/ SCB-1935A] ([https://www.aewin.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/SCB-1935.pdf datasheet])
***** [https://www.aewin.com/products/scb-1935b/ SCB-1935B] ([https://www.aewin.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/SCB-1935.pdf datasheet])
*** [https://www.asrockrack.com/general/productdetail.asp?Model=TOMMY ASRock Rack Tommy 90-SC02P1-00UBNZ]
**** [https://download.asrock.com/Manual/QIG/TOMMY.pdf Manual]
**** Only has 16 MiB VRAM, so 1920x1200 resolution will be [https://forums.raptorcs.com/index.php/topic,31.0.html broken with Linux 5.6+].
**** Resold by [https://www.newegg.com/asrock-rack-tommy-other/p/N82E16816775074 NewEgg].
*** [https://www.win-ent.com/1U-Rackmount-Platforms/pl-81280 WIN Enterprises IP-492B]
** [https://www.aspeedtech.com/products.php?fPath=20&rId=377 AST1400]. Older revision of the AST2510 (AST1400 is 5th generation; AST2510 is 6th generation). VGA 1920x1200 @ 60Hz 32bpp; framebuffer (no acceleration). <code>ast</code> Linux driver. Known suppliers of AST1400 devices are:
*** [https://iei.rs/IGCME-1300-R11 IEI Integration Corp IGCME-1300-R11] ([https://iei.rs/image/cache/data/IGCME-1300_MPCIE-USB3.pdf Datasheet]) ([https://dls.ieiworld.com/IEIWeb/Reserved/0F233000410888189307/IGCME-1300%20QIG%20V1.10_20150819.pdf Quick Installation Guide])
**** Has 64 MiB VRAM, so 1920x1200 resolution should not be an issue regardless of Linux version.
**** Resold by:
***** [https://eu.mouser.com/ProductDetail/IEI/IGCME-1300-R11?qs=wd5RIQLrsJgucg6W4Ojybw%3D%3D Mouser]
***** [https://www.amazon.com/IEI-Technology-IGCME-1300-R11-Adapter-AST1400/dp/B07WRVK8DR Amazon]
***** [https://www.kacer.com/product/accessories/daughter%20card/Mini%20PCIe/IGCME-1300/IGCME-1300.htm Kacer]
***** [https://www.alibaba.com/product-detail/IEI-IGCME-1300-R11-PCIe-Mini_60839628812.html Alibaba]
***** [https://www.icpamerica.com/igcme-1300-add-on-card/ ICP America]
* DisplayLink
** DL-125
*** [https://archive.plugable.com/products/uga-125/ Plugable UGA-125]
** DL-165
*** [https://www.diamondmm.com/product/diamond-bvu165-usb-external-video-display-adapter/ Diamond Multimedia BVU165]
**** Resold by [https://www.amazon.com/Diamond-BVU165-USB-HDMI-Adapter/dp/B00C2RAO3M Amazon].
*** [https://www.diamondmm.com/product/bvu165lt-diamond-bvu165lt-usb-external-video-display-adapter/ Diamond Multimedia BVU165LT]
**** Resold by [https://www.amazon.com/Diamond-Multimedia-Graphics-1920x1080-1600x1200/dp/B00BN5FI8K Amazon].
*** [https://plugable.com/products/uga-165 Plugable UGA-165]
*** [https://plugable.com/products/usb-vga-165 Plugable USB-VGA-165]
**** Resold by [https://www.amazon.com/Plugable-Graphics-Multiple-1920x1080-Chromebooks/dp/B004D0QC0A Amazon]
*** [https://archive.plugable.com/products/usb2-hdmi-165/ Plugable USB2-HDMI-165]
**** Resold by [https://www.amazon.com/Plugable-USB2-HDMI-165-Adapter-DisplayLink-DL-165/dp/B004QPY4NY Amazon].
*** [https://www.startech.com/en-us/audio-video-products/usb2dvimm6 StarTech USB2DVIMM6]
**** 1680x1050.
**** Resold by [https://www.newegg.com/startech-com-usb2dvimm6/p/N82E16815158183 NewEgg].
** DL-195
*** [https://www.amazon.com/Accell-Male-DVI-I-Female-Adapter/dp/B005RUSWHQ Accell J130B-001B]
*** [https://www.accellww.com/collections/adapters/products/ultraav-usb-2-0-to-hdmi-adapter Accell J131B-001B UltraAV]
**** Resold by [https://www.amazon.com/Accell-J131B-001B-UltraAV-DisplayLink-Processor/dp/B005RUSWI0 Amazon].
*** [https://www.diamondmm.com/product/diamond-bvu195-usb-external-video-display-adapter/ Diamond Multimedia BVU195]
**** Resold by [https://www.amazon.com/Diamond-Multimedia-BVU195-2048x1152-1920x1080/dp/B002GHBW4S Amazon].
*** [https://archive.plugable.com/products/uga-2k-a/ Plugable UGA-2K-A]
**** Resold by [https://www.amazon.com/Plugable-Multiple-2048x1152-1920x1080-DisplayLink/dp/B00BBDFMK8 Amazon]
*** [https://www.sabrent.com/product/UGA-2K-195/multi-display-usb-2-0-dvivga-hdmi-adapter-link-6-additional-displays/ Sabrent UGA-2K-195]
**** Resold by [https://www.amazon.com/UGA-2K-195-Multiple-2048x1152-1920x1080-DisplayLink/dp/B00ABNLEWO Amazon].
*** [https://www.sabrent.com/product/USB-2011/usb-2-0-to-vgadvihdmi-adapter-for-multiple-monitors/ Sabrent USB-2011]
**** Resold by [https://www.amazon.com/Multiple-2048x1152-1920x1200-DisplayLink-USB-2011/dp/B002SB61W0 Amazon].
*** [https://www.sabrent.com/product/USB-DH88/usb-2-0-vgadvihdmi-adapter-multiple-monitors-2048x11521920x1080-displaylink-dl-195-chipset/ Sabrent USB-DH88]
**** Resold by [https://www.amazon.com/Sabrent-USB-DH88-2048x1152-1920x1080-DisplayLink/dp/B001B7H39W Amazon].
*** [https://www.sabrent.com/product/USB-HRHD/video-audio-usb-2-0-hdmi-dvi-adapter-multiple-monitors-2048x1152-1920x1200-displaylink-dl-195-chipset/ Sabrent USB-HRHD]
**** Resold by [https://www.amazon.com/Sabrent-2048x1152-1920x1200-DisplayLink-USB-HRHD/dp/B008S08ADI Amazon].
*** [https://www.startech.com/en-us/audio-video-products/usb2vgapro2 StarTech USB2VGAPRO2]
**** 1920x1200.
**** Resold by [https://www.newegg.com/startech-com-usb2vgapro2/p/N82E16812400368 NewEgg].
** DL-3500
*** [https://www.climaxdigital.co.uk/epages/BT3449.sf/en_GB/?ObjectPath=/Shops/BT3449/Products/111216 ClimaxDigital CUH350]
**** ClimaxDigital claims 1920x1200; DisplayLink chipset docs claim 2560x1600.
* Nvidia
** GeForce GTX 780 Ti
*** [https://web.archive.org/web/20221110223652/https://www.phoronix.com/review/nouveau-410-nvboost/2 Good support in Nouveau.]
* PowerVR
** [https://hothardware.com/news/powervr-innosilicon-fantasy-one-gpu-certified-for-chinas-tongxin-uos Innosilicon Fantasy One]
** [https://www.geeks3d.com/20220401/new-chinese-gpu-maker-moore-threads-unveils-the-mtt-s60-graphics-card-with-vulkan-opengl-and-direct3d-support/ Moore Threads MTT S60]
* [https://www.talospace.com/2021/10/first-flight-of-kestrel-fpga-openpower.html Raptor Kestrel]
** [https://www.talospace.com/2022/07/arctic-tern-available-for-purchase.html?showComment=1659070671656#c6443896588323786600 GPU functionality not yet implemented as of July 28, 2022].
** 1920x1200 <ref name="arctic-tern-users-guide-pg7">[https://wiki.raptorcs.com/w/images/a/a7/Arctic_Tern_Users_Guide_Version_1.00.pdf Arctic Tern User's Guide Pg. 7]</ref>.
** More freedom-friendly than AST2510 (Kestrel has FPGA with freedom bitstream; AST2510 has non-freedom ASIC). But the HDMI implementation is still a non-freedom [[IT66121FN]] <ref name="arctic-tern-users-guide-pg7"/>.
** [https://raptorcs.com/content/AT1PC2/intro.html Arctic Tern]
* SiliconMotion SM750. Chipset is VGA + DVI (dual display) 1920x1440, but some devices may not support the full chipset resolution; appears to have 2D acceleration (not just framebuffer). Appears to be fixed-function silicon (no firmware). PCIe interface. <code>sm750fb</code> Linux driver is in staging. [https://gitlab.com/sudipm/sm750/tree/sm750 <code>sm750</code> Linux driver] is not yet merged to mainline. <code>sm750</code> Linux driver has some weird license text, but [https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/81e0da703fdba1ee126868bf8350592c79cdba13 according to Greg Kroah-Hartman] it sounds like the authors intend it to be GPLv2; would be useful to double-check with Greg/Sudip/Teddy whether Silicon Motion's statement to Greg applies to Sudip's <code>sm750</code> or if it only applies to mainline's <code>sm750fb</code>. Known suppliers:
** [https://www.asrockrack.com/general/productdetail.asp?Model=M2_VGA ASRock Rack M2_VGA]. Resold by:
*** [https://www.newegg.com/asrock-rack-m2-vga-interface-module/p/N82E16816775029 NewEgg]
** [https://www.cervoz.com/product.php?id=c39eb02c-014a-1000-a04b-001851f77c0c Cervoz MEC-DIS-M002]. VGA + DVI (dual display) 1280x1024 @ 60Hz. Mini-PCIe form factor. Resold by:
*** [https://www.kacer.com/product/accessories/daughter%20card/Mini%20PCIe/MEC-DIS-M002/MD02.html Kacer]
*** [https://www.texim-europe.com/product/MEC-DIS-M002 Texim Europe]
*** [https://www.bvm.co.uk/products/1053-Mini-PCI-Express-DVI-VGA-Module-MEC-DIS-M002/ BVM]
*** [https://web.archive.org/web/20200704052513/https://nerugged.com/product/mec-dis-m002-mpcie-dvi-vga-controller/ New England Rugged]
** [https://web.archive.org/web/20200707045733/http://www.smartnre.com/en/product/Fastwel_VIM552_3U_CPCI_Graphics_Module.html Fastwel VIM552] (Warning: non-TLS link!)
** [https://www.memorydepot.com/detail/EMPV-1201-C1.html Innodisk EMPV-1201-C1]
** [https://www.memorydepot.com/detail/EMPV-1202-C1.html Innodisk EMPV-1202-C1]
** [https://www.sunix.com/en/product_detail.php?cid=1&kid=2&gid=15&pid=1760 SUNIX VGA0419]
** [https://www.sunix.com/en/product_detail.php?cid=1&kid=2&gid=15&pid=1766 SUNIX VGA0429]. Resold by:
*** [https://www.dc3.co.za/computer-store/sc-svga0429/ DC3 Distribution]
** [https://www.sunix.com/en/product_detail.php?cid=1&kid=2&gid=15&pid=1817 SUNIX VGA0449M]
** [https://www.vadatech.com/product.php?product=368 VadaTech AMC348]
** [https://www.vadatech.com/product.php?product=151 VadaTech AMC349]
** [https://www.versalogic.com/product/video-expansion-module/ VersaLogic VL-MPEe-V5]

== Sound Cards ==

===Working===
* Creative Sound Blaster Audigy FX SB1570 PCIe 5.1 Sound Card
* Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Xtreme Fidelity PCIe Audio Sound Card (SB0880)
* Creative [https://us.creative.com/p/sound-blaster/sound-blasterx-ae-5-plus Sound BlasterX AE-5 Plus] worked out of the box with Ubuntu 21.10 (the audio config needs changing to use the stereo output otherwise the default is the S/PDIF)
* Creative Sound Blaster Z (SB1500) Works out of the box on Void linux and Fedora 36. Sometimes it switches to headphones on boot in void linux when connected to my 5.1 speaker system. I did need to disable fx: dialogue plus and set the fx: surround to 50 in alsamixer(or mute it), otherwise the sound balance heavily skewed to the left. Like the AE5, you may need to change the audio config.
* AMD Radeon HD 5850 and 7950 (HDMI audio)
* [https://www.vantecusa.com/products_detail.php?p_id=156&p_name=+USB+Stereo+Audio+Adapter&pc_id=9&pc_name=Adapters&pt_id=3&pt_name=Audio+%2B++Video#tab-1 VANTEC NBA-120U (USB)]
* Sabrent USB External Stereo Sound Adapter (AU-MMSA)
* [https://mackie.com/products/onyx-blackjack Mackie Onyx Blackjack (USB) Recording Interface]
* RME HDSPe AIO (FreeBSD tested)
* Leveraged Sabrent Bluetooth 4.0 USB adapter (model BT-UB40) to connect to wireless Bluetooth headphones, specifically Bose Quiet Comfort 35.
* Bluetooth audio from an [https://www.asus.com/my/Networking-IoT-Servers/Adapters/All-series/PCE-AX3000/ Asus PCE-AX3000] connecting to various devices, with the media keys also working to control playback
* Blue Yeti Pro is a USB audio device, it's primarily a microphone but has output to external speakers.
* StarTech ICUSBAUDIO2D. SPDIF output works fine on Linux 5.5 ppc64le (64KiB pages). Didn't test analog input/output; didn't test BE; didn't test 4KiB pages.

===Non-working===
* ASUS Xonar SE - Contains ASMedia USB host controller with errant DMA access flaw
* Creative Sound Blaster Audigy PCIe RX 7.1 - unable to enable emu10k1 driver on little-endian power9 kernel as driver requires ZONE_DMA

==USB Host Controllers==
===Working===
* [https://www.amazon.com/InsigniaTM-2-Port-Express-Interface-Silver/dp/B00RGEMSA8 Insignia USB 3.0 PCI-e NS-PCCUP53] V1.0 (Chipset: NEC D720202)
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20230105145234/https://www.axagon.eu/en/produkty/pceu-23r AGAXO PCEU-23R] (Chipset: Renesas uPD720202, PCI id 1912:0015)
* [https://terminus-usa.com/product/fe2-1-usb-2-0-high-speed-7-port-hub-controller/ Terminus Technology Inc. FE 2.1 7-port Hub]
* [https://www.sonnettech.com/product/legacyproducts/allegroprousb3pcie.html Sonnet Allegro Pro USB 3.0 PCIe USB3-PRO-4PM-E] (Chipset: Four [http://www.frescologic.com/product/single/fl1100ex/ Fresco Logic FL1100EX] controllers behind one [https://www.broadcom.com/products/pcie-switches-bridges/pcie-switches/pex8608 PLX PEX 8608] switch)
* [https://www.vantecusa.com/products_detail.php?p_id=125&p_name=+4-Port+SuperSpeed+USB+3.0+PCIe+Host+Card+w%2F+Internal+20-Pin+Connector&pc_id=16&pc_name=USB&pt_id=4&pt_name=Add-on+Cards Vantec UGT-PC345 4 Port USB 3.0 PCIe w/ Internal 20 pin] (Chipset: Renesas uDP720201)
* [https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07H4HJNJC Mustpoint PCI-E to USB3.0 Expansion Card] (monster card with 8 ports of USB 3.0) four Renesas uPD720202 chips behind ASMedia 1806, card can be found under different brands but can be identified by the look.
* En-Labs PCI-e to 4 Ports USB 3.1 GEN 1 (5Gbps) (USB Type-C +USB Type A w/ Internal 19Pin USB 3.0 Dual Port) PCI Express Card (Chipset: ASMedia ASM1042A)
** Card appears to be sold under different brands, but can be identified by the "PCE3U1T-A31" and "VER 006S" markings on the PCB.
** Requires kernel version 4.14.226, 4.19.181, 5.4.106, 5.10.24, 5.11.7, or later.
*** Petitboot's kernel will need to be updated to one of these versions (or later) in order to boot from any USB devices connected to this controller.
* [https://www.sybausa.com/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=818 IOCrest SI-PEX20189] (Chipset: ASMedia ASM1142)
** Requires kernel version 4.14.194, 4.19.139, 5.4.58, 5.7.15, 5.8.1, or later.
*** Petitboot's kernel will need to be updated to one of these versions (or later) in order to boot from any USB devices connected to this controller.
** EEH errors may occur during long reads from multiple devices.
* [http://ableconn.com/products_2.php?gid=121 Ableconn PU31-2C-2] (Chipset: ASMedia ASM2142)
** Requires kernel version 4.14.190, 4.19.135, 5.4.54, 5.7.11, 5.8.0, or later.
*** Petitboot's kernel will need to be updated to one of these versions (or later) in order to boot from any USB devices connected to this controller.
** EEH errors may occur during long reads from multiple devices.
* Semoic USB 3.1 to Type-C 2 Port Expansion Card (Chipset: ASMedia ASM3142, same PCI IDs as ASM2142)
** Card appears to be sold under different brands, but can be identified by the "PCE2TYC-A31", "VER006", "USB 3.1 Type-C 2-Port Card", and "PCE-E 4X" markings on the PCB.
** Requires kernel version 4.14.190, 4.19.135, 5.4.54, 5.7.11, 5.8.0, or later.
*** Petitboot's kernel will need to be updated to one of these versions (or later) in order to boot from any USB devices connected to this controller.
** EEH errors may occur during long reads from multiple devices.
* [https://www.orico.cc/us/product/detail/7192.html ORICO PE20-1C] (Chipset: ASMedia ASM3242)
** Requires kernel version 4.14.226, 4.19.181, 5.4.106, 5.10.24, 5.11.7, or later.
*** Petitboot's kernel will need to be updated to one of these versions (or later) in order to boot from any USB devices connected to this controller.
* [[TUSB7340|Texas Instruments TUSB7340]]

===Non-working===
In general, USB3 host controllers based on ASMedia chipsets are known to be problematic, due to ASMedia hardware or firmware bugs causing errant DMA accesses to invalid regions of host memory.

* AXAGON PCEU-43V - chipset Via VL805 - PCI id 1106:3483
* StarTech PEXUSB314A2V - 2x ASM1142 host controllers and a PCIe switch
** This card completely fails to be detected.
* QNINE USB 3.1 Gen2 (Type-A and Type-C) - ASM1142
** This may work now with an updated kernel, but it hasn't been tested yet.
* Rosewill RC-509 - ASM1142
** This may work now with an updated kernel, but it hasn't been tested yet.
* [https://highpoint-tech.com/USA_new/cs-series_RocketU1022A-Series.htm HighPoint RocketU 1022A] (Chipset: ASMedia ASM1042)
** Skiboot reports that the PCIe link is unstable when the card is connected directly, but it seems to work when the card is plugged in via a PCIe switch.
** This chip seems somewhat unreliable, since USB reads can fail after only a few tens of gigabytes have been transferred.
* [https://highpoint-tech.com/USA_new/cs-series_RocketU1144A-Series.htm HighPoint RocketU 1144A] (Chipset: Chipset: Four ASMedia ASM1042 controllers behind one [https://www.broadcom.com/products/pcie-switches-bridges/pcie-switches/pex8609 PLX PEX 8609] switch)
** Skiboot sometimes times out when scanning for the ASM1042 controllers attached to the PEX 8609 ("Timeout waiting for downstream link"), resulting in some of the ports effectively being disabled until the next boot.
** The ASM1042 controller seems somewhat unreliable.
*** Lots of resets on USB 3.
*** Long reads from a single USB hard drive can sometimes result in I/O errors.
*** Incompatible with some USB hard drives.

=== Unknown if working (good candidates to test) ===
* [https://sedna-shop.com/index.php?route=product/product&path=59_74&product_id=138 SEDNA SE-PCIE-USB3-08-4E4I-LP PCI-E to 8 Port USB 3.0 (USB 3.1 Gen I) Expansion Card] (Should be same card as Mustpoint PCI-E to USB3.0 Expansion Card)
* [http://sedna-shop.com/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=54 SEDNA - PCIe 7 Port USB 3.0 Adapter Card] (Chipset: NEC)
* [http://sedna-shop.com/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=99 SEDNA - PCIe 4 Port USB 3.0 Adapter Card] (Chipset: NEC uPD720201)
* [https://www.startech.com/Cards-Adapters/USB-3.0/Cards/7-port-pci-express-usb-3-card~PEXUSB3S7 StarTech PCIe 7 Port USB 3.0 Adapter Card] (Chipset: NEC uPD720201)
* [https://highpoint-tech.com/USA_new/series-ru1344a-overview.htm High Point RocketU 1344A 4-Port USB 3.1 PCI-Express 3.0 x 4 HBA] (Chipset: Two ASMedia ASM3142 controllers behind one [https://www.broadcom.com/products/pcie-switches-bridges/pcie-switches/pex8714 PLX PEX 8714] switch)
* [https://highpoint-tech.com/USA_new/series-ru1144d-overview.htm High Point RocketU 1144D 4-Port USB 3.0 PCI-Express 2.0 x 4 HBA] (Chipset: Four ASMedia ASM1042A controllers behind one [https://www.broadcom.com/products/pcie-switches-bridges/pcie-switches/pex8609 PLX PEX 8609] switch)
* [https://www.sonnettech.com/product/allegro-usbc-pcie.html Sonnet Allegro USB-C PCIe Card USB3C-2PM-E] (Chipset: ASMedia ASM1142/ASM3142 (cards shipped before April 2020 use the ASM1142 controller))
* [https://www.sonnettech.com/product/allegro-usbc-4port-pcie.html Sonnet Allegro USB-C 4-Port PCIe Card USB3C-4PM-E] (Chipset: Two ASMedia ASM1142/ASM3142 controllers (cards shipped before January 2020 use ASM1142 controllers) behind one [https://www.diodes.com/part/view/PI7C9X2G308GP Pericom PI7C9X2G308GP] switch)
* [https://www.sonnettech.com/product/allegro-pro-usbc-8port/overview.html Sonnet Allegro Pro USB-C 8-Port PCIe Card USB3C-8PM-E] (Chipset: 4x ASMedia 3142)
* [https://www.gigabyte.com/Motherboard/GC-USB-32-GEN2X2 Gigabyte GC-USB 3.2 GEN2X2] (Chipset: ASMedia ASM3242)

==TV Tuners==
* [https://hauppauge.com/pages/products/data_quadhd.html Hauppauge WinTV-quadHD] (Chipset: Four Silicon Labs Si2157 tuners, four LG LG3306A demodulators, and two Conexant CX23888 PCIe interface chips behind one [https://www.diodes.com/part/view/PI7C9X2G304EL Pericom PI7C9X2G304EL] PCIe switch)
* Hauppauge WinTV HVR-850 (2040:7240) - ATSC - using Kaffeine

==Firewire Host Controllers==
===Working===

* [https://www.sybausa.com/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=119 Syba SY-PEX30016] (Chipset: TI XIO2213B)
** Requires [https://marc.info/?l=linux1394-devel&m=157207806405627&q=mbox this patch] to work on kernels with a 64k page size.

=== Unknown if working (good candidates to test) ===

* [http://www.dawicontrol.com/index.php?cmd=proddet&id=media Dawicontrol DC-FW800] (Chipset: TI XIO2213B)
* [https://www.delock.de/produkte/G_89210/merkmale.html?setLanguage=en DeLOCK 3x FireWire 800, Item No. 89210] (Chipset: TI XIO2213B)
* [https://www.digitus.info/en/products/computer-components/computer-peripherals/serial-parallel-adapter/ds-30203-2/ DIGITUS Firewire 800 (1394b) PCIe Card] (Chipset: TI XIO2213B)
* [https://www.exsys.de/index.php?page=product&info=127 Exsys EX-16415] (Chipset: TI XIO2213)
* [https://www.exsys.de/index.php?page=product&info=366 Exsys EX-16512E] (Chipset: TI)
* [http://www.ioi.com.tw/products/proddetail.aspx?CatID=106&DeviceID=3021&HostID=2009&ProdID=1060100 IOI Technology FWB-PCIE1X11A] (Chipset: TI XIO2213B)
[[Category:Compatibility List]]

==Video Capture Cards==
* [https://www.avermedia.com/professional/product/ce310b/overview AVerMedia CE310B] (Chipset: Conexant CX23888)
** Requires kernel version 4.19.106, 5.4.22, 5.5.6, or later.

==Serial Port Adapter Cards==
===Working===
* EXSYS EX-44072 PCI-Express 2x Serial RS-232 Board (Chipset: Oxford OXPCIe952)
* EXSYS EX-44073 PCI-Express 2x Serial RS-232 Board (Chipset: Oxford OXPCIe952)
* EXSYS EX-44171 PCI-Express 1x Serial RS-232 / 1x Parallel Multi I/O Card (Chipset: Oxford OXPCIe952)
** ''The UARTs implemented with the Oxford Semiconductor OXPCIe952 PCIe ASIC can be strapped for either native or legacy operation. The EXSYS boards configure it for the native mode and therefore work with the PHB4 just fine.<br>NB the PC parallel port is always a legacy PCIe device and therefore cannot work with the PHB4.''

==PCIe/PCI Expansion==
===Working===
* [https://www.exsys-shop.de/shopware/en/categories/expansions-boxes/490/pcie-adapter-card-for-ex-1010/1031/1032/1041/1042 EXSYS EX-1095 PCIe Adapter card for EX-1010/1031/1032/1041/1042]
** [https://www.exsys-shop.de/shopware/en/categories/expansions-boxes/1144/expansion-box-with-4-x-pci-slots-38cm-length-220w-power-supply EXSYS EX-1031 Quad PCI-Slot Expansion Box] (Chipset: TI XIO2000A)
*** 3Com 3C905C-TX-M EtherLink 10/100 PCI Ethernet [[POWER9_Hardware_Compatibility_List/PCIe_Devices#NICs|NIC]]
*** DEC FDDIcontroller/PCI (DEFPA) PCI FDDI [[POWER9_Hardware_Compatibility_List/PCIe_Devices#NICs|NIC]]

* [https://ae01.alicdn.com/kf/H19637dae77e147e792dbdd3bbc5c88c0O/PCI-Express-Riser-Card-1-to-4-16X-PCIe-Riser-PCI-E-4X-to-4-USB.jpg PCI Express 4x Riser Card 1 to 4 ] - These go by many different names, mine is similar to the one imaged with a model SU_EUX4042.V2 and it uses an ASM1806 switch chip. Relatively inexpensive way to get a few extra pci slots coupled with [https://www.ebay.com/itm/284671017323 these] out of the blackbird if you don't mind running everything hooked up through 2 lanes. There is also an ASM1812 based card that I imagine would work as well that would give you 4 lanes total bandwidth. No issues with it with a USB3 card and a sound card hooked up to it.
* [https://www.ebay.com/itm/275384244246 USB 3.0 20Gb Adapter Riser Card PCI-E X4 to 6 Port Extender Board Mining ASM1812 (Model EX4046U)] - per <code>lspci -vvvv</code>, supports all IOMMU ACS features except Egress Control.

== References ==

<references/>

POWER9 Hardware Compatibility List/PCIe Devices

2023-12-07T20:21:01Z

MPC7500: /* Graphics Cards */ add RDNA support

==Compatibility rules==
In general, any PCIe device will work providing that an open source driver is available for your operating system. There are some exceptions:

* '''Hardware bugs.''' POWER does not permit errant DMA accesses. If a device tries to access areas of host memory which it is not permitted to access, the device is shut down immediately. This is dissimilar to x86 platforms, which simply silently ignore such attempts. Some badly designed I/O devices have bugs causing them to attempt DMA accesses to random areas of host memory; these devices are unlikely to function correctly on POWER systems unless a workaround is available. Note that devices in full bypass mode may legally have access to all host memory, to avoid this and test driver IOMMU setup pass "iommu=nobypass" to the kernel at startup.
* '''I/O space.''' Starting with [[POWER9]], access to the legacy PCI I/O space is no longer supported; devices or drivers which rely on this will not function. The legacy I/O space has been deprecated for as long as PCIe has existed; generally this will only affect very old PCIe devices which use PCIe to PCI bridge chips to attach old PCI devices to the bus, or genuine legacy PCI devices attached via [[POWER9_Hardware_Compatibility_List/PCIe_Devices#PCIe.2FPCI_Expansion|PCIe/PCI Expansion]]. A small subset of these devices may require legacy I/O space support.
* '''Incomplete memory addressing support.''' The PCIe architecture specifies a 64-bit address space. Some I/O devices try to economize on this by only implementing e.g. 40 bits for their addressing, rendering them incapable of addressing host memory which lies above address 2<sup>40</sup>. (Firmware patches to work around this are pending.)
* '''Bifurcation limits.''' Arbitrary PCIe lane bifurcation is not supported. Devices which split a PCIe slot into multiple connectors (for example, PCIe to M.2 adaptors) will not work unless they have a PCIe switch chip, although the first connector will generally work.
* '''Endianness bugs.''' POWER supports [[Endianness|both BE and LE modes]]; x86 is LE only. Some buggy drivers may break in BE mode, or some buggy devices may misbehave in BE mode (e.g. operate at decreased performance).
* '''Page size bugs.''' POWER supports [[Page size|both 4KiB and 64KiB page sizes]]; x86 is 4KiB only. Some buggy drivers may expect one and break in the other.

==Troubleshooting==

If a PCIe device is in a broken state due to being attached/detached from a VM, or due to a transition from Petitboot to the main OS, you may be able to fix it by issuing a hot reset. A script for performing a PCIe hot reset is at [[File:Pcie_hot_reset.sh]]. For background on PCIe resets and how a hot reset differs from the function-level reset performed by <code>echo 1 > /sys/bus/pci/devices/$dev/reset</code>, see [https://unix.stackexchange.com/a/474378 Alex Forencich's explanation on Stack Exchange].

==NICs==
===Working===
* 3Com 3C905C-TX-M EtherLink 10/100 PCI Ethernet (via [[POWER9_Hardware_Compatibility_List/PCIe_Devices#PCIe.2FPCI_Expansion|PCIe/PCI Expansion]])
* Broadcom [[BCM5719]]
* Chelsio T520-SO-CR (dual port 10Gb/s, cxgb4 driver)
* Chelsio T6225-SO-CR
* DEC FDDIcontroller/PCI (DEFPA) PCI FDDI (via [[POWER9_Hardware_Compatibility_List/PCIe_Devices#PCIe.2FPCI_Expansion|PCIe/PCI Expansion]])
** Works automatically as from Linux kernel version 5.13.
** Works with Linux kernel versions before 5.13 as long as the defxx driver has been compiled with the CONFIG_DEFXX_MMIO option, which may not be the case with standard distribution kernels as the option was not on by default for historical reasons.<br>''This is because the PFI ASIC used as the PCI interface with the DEC FDDIcontroller/PCI adapter supports both port I/O and MMIO for main ASIC's (PDQ) CSR access, however [[POWER9_Hardware_Compatibility_List/PCIe_Devices#Compatibility_rules|as noted above]] the Power Systems Host Bridge 4 (PHB4) PCIe root complex used with POWER9 microprocessors does not support I/O Read or I/O Write commands required for port I/O.''
* Mellanox ConnectX-6 EN 200Gb/s Adapter Card ''(supports [[CAPI]])''
* Silicom [https://www.silicom-usa.com/pr/server-adapters/networking-adapters/10-gigabit-ethernet-networking-adapters/pe210g2spi9-server-adapter/ PE210G2SPI9]/[https://www.silicom-usa.com/pr/server-adapters/networking-adapters/10-gigabit-ethernet-networking-adapters/pe210g2spi9a-server-adapter/ PE210G2SPI9A]/PE210G2SPI9B dual port 10 GbE SFP+ adapter (Chipset: [https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/products/sku/41282/intel-82599es-10-gigabit-ethernet-controller/specifications.html Intel 82599ES]) (ixgbe driver)
* Silicom [https://www.silicom-usa.com/pr/server-adapters/networking-adapters/10-gigabit-ethernet-networking-adapters/pe310g4spi9-server-adapter/ PE310G4SPI9]/[https://www.silicom-usa.com/pr/server-adapters/networking-adapters/10-gigabit-ethernet-networking-adapters/pe310g4spi9la-quad-port-10-gigabit-nic-intel-based/ PE310G4SPI9LA] quad port 10 GbE SFP+ adapter (Chipset: Two [https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/products/sku/41282/intel-82599es-10-gigabit-ethernet-controller/specifications.html Intel 82599ES] controllers behind one [https://www.broadcom.com/products/pcie-switches-bridges/pcie-switches/pex8724 PLX PEX 8724] switch) (ixgbe driver)
* Unbranded 4-port Gigabit Ethernet adapter (Chipset: Four Realtek RTL8111F controllers behind one ASMedia ASM1184e switch) (r8169 driver, firmware optional)
** The card be identified by the "NET111-V1.0" text on its PCB.
* [https://www.asus.com/Networking-IoT-Servers/Wired-Networking/All-series/XG-C100F/ ASUS XG-C100F] (single port 10GbE SFP+, AQUANTIA AQtion Linux "atlantic" driver)
** Driver compiled by default on PowerPC (and others) from this [https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=9b22fece786ed641909988da4810bfa8e5d2e592 commit].
** There is proprietary firmware written into EEPROM from the factory but it does not seem to be writeable, nor does it have to be loaded by the Linux kernel.
* Intel 82599ES (10Gb/s, ixgbe driver).

===Non-working===
* Mellanox ConnectX IB QDR (mlx4 driver)

==Wireless Cards==
===Working===
* Alfa AWUS036NHA Wireless USB Adaptor
** open source firmware (ath9k_htc) [https://github.com/qca/open-ath9k-htc-firmware]
* [https://ark.intel.com/content/www/us/en/ark/products/75439/intel-dual-band-wireless-ac-7260.html Intel Dual-Band Wireless-AC 7260] (Bluetooth untested)
* [https://ark.intel.com/content/www/us/en/ark/products/86068/intel-dual-band-wireless-ac-8260.html Intel Dual-Band Wireless-AC 8260] (Bluetooth untested)
* [https://ark.intel.com/content/www/us/en/ark/products/99445/intel-wireless-ac-9260.html Intel Dual-Band Wireless-AC 9260] (Bluetooth untested)
* [https://ark.intel.com/content/www/us/en/ark/products/189347/intel-wifi-6-ax200-gig.html Intel® Wi-Fi 6 AX200] (Bluetooth untested)
** When loading older firmware versions (iwlwifi-cc-a0-50.ucode), and EEH is triggered. Disabling the iommu is required for functionality. Note, tx bitrate is not reported correctly.
** When using recent firmware (iwlwifi-cc-a0-71.ucode), the card operates as expected.
* [https://www.thinkpenguin.com/gnu-linux/penguin-wireless-n-mini-pcie ThinkPenguin TPE-NMPCIE]
** Chipset: Atheros AR9281
** Linux driver: ath9k
** Tested with StarTech PEX2MPEX; device is detected without trouble by Linux and NetworkManager; didn't try hooking up an antenna, so wasn't able to try connecting to networks.
* TP-Link TL WN823N RTL8192EU [https://github.com/Mange/rtl8192eu-linux-driver]
** remove "ARCH=$(ARCH)" on line 1710 of the makefile and it compiles fine
* TP-LINK TL-WN725N V2 USB dongle
** as of Linux 5.6.x, the rtl8188eu is in staging stage, so it is advised to compile the driver from [[https://github.com/lwfinger/rtl8188eu lwfinger/rtl8188eu]]
* [https://www.asus.com/my/Networking-IoT-Servers/Adapters/All-series/PCE-AX3000/ Asus PCE-AX3000] Both Wi-Fi and Bluetooth worked out of the box with Ubuntu 21.10 (Bluetooth requires an additional USB connection, an [https://www.amazon.fr/gp/product/B08Q2TLWGV/ internal USB to 9-pin] cable works)

==NVMe Drives==
===Working===
* Samsung 950 PRO (with M.2 to PCIe adapter)
* Samsung 960 EVO / PRO (with M.2 to PCIe adapter)
* Samsung 970 PRO (with M.2 to PCIe adapter)
* Samsung 970 EVO Plus (with M.2 to PCIe adapter)
* Samsung 980 PRO (with M.2 to PCIe adapter)
* Samsung 990 PRO (with M.2 to PCIe adapter)
* [https://www.samsung.com/semiconductor/ssd/datacenter-ssd/MZ1LB960HAJQ/ Samsung PM983] (with [https://www.supermicro.com/en/products/accessories/addon/AOC-SHG3-4M2P.php AOC-SHG3-4M2P] M.2 to PCIe adapter)
* [https://ark.intel.com/content/www/us/en/ark/products/series/81000/intel-ssd-dc-p3600-series.html Intel SSD DC P3600 PCIe AIC] (tested 1.6 TB)
* Intel Optane 900P NVMe XPoint PCIe
* Intel Optane 905P NVMe XPoint PCIe AIC
* Intel Optane 905P NVMe Xpoint U.2, with included U.2 to M.2 cable plugged into an [[#PCIe_to_M.2_Adapters|ASUS Hyper M.2 X4 mini]].
* WD Black PCIe (with M.2 to PCIe adapter)
* MyDigitalSSD BPX 480GB (with M.2 to PCIe adapter)
* Silicon Power US70 2000 GB (note that it is configured with 512 byte sectors by default and should be reformatted with nvme-cli to get better performance)
* Kingston KC3000 1TB (with HighPoint SSD7505 adapter) - I get some unknown 'nvme error-log' errors once in a while, but I doubt it is related to the power platform.
* Kingston SNV2S/2000G (with M.2 to PCIe adapter)

===Non-working===

* WD Black SN850 SSD NVMe - confirmed by two independent people/machines, the stick is simply not recognized. Ideas?

===Known issues===
* [FIXED in stable kernels 4.19 and 5.4] [https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=202665 IOMMU related errors when performing discard on some NVMe devices] (mainly NVMe SSDs). Current workaround is booting with the kernel parameter ''iommu=soft'', see the [https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=530436c45ef2e446c12538a400e465929a0b3ade patch]

==PCIe to M.2 Adapters==
===Working===
* [https://www.asus.com/us/Motherboard-Accessories/HYPER_M2_X4_MINI_CARD/ ASUS Hyper M.2 X4 mini], PCIe X4 to M.2.
* [http://ableconn.com/products_2.php?gid=62 Ableconn PEXM2-SSD M.2 NGFF PCIe SSD to PCI Express 4.0 x4 Host Adapter Card (M.2 to PCIe adapter)]
* [https://www.addonics.com/products/ad2m2nvmpx8.php Addonics AD2M2NVMPX8] Dual NVMe PCIe adapter 2x M.2 PCIe to PCIe x8
* [https://www.delock.com/produkte/G_89370/merkmale.html Delock PCI Express x4 Card > 1 x internal NVMe M.2 Key M 80 mm - Low Profile Form Factor; Item No. 89370]
* [https://www.icydock.com/goods.php?id=309 Icy Dock ToughArmor MB840M2P-B] Removable PCIe 3.0/4.0 NVMe SSD Mobile Rack
** Drive cannot be seen when it is in either of the outer 2 slots but can be seen at least when it is in the innermost slot. 2nd and 3rd slots were not tried.
* [https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA4RE5AU2769 JEYI SK4 M.2 NVMe(M Key) SSD to PCI-E 3.0 x4 Adapter Converter Card]
* [https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16815124167 SYBA SI-PEX40110 M.2 PCI-e To PCI-e 3.0 x4]
* [https://www.sybausa.com/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=1052 SYBA SI-PEX40152 PCIe 3.1 x16 to 4 x M.2 (M-Key) Adapter Card]
* [https://highpoint-tech.com/USA_new/series-ssd7101a-1-overview.htm HighPoint SSD7101A-1] 4x M.2 PCIe to PCIe 3.0 x16 (based on PLX PEX8747 PCIe switch)
** Works without special drivers as a PCIe switch. NVMEs are detected and work just fine. Petitboot is able to boot attached NVMEs with no problems. Tested in FreeBSD. -- [[User:Bdragon|Bdragon]] ([[User talk:Bdragon|talk]])
* [https://highpoint-tech.com/USA_new/series-ssd7102-overview.htm HighPoint SSD7102] 4x M.2 PCIe to PCIe 3.0 x16 (with PCIe switch)
* Highpoint SSD7204
** Important note (Blackbird only): The heat sink of the HighPoint switch partially covers the BMC header, the USB 3.0 header and the SATA port 6, which cannot be used as a result because the HighPoint switch cannot be fully inserted into the PCIe port. If access to these ports/header is required, a workaround can be cutting part of the heatsink off with a metal saw in a way that the adapters chip still has connection to the heat sink but not to the NVMe's. If necessary, small heat sinks can be attached to the NVMe devices with a self-adhesive thermal pad.
* [https://estore-highpoint-tech.com/products/highpoint-ssd7505-pcie-4-0-x16-4-channel-u-2-nvme-raid-controller HighPoint SSD7505] PCIe 4.0 x16 4-Port M.2 NVMe RAID Controller
* [https://highpoint-tech.com/USA_new/series-ssd7540-overview.htm HighPoint SSD7540] PCIe 4.0 x16 8-Port M.2 NVMe RAID Controller
** Tested with Samsung 980 Pro 2TB
** Beware of LUKS encryption performance not catching up with such speedy bandwidths yet.
* [https://www.highpoint-tech.com/hba-gen4-nvme-m2 HighPoint Rocket 1504] PCIe 4.0 x16 4-port M.2 NVMe Controller
* [https://www.highpoint-tech.com/hba-gen3-nvme-m2 HighPoint Rocket 1204] PCIe 3.0 x8 4-port M.2 NVMe Controller
* [https://raidsonic.de/en/standards/searchresults.php?we_objectID=5456 Raidsonic Icy Box PCIe extension card for one M.2 NVMe SSD (IB-PCI214M2-HSL)]:
** Tested with a Samsung 970 EVO Plus NVMe M.2 with 2 TB
** Bootable and no special driver installation required
** Has a passive cooling system for the SSD (about 20 degree Celsius cooler than without)
** Supports PCIe 3.0 x4 with up to 32 GBit/s according to the manual
** Seems to support PCIe 4.0 x4 with up to 64 GBit/s according to the current [https://www.raidsonic.de/products/accessories/ac_controller/IB-PCI214M2-HSL/pdf/datasheet_IB-PCI214M2-HSL_e.pdf data sheet] (probably due to the fact that it is only a routing device without any own logic)
* [https://www.supermicro.com/en/products/accessories/addon/AOC-SHG3-4M2P.php Supermicro AOC-SHG3-4M2P] 4x M.2 PCIe to PCIe 3.0 x8 (using a PEX 8734 PCIe 3.0 (8.0GT/s) Switch). Draws 10 watts in idle. Requires one additional 4-pin 12V connector.
* [https://www.akasa.com.tw/update.php?tpl=product/product.detail.tpl&no=181&type=Enclosures&type_sub=SSD%20Accessories&model=AK-PCCM2P-01 Akasa AK-PCCM2P-01] PCIe Gen3 x4 to M.2 2230/2242/2260/2280/22110. Tested with Samsung 970 EVO Plus 500GB.
* [https://www.sonnettech.com/product/mcfiver-pcie-card/overview.html Sonnet McFiver] Multifunction Adapter Card with Dual M.2 NVMe SSD Slots, 10Gb Ethernet (AQC113CS), and Two 10Gbps USB-C Ports (ASM3142), all thanks to PEX 8724 pcie switch.
: ^ sample lspci output with 2 nvme drives installed, plugged into x8 blackbird slot
<small>
::0001:01:00.0 PCI bridge: PLX Technology, Inc. PEX 8724 24-Lane, 6-Port PCI Express Gen 3 (8 GT/s) Switch, 19 x 19mm FCBGA (rev ca)<br>
::0001:02:01.0 PCI bridge: PLX Technology, Inc. PEX 8724 24-Lane, 6-Port PCI Express Gen 3 (8 GT/s) Switch, 19 x 19mm FCBGA (rev ca)<br>
::0001:02:02.0 PCI bridge: PLX Technology, Inc. PEX 8724 24-Lane, 6-Port PCI Express Gen 3 (8 GT/s) Switch, 19 x 19mm FCBGA (rev ca)<br>
::0001:02:08.0 PCI bridge: PLX Technology, Inc. PEX 8724 24-Lane, 6-Port PCI Express Gen 3 (8 GT/s) Switch, 19 x 19mm FCBGA (rev ca)<br>
::0001:02:09.0 PCI bridge: PLX Technology, Inc. PEX 8724 24-Lane, 6-Port PCI Express Gen 3 (8 GT/s) Switch, 19 x 19mm FCBGA (rev ca)<br>
::0001:02:0a.0 PCI bridge: PLX Technology, Inc. PEX 8724 24-Lane, 6-Port PCI Express Gen 3 (8 GT/s) Switch, 19 x 19mm FCBGA (rev ca)<br>
::0001:03:00.0 Non-Volatile memory controller: Samsung Electronics Co Ltd NVMe SSD Controller SM961/PM961/SM963<br>
::0001:04:00.0 Non-Volatile memory controller: Samsung Electronics Co Ltd NVMe SSD Controller SM961/PM961/SM963<br>
::0001:0a:00.0 USB controller: ASMedia Technology Inc. ASM2142 USB 3.1 Host Controller<br>
::0001:0b:00.0 Ethernet controller: Aquantia Corp. AQC113CS NBase-T/IEEE 802.3bz Ethernet Controller [AQtion] (rev 03)<br>
</small>

===Partially working===
* [https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B074WV4ZN4 Aplicata Quad M.2 NVMe SSD PCIe x16 Adapter] (no PCIe switch; only lowest slot works)
* [https://www.asus.com/us/Motherboards-Components/Motherboards/Accessories/HYPER-M-2-X16-GEN-4-CARD Asus Hyper M.2 x16 Gen4 card] no PCIe switch; only lowest slot works
* [https://www.startech.com/en-us/cards-adapters/pexm2sat32n1 StarTech 3-Port M.2 SSD (NGFF) Adapter Card] 1 x PCIe (NVMe) M.2, 2 x SATA III M.2 - PCIe 3.0. Tested the NVMe port with Samsung 970 EVO Plus 500GB. Unable to get SATA ports to work - unsupported PCIe bifurcation?

===Known issues===
Many inexpensive PCIe M.2 adapter cards do not have an onboard PCIe switch. Instead they rely on the PCIe slot to be bifurcated a certain way. For example, cheap cards advertised as x16 with support for 4 M.2 cards may need to be bifurcated as x4/x4/x4/x4, which is not possible on the Talos2. For dual-socket Talos2 workstations, PCIe slot 3 can be trifurcated which may enable such cards to support 3 NVMe drives.

The POWER9 Sforza datasheet section 3.3.3 lists possible configurations for each PCIe controller (PEC):
* PEC0: one x16 link
* PEC1: two x8 links
* PEC2: one x16 link, two x8 links (bifurcation), or one x8 link and two x4 links (trifurcation)

The Talos2 User's Guide shows how slots and PECs are connected in the mainboard diagram:
* Slot 1 is connected to PEC1 on CPU1 and is bifurcated (x8 for the slot, x8 for the Microsemi PM8068).
* Slot 2 is connected to PEC0 on CPU1 and can only be configured as x16.
* Slot 3 is connected to PEC2 on CPU2 and can be trifurcated.
* Slot 4 is connected to PEC0 on CPU2 and can only be configured as x16.
* Slot 5 is connected to PEC1 on CPU2 and is bifurcated (x8 for the slot, x4 for OCuLink).

==PCIe to U.2 Adapters==
===Working===
* [https://highpoint-tech.com/USA_new/series-ssd7120-overview.htm High Point SSD7120] PCIe 3.0 x16 to 4x U.2 NVMe ports (Dedicated PCIe 3.0 x4 per port, with PCIe switch) tested by [[User:Gyakovlev|Gyakovlev]] ([[User talk:Gyakovlev|talk]])
** Tested with [https://www.icydock.com/goods.php?id=255 Icy Dock ToughArmor MB699VP-B] 4xU2 enclosure. Neither above controller nor enclosure ships with cables, 4x SAS HD SFF-8643 cables required to connect drives.
** 4x Optane 905P work fine with this combo.
* [https://www.highpoint-tech.com/ssd7580a-overview High Point SSD7580A] U.2 NVMe RAID controller (PCIe 4.0 x16, allows eight U.2 NVMe PCIe 4.0 SSDs to be connected)
** Tested with [https://semiconductor.samsung.com/ssd/datacenter-ssd/pm9a3/ Samsung PM9A3]
** Neither controller nor disks ship with cables (so for U.2, for example, requires a [https://estore-highpoint-tech.com/products/ts8i-8639-060 SFF-8654 to SFF-8639] for each pair of disks)

==PCIe to MiniPCIe Adapters==
=== Working ===
* [https://www.startech.com/Cards-Adapters/Slot-Extension/PCI-Express-to-Mini-PCI-Express-Card-Adapter~PEX2MPEX StarTech PEX2MPEX] ([https://www.newegg.com/startech-com-model-pex2mpex-pci-express-to-mini-pci-express/p/N82E16815158307?Item=N82E16815158307&Description=mini%20PCIe&cm_re=mini_PCIe-_-15-158-307-_-Product NewEgg])
** Tested with ThinkPenguin TPE-NMPCIE.
** Particularly of interest as a lot of the ASPEED and SiliconMotion GPU's have a MiniPCIe form factor.

==SAS/SATA Storage Controllers ==
===Working===
* IOCrest SI-PEX40062 (Chipset: Marvell 88SE9235, PCI id 1B4B:9235)
** Marvell 88SE9230 chipset also confirmed to work
* Kouwell PE-115H (Chipset: Marvell 88SE9130, PCI id 1b4b:9130)
* LSI 9300/9200 SAS HBAs
** May require updating to IT firmware on a x86 machine
** Known bug in 'mpt3sas' driver prevents boot; patched in [https://wiki.raptorcs.com/wiki/Talos_II/Firmware/Public_Beta#2.01-next_.2804-16-2019_branch.29 PNOR version 2.01-next]
* Dell PERC H700 Integrated - based on LSI SAS 2108
** See [https://www.servethehome.com/lsi-sas-2108-raid-controller-information-listing/ list of OEM models]
** The 'storcli' tool can talk to card on ppc64le with Debian 11
** Tested both original Dell firmware and LSI/Broadcom firmware - no JBOD support though.
* [[PM8068]]-based SAS HBAs
* Supermicro AOC-SLG3-4E2P 4-port OCuLink adapter
* Jmicron JMB 363 SATA PCIe card. SATA ports work with Petitboot.
* Broadcom MegaRAID 9460-8i
* Broadcom MegaRAID 9460-16i
* [http://www.iocrest.com/index.php?id=2070 IOCrest IO-M2F585-5I] (Chipset: JMicron JMB585, PCI IDs: 197b:0585)
* Unbranded JMicron JMB363 SATA/IDE controller card, with one eSATA, one internal SATA, and one IDE (PATA) connector (Chipset: JMicron JMB363, PCI IDs: 197b:2363)
** SATA ports work in Petitboot.
** The IDE/PATA port doesn't work since it exclusively uses PCI I/O space access, which the [[POWER9]] does not support. Because of this, PCI function 1, which is used for the IDE/PATA functionality, is not exposed by Linux and so will not appear in the output of lspci.

===Non-working===
* AXAGON PCES-SA2 (ASMedia chipset)
* SuperMicro AOC-SASLP-MV8 (mvsas driver)AMD Radeon R9 Nano
* MegaRAID 9341-8i - probably a bug in the firmware
* Unbranded ASMedia ASM1166 SATA controller cards with six SATA connectors (Chipset: ASMedia ASM1166, PCI IDs: 1b21:1166)
** Cards appear to be sold under different brands and with slightly different PCB layouts, but they can be identified by the following markings on their PCBs:
*** "PCE6SAT-A01" and "VER006S"
*** "PCI-E 3.0 TO SATA.6GB - 6Port" and "SU-SA3026"
** Causes a PHB endpoint freeze during [[Skiboot]]'s initialization of the PCI Express device, so the issues this chip is having can't be worked around with just a kernel patch.

=== Unknown if working (good candidates to test) ===
* [https://highpoint-tech.com/USA_new/series_rr600-overview.htm HighPoint RocketRAID 642L] (Chipset: Marvell 88SE9235)
* [https://highpoint-tech.com/USA_new/series_rr600-overview.htm HighPoint RocketRAID 644L] (Chipset: Marvell 88SE9235)

== Optical Drives ==

* [https://www.asus.com/us/Optical-Drives-Storage/BW16D1HT/HelpDesk_Download/ Asus BW-16D1HT Retail] (Blu Ray Writer with SATA interface):
** Partially working (reading BDs works, writing not yet tested). [https://forums.raptorcs.com/index.php/topic,40.0.html Sometimes not recognized during boot phase with ATA timeouts] causing all SATA devices to be disabled

== Graphics Cards ==

No display? Check out the [[Troubleshooting/GPU|GPU Troubleshooting]] page.

=== AMD ===

All AMD GPUs currently have DMA issues (limited to 32-bit, which can cause crashes) due to missing Linux kernel support for DMA windows between 33 and 63 bits in length. The root cause is GPU vendors (and occasionally some non-GPU vendors) cutting costs and only including 40-bit capable (Intel-style) DMA controllers. A compatibility mode is included in [https://forums.raptorcs.com/index.php/topic,39.msg409.html#msg409 Linux 5.4 and above.

* RDNA 1 support: since Kernel 5.6.13
* RDNA 2 support: since Kernel 6.1

* AMD Radeon HD 5570 - Archaic (1GB VRAM, PCI 2.1) but much faster than the AST. This card (ASUS EAH5570 Silent) is passively cooled.
* AMD Radeon HD 5850 - Must disable onboard VGA first. Currently has issues with only using 32-bit DMA.
* AMD Radeon HD 6450 - Works with default settings (kernel: radeon, X: modesetting or radeon), tested in BE mode
* AMD Radeon HD 6850 - Disable AST VGA with jumper. 32 bit.
* AMD Radeon HD 7850 - Disabled onboard VGA. Using amdgpu is highly unstable, radeon driver is usable but has issues with only using 32-bit DMA.
* AMD Radeon HD 7950 - Must disable onboard VGA first. Currently has issues with only using 32-bit DMA.
* AMD Radeon R5 220
* AMD Radeon R5 230 - Works in BE mode (use <code>Option "AccelMethod" "EXA"</code> for Xorg)
* AMD Radeon R7 240
* AMD Radeon R9 290X
* AMD Radeon R9 Nano - Must disable onboard VGA first. Works perfectly with Linux 5.6.x to 5.12.x with 4K Pages. It is confirmed working in LE in 5.6.x and 5.10.6 (or newer) with 64K Pages (occasionally crash under heavy load for example Blender rendering). Unfortunately 5.7.x, 5.8.x, 5.9.x, 5.11.1 -> 5.11.11 and 5.12.x with 64K pages are known to crash. Solved with [https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.10.101 Linux 5.10.101] For 5.7.x (64K pages), you could workaround the crash by adding `amdgpu.dc=0` to grub config. The situation has got better with 5.18, 5.19, 6.0.x, and 6.1.0, both of these major releases support the card very well at either 64k or 4k pagesize
** Sapphire R9 Nano - HDMI ports do not produce signal. The DP port works as expected
* Sapphire GPRO 8200 (Polaris10 core) - Disable AST VGA with jumper, disabling in grub is not enough. Same form factor as WX7100, a single-slot RX 470 with 8GB of RAM and 4 DP outputs.
* AMD Radeon RX 480
* AMD Radeon RX 550 - Works with caveats (below) for particular card tested.
** Card tested was Gigabyte GV-RX550D5-2GD in a Blackbird with Ubuntu 19.10, 5.3.0-24 and amdgpu with onboard VGA disabled by jumper. Suspect with tweaking would work without needing to disable VGA. Alas would lock up every day or two, to the point I replaced with a Sapphire RX580. Based on conversations w/Raptor suspect this was an issue with the model card I had rather than the RX550 itself.
* AMD Radeon RX 560X
* AMD Radeon RX 560D (Polaris 21) - Need to disable vga (or hdmi for the blackbird) jumper on board.
* AMD Radeon RX 580 – Works with the amdgpu firmware from Ubuntu 19.04 and disabled onboard VGA
** You may also need a kernel parameter like <code>vga=797</code> if xinit complains about VESA[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VESA_BIOS_Extensions]
** The Sapphire NITRO+ Radeon RX 580 8GB card is a tight fit on the Blackbird planar if you're using the 2nd PCIe slot as it a bit wider than two slots (and is documented as such). Solved by removing the adapter plate for the PCIe-M2 adapter card being used and allowing it to sit in slot untethered.
* AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 - Works with Debian Buster with amdgpu. Requires patches to work, somewhat unstable but usable. Cannot use AST Integrated VGA and AMDGPU at the same time without causing conflict. Not tested at this moment for use in petitboot or firmware.
* AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 - Works with Fedora 32 with Linux kernel 5.5.0's amdgpu. The card does _NOT_ display in bootloader because vega10 firmwares failed to load correctly.
* AMD Radeon Pro WX4100 (Polaris11 core) - May need at least linux 4.16 in order to get Xorg to work.
* AMD Radeon Pro WX5100
* AMD Radeon Pro WX7100 (Polaris10 core) - Available pre-installed on Talos II workstation, server, and desktop configurations.
* AMD Radeon RX 5300 (Navi 14) - no issues in fedora 36 or void linux
* AMD Radeon RX 5700 (Navi 10) - Requires [https://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/amd-gfx/2019-December/043682.html kernel patches] to enable display output.
* AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT (Navi 10) - Requires [https://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/amd-gfx/2019-December/043682.html kernel patches] to enable display output.
* AMD Radeon Pro W5500 (Navi 14) - "amdgpu" driver works with 4k kernel but not 64k. "fbdev" driver works with both page sizes.
* AMD Radeon RX 6600 (XT) (Navi 23) - "amdgpu" driver works with 6.1.0, 6.2.0, 6.3.0, 6.4.0 and 6.5.0 in both 4k and 64k pagesize; anything older does not work. Not tested with petitboot. Issues noted on a Sapphire Pulse RX 6600 with X server stability and twitchy application behavior; XFX Speedster SWFT 210 RX 6600 has run without incident or issue.
* AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT - Works fine with Gentoo (Linux 6.3.3) with 4KiB page size, LE. Not tested with BE or 64KiB. Not tested in Skiroot.
* AMD Radeon RX 6800 - see RX 6900 XT
* AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT - see RX 6900 XT
* AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT (Big Navi, Navi 21) - Not working with current 5.12 (in either 4K or 64K page sizes) - [https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/drm/amd/-/issues/1519 bug ticket]

The core name is important when storing the firmware into the BOOTKERNFW partition in PNOR for use by skiroot.

=== DisplayLink ===

* [https://www.climaxdigital.co.uk/CUH195-USB-2-to-DVI-VGA-or-HDMI-Adaptor-1080p-full-hd ClimaxDigital CUH195 USB 2.0 Graphic Adapter] - Documentation claims to be based on DL-3500 chipset, but the specs and model name suggest that it may actually be DL-195 chipset. Works in the main OS; not tested with Petitboot but is likely to work there too.
* [https://www.evga.com/support/manuals/files/100-U2-UV12-A1.pdf EVGA 100-U2-UV12-A1 UV Plus USB VGA Adapter] - Not 100% sure of chipset, but probably DL-125 based on [https://www.synaptics.com/products/displaylink-graphics/integrated-chipsets/dl-1x5 resolution specs] and model name. Petitboot shows up without loading firmware. Not tested in OS.
* [https://www.siig.com/products/it-products/video-display/display-adapters/usb-2-0/usb-2-0-to-dvi-vga-pro.html SIIG JU-DV0112-S1] - Based on DL-195 chipset. Works out of the box in a Fedora 34 Plasma Wayland ppc64le VM via USB passthrough. Also works fine (no color issues) in a Void GNOME Wayland ppc64 (BE) VM via USB passthrough from ppc64le host (need to blacklist the <code>udlfb</code> Linux driver due to [https://github.com/void-linux/void-packages/issues/39076 Void Bug 39076]). Didn't test on bare metal but is likely to work there too.
** Resold by [https://www.amazon.com/SIIG-Multi-Monitor-Converter-Windows-1080p/dp/B004WKRRY6 Amazon].
* [https://www.siig.com/products/it-products/video-display/display-adapters/usb-2-0/usb-2-0-to-vga-pro.html SIIG JU-VG0012-S1] - Based on DL-165 chipset. Works out of the box in a Fedora 34 Plasma Wayland ppc64le VM via USB passthrough. Also works fine (no color issues) in a Void GNOME Wayland ppc64 (BE) VM via USB passthrough from ppc64le host (need to blacklist the <code>udlfb</code> Linux driver due to [https://github.com/void-linux/void-packages/issues/39076 Void Bug 39076]). Didn't test on bare metal but is likely to work there too.
** Resold by [https://www.amazon.com/SIIG-USB-2-0-Adapter-JU-VG0012-S1/dp/B0048744GM Amazon].
* [https://www.startech.com/en-us/audio-video-products/usb2dvipro2 StarTech USB2DVIPRO2] - Based on DL-195 chipset. Works out of the box in a Fedora 34 Plasma Wayland ppc64le VM via USB passthrough. Also works fine (no color issues) in a Void GNOME Wayland ppc64 (BE) VM via USB passthrough from ppc64le host (need to blacklist the <code>udlfb</code> Linux driver due to [https://github.com/void-linux/void-packages/issues/39076 Void Bug 39076]). Didn't test on bare metal but is likely to work there too.
** 1920x1200.
** Resold by [https://www.newegg.com/startech-com-usb2dvipro2/p/N82E16812400361 NewEgg].

=== NVIDIA ===

The Nouveau Linux driver [https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/xorg/driver/xf86-video-nouveau/-/issues/258 does not work with 64KiB pages].

* NVIDIA Corporation G96 [GeForce 9500 GT] (rev a1) - Works in petitboot if onboard VGA is disabled. Currently has issues with only using 32-bit DMA. 3D acceleration requires PGRAPH context firmware, which is freedom (and [https://github.com/torvalds/linux/blob/master/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nvkm/engine/gr/ctxnv50.c included in Nouveau Linux driver]). [https://nouveau.freedesktop.org/FeatureMatrix.html Non-freedom firmware needed for video decoding acceleration].
* NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 - Works fine in LE mode with Nouveau driver, providing 3D acceleration for AST2500 on Linux v6.2 in Plasma Wayland. HDMI and DisplayPort outputs work fine too; no need to disable AST2500. Re-clocking to pstate 0x0f works fine in brief testing (got 83fps in OpenArena at 4k). Didn't test BE mode; didn't test compute; didn't test Xorg; didn't test in Petitboot. [https://www.raptorengineering.com/TALOS/faq.php Recommended by Raptor for Talos I.] [https://web.archive.org/web/20221110223652/https://www.phoronix.com/review/nouveau-410-nvboost/2 Good support in Nouveau.] 3D acceleration requires PGRAPH context firmware, which is freedom (and [https://github.com/torvalds/linux/blob/master/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nvkm/engine/gr/ctxgk104.c included in Nouveau Linux driver]). [https://nouveau.freedesktop.org/FeatureMatrix.html Non-freedom firmware needed for video decoding acceleration].
* NVIDIA RTX 2070 - usable for compute, but not 3D acceleration; integrated by Raptor as part of the Talos II PowerAI Development System configuration

=== Other ===
* [[AST2500|ASPEED AST2500]]. Works in both the main OS (LE mode) and Petitboot. BE mode partially works (doesn't crash, but colors are wrong unless you apply [https://git.adelielinux.org/adelie/packages/-/blob/0827c90dfe2bf90604723003b1b4028f6e7048c4/system/easy-kernel/ast-endianness.patch this patch from Adélie], which is harmful to performance). Adélie dropped the <code>ast</code> BE patch during the Linux 4.19 to 5.4 transition due to performance impact; the patch works by doing copies per-pixel instead of per-buffer, which is 2,073,600x slower for 1920x1080 resolution. The "right way" to fix colors on BE is to convince the AST2500 to go into foreign-endian mode. This mode exists in silicon but the Linux <code>ast</code> driver hangs on boot then, because all the EDID info is endian-swapped (it's hardcoded to assume LE in some places). [[User:Awilfox|awilfox]] believes the EDID hang is a Linux <code>ast</code> driver bug, not a silicon bug, but they're not certain of this (they only looked at it for a few hours). On Linux 5.6-6.2, [https://forums.raptorcs.com/index.php/topic,31.0.html 1920x1200 resolution is broken]; this is fixed in Linux 6.3 and higher. On old Linux versions, Wayland is broken (hangs on a black screen) in GNOME, KDE, and GDM; Linux 6.3 and higher are not affected. <code>ast</code> Linux driver.

=== Non-working ===

* [https://www.aspeedtech.com/products.php?fPath=20&rId=244 ASPEED AST1300]. Older revision of the AST2510 (AST1300 is 4th generation; AST2510 is 6th generation). VGA 1920x1200 @ 60Hz 32bpp; framebuffer (no acceleration). <code>ast</code> Linux driver. [https://github.com/open-power/skiboot/issues/257 Open issue with Skiboot for getting it fixed.] Known suppliers of AST1300 devices are:
** [https://www.gigabyte.com/Enterprise/Accessory/GC-IVA-rev-10 Gigabyte GC-IVA 9CIVANR-00] -- Resold by:
*** [https://www.lambda-tek.com/Gigabyte-9CIVANR-00~sh/B42184346&viewOverview=y#product-view LambdaTek]
*** [https://sg-computers.com/en/video-card/gigabyte-gc-iva-video-card-detail SG-Computers]
** [https://iei.rs/IGCME-1300-R10 IEI Integration Corp IGCME-1300-R10] ([https://iei.rs/image/cache/data/IGCME-1300_20131105.pdf Datasheet]) ([https://dls.ieiworld.com/IEIWeb/Reserved/0D332000196276623429/IGCME-1300%20QIG%20V1.01_20120531.pdf Quick Installation Guide]) -- Resold by:
*** [http://archivecaslytosk.onion/QZROL eBay example 1]
*** [https://www.ebay.com/p/1383304505 eBay example 2]
*** [https://web.archive.org/web/20171003045507/http://neutronusa.com/prod.cfm/1525210/ NeutronUSA] (Warning: non-TLS link!)
*** [https://forums.servethehome.com/index.php?threads/fs-us-ny-intel-x540-t2-minipcie-vga-slim-120mm-fans.26880/ ServeTheHome]
* Intel
** [https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/products/sku/227959/intel-arc-a380-graphics/specifications.html Intel Arc A380]
*** i915 Linux driver [https://www.phoronix.com/news/Intel-Arc-Graphics-No-POWER does not build for ppc64le/be] (kernel 6.1.0).
*** [https://www.newegg.com/asrock-arc-a380-a380-cli-6g/p/N82E16814930076 ASRock Challenger Arc A380]
** Intel Arc A750
*** i915 Linux driver [https://www.phoronix.com/news/Intel-Arc-Graphics-No-POWER does not build for ppc64le/be] (kernel 6.1.0).
** Intel Arc A770
*** i915 Linux driver [https://www.phoronix.com/news/Intel-Arc-Graphics-No-POWER does not build for ppc64le/be] (kernel 6.1.0).

=== Unknown if working (good candidates to test) ===
* [https://www.crowdsupply.com/alphamax/netv2 Alphamax NeTV2]
** Default bitstream supports up to 1920x1080 at 60Hz.
*** According to [https://github.com/AlphamaxMedia/netv2-fpga/issues/22 Issue 22], sounds like 1920x1200 at 60Hz is also possible, as are other modes with similar bandwidth (e.g. 1024x768 at 240Hz).
*** HDMI ports are limited by LVDS bandwidth. Rated by Xilinx for 3.75 Gbit/s per HDMI port, but overclocked by Alphamax bitstream to 4.455 Gbit/s. 1920x1200 at 60Hz with CVT-RBv2 timings is 4.446 Gbit/s physical bandwidth.
** Default bitstream doesn't support receiving video from PCIe, so using it as an AST2510 replacement would need some bitstream hacking, but should be possible.
** Appears that the HDMI implementation is on the FPGA, which is more libre than Arctic Tern.
** Currently uses non-freedom FPGA toolchain, which is less libre than Arctic Tern.
* ASPEED
** Notes
*** Testing ASRock Rack Tommy 90-SC02P1-00UBNZ with Fedora 36 KDE on x86 indicated that it only was detected with Wayland, not X11. Given that [[Troubleshooting/GPU#Wayland_.28GNOME.29_freeze_after_boot_with_the_AST_VGA_GPU|Wayland is broken with the integrated AST2500 on POWER]], it is unlikely that these ASPEED GPU's will work on POWER until Wayland is fixed.
** AST2500
*** [https://www.asrockrack.com/general/productdetail.asp?Model=PAUL ASRock Rack Paul]
** [https://www.aspeedtech.com/products.php?fPath=20&rId=455 AST2510]. It's the GPU component of the [[AST2500]] without the BMC component. VGA 1920x1200 @ 60Hz 32bpp; framebuffer (no acceleration). Might be useful for users who want to add additional VGA displays beyond the single VGA display supported by the built-in AST2500, with similar freedom and performance properties as the AST2500. <code>ast</code> Linux driver. Known suppliers of AST2510 devices are:
*** [https://www.aewin.com/products/r478/ AEWIN Technologies R478]
*** [https://www.aewin.com/products/r492b/ AEWIN Technologies R492B]
**** Distributed as add-on for these servers:
***** [https://www.aewin.com/products/scb-1921a/ SCB-1921A]
***** [https://www.aewin.com/zh-hans/products/scb-1925/ SCB-1925] ([https://www.aewin.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/SCB-1925.pdf datasheet])
***** [https://www.aewin.com/zh-hant/products/scb-1935a/ SCB-1935A] ([https://www.aewin.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/SCB-1935.pdf datasheet])
***** [https://www.aewin.com/products/scb-1935b/ SCB-1935B] ([https://www.aewin.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/SCB-1935.pdf datasheet])
*** [https://www.asrockrack.com/general/productdetail.asp?Model=TOMMY ASRock Rack Tommy 90-SC02P1-00UBNZ]
**** [https://download.asrock.com/Manual/QIG/TOMMY.pdf Manual]
**** Only has 16 MiB VRAM, so 1920x1200 resolution will be [https://forums.raptorcs.com/index.php/topic,31.0.html broken with Linux 5.6+].
**** Resold by [https://www.newegg.com/asrock-rack-tommy-other/p/N82E16816775074 NewEgg].
*** [https://www.win-ent.com/1U-Rackmount-Platforms/pl-81280 WIN Enterprises IP-492B]
** [https://www.aspeedtech.com/products.php?fPath=20&rId=377 AST1400]. Older revision of the AST2510 (AST1400 is 5th generation; AST2510 is 6th generation). VGA 1920x1200 @ 60Hz 32bpp; framebuffer (no acceleration). <code>ast</code> Linux driver. Known suppliers of AST1400 devices are:
*** [https://iei.rs/IGCME-1300-R11 IEI Integration Corp IGCME-1300-R11] ([https://iei.rs/image/cache/data/IGCME-1300_MPCIE-USB3.pdf Datasheet]) ([https://dls.ieiworld.com/IEIWeb/Reserved/0F233000410888189307/IGCME-1300%20QIG%20V1.10_20150819.pdf Quick Installation Guide])
**** Has 64 MiB VRAM, so 1920x1200 resolution should not be an issue regardless of Linux version.
**** Resold by:
***** [https://eu.mouser.com/ProductDetail/IEI/IGCME-1300-R11?qs=wd5RIQLrsJgucg6W4Ojybw%3D%3D Mouser]
***** [https://www.amazon.com/IEI-Technology-IGCME-1300-R11-Adapter-AST1400/dp/B07WRVK8DR Amazon]
***** [https://www.kacer.com/product/accessories/daughter%20card/Mini%20PCIe/IGCME-1300/IGCME-1300.htm Kacer]
***** [https://www.alibaba.com/product-detail/IEI-IGCME-1300-R11-PCIe-Mini_60839628812.html Alibaba]
***** [https://www.icpamerica.com/igcme-1300-add-on-card/ ICP America]
* DisplayLink
** DL-125
*** [https://archive.plugable.com/products/uga-125/ Plugable UGA-125]
** DL-165
*** [https://www.diamondmm.com/product/diamond-bvu165-usb-external-video-display-adapter/ Diamond Multimedia BVU165]
**** Resold by [https://www.amazon.com/Diamond-BVU165-USB-HDMI-Adapter/dp/B00C2RAO3M Amazon].
*** [https://www.diamondmm.com/product/bvu165lt-diamond-bvu165lt-usb-external-video-display-adapter/ Diamond Multimedia BVU165LT]
**** Resold by [https://www.amazon.com/Diamond-Multimedia-Graphics-1920x1080-1600x1200/dp/B00BN5FI8K Amazon].
*** [https://plugable.com/products/uga-165 Plugable UGA-165]
*** [https://plugable.com/products/usb-vga-165 Plugable USB-VGA-165]
**** Resold by [https://www.amazon.com/Plugable-Graphics-Multiple-1920x1080-Chromebooks/dp/B004D0QC0A Amazon]
*** [https://archive.plugable.com/products/usb2-hdmi-165/ Plugable USB2-HDMI-165]
**** Resold by [https://www.amazon.com/Plugable-USB2-HDMI-165-Adapter-DisplayLink-DL-165/dp/B004QPY4NY Amazon].
*** [https://www.startech.com/en-us/audio-video-products/usb2dvimm6 StarTech USB2DVIMM6]
**** 1680x1050.
**** Resold by [https://www.newegg.com/startech-com-usb2dvimm6/p/N82E16815158183 NewEgg].
** DL-195
*** [https://www.amazon.com/Accell-Male-DVI-I-Female-Adapter/dp/B005RUSWHQ Accell J130B-001B]
*** [https://www.accellww.com/collections/adapters/products/ultraav-usb-2-0-to-hdmi-adapter Accell J131B-001B UltraAV]
**** Resold by [https://www.amazon.com/Accell-J131B-001B-UltraAV-DisplayLink-Processor/dp/B005RUSWI0 Amazon].
*** [https://www.diamondmm.com/product/diamond-bvu195-usb-external-video-display-adapter/ Diamond Multimedia BVU195]
**** Resold by [https://www.amazon.com/Diamond-Multimedia-BVU195-2048x1152-1920x1080/dp/B002GHBW4S Amazon].
*** [https://archive.plugable.com/products/uga-2k-a/ Plugable UGA-2K-A]
**** Resold by [https://www.amazon.com/Plugable-Multiple-2048x1152-1920x1080-DisplayLink/dp/B00BBDFMK8 Amazon]
*** [https://www.sabrent.com/product/UGA-2K-195/multi-display-usb-2-0-dvivga-hdmi-adapter-link-6-additional-displays/ Sabrent UGA-2K-195]
**** Resold by [https://www.amazon.com/UGA-2K-195-Multiple-2048x1152-1920x1080-DisplayLink/dp/B00ABNLEWO Amazon].
*** [https://www.sabrent.com/product/USB-2011/usb-2-0-to-vgadvihdmi-adapter-for-multiple-monitors/ Sabrent USB-2011]
**** Resold by [https://www.amazon.com/Multiple-2048x1152-1920x1200-DisplayLink-USB-2011/dp/B002SB61W0 Amazon].
*** [https://www.sabrent.com/product/USB-DH88/usb-2-0-vgadvihdmi-adapter-multiple-monitors-2048x11521920x1080-displaylink-dl-195-chipset/ Sabrent USB-DH88]
**** Resold by [https://www.amazon.com/Sabrent-USB-DH88-2048x1152-1920x1080-DisplayLink/dp/B001B7H39W Amazon].
*** [https://www.sabrent.com/product/USB-HRHD/video-audio-usb-2-0-hdmi-dvi-adapter-multiple-monitors-2048x1152-1920x1200-displaylink-dl-195-chipset/ Sabrent USB-HRHD]
**** Resold by [https://www.amazon.com/Sabrent-2048x1152-1920x1200-DisplayLink-USB-HRHD/dp/B008S08ADI Amazon].
*** [https://www.startech.com/en-us/audio-video-products/usb2vgapro2 StarTech USB2VGAPRO2]
**** 1920x1200.
**** Resold by [https://www.newegg.com/startech-com-usb2vgapro2/p/N82E16812400368 NewEgg].
** DL-3500
*** [https://www.climaxdigital.co.uk/epages/BT3449.sf/en_GB/?ObjectPath=/Shops/BT3449/Products/111216 ClimaxDigital CUH350]
**** ClimaxDigital claims 1920x1200; DisplayLink chipset docs claim 2560x1600.
* Nvidia
** GeForce GTX 780 Ti
*** [https://web.archive.org/web/20221110223652/https://www.phoronix.com/review/nouveau-410-nvboost/2 Good support in Nouveau.]
* PowerVR
** [https://hothardware.com/news/powervr-innosilicon-fantasy-one-gpu-certified-for-chinas-tongxin-uos Innosilicon Fantasy One]
** [https://www.geeks3d.com/20220401/new-chinese-gpu-maker-moore-threads-unveils-the-mtt-s60-graphics-card-with-vulkan-opengl-and-direct3d-support/ Moore Threads MTT S60]
* [https://www.talospace.com/2021/10/first-flight-of-kestrel-fpga-openpower.html Raptor Kestrel]
** [https://www.talospace.com/2022/07/arctic-tern-available-for-purchase.html?showComment=1659070671656#c6443896588323786600 GPU functionality not yet implemented as of July 28, 2022].
** 1920x1200 <ref name="arctic-tern-users-guide-pg7">[https://wiki.raptorcs.com/w/images/a/a7/Arctic_Tern_Users_Guide_Version_1.00.pdf Arctic Tern User's Guide Pg. 7]</ref>.
** More freedom-friendly than AST2510 (Kestrel has FPGA with freedom bitstream; AST2510 has non-freedom ASIC). But the HDMI implementation is still a non-freedom [[IT66121FN]] <ref name="arctic-tern-users-guide-pg7"/>.
** [https://raptorcs.com/content/AT1PC2/intro.html Arctic Tern]
* SiliconMotion SM750. Chipset is VGA + DVI (dual display) 1920x1440, but some devices may not support the full chipset resolution; appears to have 2D acceleration (not just framebuffer). Appears to be fixed-function silicon (no firmware). PCIe interface. <code>sm750fb</code> Linux driver is in staging. [https://gitlab.com/sudipm/sm750/tree/sm750 <code>sm750</code> Linux driver] is not yet merged to mainline. <code>sm750</code> Linux driver has some weird license text, but [https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/81e0da703fdba1ee126868bf8350592c79cdba13 according to Greg Kroah-Hartman] it sounds like the authors intend it to be GPLv2; would be useful to double-check with Greg/Sudip/Teddy whether Silicon Motion's statement to Greg applies to Sudip's <code>sm750</code> or if it only applies to mainline's <code>sm750fb</code>. Known suppliers:
** [https://www.asrockrack.com/general/productdetail.asp?Model=M2_VGA ASRock Rack M2_VGA]. Resold by:
*** [https://www.newegg.com/asrock-rack-m2-vga-interface-module/p/N82E16816775029 NewEgg]
** [https://www.cervoz.com/product.php?id=c39eb02c-014a-1000-a04b-001851f77c0c Cervoz MEC-DIS-M002]. VGA + DVI (dual display) 1280x1024 @ 60Hz. Mini-PCIe form factor. Resold by:
*** [https://www.kacer.com/product/accessories/daughter%20card/Mini%20PCIe/MEC-DIS-M002/MD02.html Kacer]
*** [https://www.texim-europe.com/product/MEC-DIS-M002 Texim Europe]
*** [https://www.bvm.co.uk/products/1053-Mini-PCI-Express-DVI-VGA-Module-MEC-DIS-M002/ BVM]
*** [https://web.archive.org/web/20200704052513/https://nerugged.com/product/mec-dis-m002-mpcie-dvi-vga-controller/ New England Rugged]
** [https://web.archive.org/web/20200707045733/http://www.smartnre.com/en/product/Fastwel_VIM552_3U_CPCI_Graphics_Module.html Fastwel VIM552] (Warning: non-TLS link!)
** [https://www.memorydepot.com/detail/EMPV-1201-C1.html Innodisk EMPV-1201-C1]
** [https://www.memorydepot.com/detail/EMPV-1202-C1.html Innodisk EMPV-1202-C1]
** [https://www.sunix.com/en/product_detail.php?cid=1&kid=2&gid=15&pid=1760 SUNIX VGA0419]
** [https://www.sunix.com/en/product_detail.php?cid=1&kid=2&gid=15&pid=1766 SUNIX VGA0429]. Resold by:
*** [https://www.dc3.co.za/computer-store/sc-svga0429/ DC3 Distribution]
** [https://www.sunix.com/en/product_detail.php?cid=1&kid=2&gid=15&pid=1817 SUNIX VGA0449M]
** [https://www.vadatech.com/product.php?product=368 VadaTech AMC348]
** [https://www.vadatech.com/product.php?product=151 VadaTech AMC349]
** [https://www.versalogic.com/product/video-expansion-module/ VersaLogic VL-MPEe-V5]

== Sound Cards ==

===Working===
* Creative Sound Blaster Audigy FX SB1570 PCIe 5.1 Sound Card
* Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Xtreme Fidelity PCIe Audio Sound Card (SB0880)
* Creative [https://us.creative.com/p/sound-blaster/sound-blasterx-ae-5-plus Sound BlasterX AE-5 Plus] worked out of the box with Ubuntu 21.10 (the audio config needs changing to use the stereo output otherwise the default is the S/PDIF)
* Creative Sound Blaster Z (SB1500) Works out of the box on Void linux and Fedora 36. Sometimes it switches to headphones on boot in void linux when connected to my 5.1 speaker system. I did need to disable fx: dialogue plus and set the fx: surround to 50 in alsamixer(or mute it), otherwise the sound balance heavily skewed to the left. Like the AE5, you may need to change the audio config.
* AMD Radeon HD 5850 and 7950 (HDMI audio)
* [https://www.vantecusa.com/products_detail.php?p_id=156&p_name=+USB+Stereo+Audio+Adapter&pc_id=9&pc_name=Adapters&pt_id=3&pt_name=Audio+%2B++Video#tab-1 VANTEC NBA-120U (USB)]
* Sabrent USB External Stereo Sound Adapter (AU-MMSA)
* [https://mackie.com/products/onyx-blackjack Mackie Onyx Blackjack (USB) Recording Interface]
* RME HDSPe AIO (FreeBSD tested)
* Leveraged Sabrent Bluetooth 4.0 USB adapter (model BT-UB40) to connect to wireless Bluetooth headphones, specifically Bose Quiet Comfort 35.
* Bluetooth audio from an [https://www.asus.com/my/Networking-IoT-Servers/Adapters/All-series/PCE-AX3000/ Asus PCE-AX3000] connecting to various devices, with the media keys also working to control playback
* Blue Yeti Pro is a USB audio device, it's primarily a microphone but has output to external speakers.
* StarTech ICUSBAUDIO2D. SPDIF output works fine on Linux 5.5 ppc64le (64KiB pages). Didn't test analog input/output; didn't test BE; didn't test 4KiB pages.

===Non-working===
* ASUS Xonar SE - Contains ASMedia USB host controller with errant DMA access flaw
* Creative Sound Blaster Audigy PCIe RX 7.1 - unable to enable emu10k1 driver on little-endian power9 kernel as driver requires ZONE_DMA

==USB Host Controllers==
===Working===
* [https://www.amazon.com/InsigniaTM-2-Port-Express-Interface-Silver/dp/B00RGEMSA8 Insignia USB 3.0 PCI-e NS-PCCUP53] V1.0 (Chipset: NEC D720202)
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20230105145234/https://www.axagon.eu/en/produkty/pceu-23r AGAXO PCEU-23R] (Chipset: Renesas uPD720202, PCI id 1912:0015)
* [https://terminus-usa.com/product/fe2-1-usb-2-0-high-speed-7-port-hub-controller/ Terminus Technology Inc. FE 2.1 7-port Hub]
* [https://www.sonnettech.com/product/legacyproducts/allegroprousb3pcie.html Sonnet Allegro Pro USB 3.0 PCIe USB3-PRO-4PM-E] (Chipset: Four [http://www.frescologic.com/product/single/fl1100ex/ Fresco Logic FL1100EX] controllers behind one [https://www.broadcom.com/products/pcie-switches-bridges/pcie-switches/pex8608 PLX PEX 8608] switch)
* [https://www.vantecusa.com/products_detail.php?p_id=125&p_name=+4-Port+SuperSpeed+USB+3.0+PCIe+Host+Card+w%2F+Internal+20-Pin+Connector&pc_id=16&pc_name=USB&pt_id=4&pt_name=Add-on+Cards Vantec UGT-PC345 4 Port USB 3.0 PCIe w/ Internal 20 pin] (Chipset: Renesas uDP720201)
* [https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07H4HJNJC Mustpoint PCI-E to USB3.0 Expansion Card] (monster card with 8 ports of USB 3.0) four Renesas uPD720202 chips behind ASMedia 1806, card can be found under different brands but can be identified by the look.
* En-Labs PCI-e to 4 Ports USB 3.1 GEN 1 (5Gbps) (USB Type-C +USB Type A w/ Internal 19Pin USB 3.0 Dual Port) PCI Express Card (Chipset: ASMedia ASM1042A)
** Card appears to be sold under different brands, but can be identified by the "PCE3U1T-A31" and "VER 006S" markings on the PCB.
** Requires kernel version 4.14.226, 4.19.181, 5.4.106, 5.10.24, 5.11.7, or later.
*** Petitboot's kernel will need to be updated to one of these versions (or later) in order to boot from any USB devices connected to this controller.
* [https://www.sybausa.com/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=818 IOCrest SI-PEX20189] (Chipset: ASMedia ASM1142)
** Requires kernel version 4.14.194, 4.19.139, 5.4.58, 5.7.15, 5.8.1, or later.
*** Petitboot's kernel will need to be updated to one of these versions (or later) in order to boot from any USB devices connected to this controller.
** EEH errors may occur during long reads from multiple devices.
* [http://ableconn.com/products_2.php?gid=121 Ableconn PU31-2C-2] (Chipset: ASMedia ASM2142)
** Requires kernel version 4.14.190, 4.19.135, 5.4.54, 5.7.11, 5.8.0, or later.
*** Petitboot's kernel will need to be updated to one of these versions (or later) in order to boot from any USB devices connected to this controller.
** EEH errors may occur during long reads from multiple devices.
* Semoic USB 3.1 to Type-C 2 Port Expansion Card (Chipset: ASMedia ASM3142, same PCI IDs as ASM2142)
** Card appears to be sold under different brands, but can be identified by the "PCE2TYC-A31", "VER006", "USB 3.1 Type-C 2-Port Card", and "PCE-E 4X" markings on the PCB.
** Requires kernel version 4.14.190, 4.19.135, 5.4.54, 5.7.11, 5.8.0, or later.
*** Petitboot's kernel will need to be updated to one of these versions (or later) in order to boot from any USB devices connected to this controller.
** EEH errors may occur during long reads from multiple devices.
* [https://www.orico.cc/us/product/detail/7192.html ORICO PE20-1C] (Chipset: ASMedia ASM3242)
** Requires kernel version 4.14.226, 4.19.181, 5.4.106, 5.10.24, 5.11.7, or later.
*** Petitboot's kernel will need to be updated to one of these versions (or later) in order to boot from any USB devices connected to this controller.
* [[TUSB7340|Texas Instruments TUSB7340]]

===Non-working===
In general, USB3 host controllers based on ASMedia chipsets are known to be problematic, due to ASMedia hardware or firmware bugs causing errant DMA accesses to invalid regions of host memory.

* AXAGON PCEU-43V - chipset Via VL805 - PCI id 1106:3483
* StarTech PEXUSB314A2V - 2x ASM1142 host controllers and a PCIe switch
** This card completely fails to be detected.
* QNINE USB 3.1 Gen2 (Type-A and Type-C) - ASM1142
** This may work now with an updated kernel, but it hasn't been tested yet.
* Rosewill RC-509 - ASM1142
** This may work now with an updated kernel, but it hasn't been tested yet.
* [https://highpoint-tech.com/USA_new/cs-series_RocketU1022A-Series.htm HighPoint RocketU 1022A] (Chipset: ASMedia ASM1042)
** Skiboot reports that the PCIe link is unstable when the card is connected directly, but it seems to work when the card is plugged in via a PCIe switch.
** This chip seems somewhat unreliable, since USB reads can fail after only a few tens of gigabytes have been transferred.
* [https://highpoint-tech.com/USA_new/cs-series_RocketU1144A-Series.htm HighPoint RocketU 1144A] (Chipset: Chipset: Four ASMedia ASM1042 controllers behind one [https://www.broadcom.com/products/pcie-switches-bridges/pcie-switches/pex8609 PLX PEX 8609] switch)
** Skiboot sometimes times out when scanning for the ASM1042 controllers attached to the PEX 8609 ("Timeout waiting for downstream link"), resulting in some of the ports effectively being disabled until the next boot.
** The ASM1042 controller seems somewhat unreliable.
*** Lots of resets on USB 3.
*** Long reads from a single USB hard drive can sometimes result in I/O errors.
*** Incompatible with some USB hard drives.

=== Unknown if working (good candidates to test) ===
* [https://sedna-shop.com/index.php?route=product/product&path=59_74&product_id=138 SEDNA SE-PCIE-USB3-08-4E4I-LP PCI-E to 8 Port USB 3.0 (USB 3.1 Gen I) Expansion Card] (Should be same card as Mustpoint PCI-E to USB3.0 Expansion Card)
* [http://sedna-shop.com/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=54 SEDNA - PCIe 7 Port USB 3.0 Adapter Card] (Chipset: NEC)
* [http://sedna-shop.com/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=99 SEDNA - PCIe 4 Port USB 3.0 Adapter Card] (Chipset: NEC uPD720201)
* [https://www.startech.com/Cards-Adapters/USB-3.0/Cards/7-port-pci-express-usb-3-card~PEXUSB3S7 StarTech PCIe 7 Port USB 3.0 Adapter Card] (Chipset: NEC uPD720201)
* [https://highpoint-tech.com/USA_new/series-ru1344a-overview.htm High Point RocketU 1344A 4-Port USB 3.1 PCI-Express 3.0 x 4 HBA] (Chipset: Two ASMedia ASM3142 controllers behind one [https://www.broadcom.com/products/pcie-switches-bridges/pcie-switches/pex8714 PLX PEX 8714] switch)
* [https://highpoint-tech.com/USA_new/series-ru1144d-overview.htm High Point RocketU 1144D 4-Port USB 3.0 PCI-Express 2.0 x 4 HBA] (Chipset: Four ASMedia ASM1042A controllers behind one [https://www.broadcom.com/products/pcie-switches-bridges/pcie-switches/pex8609 PLX PEX 8609] switch)
* [https://www.sonnettech.com/product/allegro-usbc-pcie.html Sonnet Allegro USB-C PCIe Card USB3C-2PM-E] (Chipset: ASMedia ASM1142/ASM3142 (cards shipped before April 2020 use the ASM1142 controller))
* [https://www.sonnettech.com/product/allegro-usbc-4port-pcie.html Sonnet Allegro USB-C 4-Port PCIe Card USB3C-4PM-E] (Chipset: Two ASMedia ASM1142/ASM3142 controllers (cards shipped before January 2020 use ASM1142 controllers) behind one [https://www.diodes.com/part/view/PI7C9X2G308GP Pericom PI7C9X2G308GP] switch)
* [https://www.sonnettech.com/product/allegro-pro-usbc-8port/overview.html Sonnet Allegro Pro USB-C 8-Port PCIe Card USB3C-8PM-E] (Chipset: 4x ASMedia 3142)
* [https://www.gigabyte.com/Motherboard/GC-USB-32-GEN2X2 Gigabyte GC-USB 3.2 GEN2X2] (Chipset: ASMedia ASM3242)

==TV Tuners==
* [https://hauppauge.com/pages/products/data_quadhd.html Hauppauge WinTV-quadHD] (Chipset: Four Silicon Labs Si2157 tuners, four LG LG3306A demodulators, and two Conexant CX23888 PCIe interface chips behind one [https://www.diodes.com/part/view/PI7C9X2G304EL Pericom PI7C9X2G304EL] PCIe switch)
* Hauppauge WinTV HVR-850 (2040:7240) - ATSC - using Kaffeine

==Firewire Host Controllers==
===Working===

* [https://www.sybausa.com/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=119 Syba SY-PEX30016] (Chipset: TI XIO2213B)
** Requires [https://marc.info/?l=linux1394-devel&m=157207806405627&q=mbox this patch] to work on kernels with a 64k page size.

=== Unknown if working (good candidates to test) ===

* [http://www.dawicontrol.com/index.php?cmd=proddet&id=media Dawicontrol DC-FW800] (Chipset: TI XIO2213B)
* [https://www.delock.de/produkte/G_89210/merkmale.html?setLanguage=en DeLOCK 3x FireWire 800, Item No. 89210] (Chipset: TI XIO2213B)
* [https://www.digitus.info/en/products/computer-components/computer-peripherals/serial-parallel-adapter/ds-30203-2/ DIGITUS Firewire 800 (1394b) PCIe Card] (Chipset: TI XIO2213B)
* [https://www.exsys.de/index.php?page=product&info=127 Exsys EX-16415] (Chipset: TI XIO2213)
* [https://www.exsys.de/index.php?page=product&info=366 Exsys EX-16512E] (Chipset: TI)
* [http://www.ioi.com.tw/products/proddetail.aspx?CatID=106&DeviceID=3021&HostID=2009&ProdID=1060100 IOI Technology FWB-PCIE1X11A] (Chipset: TI XIO2213B)
[[Category:Compatibility List]]

==Video Capture Cards==
* [https://www.avermedia.com/professional/product/ce310b/overview AVerMedia CE310B] (Chipset: Conexant CX23888)
** Requires kernel version 4.19.106, 5.4.22, 5.5.6, or later.

==Serial Port Adapter Cards==
===Working===
* EXSYS EX-44072 PCI-Express 2x Serial RS-232 Board (Chipset: Oxford OXPCIe952)
* EXSYS EX-44073 PCI-Express 2x Serial RS-232 Board (Chipset: Oxford OXPCIe952)
* EXSYS EX-44171 PCI-Express 1x Serial RS-232 / 1x Parallel Multi I/O Card (Chipset: Oxford OXPCIe952)
** ''The UARTs implemented with the Oxford Semiconductor OXPCIe952 PCIe ASIC can be strapped for either native or legacy operation. The EXSYS boards configure it for the native mode and therefore work with the PHB4 just fine.<br>NB the PC parallel port is always a legacy PCIe device and therefore cannot work with the PHB4.''

==PCIe/PCI Expansion==
===Working===
* [https://www.exsys-shop.de/shopware/en/categories/expansions-boxes/490/pcie-adapter-card-for-ex-1010/1031/1032/1041/1042 EXSYS EX-1095 PCIe Adapter card for EX-1010/1031/1032/1041/1042]
** [https://www.exsys-shop.de/shopware/en/categories/expansions-boxes/1144/expansion-box-with-4-x-pci-slots-38cm-length-220w-power-supply EXSYS EX-1031 Quad PCI-Slot Expansion Box] (Chipset: TI XIO2000A)
*** 3Com 3C905C-TX-M EtherLink 10/100 PCI Ethernet [[POWER9_Hardware_Compatibility_List/PCIe_Devices#NICs|NIC]]
*** DEC FDDIcontroller/PCI (DEFPA) PCI FDDI [[POWER9_Hardware_Compatibility_List/PCIe_Devices#NICs|NIC]]

* [https://ae01.alicdn.com/kf/H19637dae77e147e792dbdd3bbc5c88c0O/PCI-Express-Riser-Card-1-to-4-16X-PCIe-Riser-PCI-E-4X-to-4-USB.jpg PCI Express 4x Riser Card 1 to 4 ] - These go by many different names, mine is similar to the one imaged with a model SU_EUX4042.V2 and it uses an ASM1806 switch chip. Relatively inexpensive way to get a few extra pci slots coupled with [https://www.ebay.com/itm/284671017323 these] out of the blackbird if you don't mind running everything hooked up through 2 lanes. There is also an ASM1812 based card that I imagine would work as well that would give you 4 lanes total bandwidth. No issues with it with a USB3 card and a sound card hooked up to it.
* [https://www.ebay.com/itm/275384244246 USB 3.0 20Gb Adapter Riser Card PCI-E X4 to 6 Port Extender Board Mining ASM1812 (Model EX4046U)] - per <code>lspci -vvvv</code>, supports all IOMMU ACS features except Egress Control.

== References ==

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Raptor Computing Systems in the media

2023-10-25T19:38:44Z

MPC7500: add businesswire

* Deep in IT. [https://diit.cz/clanek/raptor-cs-ohlasil-na-rok-2024-nove-power-stroje-s-vlastnimi-procesory Raptor CS ohlásil na rok 2024 nové POWER stroje s vlastními procesory]. Published October 23, 2023

* golem. [https://www.golem.de/news/open-power-project-ibm-power-10-ist-nicht-mehr-open-source-2310-178708.html Raptor entscheidet sich wegen Binary-Blob gegen Power 10 Prozessoren]. Published October 23, 2023

* phoronix. [https://www.phoronix.com/news/Raptor-Computing-New-2024 Raptor Computing Developing New Secure BMC & New OpenPOWER ISA 3.1 Based Systems]. Published October 20, 2023

* businesswire. [https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20231019873615/en/Secure-Open-Source-Systems-Leader-Raptor-Computing-Systems-Partners-with-Lattice-Showcasing-Soft-BMC-for-Server-Management-and-Solid-Silicon-for-Upcoming-POWER-ISA-3.1-Compliant-Server-Systems Secure Open-Source Systems Leader Raptor Computing Systems Partners with Lattice Showcasing Soft BMC for Server Management and Solid Silicon for Upcoming POWER ISA 3.1-Compliant Server Systems]. Published October 19, 2023

* phoronix. [https://www.phoronix.com/news/Raptor-Arctic-Tern-BMC/ Raptor Launches Arctic Tern As An Open-Source BMC Solution]. Published July 28, 2022

* phoronix. [https://www.phoronix.com/news/Raptor-Arctic-Tern/ Raptor Computing To Launch "Arctic Tern" As An FPGA-Based Soft BMC]. Published July 17, 2022

* Free Software Foundation. [https://www.fsf.org/blogs/sysadmin/closing-in-on-fully-free-bioses-with-the-fsf-tech-team/ Closing in on fully free BIOSes with the FSF tech team]. Published July 13, 2022

* Random thoughts of Peter 'CzP' Czanik. [https://peter.czanik.hu/posts/power-timothy-pearson-raptorcs/ Raptor CS: Fully Owner Controlled Computing using OpenPOWER]. Published May 17, 2022

* Open Source Voices. [https://www.opensourcevoices.org/24/ Timothy Pearson - Chief Technology Officer at Raptor Computing Systems]. Published November 30, 2021

* OSnews. [https://www.osnews.com/story/133093/review-blackbird-secure-desktop-a-fully-open-source-modern-power9-workstation-without-any-proprietary-code/ Review: Blackbird Secure Desktop – a fully open source modern POWER9 workstation without any proprietary code]. Published March 01, 2021

* phoronix. [https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=big-power9-l1d/ Another Look At The Performance Impact To IBM's POWER9 L1d Flushing Change]. Published December 04, 2020

* Deep in IT. [https://diit.cz/blog/blackbird-ja/ Blackbird a já]. Published June 11, 2020

* phoronix. [https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=power9-l1d-flush/ The Performance Impact To POWER9's Eager L1d Cache Flushing Fix]. Published November 25, 2019

* phoronix. [https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=POWER9-Ubuntu-19.04-19.10/ POWER9 Blackbird Performance On Ubuntu 19.04 vs. Ubuntu 19.10 Benchmarks]. Published November 23, 2019

* BUG. [https://www.bug.hr/procesori/ibm-power-pc-procesor-je-postao-open-source-11003/ IBM Power PC procesor je postao open source!]. Published August 23, 2019

* phoronix. [https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Raptor-OpenCAPI-Coming/ Raptor Computing Systems Planning To Launch New ATX POWER9 Board With OpenCAPI]. Published August 20, 2019

* phoronix. [https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=rome-power9-arm/ POWER9 & ARM Performance Against Intel Xeon Cascadelake + AMD EPYC Rome]. Published August 19, 2019

* Level1Techs. [https://yewtu.be/embed/5syd5HmDdGU Forget x86; OpenPower is it! Talos II Secure Workstation!]. Published July 27, 2019

* phoronix. [https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=power9-gcc9-clang8/ GCC vs. Clang Compiler Benchmarks On POWER9 With Raptor's Blackbird]. Published July 23, 2019

* phoronix. [https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=blackbird-power9-4c/ An Initial Look At The IBM POWER9 4-Core / 16-Thread CPU Performance On The Blackbird]. Published July 01, 2019

* phoronix. [https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=raptor-blackbird-initial/ Raptor's Blackbird Arrives As The Most Open-Source Yet Fast Desktop System - Up To 8 POWER9 Cores, PCIe 4.0]. Published May 28, 2019

* phoronix. [https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Raptor-Blackbird-Shipping/ Raptor's Blackbird micro-ATX POWER9 System Is Ready To Take Flight This Week]. Published May 19, 2019

* Level1Techs. [https://yewtu.be/embed/o5Ihqg72T3c/ POWER9 & Raptors? Oh my! - TalosII Talk & Interview w/ Raptor Computing Systems]. Published April 29, 2019

* Linus Tech Tips. [https://yewtu.be/embed/lt8cu8IMLOM/ An Open Source Motherboard?!]. Published March 22, 2019

* phoronix. [https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=power9-gcc-clang/ GCC 8/9 vs. LLVM Clang 7/8 Compiler Performance On POWER9 With The Raptor Talos II]. Published February 08, 2019

* Geeky Gadgets. [https://www.geeky-gadgets.com/blackbird-non-x86-motherboard-27-11-2018/ Blackbird Non-X86 motherboard unveiled by Raptor Engineering for $800]. Published November 27, 2018

* phoronix. [https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=power9-x86-servers/ A Look At The Open-Source Talos II POWER9 Performance Against x86_64 Server CPUs]. Published November 27, 2018

* golem. [https://www.golem.de/news/blackbird-raptor-bringt-power9-board-und-cpu-fuer-1-000-us-dollar-1811-137915.html/ Raptor bringt Power9-Board und -CPU für 1.000 US-Dollar]. Published November 26, 2018

* heise. [https://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/Power9-Mainboard-mit-offener-Firmware-und-CPU-fuer-1000-US-Dollar-4232544.html/ Power9-Mainboard mit offener Firmware und CPU für 1000 US-Dollar]. Published November 26, 2018

* Hackaday. [https://hackaday.com/2018/11/26/a-sub-1000-non-x86-motherboard/ A Sub-$1000, Non-X86 Motherboard]. Published November 26, 2018

* PurePC. [https://www.purepc.pl/raptor-blackbird-plyta-glowna-micro-atx-dla-procesorow-ibm/ Raptor Blackbird - Płyta główna Micro ATX dla procesorów IBM]. Published November 25, 2018

* phoronix. [https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Blackbird-POWER9-Pre-Orders/ Raptor Blackbird Micro-ATX POWER9 Motherboard Pre-Orders Open Up At $799 USD]. Published November 23, 2018

* phoronix. [https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Raptor-Blackbird-Possible-Price/ It Looks Like The Raptor Blackbird Open-Source Motherboard Will Sell For Just Under $900]. Published November 14, 2018

* phoronix. [https://www.phoronix.com/review/power9-spectre-benchmarks The Performance Impact Of Spectre Mitigation On POWER9]. Published November 11, 2018

* phoronix. [https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=power9-threadripper-core9/ Raptor Talos II POWER9 Benchmarks Against AMD Threadripper & Intel Core i9]. Published November 08, 2018

* ServeTheHome. [https://www.servethehome.com/raptor-computing-systems-talos-ii-lite-power9-spotted-with-xilinx-alveo/ Raptor Computing Systems Talos II Lite POWER9 with Xilinx Alveo]. Published October 13, 2018

* ServeTheHome. [https://www.servethehome.com/raptor-computing-systems-blackbird-supports-up-to-8-core-power9/ Raptor Computing Systems Blackbird Supports up to 8 Core POWER9]. Published October 09, 2018

* phoronix. [https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=power9-talos-2/ 13-Way IBM POWER9 Talos II vs. Intel Xeon vs. AMD Linux Benchmarks On Debian]. Published June 25, 2018

* TechRepublic. [https://www.techrepublic.com/article/raptors-talos-ii-lite-brings-power9-to-the-desktop-without-breaking-the-bank/ Raptor’s Talos II Lite brings POWER9 to the desktop without breaking the bank]. Published May 18, 2018

* phoronix. [https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=power9-epyc-xeon/ POWER9 Benchmarks vs. Intel Xeon vs. AMD EPYC Performance On Debian Linux]. Published April 4, 2018

* EE Times Asia. [https://www.eetasia.com/18032005-ibm-power-9-hopes-to-steal-x86-market-shares/ IBM Power 9 Hopes to Steal x86 Market Share]. Published March 20, 2018

* TechRepublic. [https://www.techrepublic.com/article/raptor-computing-looks-to-end-x86-domination-with-power9-based-talos-ii-secure-workstation/#ftag=RSS56d97e7/ Raptor Computing looks to end x86 domination with POWER9-based Talos II Secure Workstation]. Published August 21, 2017

* Electronics360. [https://electronics360.globalspec.com/article/9592/new-computing-systems-for-linux-bsd/ New Computing Systems for Linux, BSD]. Published August 18, 2017

* PR Newswire. [https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/a-high-performance-open-and-secure-alternative-to-x86-computing-300506431.html/ A High Performance, Open, and Secure Alternative to X86 Computing]. Published August 18, 2017

* enterprise times. [https://www.enterprisetimes.co.uk/2017/08/18/talos-ii-breaks-cover-first-power9-machine/ Talos II breaks cover with first Power9 machine]. Published August 18, 2017

* THOMAS. [https://news.thomasnet.com/companystory/a-high-performance-open-and-secure-alternative-to-x86-computing-40005901/ A High Performance, Open, and Secure Alternative to x86 Computing]. Published August 17, 2017

* 3DNews. [https://3dnews.ru/956800/sistemnaya-plata-raptor-talos-ii-poddergivaet-dva-protsessora-power9/ Системная плата Raptor Talos II поддерживает два процессора POWER9]. Published August 12, 2017

* cnews. [https://www.cnews.cz/talos-ii-odhalen-pocitac-s-procesorem-ibm-power9-muzete-mit-za-neco-pres-2000// Talos II odhalen. Počítač s procesorem IBM Power9 můžete mít za něco přes 2000 dolarů]. Published August 12, 2017

* Deep in IT. [https://diit.cz/clanek/talos-ii-v-predprodeji/ Talos II v předprodeji]. Published August 11, 2017

* heise. [https://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/IBM-Power9-Workstation-mit-offener-Firmware-und-Linux-3798402.html/ IBM-Power9-Workstation mit offener Firmware und Linux]. Published August 11, 2017

* phoronix. [https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Raptor-Talos-2-Teaser/ Raptor Is Going To Launch A New POWER9 Linux System]. Published July 19, 2017

* nixCraft. [https://www.cyberciti.biz/hardware/talos-secure-power8-linux-workstation-with-fully-open-source-firmware/ Talos Secure POWER8 Linux Workstation With Fully Open Source Firmware]. Published January 09, 2017

* TechRepublic. [https://www.techrepublic.com/article/intel-alternative-talos-secure-workstation-brings-power8-to-the-desktop/ Intel alternative Talos Secure Workstation brings POWER8 to the desktop]. Published January 03, 2017

* Open Source For You. [https://www.opensourceforu.com/2016/11/ibm-power8-powered-open-source-atx-motherboard-goes-official/ IBM Power8-powered open source Talos motherboard goes official]. Published November 25, 2016

* ExtremeTech. [https://www.extremetech.com/computing/237905-new-crowdfunding-project-promises-an-atx-motherboard-for-ibms-power8/ New crowdfunding project promises an ATX motherboard for IBM’s Power8]. Published October 19, 2016

* phoronix. [https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Talos-Crowdsupply/ POWER8 Workstation Launches On Crowdfunding: $4k For Motherboard, $18k For System]. Published October 15, 2016

Raptor Computing Systems in the media

2023-10-25T19:15:55Z

MPC7500: add Deep in IT

* Deep in IT. [https://diit.cz/clanek/raptor-cs-ohlasil-na-rok-2024-nove-power-stroje-s-vlastnimi-procesory Raptor CS ohlásil na rok 2024 nové POWER stroje s vlastními procesory]. Published October 23, 2023

* golem. [https://www.golem.de/news/open-power-project-ibm-power-10-ist-nicht-mehr-open-source-2310-178708.html Raptor entscheidet sich wegen Binary-Blob gegen Power 10 Prozessoren]. Published October 23, 2023

* phoronix. [https://www.phoronix.com/news/Raptor-Computing-New-2024 Raptor Computing Developing New Secure BMC & New OpenPOWER ISA 3.1 Based Systems]. Published October 20, 2023

* phoronix. [https://www.phoronix.com/news/Raptor-Arctic-Tern-BMC/ Raptor Launches Arctic Tern As An Open-Source BMC Solution]. Published July 28, 2022

* phoronix. [https://www.phoronix.com/news/Raptor-Arctic-Tern/ Raptor Computing To Launch "Arctic Tern" As An FPGA-Based Soft BMC]. Published July 17, 2022

* Free Software Foundation. [https://www.fsf.org/blogs/sysadmin/closing-in-on-fully-free-bioses-with-the-fsf-tech-team/ Closing in on fully free BIOSes with the FSF tech team]. Published July 13, 2022

* Random thoughts of Peter 'CzP' Czanik. [https://peter.czanik.hu/posts/power-timothy-pearson-raptorcs/ Raptor CS: Fully Owner Controlled Computing using OpenPOWER]. Published May 17, 2022

* Open Source Voices. [https://www.opensourcevoices.org/24/ Timothy Pearson - Chief Technology Officer at Raptor Computing Systems]. Published November 30, 2021

* OSnews. [https://www.osnews.com/story/133093/review-blackbird-secure-desktop-a-fully-open-source-modern-power9-workstation-without-any-proprietary-code/ Review: Blackbird Secure Desktop – a fully open source modern POWER9 workstation without any proprietary code]. Published March 01, 2021

* phoronix. [https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=big-power9-l1d/ Another Look At The Performance Impact To IBM's POWER9 L1d Flushing Change]. Published December 04, 2020

* Deep in IT. [https://diit.cz/blog/blackbird-ja/ Blackbird a já]. Published June 11, 2020

* phoronix. [https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=power9-l1d-flush/ The Performance Impact To POWER9's Eager L1d Cache Flushing Fix]. Published November 25, 2019

* phoronix. [https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=POWER9-Ubuntu-19.04-19.10/ POWER9 Blackbird Performance On Ubuntu 19.04 vs. Ubuntu 19.10 Benchmarks]. Published November 23, 2019

* BUG. [https://www.bug.hr/procesori/ibm-power-pc-procesor-je-postao-open-source-11003/ IBM Power PC procesor je postao open source!]. Published August 23, 2019

* phoronix. [https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Raptor-OpenCAPI-Coming/ Raptor Computing Systems Planning To Launch New ATX POWER9 Board With OpenCAPI]. Published August 20, 2019

* phoronix. [https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=rome-power9-arm/ POWER9 & ARM Performance Against Intel Xeon Cascadelake + AMD EPYC Rome]. Published August 19, 2019

* Level1Techs. [https://yewtu.be/embed/5syd5HmDdGU Forget x86; OpenPower is it! Talos II Secure Workstation!]. Published July 27, 2019

* phoronix. [https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=power9-gcc9-clang8/ GCC vs. Clang Compiler Benchmarks On POWER9 With Raptor's Blackbird]. Published July 23, 2019

* phoronix. [https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=blackbird-power9-4c/ An Initial Look At The IBM POWER9 4-Core / 16-Thread CPU Performance On The Blackbird]. Published July 01, 2019

* phoronix. [https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=raptor-blackbird-initial/ Raptor's Blackbird Arrives As The Most Open-Source Yet Fast Desktop System - Up To 8 POWER9 Cores, PCIe 4.0]. Published May 28, 2019

* phoronix. [https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Raptor-Blackbird-Shipping/ Raptor's Blackbird micro-ATX POWER9 System Is Ready To Take Flight This Week]. Published May 19, 2019

* Level1Techs. [https://yewtu.be/embed/o5Ihqg72T3c/ POWER9 & Raptors? Oh my! - TalosII Talk & Interview w/ Raptor Computing Systems]. Published April 29, 2019

* Linus Tech Tips. [https://yewtu.be/embed/lt8cu8IMLOM/ An Open Source Motherboard?!]. Published March 22, 2019

* phoronix. [https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=power9-gcc-clang/ GCC 8/9 vs. LLVM Clang 7/8 Compiler Performance On POWER9 With The Raptor Talos II]. Published February 08, 2019

* Geeky Gadgets. [https://www.geeky-gadgets.com/blackbird-non-x86-motherboard-27-11-2018/ Blackbird Non-X86 motherboard unveiled by Raptor Engineering for $800]. Published November 27, 2018

* phoronix. [https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=power9-x86-servers/ A Look At The Open-Source Talos II POWER9 Performance Against x86_64 Server CPUs]. Published November 27, 2018

* golem. [https://www.golem.de/news/blackbird-raptor-bringt-power9-board-und-cpu-fuer-1-000-us-dollar-1811-137915.html/ Raptor bringt Power9-Board und -CPU für 1.000 US-Dollar]. Published November 26, 2018

* heise. [https://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/Power9-Mainboard-mit-offener-Firmware-und-CPU-fuer-1000-US-Dollar-4232544.html/ Power9-Mainboard mit offener Firmware und CPU für 1000 US-Dollar]. Published November 26, 2018

* Hackaday. [https://hackaday.com/2018/11/26/a-sub-1000-non-x86-motherboard/ A Sub-$1000, Non-X86 Motherboard]. Published November 26, 2018

* PurePC. [https://www.purepc.pl/raptor-blackbird-plyta-glowna-micro-atx-dla-procesorow-ibm/ Raptor Blackbird - Płyta główna Micro ATX dla procesorów IBM]. Published November 25, 2018

* phoronix. [https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Blackbird-POWER9-Pre-Orders/ Raptor Blackbird Micro-ATX POWER9 Motherboard Pre-Orders Open Up At $799 USD]. Published November 23, 2018

* phoronix. [https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Raptor-Blackbird-Possible-Price/ It Looks Like The Raptor Blackbird Open-Source Motherboard Will Sell For Just Under $900]. Published November 14, 2018

* phoronix. [https://www.phoronix.com/review/power9-spectre-benchmarks The Performance Impact Of Spectre Mitigation On POWER9]. Published November 11, 2018

* phoronix. [https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=power9-threadripper-core9/ Raptor Talos II POWER9 Benchmarks Against AMD Threadripper & Intel Core i9]. Published November 08, 2018

* ServeTheHome. [https://www.servethehome.com/raptor-computing-systems-talos-ii-lite-power9-spotted-with-xilinx-alveo/ Raptor Computing Systems Talos II Lite POWER9 with Xilinx Alveo]. Published October 13, 2018

* ServeTheHome. [https://www.servethehome.com/raptor-computing-systems-blackbird-supports-up-to-8-core-power9/ Raptor Computing Systems Blackbird Supports up to 8 Core POWER9]. Published October 09, 2018

* phoronix. [https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=power9-talos-2/ 13-Way IBM POWER9 Talos II vs. Intel Xeon vs. AMD Linux Benchmarks On Debian]. Published June 25, 2018

* TechRepublic. [https://www.techrepublic.com/article/raptors-talos-ii-lite-brings-power9-to-the-desktop-without-breaking-the-bank/ Raptor’s Talos II Lite brings POWER9 to the desktop without breaking the bank]. Published May 18, 2018

* phoronix. [https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=power9-epyc-xeon/ POWER9 Benchmarks vs. Intel Xeon vs. AMD EPYC Performance On Debian Linux]. Published April 4, 2018

* EE Times Asia. [https://www.eetasia.com/18032005-ibm-power-9-hopes-to-steal-x86-market-shares/ IBM Power 9 Hopes to Steal x86 Market Share]. Published March 20, 2018

* TechRepublic. [https://www.techrepublic.com/article/raptor-computing-looks-to-end-x86-domination-with-power9-based-talos-ii-secure-workstation/#ftag=RSS56d97e7/ Raptor Computing looks to end x86 domination with POWER9-based Talos II Secure Workstation]. Published August 21, 2017

* Electronics360. [https://electronics360.globalspec.com/article/9592/new-computing-systems-for-linux-bsd/ New Computing Systems for Linux, BSD]. Published August 18, 2017

* PR Newswire. [https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/a-high-performance-open-and-secure-alternative-to-x86-computing-300506431.html/ A High Performance, Open, and Secure Alternative to X86 Computing]. Published August 18, 2017

* enterprise times. [https://www.enterprisetimes.co.uk/2017/08/18/talos-ii-breaks-cover-first-power9-machine/ Talos II breaks cover with first Power9 machine]. Published August 18, 2017

* THOMAS. [https://news.thomasnet.com/companystory/a-high-performance-open-and-secure-alternative-to-x86-computing-40005901/ A High Performance, Open, and Secure Alternative to x86 Computing]. Published August 17, 2017

* 3DNews. [https://3dnews.ru/956800/sistemnaya-plata-raptor-talos-ii-poddergivaet-dva-protsessora-power9/ Системная плата Raptor Talos II поддерживает два процессора POWER9]. Published August 12, 2017

* cnews. [https://www.cnews.cz/talos-ii-odhalen-pocitac-s-procesorem-ibm-power9-muzete-mit-za-neco-pres-2000// Talos II odhalen. Počítač s procesorem IBM Power9 můžete mít za něco přes 2000 dolarů]. Published August 12, 2017

* Deep in IT. [https://diit.cz/clanek/talos-ii-v-predprodeji/ Talos II v předprodeji]. Published August 11, 2017

* heise. [https://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/IBM-Power9-Workstation-mit-offener-Firmware-und-Linux-3798402.html/ IBM-Power9-Workstation mit offener Firmware und Linux]. Published August 11, 2017

* phoronix. [https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Raptor-Talos-2-Teaser/ Raptor Is Going To Launch A New POWER9 Linux System]. Published July 19, 2017

* nixCraft. [https://www.cyberciti.biz/hardware/talos-secure-power8-linux-workstation-with-fully-open-source-firmware/ Talos Secure POWER8 Linux Workstation With Fully Open Source Firmware]. Published January 09, 2017

* TechRepublic. [https://www.techrepublic.com/article/intel-alternative-talos-secure-workstation-brings-power8-to-the-desktop/ Intel alternative Talos Secure Workstation brings POWER8 to the desktop]. Published January 03, 2017

* Open Source For You. [https://www.opensourceforu.com/2016/11/ibm-power8-powered-open-source-atx-motherboard-goes-official/ IBM Power8-powered open source Talos motherboard goes official]. Published November 25, 2016

* ExtremeTech. [https://www.extremetech.com/computing/237905-new-crowdfunding-project-promises-an-atx-motherboard-for-ibms-power8/ New crowdfunding project promises an ATX motherboard for IBM’s Power8]. Published October 19, 2016

* phoronix. [https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Talos-Crowdsupply/ POWER8 Workstation Launches On Crowdfunding: $4k For Motherboard, $18k For System]. Published October 15, 2016

User:MPC7500

2023-10-24T18:45:45Z

MPC7500: /* Build */

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via IRC — MPC7500 on Freenode; OFTC; Libera.chat

== Build ==
[[File:NZXT-closed.JPG|thumb|right|NZXT H400, closed.]]

[[File:NZXT_open.JPG|thumb|right|NZXT H400, open.]]

'''Ordered:''' November 25, 2018

'''Shipped:''' June 4, 2019

'''Received:''' June 18, 2019

'''Temperatures:'''

Idle (2.15GHz): 52°C/ 125°F; Fan: 1000 RPM

Full load (3.8GHz): 71°C/ 160°F; Fan: 1700 RPM

'''Temperatures (flipped CPU fan):'''

Idle (2.15GHz): 43°C/ 109°F; Fan: 1000 RPM

Full load (3.8GHz): 66°C/ 151°F; Fan: 1400 RPM

{| class="wikitable"
! style="font-weight:bold; background-color:#efefef;" | Quantity
! style="font-weight:bold; background-color:#efefef;" | Component
! style="font-weight:bold; background-color:#efefef;" | Brand
! style="font-weight:bold; background-color:#efefef;" | Model
! style="font-weight:bold; background-color:#efefef;" | Price
|-
| style="background-color:#ffffff;" | 1
| style="background-color:#ffffff;" | Chassis
| style="background-color:#ffffff;" | NZXT
| style="background-color:#ffffff;" | H400 black / red
| style="text-align: right; background-color:#ffffff;" | € 89.06
|-
| style="background-color:#ffffff;" | 1
| style="background-color:#ffffff;" | Mainboard
| style="background-color:#ffffff;" | RCS
| style="background-color:#ffffff;" | Blackbird Rev. 1.01
| style="text-align: right; background-color:#ffffff;" | € 549.68
|-
| style="background-color:#ffffff;" | 1
| style="background-color:#ffffff;" | CPU
| style="background-color:#ffffff;" | IBM
| style="background-color:#ffffff;" | POWER9 DD2.2 02CY297, Quadcore
| style="text-align: right; background-color:#ffffff;" | € 329.82
|-
| style="background-color:#ffffff;" | 1
| style="background-color:#ffffff;" | Heatsink & Fan
| style="background-color:#ffffff;" | AVC
| style="background-color:#ffffff;" | TL2HS3, 3U PN: 01KL960 (FAN1)
| style="text-align: right; background-color:#ffffff;" | € 99.02
|-
| style="background-color:#ffffff;" | 2
| style="background-color:#ffffff;" | Fan: Front
| style="background-color:#ffffff;" | be quiet!
| style="background-color:#ffffff;" | Silent Wings 3 PWM High-Speed, 140mm (FAN2)
| style="text-align: right; background-color:#ffffff;" | € 39.80
|-
| style="background-color:#ffffff;" | 1
| style="background-color:#ffffff;" | Fan: Rear
| style="background-color:#ffffff;" | be quiet!
| style="background-color:#ffffff;" | Silent Wings 3 PWM High-Speed, 120mm (FAN3)
| style="text-align: right; background-color:#ffffff;" | € 20.64
|-
| style="background-color:#ffffff;" | 1
| style="background-color:#ffffff;" | Fan: Top
| style="background-color:#ffffff;" | be quiet!
| style="background-color:#ffffff;" | Silent Wings 3 PWM High-Speed, 120mm (FAN3)
| style="text-align: right; background-color:#ffffff;" | € 20.77
|-
| style="background-color:#ffffff;" | 2
| style="background-color:#ffffff;" | RAM
| style="background-color:#ffffff;" | Samsung
| style="background-color:#ffffff;" | M393A4K40CB2-CTD7Q, 32GB
| style="text-align: right; background-color:#ffffff;" | € 316.04
|-
| style="background-color:#ffffff;" | 1
| style="background-color:#ffffff;" | SSD
| style="background-color:#ffffff;" | Crucial
| style="background-color:#ffffff;" | BX500, 480GB
| style="text-align: right; background-color:#ffffff;" | € 49.85
|-
| style="background-color:#ffffff;" | 1
| style="background-color:#ffffff;" | PCIe/ M2 adapter
| style="background-color:#ffffff;" | Delock
| style="background-color:#ffffff;" | Item No. 89929
| style="text-align: right; background-color:#ffffff;" | € 16.91
|-
| style="background-color:#ffffff;" | 1
| style="background-color:#ffffff;" | SSM
| style="background-color:#ffffff;" | Samsung
| style="background-color:#ffffff;" | 970 EVO Plus NVMe M2, 1TB
| style="text-align: right; background-color:#ffffff;" | € 224.00
|-
| style="background-color:#ffffff;" | 1
| style="background-color:#ffffff;" | Graphic card
| style="background-color:#ffffff;" | SAPPHIRE
| style="background-color:#ffffff;" | PULSE RX 5500 XT, 8GB RAM
| style="text-align: right; background-color:#ffffff;" | € 227.99
|-
| style="background-color:#ffffff;" | 1
| style="background-color:#ffffff;" | Serial slot bracket
| style="background-color:#ffffff;" | DIGITUS
| style="background-color:#ffffff;" | AK-610300-003-E
| style="text-align: right; background-color:#ffffff;" | € 2.85
|-
| style="background-color:#ffffff;" | 1
| style="background-color:#ffffff;" | Power supply
| style="background-color:#ffffff;" | be quiet!
| style="background-color:#ffffff;" | Straight Power 11, 450W
| style="text-align: right; background-color:#ffffff;" | € 75.99
|-
| style="background-color:#ffffff;" | 4
| style="background-color:#ffffff;" | Cable
| style="background-color:#ffffff;" | Various
| style="background-color:#ffffff;" | S-ATA, Y-cable
| style="text-align: right; background-color:#ffffff;" | € 12.18
|-
| style="background-color:#ffffff;" | 1
| style="background-color:#ffffff;" | Keyboard
| style="background-color:#ffffff;" | logitech
| style="background-color:#ffffff;" | G413, Carbon (US INT'L)
| style="text-align: right; background-color:#ffffff;" | € 77.40
|-
| style="background-color:#ffffff;" | 1
| style="background-color:#ffffff;" | Mouse
| style="background-color:#ffffff;" | logitech
| style="background-color:#ffffff;" | M150 Cinammon Red
| style="text-align: right; background-color:#ffffff;" | € 18.99
|-
| style="background-color:#ffffff;" | 1
| style="background-color:#ffffff;" | Display
| style="background-color:#ffffff;" | acer
| style="background-color:#ffffff;" | Nitro XV2 XV252QF, 24.5"
| style="text-align: right; background-color:#ffffff;" | --.--
|-
| colspan="5" style="background-color:#333333;" |
|-
| style="background-color:#ffffff;" | 1
| colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;" | Shipping costs and fees
| style="text-align: right; background-color:#ffffff;" | € 218.30
|-
| style="background-color:#ffffff;" | 1
| colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;" | Customs duties (19% VAT, Germany)
| style="text-align: right; background-color:#ffffff;" | € 221.85
|-
| colspan="4" style="text-align: center; font-weight:bold; background-color:#efefef;" | Total Cost
| style="background-color:#c0c0c0;" | € 2,611.14
|}

[[Category:User Systems]]

Raptor Computing Systems in the media

2023-10-23T15:22:04Z

MPC7500: add golem, October 23, 2023

* golem. [https://www.golem.de/news/open-power-project-ibm-power-10-ist-nicht-mehr-open-source-2310-178708.html Raptor entscheidet sich wegen Binary-Blob gegen Power 10 Prozessoren]. Published October 23, 2023

* phoronix. [https://www.phoronix.com/news/Raptor-Computing-New-2024 Raptor Computing Developing New Secure BMC & New OpenPOWER ISA 3.1 Based Systems]. Published October 20, 2023

* phoronix. [https://www.phoronix.com/news/Raptor-Arctic-Tern-BMC/ Raptor Launches Arctic Tern As An Open-Source BMC Solution]. Published July 28, 2022

* phoronix. [https://www.phoronix.com/news/Raptor-Arctic-Tern/ Raptor Computing To Launch "Arctic Tern" As An FPGA-Based Soft BMC]. Published July 17, 2022

* Free Software Foundation. [https://www.fsf.org/blogs/sysadmin/closing-in-on-fully-free-bioses-with-the-fsf-tech-team/ Closing in on fully free BIOSes with the FSF tech team]. Published July 13, 2022

* Random thoughts of Peter 'CzP' Czanik. [https://peter.czanik.hu/posts/power-timothy-pearson-raptorcs/ Raptor CS: Fully Owner Controlled Computing using OpenPOWER]. Published May 17, 2022

* Open Source Voices. [https://www.opensourcevoices.org/24/ Timothy Pearson - Chief Technology Officer at Raptor Computing Systems]. Published November 30, 2021

* OSnews. [https://www.osnews.com/story/133093/review-blackbird-secure-desktop-a-fully-open-source-modern-power9-workstation-without-any-proprietary-code/ Review: Blackbird Secure Desktop – a fully open source modern POWER9 workstation without any proprietary code]. Published March 01, 2021

* phoronix. [https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=big-power9-l1d/ Another Look At The Performance Impact To IBM's POWER9 L1d Flushing Change]. Published December 04, 2020

* Deep in IT. [https://diit.cz/blog/blackbird-ja/ Blackbird a já]. Published June 11, 2020

* phoronix. [https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=power9-l1d-flush/ The Performance Impact To POWER9's Eager L1d Cache Flushing Fix]. Published November 25, 2019

* phoronix. [https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=POWER9-Ubuntu-19.04-19.10/ POWER9 Blackbird Performance On Ubuntu 19.04 vs. Ubuntu 19.10 Benchmarks]. Published November 23, 2019

* BUG. [https://www.bug.hr/procesori/ibm-power-pc-procesor-je-postao-open-source-11003/ IBM Power PC procesor je postao open source!]. Published August 23, 2019

* phoronix. [https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Raptor-OpenCAPI-Coming/ Raptor Computing Systems Planning To Launch New ATX POWER9 Board With OpenCAPI]. Published August 20, 2019

* phoronix. [https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=rome-power9-arm/ POWER9 & ARM Performance Against Intel Xeon Cascadelake + AMD EPYC Rome]. Published August 19, 2019

* Level1Techs. [https://yewtu.be/embed/5syd5HmDdGU Forget x86; OpenPower is it! Talos II Secure Workstation!]. Published July 27, 2019

* phoronix. [https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=power9-gcc9-clang8/ GCC vs. Clang Compiler Benchmarks On POWER9 With Raptor's Blackbird]. Published July 23, 2019

* phoronix. [https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=blackbird-power9-4c/ An Initial Look At The IBM POWER9 4-Core / 16-Thread CPU Performance On The Blackbird]. Published July 01, 2019

* phoronix. [https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=raptor-blackbird-initial/ Raptor's Blackbird Arrives As The Most Open-Source Yet Fast Desktop System - Up To 8 POWER9 Cores, PCIe 4.0]. Published May 28, 2019

* phoronix. [https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Raptor-Blackbird-Shipping/ Raptor's Blackbird micro-ATX POWER9 System Is Ready To Take Flight This Week]. Published May 19, 2019

* Level1Techs. [https://yewtu.be/embed/o5Ihqg72T3c/ POWER9 & Raptors? Oh my! - TalosII Talk & Interview w/ Raptor Computing Systems]. Published April 29, 2019

* Linus Tech Tips. [https://yewtu.be/embed/lt8cu8IMLOM/ An Open Source Motherboard?!]. Published March 22, 2019

* phoronix. [https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=power9-gcc-clang/ GCC 8/9 vs. LLVM Clang 7/8 Compiler Performance On POWER9 With The Raptor Talos II]. Published February 08, 2019

* Geeky Gadgets. [https://www.geeky-gadgets.com/blackbird-non-x86-motherboard-27-11-2018/ Blackbird Non-X86 motherboard unveiled by Raptor Engineering for $800]. Published November 27, 2018

* phoronix. [https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=power9-x86-servers/ A Look At The Open-Source Talos II POWER9 Performance Against x86_64 Server CPUs]. Published November 27, 2018

* golem. [https://www.golem.de/news/blackbird-raptor-bringt-power9-board-und-cpu-fuer-1-000-us-dollar-1811-137915.html/ Raptor bringt Power9-Board und -CPU für 1.000 US-Dollar]. Published November 26, 2018

* heise. [https://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/Power9-Mainboard-mit-offener-Firmware-und-CPU-fuer-1000-US-Dollar-4232544.html/ Power9-Mainboard mit offener Firmware und CPU für 1000 US-Dollar]. Published November 26, 2018

* Hackaday. [https://hackaday.com/2018/11/26/a-sub-1000-non-x86-motherboard/ A Sub-$1000, Non-X86 Motherboard]. Published November 26, 2018

* PurePC. [https://www.purepc.pl/raptor-blackbird-plyta-glowna-micro-atx-dla-procesorow-ibm/ Raptor Blackbird - Płyta główna Micro ATX dla procesorów IBM]. Published November 25, 2018

* phoronix. [https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Blackbird-POWER9-Pre-Orders/ Raptor Blackbird Micro-ATX POWER9 Motherboard Pre-Orders Open Up At $799 USD]. Published November 23, 2018

* phoronix. [https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Raptor-Blackbird-Possible-Price/ It Looks Like The Raptor Blackbird Open-Source Motherboard Will Sell For Just Under $900]. Published November 14, 2018

* phoronix. [https://www.phoronix.com/review/power9-spectre-benchmarks The Performance Impact Of Spectre Mitigation On POWER9]. Published November 11, 2018

* phoronix. [https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=power9-threadripper-core9/ Raptor Talos II POWER9 Benchmarks Against AMD Threadripper & Intel Core i9]. Published November 08, 2018

* ServeTheHome. [https://www.servethehome.com/raptor-computing-systems-talos-ii-lite-power9-spotted-with-xilinx-alveo/ Raptor Computing Systems Talos II Lite POWER9 with Xilinx Alveo]. Published October 13, 2018

* ServeTheHome. [https://www.servethehome.com/raptor-computing-systems-blackbird-supports-up-to-8-core-power9/ Raptor Computing Systems Blackbird Supports up to 8 Core POWER9]. Published October 09, 2018

* phoronix. [https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=power9-talos-2/ 13-Way IBM POWER9 Talos II vs. Intel Xeon vs. AMD Linux Benchmarks On Debian]. Published June 25, 2018

* TechRepublic. [https://www.techrepublic.com/article/raptors-talos-ii-lite-brings-power9-to-the-desktop-without-breaking-the-bank/ Raptor’s Talos II Lite brings POWER9 to the desktop without breaking the bank]. Published May 18, 2018

* phoronix. [https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=power9-epyc-xeon/ POWER9 Benchmarks vs. Intel Xeon vs. AMD EPYC Performance On Debian Linux]. Published April 4, 2018

* EE Times Asia. [https://www.eetasia.com/18032005-ibm-power-9-hopes-to-steal-x86-market-shares/ IBM Power 9 Hopes to Steal x86 Market Share]. Published March 20, 2018

* TechRepublic. [https://www.techrepublic.com/article/raptor-computing-looks-to-end-x86-domination-with-power9-based-talos-ii-secure-workstation/#ftag=RSS56d97e7/ Raptor Computing looks to end x86 domination with POWER9-based Talos II Secure Workstation]. Published August 21, 2017

* Electronics360. [https://electronics360.globalspec.com/article/9592/new-computing-systems-for-linux-bsd/ New Computing Systems for Linux, BSD]. Published August 18, 2017

* PR Newswire. [https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/a-high-performance-open-and-secure-alternative-to-x86-computing-300506431.html/ A High Performance, Open, and Secure Alternative to X86 Computing]. Published August 18, 2017

* enterprise times. [https://www.enterprisetimes.co.uk/2017/08/18/talos-ii-breaks-cover-first-power9-machine/ Talos II breaks cover with first Power9 machine]. Published August 18, 2017

* THOMAS. [https://news.thomasnet.com/companystory/a-high-performance-open-and-secure-alternative-to-x86-computing-40005901/ A High Performance, Open, and Secure Alternative to x86 Computing]. Published August 17, 2017

* 3DNews. [https://3dnews.ru/956800/sistemnaya-plata-raptor-talos-ii-poddergivaet-dva-protsessora-power9/ Системная плата Raptor Talos II поддерживает два процессора POWER9]. Published August 12, 2017

* cnews. [https://www.cnews.cz/talos-ii-odhalen-pocitac-s-procesorem-ibm-power9-muzete-mit-za-neco-pres-2000// Talos II odhalen. Počítač s procesorem IBM Power9 můžete mít za něco přes 2000 dolarů]. Published August 12, 2017

* Deep in IT. [https://diit.cz/clanek/talos-ii-v-predprodeji/ Talos II v předprodeji]. Published August 11, 2017

* heise. [https://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/IBM-Power9-Workstation-mit-offener-Firmware-und-Linux-3798402.html/ IBM-Power9-Workstation mit offener Firmware und Linux]. Published August 11, 2017

* phoronix. [https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Raptor-Talos-2-Teaser/ Raptor Is Going To Launch A New POWER9 Linux System]. Published July 19, 2017

* nixCraft. [https://www.cyberciti.biz/hardware/talos-secure-power8-linux-workstation-with-fully-open-source-firmware/ Talos Secure POWER8 Linux Workstation With Fully Open Source Firmware]. Published January 09, 2017

* TechRepublic. [https://www.techrepublic.com/article/intel-alternative-talos-secure-workstation-brings-power8-to-the-desktop/ Intel alternative Talos Secure Workstation brings POWER8 to the desktop]. Published January 03, 2017

* Open Source For You. [https://www.opensourceforu.com/2016/11/ibm-power8-powered-open-source-atx-motherboard-goes-official/ IBM Power8-powered open source Talos motherboard goes official]. Published November 25, 2016

* ExtremeTech. [https://www.extremetech.com/computing/237905-new-crowdfunding-project-promises-an-atx-motherboard-for-ibms-power8/ New crowdfunding project promises an ATX motherboard for IBM’s Power8]. Published October 19, 2016

* phoronix. [https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Talos-Crowdsupply/ POWER8 Workstation Launches On Crowdfunding: $4k For Motherboard, $18k For System]. Published October 15, 2016

Raptor Computing Systems in the media

2023-10-20T22:57:22Z

MPC7500: add Phoronix Solid Silicon / remove OSnews article because C&P of the Czanik blog post

* phoronix. [https://www.phoronix.com/news/Raptor-Computing-New-2024 Raptor Computing Developing New Secure BMC & New OpenPOWER ISA 3.1 Based Systems]. Published October 20, 2023

* phoronix. [https://www.phoronix.com/news/Raptor-Arctic-Tern-BMC/ Raptor Launches Arctic Tern As An Open-Source BMC Solution]. Published July 28, 2022

* phoronix. [https://www.phoronix.com/news/Raptor-Arctic-Tern/ Raptor Computing To Launch "Arctic Tern" As An FPGA-Based Soft BMC]. Published July 17, 2022

* Free Software Foundation. [https://www.fsf.org/blogs/sysadmin/closing-in-on-fully-free-bioses-with-the-fsf-tech-team/ Closing in on fully free BIOSes with the FSF tech team]. Published July 13, 2022

* Random thoughts of Peter 'CzP' Czanik. [https://peter.czanik.hu/posts/power-timothy-pearson-raptorcs/ Raptor CS: Fully Owner Controlled Computing using OpenPOWER]. Published May 17, 2022

* Open Source Voices. [https://www.opensourcevoices.org/24/ Timothy Pearson - Chief Technology Officer at Raptor Computing Systems]. Published November 30, 2021

* OSnews. [https://www.osnews.com/story/133093/review-blackbird-secure-desktop-a-fully-open-source-modern-power9-workstation-without-any-proprietary-code/ Review: Blackbird Secure Desktop – a fully open source modern POWER9 workstation without any proprietary code]. Published March 01, 2021

* phoronix. [https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=big-power9-l1d/ Another Look At The Performance Impact To IBM's POWER9 L1d Flushing Change]. Published December 04, 2020

* Deep in IT. [https://diit.cz/blog/blackbird-ja/ Blackbird a já]. Published June 11, 2020

* phoronix. [https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=power9-l1d-flush/ The Performance Impact To POWER9's Eager L1d Cache Flushing Fix]. Published November 25, 2019

* phoronix. [https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=POWER9-Ubuntu-19.04-19.10/ POWER9 Blackbird Performance On Ubuntu 19.04 vs. Ubuntu 19.10 Benchmarks]. Published November 23, 2019

* BUG. [https://www.bug.hr/procesori/ibm-power-pc-procesor-je-postao-open-source-11003/ IBM Power PC procesor je postao open source!]. Published August 23, 2019

* phoronix. [https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Raptor-OpenCAPI-Coming/ Raptor Computing Systems Planning To Launch New ATX POWER9 Board With OpenCAPI]. Published August 20, 2019

* phoronix. [https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=rome-power9-arm/ POWER9 & ARM Performance Against Intel Xeon Cascadelake + AMD EPYC Rome]. Published August 19, 2019

* Level1Techs. [https://yewtu.be/embed/5syd5HmDdGU Forget x86; OpenPower is it! Talos II Secure Workstation!]. Published July 27, 2019

* phoronix. [https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=power9-gcc9-clang8/ GCC vs. Clang Compiler Benchmarks On POWER9 With Raptor's Blackbird]. Published July 23, 2019

* phoronix. [https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=blackbird-power9-4c/ An Initial Look At The IBM POWER9 4-Core / 16-Thread CPU Performance On The Blackbird]. Published July 01, 2019

* phoronix. [https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=raptor-blackbird-initial/ Raptor's Blackbird Arrives As The Most Open-Source Yet Fast Desktop System - Up To 8 POWER9 Cores, PCIe 4.0]. Published May 28, 2019

* phoronix. [https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Raptor-Blackbird-Shipping/ Raptor's Blackbird micro-ATX POWER9 System Is Ready To Take Flight This Week]. Published May 19, 2019

* Level1Techs. [https://yewtu.be/embed/o5Ihqg72T3c/ POWER9 & Raptors? Oh my! - TalosII Talk & Interview w/ Raptor Computing Systems]. Published April 29, 2019

* Linus Tech Tips. [https://yewtu.be/embed/lt8cu8IMLOM/ An Open Source Motherboard?!]. Published March 22, 2019

* phoronix. [https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=power9-gcc-clang/ GCC 8/9 vs. LLVM Clang 7/8 Compiler Performance On POWER9 With The Raptor Talos II]. Published February 08, 2019

* Geeky Gadgets. [https://www.geeky-gadgets.com/blackbird-non-x86-motherboard-27-11-2018/ Blackbird Non-X86 motherboard unveiled by Raptor Engineering for $800]. Published November 27, 2018

* phoronix. [https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=power9-x86-servers/ A Look At The Open-Source Talos II POWER9 Performance Against x86_64 Server CPUs]. Published November 27, 2018

* golem. [https://www.golem.de/news/blackbird-raptor-bringt-power9-board-und-cpu-fuer-1-000-us-dollar-1811-137915.html/ Raptor bringt Power9-Board und -CPU für 1.000 US-Dollar]. Published November 26, 2018

* heise. [https://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/Power9-Mainboard-mit-offener-Firmware-und-CPU-fuer-1000-US-Dollar-4232544.html/ Power9-Mainboard mit offener Firmware und CPU für 1000 US-Dollar]. Published November 26, 2018

* Hackaday. [https://hackaday.com/2018/11/26/a-sub-1000-non-x86-motherboard/ A Sub-$1000, Non-X86 Motherboard]. Published November 26, 2018

* PurePC. [https://www.purepc.pl/raptor-blackbird-plyta-glowna-micro-atx-dla-procesorow-ibm/ Raptor Blackbird - Płyta główna Micro ATX dla procesorów IBM]. Published November 25, 2018

* phoronix. [https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Blackbird-POWER9-Pre-Orders/ Raptor Blackbird Micro-ATX POWER9 Motherboard Pre-Orders Open Up At $799 USD]. Published November 23, 2018

* phoronix. [https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Raptor-Blackbird-Possible-Price/ It Looks Like The Raptor Blackbird Open-Source Motherboard Will Sell For Just Under $900]. Published November 14, 2018

* phoronix. [https://www.phoronix.com/review/power9-spectre-benchmarks The Performance Impact Of Spectre Mitigation On POWER9]. Published November 11, 2018

* phoronix. [https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=power9-threadripper-core9/ Raptor Talos II POWER9 Benchmarks Against AMD Threadripper & Intel Core i9]. Published November 08, 2018

* ServeTheHome. [https://www.servethehome.com/raptor-computing-systems-talos-ii-lite-power9-spotted-with-xilinx-alveo/ Raptor Computing Systems Talos II Lite POWER9 with Xilinx Alveo]. Published October 13, 2018

* ServeTheHome. [https://www.servethehome.com/raptor-computing-systems-blackbird-supports-up-to-8-core-power9/ Raptor Computing Systems Blackbird Supports up to 8 Core POWER9]. Published October 09, 2018

* phoronix. [https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=power9-talos-2/ 13-Way IBM POWER9 Talos II vs. Intel Xeon vs. AMD Linux Benchmarks On Debian]. Published June 25, 2018

* TechRepublic. [https://www.techrepublic.com/article/raptors-talos-ii-lite-brings-power9-to-the-desktop-without-breaking-the-bank/ Raptor’s Talos II Lite brings POWER9 to the desktop without breaking the bank]. Published May 18, 2018

* phoronix. [https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=power9-epyc-xeon/ POWER9 Benchmarks vs. Intel Xeon vs. AMD EPYC Performance On Debian Linux]. Published April 4, 2018

* EE Times Asia. [https://www.eetasia.com/18032005-ibm-power-9-hopes-to-steal-x86-market-shares/ IBM Power 9 Hopes to Steal x86 Market Share]. Published March 20, 2018

* TechRepublic. [https://www.techrepublic.com/article/raptor-computing-looks-to-end-x86-domination-with-power9-based-talos-ii-secure-workstation/#ftag=RSS56d97e7/ Raptor Computing looks to end x86 domination with POWER9-based Talos II Secure Workstation]. Published August 21, 2017

* Electronics360. [https://electronics360.globalspec.com/article/9592/new-computing-systems-for-linux-bsd/ New Computing Systems for Linux, BSD]. Published August 18, 2017

* PR Newswire. [https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/a-high-performance-open-and-secure-alternative-to-x86-computing-300506431.html/ A High Performance, Open, and Secure Alternative to X86 Computing]. Published August 18, 2017

* enterprise times. [https://www.enterprisetimes.co.uk/2017/08/18/talos-ii-breaks-cover-first-power9-machine/ Talos II breaks cover with first Power9 machine]. Published August 18, 2017

* THOMAS. [https://news.thomasnet.com/companystory/a-high-performance-open-and-secure-alternative-to-x86-computing-40005901/ A High Performance, Open, and Secure Alternative to x86 Computing]. Published August 17, 2017

* 3DNews. [https://3dnews.ru/956800/sistemnaya-plata-raptor-talos-ii-poddergivaet-dva-protsessora-power9/ Системная плата Raptor Talos II поддерживает два процессора POWER9]. Published August 12, 2017

* cnews. [https://www.cnews.cz/talos-ii-odhalen-pocitac-s-procesorem-ibm-power9-muzete-mit-za-neco-pres-2000// Talos II odhalen. Počítač s procesorem IBM Power9 můžete mít za něco přes 2000 dolarů]. Published August 12, 2017

* Deep in IT. [https://diit.cz/clanek/talos-ii-v-predprodeji/ Talos II v předprodeji]. Published August 11, 2017

* heise. [https://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/IBM-Power9-Workstation-mit-offener-Firmware-und-Linux-3798402.html/ IBM-Power9-Workstation mit offener Firmware und Linux]. Published August 11, 2017

* phoronix. [https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Raptor-Talos-2-Teaser/ Raptor Is Going To Launch A New POWER9 Linux System]. Published July 19, 2017

* nixCraft. [https://www.cyberciti.biz/hardware/talos-secure-power8-linux-workstation-with-fully-open-source-firmware/ Talos Secure POWER8 Linux Workstation With Fully Open Source Firmware]. Published January 09, 2017

* TechRepublic. [https://www.techrepublic.com/article/intel-alternative-talos-secure-workstation-brings-power8-to-the-desktop/ Intel alternative Talos Secure Workstation brings POWER8 to the desktop]. Published January 03, 2017

* Open Source For You. [https://www.opensourceforu.com/2016/11/ibm-power8-powered-open-source-atx-motherboard-goes-official/ IBM Power8-powered open source Talos motherboard goes official]. Published November 25, 2016

* ExtremeTech. [https://www.extremetech.com/computing/237905-new-crowdfunding-project-promises-an-atx-motherboard-for-ibms-power8/ New crowdfunding project promises an ATX motherboard for IBM’s Power8]. Published October 19, 2016

* phoronix. [https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Talos-Crowdsupply/ POWER8 Workstation Launches On Crowdfunding: $4k For Motherboard, $18k For System]. Published October 15, 2016

Power ISA/Vector Operations

2023-07-06T21:42:44Z

MPC7500: /* Github / Gitlab pages */ add libjpeg-turbo

The Power Architecture ISA includes a specification of vector or SIMD operations. Prior to the Power ISA, i.e. PowerPC, some of these operations were available, but defined in an external standard, called Altivec by Freescale (Motorola spin-off), Vector Multimedia Extension (VMX) by IBM, and Velocity Engine by Apple.

The Vector operations are classified as Vector Facility and Vector Scalar Extension (VSX) in current versions of the Power ISA.

Power ISA v2.07 still refers to some instructions as VMX in its summary of changes since the previous version, but the rest of the document avoids mentioning VMX completely.

Power ISA v3.0 no longer mentions VMX at all.

According to [[File:POWER9-Features-and-Specifications.pdf]] page 7, the Vector Scalar Unit (VSU)'s 128-bit hardware is dedicated per super-slice (2 threads). This may indicate that trying to aggressively use 128-bit VSX instructions in two threads that use the same super-slice will be inefficient. It is possible that clever usage of <code>taskset</code> may improve this situation.

== External Links ==

* Seebach, Peter. [https://web.archive.org/web/20080614023936/https://www.ibm.com/developerworks/library/pa-unrollav1/ Unrolling AltiVec, Part 1, Introducing the PowerPC SIMD unit]. Published March 01, 2005
* Seebach, Peter. [https://www.sucs.org/~grepwood/ps3/altivec/pa-unrollav2-pdf.pdf Unrolling AltiVec, Part 2, Optimize code for SIMD processing]. Published March 16, 2005
* Gschwind, Michael. [https://www.researchgate.net/publication/299472451_Workload_acceleration_with_the_IBM_POWER_vector-scalar_architecture Workload acceleration with the IBM POWER vector-scalar architecture]. IBM Journal of Research and Development. Published March, 2016
* Clarke, Paul. [https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/vectorizing-fun-and-performance Vectorizing for fun and performance]. Published January 24, 2018
* OpenPOWER. [https://openpowerfoundation.org/specifications/vectorintrinsicportingguide/ Vector Intrinsics Porting Guide]. Published March 13, 2018
* Talospace. [https://www.talospace.com/2019/07/easier-power-vectorizing-for-fun-and.html Easier Power ISA vectorizing for fun and profit with GCC x86 intrinsics]. Published July 26, 2019
* OpenPOWER. [https://openpowerfoundation.org/specifications/vectorintrinsicprogrammingreference/ Vector Intrinsics Programming Reference Specification]. Published August 11, 2020
* Ruzhu Chen. [https://developer.ibm.com/learningpaths/port-your-app-to-lop/migrate-app-on-lop/ Linux on IBM Power Systems application porting and tuning guide]. Published September 27, 2020
* OpenPOWER. [https://openpowerfoundation.org/compliance/vectorintrinsicprogrammingreference/ Vector Intrinsic Programming Reference Compliance Specification]. Published March 28, 2021
* José E. Moreira. [https://arxiv.org/abs/2104.03142 A matrix math facility for Power ISA(TM) processors]. Published April 7, 2021
* José E. Moreira. [https://www.redbooks.ibm.com/Redbooks.nsf/RedpieceAbstracts/redp5612.html Matrix-Multiply Assist Best Practices Guide]. Published April 15, 2021
* Sridhar Venkat. [https://community.ibm.com/community/user/powerdeveloper/blogs/sridhar-venkat1/2022/08/29/power10-mma MMA in IBM Power10 processor]. Published August 29, 2022

== Github / Gitlab pages ==

* Eigen. [https://gitlab.com/libeigen/eigen A C++ template library for linear algebra: matrices, vectors, numerical solvers and related algorithms]
* Simd Library. [https://github.com/ermig1979/Simd C++ image processing and machine learning library with using of SIMD]
* SIMD Everywhere. [https://github.com/simd-everywhere/simde Implementations of SIMD instruction sets for systems which don't natively support them]
* EVE - the Expressive Vector Engine. [https://github.com/jfalcou/eve SIMD in C++]
* UniSIMD Assembler. [https://github.com/VectorChief/UniSIMD-assembler SIMD macro assembler unified for ARM, MIPS, PPC and x86]
* Turbo Base64. [https://github.com/powturbo/Turbo-Base64 Fastest Base64 SIMD:SSE/AVX2/AVX512/Neon/Altivec]
* Inastemp. [https://gitlab.inria.fr/bramas/inastemp Intrinsics as template - is a basic library to use vectorization easily in C++]
* libsimdpp. [https://github.com/p12tic/libsimdpp Portable header-only C++ low level SIMD library]
* pveclib. [https://github.com/open-power-sdk/pveclib Power Vector Library]
* SLEEF. [https://github.com/shibatch/sleef SIMD Library for Evaluating Elementary Functions, vectorized libm and DFT]
* libjpeg-turbo. [https://github.com/libjpeg-turbo/libjpeg-turbo A JPEG image codec that uses SIMD instructions to accelerate baseline JPEG compression and decompression]
* libfreevec. [https://github.com/VectorCamp/libfreevec SIMD optimized C library]

Operating System Compatibility List

2023-06-19T20:25:36Z

MPC7500: /* Linux */ Chimera -> works

Not everything is bug-free, so you might want to the check also [[Fixes in Progress]] about the state of their upstreaming. ppc64 and ppc64le refer to [[big-endian]] and [[little-endian]], respectively; ppc refers to 32-bit.
== Linux ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Distribution
!Version
!Architecture
!Reported by
!Notes
|-
|[https://www.adelielinux.org/ Adélie]
|1.0-beta1
|ppc64
|[[User:Awilfox|awilfox]]
|Needs the easy-kernel-power8 package instead of easy-kernel. KDE 5 is stable.
|-
|[https://almalinux.org/ Alma]
|8.5
|ppc64le
|[[User:Xilinder|Xilinder]]
|[https://forums.raptorcs.com/index.php/topic,345.msg2769.html#msg2769 Works]
|-
|[https://alpinelinux.org/ Alpine]
|3.11.5
|ppc64le
|[[User:Tle|Tle]]
|Needs internet connection for the setup-alpine to fetch grub-ieee1275 and sfdisk. Let's hope the next version would include these two packages in the ISO. I have lodged a [https://gitlab.alpinelinux.org/alpine/aports/issues/11384 request]
|-
|[https://en.altlinux.org/ ALT]
|10.0
|ppc64le
|[[User:MPC7500|MPC7500]]
|Unable to install. The image is not displayed in Petitboot.
|-
|[https://aosc.io/ AOSC OS]
|RR
|ppc64le
|[[User:MPC7500|MPC7500]]
|Not tested yet.
|-
|[https://archlinuxpower.org/ Arch]
|RR
|ppc64le
|[[User:MPC7500|MPC7500]]
|Not tested yet.
|-
|[https://ataraxialinux.org/ Ataraxia]
|201101
|ppc64le
|[[User:MPC7500|MPC7500]]
|Not tested yet.
|-
|rowspan="2"|[https://bedrocklinux.org/ Bedrock]
|rowspan="2"|0.7.28
|ppc64
|[[User:MPC7500|MPC7500]]
|Not tested yet.
|-
|ppc64le
|[[User:JeremyRand|JeremyRand]]
|Installed PyTorch on a Debian Bookworm VM, distro-morphed it to Bedrock, installed a Gentoo stratum, installed Gentoo's Electron package, Gentoo's Electron was able to use Debian's PyTorch without issues.
|-
|[https://www.centos.org/ CentOS]
|7.7
|ppc64le
|[[User:MPC7500|MPC7500]]
|Works OOTB. I only needed the [[Troubleshooting/GPU#Xorg_crashes_or_is_laggy_with_the_AST_VGA_GPU| snippets for the AST GPU]]
|-
|[https://www.centos.org/ CentOS Stream]
|9
|ppc64le
|[[User:MPC7500|MPC7500]]
|Not tested yet.
|-
|[https://chimera-linux.org/ Chimera]
|20220912
|ppc64le
|[[User:MPC7500|MPC7500]]
|Works.
|-
|[https://cclinux.org/ Circle]
|8.6
|ppc64le
|[[User:MPC7500|MPC7500]]
|Not tested yet.
|-
|rowspan="10"|[https://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/ Debian]
|12 (2022-03-21 weekly DVD ISO)
|ppc64le
|[[User:JeremyRand|JeremyRand]]
|Seems to work fine with XFCE inside KVM (machine type = pseries).
|-
|11.1.0 (netinst)
|ppc64le
|[[User:Jas|Jas]]
|Installs and works out of box with no changes. Installer is on serial port, VGA is blank
([[Operating_System_Specific_Workarounds/Debian#Bullseye|workaround]]). Works fine as a KVM host via virt-manager and a Debian 11 guest VM.
|-
|11 (2021-03-29 weekly DVD ISO)
|ppc64le
|[[User:JeremyRand|JeremyRand]]
|Seems to work fine with XFCE inside KVM (machine type = pseries).
|-
|11/Sid (2021-02-02 [https://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/ports/snapshots/ snapshot])
|ppc64
|[[User:JeremyRand|JeremyRand]]
|Seems to work fine with XFCE inside KVM (machine type = pseries). Note that even though this ISO is labeled "10.0.0" in the filename, it is actually Sid, not Buster.
|-
|10 (2018-05-28 weekly DVD ISO)
|ppc64le
|[[User:JeremyRand|JeremyRand]]
|Seems to work fine. KDE crashes occasionally, but that might be unrelated to running it on POWER9. Works fine as a KVM host via virt-manager (tested with Debian 10 as the guest). Be warned that the installer will enable the contrib repos (without your knowledge or consent), which is bad from a software freedom standpoint.
|-
|[https://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/ports/10.0/ 10.0] (ISO is dated 2018-05-18)
|ppc64
|[[User:JeremyRand|JeremyRand]]
|ISO fails to boot in virt-manager (KVM; machine type = pseries).
|-
|10
|ppc64
|[[User:Awilfox|awilfox]]
|Only tested in KVM-PV. Using Adélie easy-kernel as kernel, Debian Buster userland.
|-
|9.9.0
|ppc64le
|[[User:MPC7500|MPC7500]]
|Works OOTB. I only needed the [[Troubleshooting/GPU#Xorg_crashes_or_is_laggy_with_the_AST_VGA_GPU| snippets for the AST GPU]]
|-
|9.5.0
|ppc64le
|[[User:JeremyRand|JeremyRand]]
|Seems to work fine with KDE inside KVM (machine type = pseries). Default version of Linux works fine. Be warned that the installer will enable the contrib repos (without your knowledge or consent), which is bad from a software freedom standpoint. However, running <code>dpkg-query -W -f='${Section}\t${Package}\n' | grep ^contrib</code> (see [https://unix.stackexchange.com/a/111102 this Stack Exchange answer]) suggests that no actual packages from the contrib repos are installed by default, so you should be able to disable the contrib repos after installation without ever being exposed to contrib-packaged software.
|-
|9
|ppc64le
|[[User:nashimus|nashimus]]
|Requires 4.16 or newer kernel. Installed Debian testing net install, set apt sources to Debian stable and downgraded, keeping 4.16 kernel. Most VMs failed to boot before updating qemu to 2.12.0.
|-
|[https://www.devuan.org/ Devuan]
|4.0
|ppc64le
|[[User:MPC7500|MPC7500]]
|Works
|-
|rowspan="16"|[https://alt.fedoraproject.org/alt/ Fedora]
|38
|ppc64le
|Tle
|Works just fine. Mutter animation is a bit sluggish, very likely regressed
|-
|38 Rawhide 2022-12-23
|ppc64le
|DKnoto
|Works just fine, see [https://forums.raptorcs.com/index.php/topic,445.msg3600.html review on forum].
|-
|37
|ppc64le
|ClassicHasClass
|[https://www.talospace.com/2022/12/fedora-37-mini-review-on-blackbird-and.html Review at Talospace.]
|-
|37 Beta
|ppc64le
|[[User:jbowen|jbowen]]
|"Headless" server install works well, as does (GNOME) Workstation (graphics tested with a Sapphire Radeon HD5450).
|-
|36
|ppc64le
|ClassicHasClass
|[https://www.talospace.com/2022/06/fedora-36-mini-mini-review-on-blackbird.html Review at Talospace.]
|-
|35
|ppc64le
|ClassicHasClass
|[https://www.talospace.com/2021/11/fedora-35-mini-review-on-blackbird-and.html Review at Talospace.]
|-
|34
|ppc64le
|ClassicHasClass
|[https://www.talospace.com/2021/05/fedora-34-mini-review-on-blackbird-and.html Review at Talospace.]
|-
|rowspan="2"|33
|rowspan="2"|ppc64le
|[[User:Tle|Tle]]
|Server and Workstation variant works perfectly!
|-
|ClassicHasClass
|[https://www.talospace.com/2020/11/fedora-33-mini-review-on-blackbird-and.html Review at Talospace.]
|-
|rowspan="2"|32
|rowspan="2"|ppc64le
|[[User:Tle|Tle]]
|Server variant works perfectly!
The Workstation Live variant failed to load kernel image at Petitboot prompt, the workaround is to change kernel/initrd paths before booting to
be /ppc/ppc64/{vmlinuz,initrd.img} instead of /ppc/ppc
|-
|ClassicHasClass
|[https://www.talospace.com/2020/05/fedora-32-mini-review-on-blackbird-and.html Review at Talospace.]
|-
|31
|ppc64le
|[[User:MPC7500|MPC7500]]
|Works. I only needed the [[Troubleshooting/GPU#Xorg_crashes_or_is_laggy_with_the_AST_VGA_GPU| snippets for the AST GPU]]. When installing GNOME (workstation-product-environment) you have to do [[Troubleshooting/GPU#Wayland_.28GNOME.29_freeze_after_boot_with_the_AST_VGA_GPU|this modification]]
|-
|30
|ppc64le
|[[User:MPC7500|MPC7500]]
|Works OOTB. I only needed the [[Troubleshooting/GPU#Xorg_crashes_or_is_laggy_with_the_AST_VGA_GPU| snippets for the AST GPU]]
|-
|rowspan="3"|28
|ppc64le
|[[User:Sharkcz|Sharkcz]]
|only bare metal verified for now, you might want to enable [[User:Sharkcz|SharkCZ]]'s COPR [https://copr.fedorainfracloud.org/coprs/sharkcz/talos/ repo] for not-yet-upstreamed updates
|-
|ppc64le
|[[User:nashimus|nashimus]]
|May need to manually specify inst.stage2, during install. [https://www.ibm.com/developerworks/community/blogs/cb4b63c0-e358-474c-8b04-391c3a279d5a/entry/Baremetal_RHEL_Redhat_Installation_with_OPAL?lang=en Workaround] [https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1577587 Bug]
|-
|ppc64
|[[User:Sharkcz|Sharkcz]]
|discontinued in Fedora 29
|-
|rowspan="2|[https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Handbook:PPC64 Gentoo]
| n/a
|ppc64le
|[[User:Luke-jr|luke-jr]]
|Once installed, works fine.
GNOME, Plasma and other desktops are supported.
Ships working firefox, qtwebengine:5.
[https://distfiles.gentoo.org/releases/ppc/autobuilds/current-install-ppc64le-minimal/ latest install iso supporting both 4k and 64k pagesize kernels]
|-
|17.0
|ppc64
|[[User:MarcusC|MarcusC]]
|XFCE4 and virt-manager verified
|-
|[https://www.glasnost.org/ Glasnost]
|2021.10-01
|ppc64le
|[[User:MPC7500|MPC7500]]
|Not tested yet.
|-
|[http://www.w5j6stm77zs6652pgsij4awcjeel3eco7kvipheu6mtr623eyyehj4yd.onion/ Kicksecure] ([https://www.kicksecure.com/ clearnet link])
|16
|ppc64le
|[[User:JeremyRand|JeremyRand]]
|Appears to work fine with XFCE in a VM when the [[Kicksecure]] instructions are followed. Haven't tried CLI or host.
|-
|rowspan="2"|[https://www.opensuse.org/ openSUSE]
|Leap 15.1
|ppc64le
|[[User:MPC7500|MPC7500]]
|Works OOTB. I only needed the [[Troubleshooting/GPU#Xorg_crashes_or_is_laggy_with_the_AST_VGA_GPU| snippets for the AST GPU]]
|-
|Tumbleweed 20190805
|ppc64le
|[[User:Jonsger|Jonsger]]
|Install via serial console (over ssh) and connect HDMI to dedicated GPU. Use Xorg config from [[Troubleshooting/GPU#Step_2:_Create_Xorg_Configuration_Snippet]]. radeonsi is missing, as Mesa-dri is not build for ppc64le. Workaround: install from [https://build.opensuse.org/project/show/home:jbrielmaier:ppc64le home:jbrielmaier:ppc64le] repo.
|-
|[https://mirror.grapentin.org/parabola-ports/powerpc64le/ Parabola]
|15-Apr-2021
|ppc64le
|[[User:JeremyRand|JeremyRand]]
|Not tested yet.
|-
|[https://www.powerel.org/ PowerEL]
|7
|ppc64le
|[[User:MPC7500|MPC7500]]
|Unable to install. The image is not displayed in Petitboot.
|-
|[https://www.redhat.com/en/technologies/linux-platforms/enterprise-linux RHEL]
|9
|ppc64le
|[[User:Tle|Tle]]
|[https://forums.raptorcs.com/index.php/topic,365.msg2944.html#msg2944 Works]
|-
|[https://www.riscyslack.org/ Riscy Slack (Slackware)]
|2020-11-17
|ppc64le
|[[User: MPC7500|MPC7500]]
|Works OOTB. I only needed the [[Troubleshooting/GPU#Xorg_crashes_or_is_laggy_with_the_AST_VGA_GPU| snippets for the AST GPU]]
|-
|[https://rockylinux.org/ Rocky]
|9.0
|ppc64le
|[[User:MPC7500|MPC7500]]
||Not tested yet.
|-
|[http://t2sde.org/ T2 SDE]
|21.5
|ppc64le
|[[User:MPC7500|MPC7500]]
|Not tested yet.
|-
|rowspan="5"|[https://www.ubuntu.com/download/server/power Ubuntu Server]
|22.04 LTS
|ppc64le
|[[User:Manatails|manatails]]
|Installs and works out of box with no changes.
|-
|20.04 LTS
|ppc64le
|[[User:Jas|Jas]]
|Installs and works out of box with no changes.
|-
|19.10 (kernel 5.3.x)
|ppc64le
|[[User:FlyingBlackbird|FlyingBlackbird]]
|Works OOTB with GNOME (installed via <code>sudo tasksel</code> choosing ''Ubuntu Desktop'') and a single SATA HDD. I only needed to configure Xorg for a FullHD resolution of the AST GPU as described in [[Troubleshooting/GPU#Display_stuck_at_default_low_resolution_with_AST_HDMI_GPU]]. Note that NVMe SSDs may crash when a manual or scheduled <code>discard</code> ("trim") is started (due to a kernel bug fixed in 5.4 but there is a work-around, see [[POWER9 Hardware Compatibility List/PCIe Devices#NVMe_Drives]]. So far a combination of a NVMe SSD and SATA HDD makes troubles if both drives are used for OS installation targets with booting from HDD causes ATA error messages (I am investigating this, see the [[User:FlyingBlackbird|up-to-date status of my system configuration]]).
|-
|19.04
|ppc64le
|[[User:MPC7500|MPC7500]]
|Works OOTB. I only needed the [[Troubleshooting/GPU#Xorg_crashes_or_is_laggy_with_the_AST_VGA_GPU| snippets for the AST GPU]]
|-
|18.10
|ppc64le
|[[User:q66|q66]]
|Installs and works out of box with no changes, Xfce4.
|-
|rowspan="3"|[https://voidlinux-ppc.org Void Linux for Power Architecture]
|rowspan="3"|n/a
|ppc64le
|rowspan="3"|[[User:q66|q66]]
|rowspan="3"|Staging fork of Void Linux (custom binary repository and infrastructure, merging changes back upstream), fully functional, both endians, glibc or musl, 64-bit or 32-bit (32-bit works on Talos with 64-bit kernel or in a VM).

UPDATE: Void Linux for Power ISA has been discontinued in January 2023 in favor of Chimera Linux. -[[User:JeremyRand|JeremyRand]]
|-
|ppc64
|-
|ppc
|-
|rowspan="5"|[http://dds6qkxpwdeubwucdiaord2xgbbeyds25rbsgr73tbfpqpt4a6vjwsyd.onion/ Whonix] ([https://www.whonix.org/ clearnet link])
|16
|ppc64le
|[[User:JeremyRand|JeremyRand]]
|Appears to work fine with XFCE (both Gateway and Workstation) when the [[Whonix]] instructions are followed. Haven't tried CLI.
|-
|15 (Morphed from Sid)
|ppc64
|[[User:JeremyRand|JeremyRand]]
|Dependency conflicts prevent distro-morphing from Debian Sid to Whonix. I'm working on getting these fixed.
|-
|15 (Morphed from Buster)
|ppc64le
|[[User:JeremyRand|JeremyRand]]
|Appears to work fine with KDE (both Gateway and Workstation) when the [[Whonix]] instructions are followed; host OS used for testing was Debian 10. Haven't tried XFCE and CLI.
|-
|rowspan="2"|14
|ppc64le
|[[User:JeremyRand|JeremyRand]]
|Appears to work fine when the [[Whonix]] instructions are followed; host OS used for testing was Debian 10. (UPDATE: Whonix 14 is no longer recommended by upstream for KVM; use Whonix 15 instead.)
|-
|amd64
|[[User:JeremyRand|JeremyRand]]
|Appears to boot without errors when the [[Whonix/x86]] instructions are followed; host OS used for testing was Debian 10. Didn't test anything beyond showing the XFCE GUI.
|}

== BSDs ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Distribution
!Version
!Architecture
!Reported by
!Notes
|-
|rowspan="3"|[https://www.freebsd.org/ FreeBSD]
|13.1-RELEASE
|ppc64le
|[[User:kev009|kev009]]
|The most recent release, 13.0-RELEASE has initial ppc64le support
|-
|13.1-RELEASE
|ppc64
|[[User:kev009|kev009]]
|The most recent release
|-
|12.0-RELEASE
|ppc64
|[[User:kev009|kev009]]
|Contains initial POWER9 support
|-
|[https://www.openbsd.org/powerpc64.html OpenBSD]
|6.8
|ppc64
|[[User:DanielPocock|DanielPocock]]
|Official support since OpenBSD 6.8
|-
|}

==Ports in progress==
Rapid progress is being made on these ports by members of the community.

* [https://guix.gnu.org/en/blog/2021/new-supported-platform-powerpc64le-linux/ GNU Guix System] ([[User:Isengaara|Isengaara]] and lle-bout (email: lle-bout at zaclys dot net))
* NixOS (@crystalgamma:matrix.org on Matrix)
* [https://github.com/QubesOS/qubes-issues/issues/4318 Qubes OS]
* [https://spectrum-os.org/design.html Spectrum]
* [https://trisquel.info/en/forum/librebooting-my-desktop#comment-166973 Trisquel]

== Rejected Ports ==

* [https://issues.hyperbola.info/index.php?do=details&task_id=1336 Hyperbola]

== External Links ==

* [http://oscomp.hu/bgafc/oses4ppc.php Operating Systems for PowerPC] PPC32 / PPC64 / PPC64le

[[Category:Compatibility List]]

Power ISA/Vector Operations

2023-06-16T20:48:18Z

MPC7500: /* External Links */ Power10 MMA

The Power Architecture ISA includes a specification of vector or SIMD operations. Prior to the Power ISA, i.e. PowerPC, some of these operations were available, but defined in an external standard, called Altivec by Freescale (Motorola spin-off), Vector Multimedia Extension (VMX) by IBM, and Velocity Engine by Apple.

The Vector operations are classified as Vector Facility and Vector Scalar Extension (VSX) in current versions of the Power ISA.

Power ISA v2.07 still refers to some instructions as VMX in its summary of changes since the previous version, but the rest of the document avoids mentioning VMX completely.

Power ISA v3.0 no longer mentions VMX at all.

According to [[File:POWER9-Features-and-Specifications.pdf]] page 7, the Vector Scalar Unit (VSU)'s 128-bit hardware is dedicated per super-slice (2 threads). This may indicate that trying to aggressively use 128-bit VSX instructions in two threads that use the same super-slice will be inefficient. It is possible that clever usage of <code>taskset</code> may improve this situation.

== External Links ==

* Seebach, Peter. [https://web.archive.org/web/20080614023936/https://www.ibm.com/developerworks/library/pa-unrollav1/ Unrolling AltiVec, Part 1, Introducing the PowerPC SIMD unit]. Published March 01, 2005
* Seebach, Peter. [https://www.sucs.org/~grepwood/ps3/altivec/pa-unrollav2-pdf.pdf Unrolling AltiVec, Part 2, Optimize code for SIMD processing]. Published March 16, 2005
* Gschwind, Michael. [https://www.researchgate.net/publication/299472451_Workload_acceleration_with_the_IBM_POWER_vector-scalar_architecture Workload acceleration with the IBM POWER vector-scalar architecture]. IBM Journal of Research and Development. Published March, 2016
* Clarke, Paul. [https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/vectorizing-fun-and-performance Vectorizing for fun and performance]. Published January 24, 2018
* OpenPOWER. [https://openpowerfoundation.org/specifications/vectorintrinsicportingguide/ Vector Intrinsics Porting Guide]. Published March 13, 2018
* Talospace. [https://www.talospace.com/2019/07/easier-power-vectorizing-for-fun-and.html Easier Power ISA vectorizing for fun and profit with GCC x86 intrinsics]. Published July 26, 2019
* OpenPOWER. [https://openpowerfoundation.org/specifications/vectorintrinsicprogrammingreference/ Vector Intrinsics Programming Reference Specification]. Published August 11, 2020
* Ruzhu Chen. [https://developer.ibm.com/learningpaths/port-your-app-to-lop/migrate-app-on-lop/ Linux on IBM Power Systems application porting and tuning guide]. Published September 27, 2020
* OpenPOWER. [https://openpowerfoundation.org/compliance/vectorintrinsicprogrammingreference/ Vector Intrinsic Programming Reference Compliance Specification]. Published March 28, 2021
* José E. Moreira. [https://arxiv.org/abs/2104.03142 A matrix math facility for Power ISA(TM) processors]. Published April 7, 2021
* José E. Moreira. [https://www.redbooks.ibm.com/Redbooks.nsf/RedpieceAbstracts/redp5612.html Matrix-Multiply Assist Best Practices Guide]. Published April 15, 2021
* Sridhar Venkat. [https://community.ibm.com/community/user/powerdeveloper/blogs/sridhar-venkat1/2022/08/29/power10-mma MMA in IBM Power10 processor]. Published August 29, 2022

== Github / Gitlab pages ==

* Eigen. [https://gitlab.com/libeigen/eigen A C++ template library for linear algebra: matrices, vectors, numerical solvers and related algorithms]
* Simd Library. [https://github.com/ermig1979/Simd C++ image processing and machine learning library with using of SIMD]
* SIMD Everywhere. [https://github.com/simd-everywhere/simde Implementations of SIMD instruction sets for systems which don't natively support them]
* EVE - the Expressive Vector Engine. [https://github.com/jfalcou/eve SIMD in C++]
* UniSIMD Assembler. [https://github.com/VectorChief/UniSIMD-assembler SIMD macro assembler unified for ARM, MIPS, PPC and x86]
* Turbo Base64. [https://github.com/powturbo/Turbo-Base64 Fastest Base64 SIMD:SSE/AVX2/AVX512/Neon/Altivec]
* Inastemp. [https://gitlab.inria.fr/bramas/inastemp Intrinsics as template - is a basic library to use vectorization easily in C++]
* libsimdpp. [https://github.com/p12tic/libsimdpp Portable header-only C++ low level SIMD library]
* pveclib. [https://github.com/open-power-sdk/pveclib Power Vector Library]
* SLEEF. [https://github.com/shibatch/sleef SIMD Library for Evaluating Elementary Functions, vectorized libm and DFT]
* libfreevec. [https://github.com/VectorCamp/libfreevec SIMD optimized C library]

Power ISA/Vector Operations

2023-06-15T23:50:18Z

MPC7500: /* Github / Gitlab pages */

The Power Architecture ISA includes a specification of vector or SIMD operations. Prior to the Power ISA, i.e. PowerPC, some of these operations were available, but defined in an external standard, called Altivec by Freescale (Motorola spin-off), Vector Multimedia Extension (VMX) by IBM, and Velocity Engine by Apple.

The Vector operations are classified as Vector Facility and Vector Scalar Extension (VSX) in current versions of the Power ISA.

Power ISA v2.07 still refers to some instructions as VMX in its summary of changes since the previous version, but the rest of the document avoids mentioning VMX completely.

Power ISA v3.0 no longer mentions VMX at all.

According to [[File:POWER9-Features-and-Specifications.pdf]] page 7, the Vector Scalar Unit (VSU)'s 128-bit hardware is dedicated per super-slice (2 threads). This may indicate that trying to aggressively use 128-bit VSX instructions in two threads that use the same super-slice will be inefficient. It is possible that clever usage of <code>taskset</code> may improve this situation.

== External Links ==

* Seebach, Peter. [https://web.archive.org/web/20080614023936/https://www.ibm.com/developerworks/library/pa-unrollav1/ Unrolling AltiVec, Part 1, Introducing the PowerPC SIMD unit]. Published March 01, 2005
* Seebach, Peter. [https://www.sucs.org/~grepwood/ps3/altivec/pa-unrollav2-pdf.pdf Unrolling AltiVec, Part 2, Optimize code for SIMD processing]. Published March 16, 2005
* Gschwind, Michael. [https://www.researchgate.net/publication/299472451_Workload_acceleration_with_the_IBM_POWER_vector-scalar_architecture Workload acceleration with the IBM POWER vector-scalar architecture]. IBM Journal of Research and Development. Published March, 2016
* Clarke, Paul. [https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/vectorizing-fun-and-performance Vectorizing for fun and performance]. Published January 24, 2018
* OpenPOWER. [https://openpowerfoundation.org/specifications/vectorintrinsicportingguide/ Vector Intrinsics Porting Guide]. Published March 13, 2018
* Talospace. [https://www.talospace.com/2019/07/easier-power-vectorizing-for-fun-and.html Easier Power ISA vectorizing for fun and profit with GCC x86 intrinsics]. Published July 26, 2019
* OpenPOWER. [https://openpowerfoundation.org/specifications/vectorintrinsicprogrammingreference/ Vector Intrinsics Programming Reference Specification]. Published August 11, 2020
* Ruzhu Chen. [https://developer.ibm.com/learningpaths/port-your-app-to-lop/migrate-app-on-lop/ Linux on IBM Power Systems application porting and tuning guide]. Published September 27, 2020
* OpenPOWER. [https://openpowerfoundation.org/compliance/vectorintrinsicprogrammingreference/ Vector Intrinsic Programming Reference Compliance Specification]. Published March 28, 2021

== Github / Gitlab pages ==

* Eigen. [https://gitlab.com/libeigen/eigen A C++ template library for linear algebra: matrices, vectors, numerical solvers and related algorithms]
* Simd Library. [https://github.com/ermig1979/Simd C++ image processing and machine learning library with using of SIMD]
* SIMD Everywhere. [https://github.com/simd-everywhere/simde Implementations of SIMD instruction sets for systems which don't natively support them]
* EVE - the Expressive Vector Engine. [https://github.com/jfalcou/eve SIMD in C++]
* UniSIMD Assembler. [https://github.com/VectorChief/UniSIMD-assembler SIMD macro assembler unified for ARM, MIPS, PPC and x86]
* Turbo Base64. [https://github.com/powturbo/Turbo-Base64 Fastest Base64 SIMD:SSE/AVX2/AVX512/Neon/Altivec]
* Inastemp. [https://gitlab.inria.fr/bramas/inastemp Intrinsics as template - is a basic library to use vectorization easily in C++]
* libsimdpp. [https://github.com/p12tic/libsimdpp Portable header-only C++ low level SIMD library]
* pveclib. [https://github.com/open-power-sdk/pveclib Power Vector Library]
* SLEEF. [https://github.com/shibatch/sleef SIMD Library for Evaluating Elementary Functions, vectorized libm and DFT]
* libfreevec. [https://github.com/VectorCamp/libfreevec SIMD optimized C library]

Power ISA/Vector Operations

2023-06-15T18:07:50Z

MPC7500: /* Github pages */

The Power Architecture ISA includes a specification of vector or SIMD operations. Prior to the Power ISA, i.e. PowerPC, some of these operations were available, but defined in an external standard, called Altivec by Freescale (Motorola spin-off), Vector Multimedia Extension (VMX) by IBM, and Velocity Engine by Apple.

The Vector operations are classified as Vector Facility and Vector Scalar Extension (VSX) in current versions of the Power ISA.

Power ISA v2.07 still refers to some instructions as VMX in its summary of changes since the previous version, but the rest of the document avoids mentioning VMX completely.

Power ISA v3.0 no longer mentions VMX at all.

According to [[File:POWER9-Features-and-Specifications.pdf]] page 7, the Vector Scalar Unit (VSU)'s 128-bit hardware is dedicated per super-slice (2 threads). This may indicate that trying to aggressively use 128-bit VSX instructions in two threads that use the same super-slice will be inefficient. It is possible that clever usage of <code>taskset</code> may improve this situation.

== External Links ==

* Seebach, Peter. [https://web.archive.org/web/20080614023936/https://www.ibm.com/developerworks/library/pa-unrollav1/ Unrolling AltiVec, Part 1, Introducing the PowerPC SIMD unit]. Published March 01, 2005
* Seebach, Peter. [https://www.sucs.org/~grepwood/ps3/altivec/pa-unrollav2-pdf.pdf Unrolling AltiVec, Part 2, Optimize code for SIMD processing]. Published March 16, 2005
* Gschwind, Michael. [https://www.researchgate.net/publication/299472451_Workload_acceleration_with_the_IBM_POWER_vector-scalar_architecture Workload acceleration with the IBM POWER vector-scalar architecture]. IBM Journal of Research and Development. Published March, 2016
* Clarke, Paul. [https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/vectorizing-fun-and-performance Vectorizing for fun and performance]. Published January 24, 2018
* OpenPOWER. [https://openpowerfoundation.org/specifications/vectorintrinsicportingguide/ Vector Intrinsics Porting Guide]. Published March 13, 2018
* Talospace. [https://www.talospace.com/2019/07/easier-power-vectorizing-for-fun-and.html Easier Power ISA vectorizing for fun and profit with GCC x86 intrinsics]. Published July 26, 2019
* OpenPOWER. [https://openpowerfoundation.org/specifications/vectorintrinsicprogrammingreference/ Vector Intrinsics Programming Reference Specification]. Published August 11, 2020
* Ruzhu Chen. [https://developer.ibm.com/learningpaths/port-your-app-to-lop/migrate-app-on-lop/ Linux on IBM Power Systems application porting and tuning guide]. Published September 27, 2020
* OpenPOWER. [https://openpowerfoundation.org/compliance/vectorintrinsicprogrammingreference/ Vector Intrinsic Programming Reference Compliance Specification]. Published March 28, 2021

== Github / Gitlab pages ==

* [https://gitlab.com/libeigen/eigen Eigen is a C++ template library for linear algebra: matrices, vectors, numerical solvers and related algorithms]
* [https://github.com/ermig1979/Simd C++ image processing and machine learning library with using of SIMD]
* [https://github.com/simd-everywhere/simde Implementations of SIMD instruction sets for systems which don't natively support them]
* [https://github.com/jfalcou/eve Expressive Vector Engine - SIMD in C++]
* [https://github.com/VectorChief/UniSIMD-assembler SIMD macro assembler unified for ARM, MIPS, PPC and x86]
* [https://github.com/powturbo/Turbo-Base64 Turbo Base64 - Fastest Base64 SIMD:SSE/AVX2/AVX512/Neon/Altivec]
* [https://gitlab.inria.fr/bramas/inastemp Intrinsics as template - is a basic library to use vectorization easily in C++]
* [https://github.com/p12tic/libsimdpp Portable header-only C++ low level SIMD library]
* [https://github.com/open-power-sdk/pveclib Power Vector Library]
* [https://github.com/shibatch/sleef SIMD Library for Evaluating Elementary Functions, vectorized libm and DFT]
* [https://github.com/VectorCamp/libfreevec SIMD optimized C library]

Power ISA/Vector Operations

2023-06-15T16:29:22Z

MPC7500: /* Github pages */

The Power Architecture ISA includes a specification of vector or SIMD operations. Prior to the Power ISA, i.e. PowerPC, some of these operations were available, but defined in an external standard, called Altivec by Freescale (Motorola spin-off), Vector Multimedia Extension (VMX) by IBM, and Velocity Engine by Apple.

The Vector operations are classified as Vector Facility and Vector Scalar Extension (VSX) in current versions of the Power ISA.

Power ISA v2.07 still refers to some instructions as VMX in its summary of changes since the previous version, but the rest of the document avoids mentioning VMX completely.

Power ISA v3.0 no longer mentions VMX at all.

According to [[File:POWER9-Features-and-Specifications.pdf]] page 7, the Vector Scalar Unit (VSU)'s 128-bit hardware is dedicated per super-slice (2 threads). This may indicate that trying to aggressively use 128-bit VSX instructions in two threads that use the same super-slice will be inefficient. It is possible that clever usage of <code>taskset</code> may improve this situation.

== External Links ==

* Seebach, Peter. [https://web.archive.org/web/20080614023936/https://www.ibm.com/developerworks/library/pa-unrollav1/ Unrolling AltiVec, Part 1, Introducing the PowerPC SIMD unit]. Published March 01, 2005
* Seebach, Peter. [https://www.sucs.org/~grepwood/ps3/altivec/pa-unrollav2-pdf.pdf Unrolling AltiVec, Part 2, Optimize code for SIMD processing]. Published March 16, 2005
* Gschwind, Michael. [https://www.researchgate.net/publication/299472451_Workload_acceleration_with_the_IBM_POWER_vector-scalar_architecture Workload acceleration with the IBM POWER vector-scalar architecture]. IBM Journal of Research and Development. Published March, 2016
* Clarke, Paul. [https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/vectorizing-fun-and-performance Vectorizing for fun and performance]. Published January 24, 2018
* OpenPOWER. [https://openpowerfoundation.org/specifications/vectorintrinsicportingguide/ Vector Intrinsics Porting Guide]. Published March 13, 2018
* Talospace. [https://www.talospace.com/2019/07/easier-power-vectorizing-for-fun-and.html Easier Power ISA vectorizing for fun and profit with GCC x86 intrinsics]. Published July 26, 2019
* OpenPOWER. [https://openpowerfoundation.org/specifications/vectorintrinsicprogrammingreference/ Vector Intrinsics Programming Reference Specification]. Published August 11, 2020
* Ruzhu Chen. [https://developer.ibm.com/learningpaths/port-your-app-to-lop/migrate-app-on-lop/ Linux on IBM Power Systems application porting and tuning guide]. Published September 27, 2020
* OpenPOWER. [https://openpowerfoundation.org/compliance/vectorintrinsicprogrammingreference/ Vector Intrinsic Programming Reference Compliance Specification]. Published March 28, 2021

== Github pages ==

* [https://github.com/ermig1979/Simd C++ image processing and machine learning library with using of SIMD]
* [https://github.com/simd-everywhere/simde Implementations of SIMD instruction sets for systems which don't natively support them]
* [https://github.com/jfalcou/eve Expressive Vector Engine - SIMD in C++]
* [https://github.com/VectorChief/UniSIMD-assembler SIMD macro assembler unified for ARM, MIPS, PPC and x86]
* [https://github.com/powturbo/Turbo-Base64 Turbo Base64 - Fastest Base64 SIMD:SSE/AVX2/AVX512/Neon/Altivec]
* [https://github.com/berenger-eu/inastemp Intrinsics as template - is a basic library to use vectorization easily in C++]
* [https://github.com/p12tic/libsimdpp Portable header-only C++ low level SIMD library]
* [https://github.com/open-power-sdk/pveclib Power Vector Library]
* [https://github.com/shibatch/sleef SIMD Library for Evaluating Elementary Functions, vectorized libm and DFT]
* [https://github.com/VectorCamp/libfreevec SIMD optimized C library]

Power ISA/Vector Operations

2023-06-15T16:28:12Z

MPC7500: /* Github pages */

The Power Architecture ISA includes a specification of vector or SIMD operations. Prior to the Power ISA, i.e. PowerPC, some of these operations were available, but defined in an external standard, called Altivec by Freescale (Motorola spin-off), Vector Multimedia Extension (VMX) by IBM, and Velocity Engine by Apple.

The Vector operations are classified as Vector Facility and Vector Scalar Extension (VSX) in current versions of the Power ISA.

Power ISA v2.07 still refers to some instructions as VMX in its summary of changes since the previous version, but the rest of the document avoids mentioning VMX completely.

Power ISA v3.0 no longer mentions VMX at all.

According to [[File:POWER9-Features-and-Specifications.pdf]] page 7, the Vector Scalar Unit (VSU)'s 128-bit hardware is dedicated per super-slice (2 threads). This may indicate that trying to aggressively use 128-bit VSX instructions in two threads that use the same super-slice will be inefficient. It is possible that clever usage of <code>taskset</code> may improve this situation.

== External Links ==

* Seebach, Peter. [https://web.archive.org/web/20080614023936/https://www.ibm.com/developerworks/library/pa-unrollav1/ Unrolling AltiVec, Part 1, Introducing the PowerPC SIMD unit]. Published March 01, 2005
* Seebach, Peter. [https://www.sucs.org/~grepwood/ps3/altivec/pa-unrollav2-pdf.pdf Unrolling AltiVec, Part 2, Optimize code for SIMD processing]. Published March 16, 2005
* Gschwind, Michael. [https://www.researchgate.net/publication/299472451_Workload_acceleration_with_the_IBM_POWER_vector-scalar_architecture Workload acceleration with the IBM POWER vector-scalar architecture]. IBM Journal of Research and Development. Published March, 2016
* Clarke, Paul. [https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/vectorizing-fun-and-performance Vectorizing for fun and performance]. Published January 24, 2018
* OpenPOWER. [https://openpowerfoundation.org/specifications/vectorintrinsicportingguide/ Vector Intrinsics Porting Guide]. Published March 13, 2018
* Talospace. [https://www.talospace.com/2019/07/easier-power-vectorizing-for-fun-and.html Easier Power ISA vectorizing for fun and profit with GCC x86 intrinsics]. Published July 26, 2019
* OpenPOWER. [https://openpowerfoundation.org/specifications/vectorintrinsicprogrammingreference/ Vector Intrinsics Programming Reference Specification]. Published August 11, 2020
* Ruzhu Chen. [https://developer.ibm.com/learningpaths/port-your-app-to-lop/migrate-app-on-lop/ Linux on IBM Power Systems application porting and tuning guide]. Published September 27, 2020
* OpenPOWER. [https://openpowerfoundation.org/compliance/vectorintrinsicprogrammingreference/ Vector Intrinsic Programming Reference Compliance Specification]. Published March 28, 2021

== Github pages ==

[https://github.com/ermig1979/Simd C++ image processing and machine learning library with using of SIMD]

[https://github.com/simd-everywhere/simde Implementations of SIMD instruction sets for systems which don't natively support them]

[https://github.com/jfalcou/eve Expressive Vector Engine - SIMD in C++]

[https://github.com/VectorChief/UniSIMD-assembler SIMD macro assembler unified for ARM, MIPS, PPC and x86]

[https://github.com/powturbo/Turbo-Base64 Turbo Base64 - Fastest Base64 SIMD:SSE/AVX2/AVX512/Neon/Altivec]

[https://github.com/berenger-eu/inastemp Intrinsics as template - is a basic library to use vectorization easily in C++]

[https://github.com/p12tic/libsimdpp Portable header-only C++ low level SIMD library]

[https://github.com/open-power-sdk/pveclib Power Vector Library]

[https://github.com/shibatch/sleef SIMD Library for Evaluating Elementary Functions, vectorized libm and DFT]

[https://github.com/VectorCamp/libfreevec SIMD optimized C library]

Power ISA/Vector Operations

2023-06-15T16:27:26Z

MPC7500: add Github pages

The Power Architecture ISA includes a specification of vector or SIMD operations. Prior to the Power ISA, i.e. PowerPC, some of these operations were available, but defined in an external standard, called Altivec by Freescale (Motorola spin-off), Vector Multimedia Extension (VMX) by IBM, and Velocity Engine by Apple.

The Vector operations are classified as Vector Facility and Vector Scalar Extension (VSX) in current versions of the Power ISA.

Power ISA v2.07 still refers to some instructions as VMX in its summary of changes since the previous version, but the rest of the document avoids mentioning VMX completely.

Power ISA v3.0 no longer mentions VMX at all.

According to [[File:POWER9-Features-and-Specifications.pdf]] page 7, the Vector Scalar Unit (VSU)'s 128-bit hardware is dedicated per super-slice (2 threads). This may indicate that trying to aggressively use 128-bit VSX instructions in two threads that use the same super-slice will be inefficient. It is possible that clever usage of <code>taskset</code> may improve this situation.

== External Links ==

* Seebach, Peter. [https://web.archive.org/web/20080614023936/https://www.ibm.com/developerworks/library/pa-unrollav1/ Unrolling AltiVec, Part 1, Introducing the PowerPC SIMD unit]. Published March 01, 2005
* Seebach, Peter. [https://www.sucs.org/~grepwood/ps3/altivec/pa-unrollav2-pdf.pdf Unrolling AltiVec, Part 2, Optimize code for SIMD processing]. Published March 16, 2005
* Gschwind, Michael. [https://www.researchgate.net/publication/299472451_Workload_acceleration_with_the_IBM_POWER_vector-scalar_architecture Workload acceleration with the IBM POWER vector-scalar architecture]. IBM Journal of Research and Development. Published March, 2016
* Clarke, Paul. [https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/vectorizing-fun-and-performance Vectorizing for fun and performance]. Published January 24, 2018
* OpenPOWER. [https://openpowerfoundation.org/specifications/vectorintrinsicportingguide/ Vector Intrinsics Porting Guide]. Published March 13, 2018
* Talospace. [https://www.talospace.com/2019/07/easier-power-vectorizing-for-fun-and.html Easier Power ISA vectorizing for fun and profit with GCC x86 intrinsics]. Published July 26, 2019
* OpenPOWER. [https://openpowerfoundation.org/specifications/vectorintrinsicprogrammingreference/ Vector Intrinsics Programming Reference Specification]. Published August 11, 2020
* Ruzhu Chen. [https://developer.ibm.com/learningpaths/port-your-app-to-lop/migrate-app-on-lop/ Linux on IBM Power Systems application porting and tuning guide]. Published September 27, 2020
* OpenPOWER. [https://openpowerfoundation.org/compliance/vectorintrinsicprogrammingreference/ Vector Intrinsic Programming Reference Compliance Specification]. Published March 28, 2021

== Github pages ==

[https://github.com/ermig1979/Simd C++ image processing and machine learning library with using of SIMD]
[https://github.com/simd-everywhere/simde Implementations of SIMD instruction sets for systems which don't natively support them]
[https://github.com/jfalcou/eve Expressive Vector Engine - SIMD in C++]
[https://github.com/VectorChief/UniSIMD-assembler SIMD macro assembler unified for ARM, MIPS, PPC and x86]
[https://github.com/powturbo/Turbo-Base64 Turbo Base64 - Fastest Base64 SIMD:SSE/AVX2/AVX512/Neon/Altivec]
[https://github.com/berenger-eu/inastemp Intrinsics as template - is a basic library to use vectorization easily in C++]
[https://github.com/p12tic/libsimdpp Portable header-only C++ low level SIMD library]
[https://github.com/open-power-sdk/pveclib Power Vector Library]
[https://github.com/shibatch/sleef SIMD Library for Evaluating Elementary Functions, vectorized libm and DFT]
[https://github.com/VectorCamp/libfreevec SIMD optimized C library]

Raptor Computing Systems in the media

2023-06-08T12:37:46Z

MPC7500:

* phoronix. [https://www.phoronix.com/news/Raptor-Arctic-Tern-BMC/ Raptor Launches Arctic Tern As An Open-Source BMC Solution]. Published July 28, 2022

* phoronix. [https://www.phoronix.com/news/Raptor-Arctic-Tern/ Raptor Computing To Launch "Arctic Tern" As An FPGA-Based Soft BMC]. Published July 17, 2022

* Free Software Foundation. [https://www.fsf.org/blogs/sysadmin/closing-in-on-fully-free-bioses-with-the-fsf-tech-team/ Closing in on fully free BIOSes with the FSF tech team]. Published July 13, 2022

* OSnews. [https://www.osnews.com/story/134889/raptor-cs-fully-owner-controlled-computing-using-openpower/ Raptor CS: fully owner-controlled computing using OpenPOWER]. Published May 20, 2022

* Random thoughts of Peter 'CzP' Czanik. [https://peter.czanik.hu/posts/power-timothy-pearson-raptorcs/ Raptor CS: Fully Owner Controlled Computing using OpenPOWER]. Published May 17, 2022

* Open Source Voices. [https://www.opensourcevoices.org/24/ Timothy Pearson - Chief Technology Officer at Raptor Computing Systems]. Published November 30, 2021

* OSnews. [https://www.osnews.com/story/133093/review-blackbird-secure-desktop-a-fully-open-source-modern-power9-workstation-without-any-proprietary-code/ Review: Blackbird Secure Desktop – a fully open source modern POWER9 workstation without any proprietary code]. Published March 01, 2021

* phoronix. [https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=big-power9-l1d/ Another Look At The Performance Impact To IBM's POWER9 L1d Flushing Change]. Published December 04, 2020

* Deep in IT. [https://diit.cz/blog/blackbird-ja/ Blackbird a já]. Published June 11, 2020

* phoronix. [https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=power9-l1d-flush/ The Performance Impact To POWER9's Eager L1d Cache Flushing Fix]. Published November 25, 2019

* phoronix. [https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=POWER9-Ubuntu-19.04-19.10/ POWER9 Blackbird Performance On Ubuntu 19.04 vs. Ubuntu 19.10 Benchmarks]. Published November 23, 2019

* BUG. [https://www.bug.hr/procesori/ibm-power-pc-procesor-je-postao-open-source-11003/ IBM Power PC procesor je postao open source!]. Published August 23, 2019

* phoronix. [https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Raptor-OpenCAPI-Coming/ Raptor Computing Systems Planning To Launch New ATX POWER9 Board With OpenCAPI]. Published August 20, 2019

* phoronix. [https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=rome-power9-arm/ POWER9 & ARM Performance Against Intel Xeon Cascadelake + AMD EPYC Rome]. Published August 19, 2019

* Level1Techs. [https://yewtu.be/embed/5syd5HmDdGU Forget x86; OpenPower is it! Talos II Secure Workstation!]. Published July 27, 2019

* phoronix. [https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=power9-gcc9-clang8/ GCC vs. Clang Compiler Benchmarks On POWER9 With Raptor's Blackbird]. Published July 23, 2019

* phoronix. [https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=blackbird-power9-4c/ An Initial Look At The IBM POWER9 4-Core / 16-Thread CPU Performance On The Blackbird]. Published July 01, 2019

* phoronix. [https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=raptor-blackbird-initial/ Raptor's Blackbird Arrives As The Most Open-Source Yet Fast Desktop System - Up To 8 POWER9 Cores, PCIe 4.0]. Published May 28, 2019

* phoronix. [https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Raptor-Blackbird-Shipping/ Raptor's Blackbird micro-ATX POWER9 System Is Ready To Take Flight This Week]. Published May 19, 2019

* Level1Techs. [https://yewtu.be/embed/o5Ihqg72T3c/ POWER9 & Raptors? Oh my! - TalosII Talk & Interview w/ Raptor Computing Systems]. Published April 29, 2019

* Linus Tech Tips. [https://yewtu.be/embed/lt8cu8IMLOM/ An Open Source Motherboard?!]. Published March 22, 2019

* phoronix. [https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=power9-gcc-clang/ GCC 8/9 vs. LLVM Clang 7/8 Compiler Performance On POWER9 With The Raptor Talos II]. Published February 08, 2019

* Geeky Gadgets. [https://www.geeky-gadgets.com/blackbird-non-x86-motherboard-27-11-2018/ Blackbird Non-X86 motherboard unveiled by Raptor Engineering for $800]. Published November 27, 2018

* phoronix. [https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=power9-x86-servers/ A Look At The Open-Source Talos II POWER9 Performance Against x86_64 Server CPUs]. Published November 27, 2018

* golem. [https://www.golem.de/news/blackbird-raptor-bringt-power9-board-und-cpu-fuer-1-000-us-dollar-1811-137915.html/ Raptor bringt Power9-Board und -CPU für 1.000 US-Dollar]. Published November 26, 2018

* heise. [https://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/Power9-Mainboard-mit-offener-Firmware-und-CPU-fuer-1000-US-Dollar-4232544.html/ Power9-Mainboard mit offener Firmware und CPU für 1000 US-Dollar]. Published November 26, 2018

* Hackaday. [https://hackaday.com/2018/11/26/a-sub-1000-non-x86-motherboard/ A Sub-$1000, Non-X86 Motherboard]. Published November 26, 2018

* PurePC. [https://www.purepc.pl/raptor-blackbird-plyta-glowna-micro-atx-dla-procesorow-ibm/ Raptor Blackbird - Płyta główna Micro ATX dla procesorów IBM]. Published November 25, 2018

* phoronix. [https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Blackbird-POWER9-Pre-Orders/ Raptor Blackbird Micro-ATX POWER9 Motherboard Pre-Orders Open Up At $799 USD]. Published November 23, 2018

* phoronix. [https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Raptor-Blackbird-Possible-Price/ It Looks Like The Raptor Blackbird Open-Source Motherboard Will Sell For Just Under $900]. Published November 14, 2018

* phoronix. [https://www.phoronix.com/review/power9-spectre-benchmarks The Performance Impact Of Spectre Mitigation On POWER9]. Published November 11, 2018

* phoronix. [https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=power9-threadripper-core9/ Raptor Talos II POWER9 Benchmarks Against AMD Threadripper & Intel Core i9]. Published November 08, 2018

* ServeTheHome. [https://www.servethehome.com/raptor-computing-systems-talos-ii-lite-power9-spotted-with-xilinx-alveo/ Raptor Computing Systems Talos II Lite POWER9 with Xilinx Alveo]. Published October 13, 2018

* ServeTheHome. [https://www.servethehome.com/raptor-computing-systems-blackbird-supports-up-to-8-core-power9/ Raptor Computing Systems Blackbird Supports up to 8 Core POWER9]. Published October 09, 2018

* phoronix. [https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=power9-talos-2/ 13-Way IBM POWER9 Talos II vs. Intel Xeon vs. AMD Linux Benchmarks On Debian]. Published June 25, 2018

* TechRepublic. [https://www.techrepublic.com/article/raptors-talos-ii-lite-brings-power9-to-the-desktop-without-breaking-the-bank/ Raptor’s Talos II Lite brings POWER9 to the desktop without breaking the bank]. Published May 18, 2018

* phoronix. [https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=power9-epyc-xeon/ POWER9 Benchmarks vs. Intel Xeon vs. AMD EPYC Performance On Debian Linux]. Published April 4, 2018

* EE Times Asia. [https://www.eetasia.com/18032005-ibm-power-9-hopes-to-steal-x86-market-shares/ IBM Power 9 Hopes to Steal x86 Market Share]. Published March 20, 2018

* TechRepublic. [https://www.techrepublic.com/article/raptor-computing-looks-to-end-x86-domination-with-power9-based-talos-ii-secure-workstation/#ftag=RSS56d97e7/ Raptor Computing looks to end x86 domination with POWER9-based Talos II Secure Workstation]. Published August 21, 2017

* Electronics360. [https://electronics360.globalspec.com/article/9592/new-computing-systems-for-linux-bsd/ New Computing Systems for Linux, BSD]. Published August 18, 2017

* PR Newswire. [https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/a-high-performance-open-and-secure-alternative-to-x86-computing-300506431.html/ A High Performance, Open, and Secure Alternative to X86 Computing]. Published August 18, 2017

* enterprise times. [https://www.enterprisetimes.co.uk/2017/08/18/talos-ii-breaks-cover-first-power9-machine/ Talos II breaks cover with first Power9 machine]. Published August 18, 2017

* THOMAS. [https://news.thomasnet.com/companystory/a-high-performance-open-and-secure-alternative-to-x86-computing-40005901/ A High Performance, Open, and Secure Alternative to x86 Computing]. Published August 17, 2017

* 3DNews. [https://3dnews.ru/956800/sistemnaya-plata-raptor-talos-ii-poddergivaet-dva-protsessora-power9/ Системная плата Raptor Talos II поддерживает два процессора POWER9]. Published August 12, 2017

* cnews. [https://www.cnews.cz/talos-ii-odhalen-pocitac-s-procesorem-ibm-power9-muzete-mit-za-neco-pres-2000// Talos II odhalen. Počítač s procesorem IBM Power9 můžete mít za něco přes 2000 dolarů]. Published August 12, 2017

* Deep in IT. [https://diit.cz/clanek/talos-ii-v-predprodeji/ Talos II v předprodeji]. Published August 11, 2017

* heise. [https://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/IBM-Power9-Workstation-mit-offener-Firmware-und-Linux-3798402.html/ IBM-Power9-Workstation mit offener Firmware und Linux]. Published August 11, 2017

* phoronix. [https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Raptor-Talos-2-Teaser/ Raptor Is Going To Launch A New POWER9 Linux System]. Published July 19, 2017

* nixCraft. [https://www.cyberciti.biz/hardware/talos-secure-power8-linux-workstation-with-fully-open-source-firmware/ Talos Secure POWER8 Linux Workstation With Fully Open Source Firmware]. Published January 09, 2017

* TechRepublic. [https://www.techrepublic.com/article/intel-alternative-talos-secure-workstation-brings-power8-to-the-desktop/ Intel alternative Talos Secure Workstation brings POWER8 to the desktop]. Published January 03, 2017

* Open Source For You. [https://www.opensourceforu.com/2016/11/ibm-power8-powered-open-source-atx-motherboard-goes-official/ IBM Power8-powered open source Talos motherboard goes official]. Published November 25, 2016

* ExtremeTech. [https://www.extremetech.com/computing/237905-new-crowdfunding-project-promises-an-atx-motherboard-for-ibms-power8/ New crowdfunding project promises an ATX motherboard for IBM’s Power8]. Published October 19, 2016

* phoronix. [https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Talos-Crowdsupply/ POWER8 Workstation Launches On Crowdfunding: $4k For Motherboard, $18k For System]. Published October 15, 2016

Power ISA/Vector Operations

2023-05-07T19:48:02Z

MPC7500: /* External Links */ fix URL

Power ISA/Vector Operations

2023-05-06T14:34:48Z

MPC7500: /* External Links */ add and fix links

User:MPC7500

2022-11-28T00:53:11Z

MPC7500: /* Build */ price fix

[https://twitter.com/mpc7500v2 MPC7500] on Twitter

via IRC — MPC7500 on Freenode; OFTC; Libera.chat

== Build ==
[[File:NZXT-closed.JPG|thumb|right|NZXT H400, closed.]]

[[File:NZXT_open.JPG|thumb|right|NZXT H400, open.]]

'''Ordered:''' November 25, 2018

'''Shipped:''' June 4, 2019

'''Received:''' June 18, 2019

'''Temperatures:'''

Idle (2.15GHz): 52°C/ 125°F; Fan: 1000 RPM

Full load (3.8GHz): 71°C/ 160°F; Fan: 1700 RPM

'''Temperatures (flipped CPU fan):'''

Idle (2.15GHz): 43°C/ 109°F; Fan: 1000 RPM

Full load (3.8GHz): 66°C/ 151°F; Fan: 1400 RPM

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| style="background-color:#ffffff;" | 1
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| style="text-align: right; background-color:#ffffff;" | € 39.80
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| style="text-align: right; background-color:#ffffff;" | € 316.04
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| style="background-color:#ffffff;" | 1
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| style="background-color:#ffffff;" | 1
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|-
| style="background-color:#ffffff;" | 1
| style="background-color:#ffffff;" | Keyboard
| style="background-color:#ffffff;" | logitech
| style="background-color:#ffffff;" | G413, Carbon (US INT'L)
| style="text-align: right; background-color:#ffffff;" | € 77.40
|-
| style="background-color:#ffffff;" | 1
| style="background-color:#ffffff;" | Mouse
| style="background-color:#ffffff;" | logitech
| style="background-color:#ffffff;" | M150 Cinammon Red
| style="text-align: right; background-color:#ffffff;" | € 18.99
|-
| colspan="5" style="background-color:#333333;" |
|-
| style="background-color:#ffffff;" | 1
| colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;" | Shipping costs and fees
| style="text-align: right; background-color:#ffffff;" | € 218.30
|-
| style="background-color:#ffffff;" | 1
| colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;" | Customs duties (19% VAT, Germany)
| style="text-align: right; background-color:#ffffff;" | € 221.85
|-
| colspan="4" style="text-align: center; font-weight:bold; background-color:#efefef;" | Total Cost
| style="background-color:#c0c0c0;" | € 2,611.14
|}

[[Category:User Systems]]

Operating System Compatibility List

2022-11-03T21:34:51Z

MPC7500: /* GNU/Linux */ table fix

Not everything is bug-free, so you might want to the check also [[Fixes in Progress]] about the state of their upstreaming.
== GNU/Linux ==
{| class="wikitable"
|Distribution
|Version
|Architecture
|Reported by
|Notes
|-
|[https://www.adelielinux.org/ Adélie]
|1.0-beta1
|ppc64
|[[User:Awilfox|awilfox]]
|Needs the easy-kernel-power8 package instead of easy-kernel. KDE 5 is stable.
|-
|[https://almalinux.org/ Alma]
|8.5
|ppc64le
|[[User:Xilinder|Xilinder]]
|[https://forums.raptorcs.com/index.php/topic,345.msg2769.html#msg2769 Works]
|-
|[https://alpinelinux.org/ Alpine]
|3.11.5
|ppc64le
|[[User:Tle|Tle]]
|Needs internet connection for the setup-alpine to fetch grub-ieee1275 and sfdisk. Let's hope the next version would include these two packages in the ISO. I have lodged a [https://gitlab.alpinelinux.org/alpine/aports/issues/11384 request]
|-
|[https://en.altlinux.org/ ALT]
|10.0
|ppc64le
|[[User:MPC7500|MPC7500]]
|Unable to install. The image is not displayed in Petitboot.
|-
|[https://aosc.io/ AOSC OS]
|RR
|ppc64le
|[[User:MPC7500|MPC7500]]
|Not tested yet.
|-
|[https://archlinuxpower.org/ Arch]
|RR
|ppc64le
|[[User:MPC7500|MPC7500]]
|Not tested yet.
|-
|[https://ataraxialinux.org/ Ataraxia]
|201101
|ppc64le
|[[User:MPC7500|MPC7500]]
|Not tested yet.
|-
|[https://bedrocklinux.org/ Bedrock]
|0.7.24
|ppc64le
|[[User:MPC7500|MPC7500]]
|Not tested yet.
|-
|[https://www.centos.org/ CentOS]
|7.7
|ppc64le
|[[User:MPC7500|MPC7500]]
|Works OOTB. I only needed the [[Troubleshooting/GPU#Xorg_crashes_or_is_laggy_with_the_AST_VGA_GPU| snippets for the AST GPU]]
|-
|[https://www.centos.org/ CentOS Stream]
|9
|ppc64le
|[[User:MPC7500|MPC7500]]
|Not tested yet.
|-
|[https://chimera-linux.org/ Chimera]
|20220912
|ppc64le
|[[User:JeremyRand|JeremyRand]]
|Not tested yet.
|-
|[https://cclinux.org/ Circle]
|8.6
|ppc64le
|[[User:MPC7500|MPC7500]]
|Not tested yet.
|-
|rowspan="10"|[https://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/ Debian]
|12 (2022-03-21 weekly DVD ISO)
|ppc64le (inside KVM; machine type = pseries)
|[[User:JeremyRand|JeremyRand]]
|Seems to work fine with XFCE.
|-
|11.1.0 (netinst)
|ppc64le
|[[User:Jas|Jas]]
|Installs and works out of box with no changes. Installer is on serial port, VGA is blank
([[Operating_System_Specific_Workarounds/Debian#Bullseye|workaround]]). Works fine as a KVM host via virt-manager and a Debian 11 guest VM.
|-
|11 (2021-03-29 weekly DVD ISO)
|ppc64le (inside KVM; machine type = pseries)
|[[User:JeremyRand|JeremyRand]]
|Seems to work fine with XFCE.
|-
|11/Sid (2021-02-02 [https://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/ports/snapshots/ snapshot])
|ppc64 (BE) (inside KVM; machine type = pseries)
|[[User:JeremyRand|JeremyRand]]
|Seems to work fine with XFCE. Note that even though this ISO is labeled "10.0.0" in the filename, it is actually Sid, not Buster.
|-
|10 (2018-05-28 weekly DVD ISO)
|ppc64le
|[[User:JeremyRand|JeremyRand]]
|Seems to work fine. KDE crashes occasionally, but that might be unrelated to running it on POWER9. Works fine as a KVM host via virt-manager (tested with Debian 10 as the guest). Be warned that the installer will enable the contrib repos (without your knowledge or consent), which is bad from a software freedom standpoint.
|-
|[https://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/ports/10.0/ 10.0] (ISO is dated 2018-05-18)
|ppc64 (BE) (inside KVM; machine type = pseries)
|[[User:JeremyRand|JeremyRand]]
|ISO fails to boot in virt-manager.
|-
|10
|ppc64
|[[User:Awilfox|awilfox]]
|Only tested in KVM-PV. Using Adélie easy-kernel as kernel, Debian Buster userland.
|-
|9.9.0
|ppc64le
|[[User:MPC7500|MPC7500]]
|Works OOTB. I only needed the [[Troubleshooting/GPU#Xorg_crashes_or_is_laggy_with_the_AST_VGA_GPU| snippets for the AST GPU]]
|-
|9.5.0
|ppc64le (inside KVM; machine type = pseries)
|[[User:JeremyRand|JeremyRand]]
|Seems to work fine with KDE. Default version of Linux works fine. Be warned that the installer will enable the contrib repos (without your knowledge or consent), which is bad from a software freedom standpoint. However, running <code>dpkg-query -W -f='${Section}\t${Package}\n' | grep ^contrib</code> (see [https://unix.stackexchange.com/a/111102 this Stack Exchange answer]) suggests that no actual packages from the contrib repos are installed by default, so you should be able to disable the contrib repos after installation without ever being exposed to contrib-packaged software.
|-
|9
|ppc64le
|[[User:nashimus|nashimus]]
|Requires 4.16 or newer kernel. Installed Debian testing net install, set apt sources to Debian stable and downgraded, keeping 4.16 kernel. Most VMs failed to boot before updating qemu to 2.12.0.
|-
|[https://www.devuan.org/ Devuan]
|4.0
|ppc64le
|[[User:MPC7500|MPC7500]]
|Works
|-
|rowspan="13"|[https://alt.fedoraproject.org/alt/ Fedora]
|37 Beta
|ppc64le
|[[User:jbowen|jbowen]]
|"Headless" install works well. No testing of anything graphical.
|-
|36
|ppc64le
|ClassicHasClass
|[https://www.talospace.com/2022/06/fedora-36-mini-mini-review-on-blackbird.html Review at Talospace.]
|-
|35
|ppc64le
|ClassicHasClass
|[https://www.talospace.com/2021/11/fedora-35-mini-review-on-blackbird-and.html Review at Talospace.]
|-
|34
|ppc64le
|ClassicHasClass
|[https://www.talospace.com/2021/05/fedora-34-mini-review-on-blackbird-and.html Review at Talospace.]
|-
|rowspan="2"|33
|rowspan="2"|ppc64le
|[[User:Tle|Tle]]
|Server and Workstation variant works perfectly!
|-
|ClassicHasClass
|[https://www.talospace.com/2020/11/fedora-33-mini-review-on-blackbird-and.html Review at Talospace.]
|-
|rowspan="2"|32
|rowspan="2"|ppc64le
|[[User:Tle|Tle]]
|Server variant works perfectly!
The Workstation Live variant failed to load kernel image at Petitboot prompt, the workaround is to change kernel/initrd paths before booting to
be /ppc/ppc64/{vmlinuz,initrd.img} instead of /ppc/ppc
|-
|ClassicHasClass
|[https://www.talospace.com/2020/05/fedora-32-mini-review-on-blackbird-and.html Review at Talospace.]
|-
|31
|ppc64le
|[[User:MPC7500|MPC7500]]
|Works. I only needed the [[Troubleshooting/GPU#Xorg_crashes_or_is_laggy_with_the_AST_VGA_GPU| snippets for the AST GPU]]. When installing GNOME (workstation-product-environment) you have to do [[Troubleshooting/GPU#Wayland_.28GNOME.29_freeze_after_boot_with_the_AST_VGA_GPU|this modification]]
|-
|30
|ppc64le
|[[User:MPC7500|MPC7500]]
|Works OOTB. I only needed the [[Troubleshooting/GPU#Xorg_crashes_or_is_laggy_with_the_AST_VGA_GPU| snippets for the AST GPU]]
|-
|rowspan="3"|28
|ppc64le
|[[User:Sharkcz|Sharkcz]]
|only bare metal verified for now, you might want to enable [[User:Sharkcz|SharkCZ]]'s COPR [https://copr.fedorainfracloud.org/coprs/sharkcz/talos/ repo] for not-yet-upstreamed updates
|-
|ppc64le
|[[User:nashimus|nashimus]]
|May need to manually specify inst.stage2, during install. [https://www.ibm.com/developerworks/community/blogs/cb4b63c0-e358-474c-8b04-391c3a279d5a/entry/Baremetal_RHEL_Redhat_Installation_with_OPAL?lang=en Workaround] [https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1577587 Bug]
|-
|ppc64be
|[[User:Sharkcz|Sharkcz]]
|discontinued in Fedora 29
|-
|rowspan="2|[https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Handbook:PPC64 Gentoo]
| n/a
|ppc64le
|[[User:Luke-jr|luke-jr]]
|Once installed, works fine.
GNOME, Plasma and other desktops are supported.
Ships working firefox, qtwebengine:5.
[https://distfiles.gentoo.org/releases/ppc/autobuilds/current-install-ppc64le-minimal/ latest install iso supporting both 4k and 64k pagesize kernels]
|-
|17.0
|ppc64
|[[User:MarcusC|MarcusC]]
|XFCE4 and virt-manager verified
|-
|[https://www.glasnost.org/ Glasnost]
|2021.10-01
|ppc64le
|[[User:MPC7500|MPC7500]]
|Not tested yet.
|-
|[http://www.dds6qkxpwdeubwucdiaord2xgbbeyds25rbsgr73tbfpqpt4a6vjwsyd.onion/wiki/Kicksecure Kicksecure] ([https://www.whonix.org/wiki/Kicksecure clearnet link])
|16
|ppc64le
|[[User:JeremyRand|JeremyRand]]
|Appears to work fine with XFCE in a VM when the [[Kicksecure]] instructions are followed. Haven't tried CLI or host.
|-
|rowspan="2"|[https://www.opensuse.org/ openSUSE]
|Leap 15.1
|ppc64le
|[[User:MPC7500|MPC7500]]
|Works OOTB. I only needed the [[Troubleshooting/GPU#Xorg_crashes_or_is_laggy_with_the_AST_VGA_GPU| snippets for the AST GPU]]
|-
|Tumbleweed 20190805
|ppc64le
|[[User:Jonsger|Jonsger]]
|Install via serial console (over ssh) and connect HDMI to dedicated GPU. Use Xorg config from [[Troubleshooting/GPU#Step_2:_Create_Xorg_Configuration_Snippet]]. radeonsi is missing, as Mesa-dri is not build for ppc64le. Workaround: install from [https://build.opensuse.org/project/show/home:jbrielmaier:ppc64le home:jbrielmaier:ppc64le] repo.
|-
|[https://mirror.grapentin.org/parabola-ports/powerpc64le/ Parabola]
|15-Apr-2021
|ppc64le
|[[User:JeremyRand|JeremyRand]]
|Not tested yet.
|-
|[https://www.powerel.org/ PowerEL]
|7
|ppc64le
|[[User:MPC7500|MPC7500]]
|Unable to install. The image is not displayed in Petitboot.
|-
|[https://www.redhat.com/en/technologies/linux-platforms/enterprise-linux RHEL]
|9
|ppc64le
|[[User:Tle|Tle]]
|[https://forums.raptorcs.com/index.php/topic,365.msg2944.html#msg2944 Works]
|-
|[https://www.riscyslack.org/ Riscy Slack (Slackware)]
|2020-11-17
|ppc64le
|[[User: MPC7500|MPC7500]]
|Works OOTB. I only needed the [[Troubleshooting/GPU#Xorg_crashes_or_is_laggy_with_the_AST_VGA_GPU| snippets for the AST GPU]]
|-
|[https://rockylinux.org/ Rocky]
|9.0
|ppc64le
|[[User:MPC7500|MPC7500]]
||Not tested yet.
|-
|[http://t2sde.org/ T2 SDE]
|21.5
|ppc64le
|[[User:MPC7500|MPC7500]]
|Not tested yet.
|-
|rowspan="5"|[https://www.ubuntu.com/download/server/power Ubuntu Server]
|22.04 LTS
|ppc64le
|[[User:Manatails|manatails]]
|Installs and works out of box with no changes.
|-
|20.04 LTS
|ppc64le
|[[User:Jas|Jas]]
|Installs and works out of box with no changes.
|-
|19.10 (kernel 5.3.x)
|ppc64le
|[[User:FlyingBlackbird|FlyingBlackbird]]
|Works OOTB with GNOME (installed via <code>sudo tasksel</code> choosing ''Ubuntu Desktop'') and a single SATA HDD. I only needed to configure Xorg for a FullHD resolution of the AST GPU as described in [[Troubleshooting/GPU#Display_stuck_at_default_low_resolution_with_AST_HDMI_GPU]]. Note that NVMe SSDs may crash when a manual or scheduled <code>discard</code> ("trim") is started (due to a kernel bug fixed in 5.4 but there is a work-around, see [[POWER9 Hardware Compatibility List/PCIe Devices#NVMe_Drives]]. So far a combination of a NVMe SSD and SATA HDD makes troubles if both drives are used for OS installation targets with booting from HDD causes ATA error messages (I am investigating this, see the [[User:FlyingBlackbird|up-to-date status of my system configuration]]).
|-
|19.04
|ppc64le
|[[User:MPC7500|MPC7500]]
|Works OOTB. I only needed the [[Troubleshooting/GPU#Xorg_crashes_or_is_laggy_with_the_AST_VGA_GPU| snippets for the AST GPU]]
|-
|18.10
|ppc64le
|[[User:q66|q66]]
|Installs and works out of box with no changes, Xfce4.
|-
|[https://voidlinux-ppc.org Void Linux for Power Architecture]
|n/a
|ppc64le/ppc64/ppc
|[[User:q66|q66]]
|Staging fork of Void Linux (custom binary repository and infrastructure, merging changes back upstream), fully functional, both endians, glibc or musl, 64-bit or 32-bit (32-bit works on Talos with 64-bit kernel or in a VM)
|-
|rowspan="5"|[http://dds6qkxpwdeubwucdiaord2xgbbeyds25rbsgr73tbfpqpt4a6vjwsyd.onion/ Whonix] ([https://www.whonix.org/ clearnet link])
|16
|ppc64le
|[[User:JeremyRand|JeremyRand]]
|Appears to work fine with XFCE (both Gateway and Workstation) when the [[Whonix]] instructions are followed. Haven't tried CLI.
|-
|15 (Morphed from Sid)
|ppc64 (BE)
|[[User:JeremyRand|JeremyRand]]
|Dependency conflicts prevent distro-morphing from Debian Sid to Whonix. I'm working on getting these fixed.
|-
|15 (Morphed from Buster)
|ppc64le
|[[User:JeremyRand|JeremyRand]]
|Appears to work fine with KDE (both Gateway and Workstation) when the [[Whonix]] instructions are followed; host OS used for testing was Debian 10. Haven't tried XFCE and CLI.
|-
|rowspan="2"|14
|ppc64le
|[[User:JeremyRand|JeremyRand]]
|Appears to work fine when the [[Whonix]] instructions are followed; host OS used for testing was Debian 10. (UPDATE: Whonix 14 is no longer recommended by upstream for KVM; use Whonix 15 instead.)
|-
|amd64
|[[User:JeremyRand|JeremyRand]]
|Appears to boot without errors when the [[Whonix/x86]] instructions are followed; host OS used for testing was Debian 10. Didn't test anything beyond showing the XFCE GUI.
|}

== BSDs ==
{| class="wikitable"
|Distribution
|Version
|Architecture
|Reported by
|Notes
|-
|rowspan="2"|[https://www.freebsd.org/ FreeBSD]
|13-CURRENT
|ppc64
|[[User:kev009|kev009]]
|Ongoing development activity, better than releases for the time being
|-
|12.0
|ppc64
|[[User:kev009|kev009]]
|Contains initial POWER9 support
|-
|[http://www.openbsd.org/powerpc64.html OpenBSD]
|6.8
|powerpc64
|[[User:DanielPocock|DanielPocock]]
|Official support since OpenBSD 6.8
|-
|[https://github.com/POWER9BSD/ POWER9BSD]
|13-CURRENT
|ppc64
|[[User:kev009|kev009]]
|Advance POWER9 features for FreeBSD like Radix MMU, amdgpu etc
|-
|}

==Ports in progress==
Rapid progress is being made on these ports by members of the community.

* [https://guix.gnu.org/en/blog/2021/new-supported-platform-powerpc64le-linux/ GNU Guix System] ([[User:Isengaara|Isengaara]] and lle-bout (email: lle-bout at zaclys dot net))
* [https://issues.hyperbola.info/index.php?do=details&task_id=1336 Hyperbola]
* NixOS (@crystalgamma:matrix.org on Matrix)
* [https://github.com/QubesOS/qubes-issues/issues/4318 Qubes OS]
* [https://spectrum-os.org/design.html Spectrum]
* [https://trisquel.info/en/forum/librebooting-my-desktop#comment-166973 Trisquel]

== External Links ==

* [http://oscomp.hu/bgafc/oses4ppc.php Operating Systems for PowerPC] PPC32 / PPC64 / PPC64le

[[Category:Compatibility List]]

Raptor Computing Systems in the media

2022-10-12T20:09:04Z

MPC7500: add Phoronix Arctic Tern

* phoronix. [https://www.phoronix.com/news/Raptor-Arctic-Tern-BMC/ Raptor Launches Arctic Tern As An Open-Source BMC Solution]. Published July 28, 2022

* phoronix. [https://www.phoronix.com/news/Raptor-Arctic-Tern/ Raptor Computing To Launch "Arctic Tern" As An FPGA-Based Soft BMC]. Published July 17, 2022

* Free Software Foundation. [https://www.fsf.org/blogs/sysadmin/closing-in-on-fully-free-bioses-with-the-fsf-tech-team/ Closing in on fully free BIOSes with the FSF tech team]. Published July 13, 2022

* OSnews. [https://www.osnews.com/story/134889/raptor-cs-fully-owner-controlled-computing-using-openpower/ Raptor CS: fully owner-controlled computing using OpenPOWER]. Published May 20, 2022

* Random thoughts of Peter 'CzP' Czanik. [https://peter.czanik.hu/posts/power-timothy-pearson-raptorcs/ Raptor CS: Fully Owner Controlled Computing using OpenPOWER]. Published May 17, 2022

* Open Source Voices. [https://www.opensourcevoices.org/24/ Timothy Pearson - Chief Technology Officer at Raptor Computing Systems]. Published November 30, 2021

* OSnews. [https://www.osnews.com/story/133093/review-blackbird-secure-desktop-a-fully-open-source-modern-power9-workstation-without-any-proprietary-code/ Review: Blackbird Secure Desktop – a fully open source modern POWER9 workstation without any proprietary code]. Published March 01, 2021

* phoronix. [https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=big-power9-l1d/ Another Look At The Performance Impact To IBM's POWER9 L1d Flushing Change]. Published December 04, 2020

* Deep in IT. [https://diit.cz/blog/blackbird-ja/ Blackbird a já]. Published June 11, 2020

* phoronix. [https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=power9-l1d-flush/ The Performance Impact To POWER9's Eager L1d Cache Flushing Fix]. Published November 25, 2019

* phoronix. [https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=POWER9-Ubuntu-19.04-19.10/ POWER9 Blackbird Performance On Ubuntu 19.04 vs. Ubuntu 19.10 Benchmarks]. Published November 23, 2019

* BUG. [https://www.bug.hr/procesori/ibm-power-pc-procesor-je-postao-open-source-11003/ IBM Power PC procesor je postao open source!]. Published August 23, 2019

* phoronix. [https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Raptor-OpenCAPI-Coming/ Raptor Computing Systems Planning To Launch New ATX POWER9 Board With OpenCAPI]. Published August 20, 2019

* phoronix. [https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=rome-power9-arm/ POWER9 & ARM Performance Against Intel Xeon Cascadelake + AMD EPYC Rome]. Published August 19, 2019

* Level1Techs. [https://yewtu.be/embed/5syd5HmDdGU Forget x86; OpenPower is it! Talos II Secure Workstation!]. Published July 27, 2019

* phoronix. [https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=power9-gcc9-clang8/ GCC vs. Clang Compiler Benchmarks On POWER9 With Raptor's Blackbird]. Published July 23, 2019

* phoronix. [https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=blackbird-power9-4c/ An Initial Look At The IBM POWER9 4-Core / 16-Thread CPU Performance On The Blackbird]. Published July 01, 2019

* phoronix. [https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=raptor-blackbird-initial/ Raptor's Blackbird Arrives As The Most Open-Source Yet Fast Desktop System - Up To 8 POWER9 Cores, PCIe 4.0]. Published May 28, 2019

* phoronix. [https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Raptor-Blackbird-Shipping/ Raptor's Blackbird micro-ATX POWER9 System Is Ready To Take Flight This Week]. Published May 19, 2019

* Level1Techs. [https://yewtu.be/embed/o5Ihqg72T3c/ POWER9 & Raptors? Oh my! - TalosII Talk & Interview w/ Raptor Computing Systems]. Published April 29, 2019

* Linus Tech Tips. [https://yewtu.be/embed/lt8cu8IMLOM/ An Open Source Motherboard?!]. Published March 22, 2019

* phoronix. [https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=power9-gcc-clang/ GCC 8/9 vs. LLVM Clang 7/8 Compiler Performance On POWER9 With The Raptor Talos II]. Published February 08, 2019

* Geeky Gadgets. [https://www.geeky-gadgets.com/blackbird-non-x86-motherboard-27-11-2018/ Blackbird Non-X86 motherboard unveiled by Raptor Engineering for $800]. Published November 27, 2018

* phoronix. [https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=power9-x86-servers/ A Look At The Open-Source Talos II POWER9 Performance Against x86_64 Server CPUs]. Published November 27, 2018

* golem. [https://www.golem.de/news/blackbird-raptor-bringt-power9-board-und-cpu-fuer-1-000-us-dollar-1811-137915.html/ Raptor bringt Power9-Board und -CPU für 1.000 US-Dollar]. Published November 26, 2018

* heise. [https://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/Power9-Mainboard-mit-offener-Firmware-und-CPU-fuer-1000-US-Dollar-4232544.html/ Power9-Mainboard mit offener Firmware und CPU für 1000 US-Dollar]. Published November 26, 2018

* Hackaday. [https://hackaday.com/2018/11/26/a-sub-1000-non-x86-motherboard/ A Sub-$1000, Non-X86 Motherboard]. Published November 26, 2018

* PurePC. [https://www.purepc.pl/raptor-blackbird-plyta-glowna-micro-atx-dla-procesorow-ibm/ Raptor Blackbird - Płyta główna Micro ATX dla procesorów IBM]. Published November 25, 2018

* phoronix. [https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Blackbird-POWER9-Pre-Orders/ Raptor Blackbird Micro-ATX POWER9 Motherboard Pre-Orders Open Up At $799 USD]. Published November 23, 2018

* phoronix. [https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Raptor-Blackbird-Possible-Price/ It Looks Like The Raptor Blackbird Open-Source Motherboard Will Sell For Just Under $900]. Published November 14, 2018

* phoronix. [https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=power9-threadripper-core9/ Raptor Talos II POWER9 Benchmarks Against AMD Threadripper & Intel Core i9]. Published November 08, 2018

* ServeTheHome. [https://www.servethehome.com/raptor-computing-systems-talos-ii-lite-power9-spotted-with-xilinx-alveo/ Raptor Computing Systems Talos II Lite POWER9 with Xilinx Alveo]. Published October 13, 2018

* ServeTheHome. [https://www.servethehome.com/raptor-computing-systems-blackbird-supports-up-to-8-core-power9/ Raptor Computing Systems Blackbird Supports up to 8 Core POWER9]. Published October 09, 2018

* phoronix. [https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=power9-talos-2/ 13-Way IBM POWER9 Talos II vs. Intel Xeon vs. AMD Linux Benchmarks On Debian]. Published June 25, 2018

* TechRepublic. [https://www.techrepublic.com/article/raptors-talos-ii-lite-brings-power9-to-the-desktop-without-breaking-the-bank/ Raptor’s Talos II Lite brings POWER9 to the desktop without breaking the bank]. Published May 18, 2018

* phoronix. [https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=power9-epyc-xeon/ POWER9 Benchmarks vs. Intel Xeon vs. AMD EPYC Performance On Debian Linux]. Published April 4, 2018

* EE Times Asia. [https://www.eetasia.com/18032005-ibm-power-9-hopes-to-steal-x86-market-shares/ IBM Power 9 Hopes to Steal x86 Market Share]. Published March 20, 2018

* TechRepublic. [https://www.techrepublic.com/article/raptor-computing-looks-to-end-x86-domination-with-power9-based-talos-ii-secure-workstation/#ftag=RSS56d97e7/ Raptor Computing looks to end x86 domination with POWER9-based Talos II Secure Workstation]. Published August 21, 2017

* Electronics360. [https://electronics360.globalspec.com/article/9592/new-computing-systems-for-linux-bsd/ New Computing Systems for Linux, BSD]. Published August 18, 2017

* PR Newswire. [https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/a-high-performance-open-and-secure-alternative-to-x86-computing-300506431.html/ A High Performance, Open, and Secure Alternative to X86 Computing]. Published August 18, 2017

* enterprise times. [https://www.enterprisetimes.co.uk/2017/08/18/talos-ii-breaks-cover-first-power9-machine/ Talos II breaks cover with first Power9 machine]. Published August 18, 2017

* THOMAS. [https://news.thomasnet.com/companystory/a-high-performance-open-and-secure-alternative-to-x86-computing-40005901/ A High Performance, Open, and Secure Alternative to x86 Computing]. Published August 17, 2017

* 3DNews. [https://3dnews.ru/956800/sistemnaya-plata-raptor-talos-ii-poddergivaet-dva-protsessora-power9/ Системная плата Raptor Talos II поддерживает два процессора POWER9]. Published August 12, 2017

* cnews. [https://www.cnews.cz/talos-ii-odhalen-pocitac-s-procesorem-ibm-power9-muzete-mit-za-neco-pres-2000// Talos II odhalen. Počítač s procesorem IBM Power9 můžete mít za něco přes 2000 dolarů]. Published August 12, 2017

* Deep in IT. [https://diit.cz/clanek/talos-ii-v-predprodeji/ Talos II v předprodeji]. Published August 11, 2017

* heise. [https://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/IBM-Power9-Workstation-mit-offener-Firmware-und-Linux-3798402.html/ IBM-Power9-Workstation mit offener Firmware und Linux]. Published August 11, 2017

* phoronix. [https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Raptor-Talos-2-Teaser/ Raptor Is Going To Launch A New POWER9 Linux System]. Published July 19, 2017

* nixCraft. [https://www.cyberciti.biz/hardware/talos-secure-power8-linux-workstation-with-fully-open-source-firmware/ Talos Secure POWER8 Linux Workstation With Fully Open Source Firmware]. Published January 09, 2017

* TechRepublic. [https://www.techrepublic.com/article/intel-alternative-talos-secure-workstation-brings-power8-to-the-desktop/ Intel alternative Talos Secure Workstation brings POWER8 to the desktop]. Published January 03, 2017

* Open Source For You. [https://www.opensourceforu.com/2016/11/ibm-power8-powered-open-source-atx-motherboard-goes-official/ IBM Power8-powered open source Talos motherboard goes official]. Published November 25, 2016

* ExtremeTech. [https://www.extremetech.com/computing/237905-new-crowdfunding-project-promises-an-atx-motherboard-for-ibms-power8/ New crowdfunding project promises an ATX motherboard for IBM’s Power8]. Published October 19, 2016

* phoronix. [https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Talos-Crowdsupply/ POWER8 Workstation Launches On Crowdfunding: $4k For Motherboard, $18k For System]. Published October 15, 2016

User:MPC7500

2022-10-12T14:07:42Z

MPC7500: /* Build */

[https://twitter.com/mpc7500v2 MPC7500] on Twitter

via IRC — MPC7500 on Freenode; OFTC; Libera.chat

== Build ==
[[File:NZXT-closed.JPG|thumb|right|NZXT H400, closed.]]

[[File:NZXT_open.JPG|thumb|right|NZXT H400, open.]]

'''Ordered:''' November 25, 2018

'''Shipped:''' June 4, 2019

'''Received:''' June 18, 2019

'''Temperatures:'''

Idle (2.15GHz): 52°C/ 125°F; Fan: 1000 RPM

Full load (3.8GHz): 71°C/ 160°F; Fan: 1700 RPM

'''Temperatures (flipped CPU fan):'''

Idle (2.15GHz): 43°C/ 109°F; Fan: 1000 RPM

Full load (3.8GHz): 66°C/ 151°F; Fan: 1400 RPM

{| class="wikitable"
! style="font-weight:bold; background-color:#efefef;" | Quantity
! style="font-weight:bold; background-color:#efefef;" | Component
! style="font-weight:bold; background-color:#efefef;" | Brand
! style="font-weight:bold; background-color:#efefef;" | Model
! style="font-weight:bold; background-color:#efefef;" | Price
|-
| style="background-color:#ffffff;" | 1
| style="background-color:#ffffff;" | Chassis
| style="background-color:#ffffff;" | NZXT
| style="background-color:#ffffff;" | H400 black / red
| style="text-align: right; background-color:#ffffff;" | € 89.06
|-
| style="background-color:#ffffff;" | 1
| style="background-color:#ffffff;" | Mainboard
| style="background-color:#ffffff;" | RCS
| style="background-color:#ffffff;" | Blackbird Rev. 1.01
| style="text-align: right; background-color:#ffffff;" | € 549.68
|-
| style="background-color:#ffffff;" | 1
| style="background-color:#ffffff;" | CPU
| style="background-color:#ffffff;" | IBM
| style="background-color:#ffffff;" | POWER9 DD2.2 02CY297, Quadcore
| style="text-align: right; background-color:#ffffff;" | € 329.82
|-
| style="background-color:#ffffff;" | 1
| style="background-color:#ffffff;" | Heatsink & Fan
| style="background-color:#ffffff;" | AVC
| style="background-color:#ffffff;" | TL2HS3, 3U PN: 01KL960 (FAN1)
| style="text-align: right; background-color:#ffffff;" | € 99.02
|-
| style="background-color:#ffffff;" | 2
| style="background-color:#ffffff;" | Fan: Front
| style="background-color:#ffffff;" | be quiet!
| style="background-color:#ffffff;" | Silent Wings 3 PWM High-Speed, 140mm (FAN2)
| style="text-align: right; background-color:#ffffff;" | € 39.80
|-
| style="background-color:#ffffff;" | 1
| style="background-color:#ffffff;" | Fan: Rear
| style="background-color:#ffffff;" | be quiet!
| style="background-color:#ffffff;" | Silent Wings 3 PWM High-Speed, 120mm (FAN3)
| style="text-align: right; background-color:#ffffff;" | € 20.64
|-
| style="background-color:#ffffff;" | 2
| style="background-color:#ffffff;" | Fan: Top
| style="background-color:#ffffff;" | be quiet!
| style="background-color:#ffffff;" | Silent Wings 3 PWM High-Speed, 120mm (FAN3)
| style="text-align: right; background-color:#ffffff;" | € 41.54
|-
| style="background-color:#ffffff;" | 2
| style="background-color:#ffffff;" | RAM
| style="background-color:#ffffff;" | Samsung
| style="background-color:#ffffff;" | M393A4K40CB2-CTD7Q, 32GB
| style="text-align: right; background-color:#ffffff;" | € 316.04
|-
| style="background-color:#ffffff;" | 1
| style="background-color:#ffffff;" | SSD
| style="background-color:#ffffff;" | Crucial
| style="background-color:#ffffff;" | BX500, 480GB
| style="text-align: right; background-color:#ffffff;" | € 49.85
|-
| style="background-color:#ffffff;" | 1
| style="background-color:#ffffff;" | PCIe/ M2 adapter
| style="background-color:#ffffff;" | Delock
| style="background-color:#ffffff;" | Item No. 89929
| style="text-align: right; background-color:#ffffff;" | € 16.91
|-
| style="background-color:#ffffff;" | 1
| style="background-color:#ffffff;" | SSM
| style="background-color:#ffffff;" | Samsung
| style="background-color:#ffffff;" | 970 EVO Plus NVMe M2, 1TB
| style="text-align: right; background-color:#ffffff;" | € 224.00
|-
| style="background-color:#ffffff;" | 1
| style="background-color:#ffffff;" | Graphic card
| style="background-color:#ffffff;" | SAPPHIRE
| style="background-color:#ffffff;" | PULSE RX 5500 XT, 8GB RAM
| style="text-align: right; background-color:#ffffff;" | € 227.99
|-
| style="background-color:#ffffff;" | 1
| style="background-color:#ffffff;" | Serial slot bracket
| style="background-color:#ffffff;" | DIGITUS
| style="background-color:#ffffff;" | AK-610300-003-E
| style="text-align: right; background-color:#ffffff;" | € 2.85
|-
| style="background-color:#ffffff;" | 1
| style="background-color:#ffffff;" | Power supply
| style="background-color:#ffffff;" | be quiet!
| style="background-color:#ffffff;" | Straight Power 11, 450W
| style="text-align: right; background-color:#ffffff;" | € 75.99
|-
| style="background-color:#ffffff;" | 4
| style="background-color:#ffffff;" | Cable
| style="background-color:#ffffff;" | Various
| style="background-color:#ffffff;" | S-ATA, Y-cable
| style="text-align: right; background-color:#ffffff;" | € 12.18
|-
| style="background-color:#ffffff;" | 1
| style="background-color:#ffffff;" | Keyboard
| style="background-color:#ffffff;" | logitech
| style="background-color:#ffffff;" | G413, Carbon (US INT'L)
| style="text-align: right; background-color:#ffffff;" | € 77.40
|-
| style="background-color:#ffffff;" | 1
| style="background-color:#ffffff;" | Mouse
| style="background-color:#ffffff;" | logitech
| style="background-color:#ffffff;" | M150 Cinammon Red
| style="text-align: right; background-color:#ffffff;" | € 18.99
|-
| colspan="5" style="background-color:#333333;" |
|-
| style="background-color:#ffffff;" | 1
| colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;" | Shipping costs and fees
| style="text-align: right; background-color:#ffffff;" | € 218.30
|-
| style="background-color:#ffffff;" | 1
| colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;" | Customs duties (19% VAT, Germany)
| style="text-align: right; background-color:#ffffff;" | € 221.85
|-
| colspan="4" style="text-align: center; font-weight:bold; background-color:#efefef;" | Total Cost
| style="background-color:#c0c0c0;" | € 2,631.91
|}

[[Category:User Systems]]

Operating System Compatibility List

2022-08-19T10:12:47Z

MPC7500: /* External Links */ URL temporarily changed

Not everything is bug-free, so you might want to the check also [[Fixes in Progress]] about the state of their upstreaming.
== GNU/Linux ==
{| class="wikitable"
|Distribution
|Version
|Architecture
|Reported by
|Notes
|-
|[https://www.adelielinux.org/ Adélie]
|1.0-beta1
|ppc64
|[[User:Awilfox|awilfox]]
|Needs the easy-kernel-power8 package instead of easy-kernel. KDE 5 is stable.
|-
|[https://almalinux.org/ Alma]
|8.5
|ppc64le
|[[User:Xilinder|Xilinder]]
|[https://forums.raptorcs.com/index.php/topic,345.msg2769.html#msg2769 Works]
|-
|[https://alpinelinux.org/ Alpine]
|3.11.5
|ppc64le
|[[User:Tle|Tle]]
|Needs internet connection for the setup-alpine to fetch grub-ieee1275 and sfdisk. Let's hope the next version would include these two packages in the ISO. I have lodged a [https://gitlab.alpinelinux.org/alpine/aports/issues/11384 request]
|-
|[https://en.altlinux.org/ ALT]
|10.0
|ppc64le
|[[User:MPC7500|MPC7500]]
|Unable to install. The image is not displayed in Petitboot.
|-
|[https://aosc.io/ AOSC OS]
|RR
|ppc64le
|[[User:MPC7500|MPC7500]]
|Not tested yet.
|-
|[https://archlinuxpower.org/ Arch]
|RR
|ppc64le
|[[User:MPC7500|MPC7500]]
|Not tested yet.
|-
|[https://ataraxialinux.org/ Ataraxia]
|201101
|ppc64le
|[[User:MPC7500|MPC7500]]
|Not tested yet.
|-
|[https://bedrocklinux.org/ Bedrock]
|0.7.24
|ppc64le
|[[User:MPC7500|MPC7500]]
|Not tested yet.
|-
|[https://www.centos.org/ CentOS]
|7.7
|ppc64le
|[[User:MPC7500|MPC7500]]
|Works OOTB. I only needed the [[Troubleshooting/GPU#Xorg_crashes_or_is_laggy_with_the_AST_VGA_GPU| snippets for the AST GPU]]
|-
|[https://www.centos.org/ CentOS Stream]
|9
|ppc64le
|[[User:MPC7500|MPC7500]]
|Not tested yet.
|-
|[https://cclinux.org/ Circle]
|8.6
|ppc64le
|[[User:MPC7500|MPC7500]]
|Not tested yet.
|-
|rowspan="10"|[https://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/ Debian]
|12 (2022-03-21 weekly DVD ISO)
|ppc64le (inside KVM; machine type = pseries)
|[[User:JeremyRand|JeremyRand]]
|Seems to work fine with XFCE.
|-
|11.1.0 (netinst)
|ppc64le
|[[User:Jas|Jas]]
|Installs and works out of box with no changes. Installer is on serial port, VGA is blank
([[Operating_System_Specific_Workarounds/Debian#Bullseye|workaround]]). Works fine as a KVM host via virt-manager and a Debian 11 guest VM.
|-
|11 (2021-03-29 weekly DVD ISO)
|ppc64le (inside KVM; machine type = pseries)
|[[User:JeremyRand|JeremyRand]]
|Seems to work fine with XFCE.
|-
|11/Sid (2021-02-02 [https://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/ports/snapshots/ snapshot])
|ppc64 (BE) (inside KVM; machine type = pseries)
|[[User:JeremyRand|JeremyRand]]
|Seems to work fine with XFCE. Note that even though this ISO is labeled "10.0.0" in the filename, it is actually Sid, not Buster.
|-
|10 (2018-05-28 weekly DVD ISO)
|ppc64le
|[[User:JeremyRand|JeremyRand]]
|Seems to work fine. KDE crashes occasionally, but that might be unrelated to running it on POWER9. Works fine as a KVM host via virt-manager (tested with Debian 10 as the guest). Be warned that the installer will enable the contrib repos (without your knowledge or consent), which is bad from a software freedom standpoint.
|-
|[https://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/ports/10.0/ 10.0] (ISO is dated 2018-05-18)
|ppc64 (BE) (inside KVM; machine type = pseries)
|[[User:JeremyRand|JeremyRand]]
|ISO fails to boot in virt-manager.
|-
|10
|ppc64
|[[User:Awilfox|awilfox]]
|Only tested in KVM-PV. Using Adélie easy-kernel as kernel, Debian Buster userland.
|-
|9.9.0
|ppc64le
|[[User:MPC7500|MPC7500]]
|Works OOTB. I only needed the [[Troubleshooting/GPU#Xorg_crashes_or_is_laggy_with_the_AST_VGA_GPU| snippets for the AST GPU]]
|-
|9.5.0
|ppc64le (inside KVM; machine type = pseries)
|[[User:JeremyRand|JeremyRand]]
|Seems to work fine with KDE. Default version of Linux works fine. Be warned that the installer will enable the contrib repos (without your knowledge or consent), which is bad from a software freedom standpoint. However, running <code>dpkg-query -W -f='${Section}\t${Package}\n' | grep ^contrib</code> (see [https://unix.stackexchange.com/a/111102 this Stack Exchange answer]) suggests that no actual packages from the contrib repos are installed by default, so you should be able to disable the contrib repos after installation without ever being exposed to contrib-packaged software.
|-
|9
|ppc64le
|[[User:nashimus|nashimus]]
|Requires 4.16 or newer kernel. Installed Debian testing net install, set apt sources to Debian stable and downgraded, keeping 4.16 kernel. Most VMs failed to boot before updating qemu to 2.12.0.
|-
|[https://www.devuan.org/ Devuan]
|4.0
|ppc64le
|[[User:MPC7500|MPC7500]]
|Works
|-
|rowspan="12"|[https://alt.fedoraproject.org/alt/ Fedora]
|36
|ppc64le
|ClassicHasClass
|[https://www.talospace.com/2022/06/fedora-36-mini-mini-review-on-blackbird.html Review at Talospace.]
|-
|35
|ppc64le
|ClassicHasClass
|[https://www.talospace.com/2021/11/fedora-35-mini-review-on-blackbird-and.html Review at Talospace.]
|-
|34
|ppc64le
|ClassicHasClass
|[https://www.talospace.com/2021/05/fedora-34-mini-review-on-blackbird-and.html Review at Talospace.]
|-
|rowspan="2"|33
|rowspan="2"|ppc64le
|[[User:Tle|Tle]]
|Server and Workstation variant works perfectly!
|-
|ClassicHasClass
|[https://www.talospace.com/2020/11/fedora-33-mini-review-on-blackbird-and.html Review at Talospace.]
|-
|rowspan="2"|32
|rowspan="2"|ppc64le
|[[User:Tle|Tle]]
|Server variant works perfectly!
The Workstation Live variant failed to load kernel image at Petitboot prompt, the workaround is to change kernel/initrd paths before booting to
be /ppc/ppc64/{vmlinuz,initrd.img} instead of /ppc/ppc
|-
|ClassicHasClass
|[https://www.talospace.com/2020/05/fedora-32-mini-review-on-blackbird-and.html Review at Talospace.]
|-
|31
|ppc64le
|[[User:MPC7500|MPC7500]]
|Works. I only needed the [[Troubleshooting/GPU#Xorg_crashes_or_is_laggy_with_the_AST_VGA_GPU| snippets for the AST GPU]]. When installing GNOME (workstation-product-environment) you have to do [[Troubleshooting/GPU#Wayland_.28GNOME.29_freeze_after_boot_with_the_AST_VGA_GPU|this modification]]
|-
|30
|ppc64le
|[[User:MPC7500|MPC7500]]
|Works OOTB. I only needed the [[Troubleshooting/GPU#Xorg_crashes_or_is_laggy_with_the_AST_VGA_GPU| snippets for the AST GPU]]
|-
|rowspan="3"|28
|ppc64le
|[[User:Sharkcz|Sharkcz]]
|only bare metal verified for now, you might want to enable [[User:Sharkcz|SharkCZ]]'s COPR [https://copr.fedorainfracloud.org/coprs/sharkcz/talos/ repo] for not-yet-upstreamed updates
|-
|ppc64le
|[[User:nashimus|nashimus]]
|May need to manually specify inst.stage2, during install. [https://www.ibm.com/developerworks/community/blogs/cb4b63c0-e358-474c-8b04-391c3a279d5a/entry/Baremetal_RHEL_Redhat_Installation_with_OPAL?lang=en Workaround] [https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1577587 Bug]
|-
|ppc64be
|[[User:Sharkcz|Sharkcz]]
|discontinued in Fedora 29
|-
|rowspan="2|[https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Handbook:PPC64 Gentoo]
| n/a
|ppc64le
|[[User:Luke-jr|luke-jr]]
|Once installed, works fine.
GNOME, Plasma and other desktops are supported.
Ships working firefox, chromium, qtwebengine.
[https://distfiles.gentoo.org/releases/ppc/autobuilds/current-install-ppc64le-minimal/ latest install iso supporting both 4k and 64k pagesize kernels]
|-
|17.0
|ppc64
|[[User:MarcusC|MarcusC]]
|XFCE4 and virt-manager verified
|-
|[https://www.glasnost.org/ Glasnost]
|2021.10-01
|ppc64le
|[[User:MPC7500|MPC7500]]
|Not tested yet.
|-
|[http://www.dds6qkxpwdeubwucdiaord2xgbbeyds25rbsgr73tbfpqpt4a6vjwsyd.onion/wiki/Kicksecure Kicksecure] ([https://www.whonix.org/wiki/Kicksecure clearnet link])
|16
|ppc64le
|[[User:JeremyRand|JeremyRand]]
|Appears to work fine with XFCE in a VM when the [[Kicksecure]] instructions are followed. Haven't tried CLI or host.
|-
|rowspan="2"|[https://www.opensuse.org/ openSUSE]
|Leap 15.1
|ppc64le
|[[User:MPC7500|MPC7500]]
|Works OOTB. I only needed the [[Troubleshooting/GPU#Xorg_crashes_or_is_laggy_with_the_AST_VGA_GPU| snippets for the AST GPU]]
|-
|Tumbleweed 20190805
|ppc64le
|[[User:Jonsger|Jonsger]]
|Install via serial console (over ssh) and connect HDMI to dedicated GPU. Use Xorg config from [[Troubleshooting/GPU#Step_2:_Create_Xorg_Configuration_Snippet]]. radeonsi is missing, as Mesa-dri is not build for ppc64le. Workaround: install from [https://build.opensuse.org/project/show/home:jbrielmaier:ppc64le home:jbrielmaier:ppc64le] repo.
|-
|[https://mirror.grapentin.org/parabola-ports/powerpc64le/ Parabola]
|15-Apr-2021
|ppc64le
|[[User:JeremyRand|JeremyRand]]
|Not tested yet.
|-
|[https://www.powerel.org/ PowerEL]
|7
|ppc64le
|[[User:MPC7500|MPC7500]]
|Unable to install. The image is not displayed in Petitboot.
|-
|[https://www.redhat.com/en/technologies/linux-platforms/enterprise-linux RHEL]
|9
|ppc64le
|[[User:Tle|Tle]]
|[https://forums.raptorcs.com/index.php/topic,365.msg2944.html#msg2944 Works]
|-
|[https://www.riscyslack.org/ Riscy Slack (Slackware)]
|2020-11-17
|ppc64le
|[[User: MPC7500|MPC7500]]
|Works OOTB. I only needed the [[Troubleshooting/GPU#Xorg_crashes_or_is_laggy_with_the_AST_VGA_GPU| snippets for the AST GPU]]
|-
|[https://rockylinux.org/ Rocky]
|9.0
|ppc64le
|[[User:MPC7500|MPC7500]]
||Not tested yet.
|-
|[http://t2sde.org/ T2 SDE]
|21.5
|ppc64le
|[[User:MPC7500|MPC7500]]
|Not tested yet.
|-
|rowspan="5"|[https://www.ubuntu.com/download/server/power Ubuntu Server]
|22.04 LTS
|ppc64le
|[[User:Manatails|manatails]]
|Installs and works out of box with no changes.
|-
|20.04 LTS
|ppc64le
|[[User:Jas|Jas]]
|Installs and works out of box with no changes.
|-
|19.10 (kernel 5.3.x)
|ppc64le
|[[User:FlyingBlackbird|FlyingBlackbird]]
|Works OOTB with GNOME (installed via <code>sudo tasksel</code> choosing ''Ubuntu Desktop'') and a single SATA HDD. I only needed to configure Xorg for a FullHD resolution of the AST GPU as described in [[Troubleshooting/GPU#Display_stuck_at_default_low_resolution_with_AST_HDMI_GPU]]. Note that NVMe SSDs may crash when a manual or scheduled <code>discard</code> ("trim") is started (due to a kernel bug fixed in 5.4 but there is a work-around, see [[POWER9 Hardware Compatibility List/PCIe Devices#NVMe_Drives]]. So far a combination of a NVMe SSD and SATA HDD makes troubles if both drives are used for OS installation targets with booting from HDD causes ATA error messages (I am investigating this, see the [[User:FlyingBlackbird|up-to-date status of my system configuration]]).
|-
|19.04
|ppc64le
|[[User:MPC7500|MPC7500]]
|Works OOTB. I only needed the [[Troubleshooting/GPU#Xorg_crashes_or_is_laggy_with_the_AST_VGA_GPU| snippets for the AST GPU]]
|-
|18.10
|ppc64le
|[[User:q66|q66]]
|Installs and works out of box with no changes, Xfce4.
|-
|[https://voidlinux-ppc.org Void Linux for Power Architecture]
|n/a
|ppc64le/ppc64/ppc
|[[User:q66|q66]]
|Staging fork of Void Linux (custom binary repository and infrastructure, merging changes back upstream), fully functional, both endians, glibc or musl, 64-bit or 32-bit (32-bit works on Talos with 64-bit kernel or in a VM)
|-
|rowspan="5"|[http://dds6qkxpwdeubwucdiaord2xgbbeyds25rbsgr73tbfpqpt4a6vjwsyd.onion/ Whonix] ([https://www.whonix.org/ clearnet link])
|16
|ppc64le
|[[User:JeremyRand|JeremyRand]]
|Appears to work fine with XFCE (both Gateway and Workstation) when the [[Whonix]] instructions are followed. Haven't tried CLI.
|-
|15 (Morphed from Sid)
|ppc64 (BE)
|[[User:JeremyRand|JeremyRand]]
|Dependency conflicts prevent distro-morphing from Debian Sid to Whonix. I'm working on getting these fixed.
|-
|15 (Morphed from Buster)
|ppc64le
|[[User:JeremyRand|JeremyRand]]
|Appears to work fine with KDE (both Gateway and Workstation) when the [[Whonix]] instructions are followed; host OS used for testing was Debian 10. Haven't tried XFCE and CLI.
|-
|rowspan="2"|14
|ppc64le
|[[User:JeremyRand|JeremyRand]]
|Appears to work fine when the [[Whonix]] instructions are followed; host OS used for testing was Debian 10. (UPDATE: Whonix 14 is no longer recommended by upstream for KVM; use Whonix 15 instead.)
|-
|amd64
|[[User:JeremyRand|JeremyRand]]
|Appears to boot without errors when the [[Whonix/x86]] instructions are followed; host OS used for testing was Debian 10. Didn't test anything beyond showing the XFCE GUI.
|}

== BSDs ==
{| class="wikitable"
|Distribution
|Version
|Architecture
|Reported by
|Notes
|-
|rowspan="2"|[https://www.freebsd.org/ FreeBSD]
|13-CURRENT
|ppc64
|[[User:kev009|kev009]]
|Ongoing development activity, better than releases for the time being
|-
|12.0
|ppc64
|[[User:kev009|kev009]]
|Contains initial POWER9 support
|-
|[http://www.openbsd.org/powerpc64.html OpenBSD]
|6.8
|powerpc64
|[[User:DanielPocock|DanielPocock]]
|Official support since OpenBSD 6.8
|-
|[https://github.com/POWER9BSD/ POWER9BSD]
|13-CURRENT
|ppc64
|[[User:kev009|kev009]]
|Advance POWER9 features for FreeBSD like Radix MMU, amdgpu etc
|-
|}

==Ports in progress==
Rapid progress is being made on these ports by members of the community.

* GNU Guix System ([[User:Isengaara|Isengaara]] and lle-bout (email: lle-bout at zaclys dot net))
* [https://issues.hyperbola.info/index.php?do=details&task_id=1336 Hyperbola]
* NixOS (@crystalgamma:matrix.org on Matrix)
* [https://trisquel.info/en/forum/librebooting-my-desktop#comment-166973 Trisquel]

== External Links ==

* [http://oscomp.hu/bgafc/oses4ppc.php Operating Systems for PowerPC] PPC32 / PPC64 / PPC64le

[[Category:Compatibility List]]

POWER9 Hardware Compatibility List/PCIe Devices

2022-08-08T22:34:57Z

MPC7500: /* Graphics Cards */ DMA issue solved, 64K bug solved

==Compatibility rules==
In general, any PCIe device will work providing that an open source driver is available for your operating system. There are some exceptions:

* '''Hardware bugs.''' POWER does not permit errant DMA accesses. If a device tries to access areas of host memory which it is not permitted to access, the device is shut down immediately. This is dissimilar to x86 platforms, which simply silently ignore such attempts. Some badly designed I/O devices have bugs causing them to attempt DMA accesses to random areas of host memory; these devices are unlikely to function correctly on POWER systems unless a workaround is available. Note that devices in full bypass mode may legally have access to all host memory, to avoid this and test driver IOMMU setup pass "iommu=nobypass" to the kernel at startup.
* '''I/O space.''' Starting with [[POWER9]], access to the legacy PCI I/O space is no longer supported; devices or drivers which rely on this will not function. The legacy I/O space has been deprecated for as long as PCIe has existed; generally this will only affect very old PCIe devices which use PCIe to PCI bridge chips to attach old PCI devices to the bus, or genuine legacy PCI devices attached via [[POWER9_Hardware_Compatibility_List/PCIe_Devices#PCIe.2FPCI_Expansion|PCIe/PCI Expansion]]. A small subset of these devices may require legacy I/O space support.
* '''Incomplete memory addressing support.''' The PCIe architecture specifies a 64-bit address space. Some I/O devices try to economize on this by only implementing e.g. 40 bits for their addressing, rendering them incapable of addressing host memory which lies above address 2<sup>40</sup>. (Firmware patches to work around this are pending.)
* '''Bifurcation limits.''' Arbitrary PCIe lane bifurcation is not supported. Devices which split a PCIe slot into multiple connectors (for example, PCIe to M.2 adaptors) will not work unless they have a PCIe switch chip, although the first connector will generally work.

==Troubleshooting==

If a PCIe device is in a broken state due to being attached/detached from a VM, or due to a transition from Petitboot to the main OS, you may be able to fix it by issuing a hot reset. A script for performing a PCIe hot reset is at [[File:Pcie_hot_reset.sh]]. For background on PCIe resets and how a hot reset differs from the function-level reset performed by <code>echo 1 > /sys/bus/pci/devices/$dev/reset</code>, see [https://unix.stackexchange.com/a/474378 Alex Forencich's explanation on Stack Exchange].

==NICs==
===Working===
* 3Com 3C905C-TX-M EtherLink 10/100 PCI Ethernet (via [[POWER9_Hardware_Compatibility_List/PCIe_Devices#PCIe.2FPCI_Expansion|PCIe/PCI Expansion]])
* Broadcom [[BCM5719]]
* Chelsio T520-SO-CR (dual port 10Gb/s, cxgb4 driver)
* Chelsio T6225-SO-CR
* DEC FDDIcontroller/PCI (DEFPA) PCI FDDI (via [[POWER9_Hardware_Compatibility_List/PCIe_Devices#PCIe.2FPCI_Expansion|PCIe/PCI Expansion]])
** Works automatically as from Linux kernel version 5.13.
** Works with Linux kernel versions before 5.13 as long as the defxx driver has been compiled with the CONFIG_DEFXX_MMIO option, which may not be the case with standard distribution kernels as the option was not on by default for historical reasons.<br>''This is because the PFI ASIC used as the PCI interface with the DEC FDDIcontroller/PCI adapter supports both port I/O and MMIO for main ASIC's (PDQ) CSR access, however [[POWER9_Hardware_Compatibility_List/PCIe_Devices#Compatibility_rules|as noted above]] the Power Systems Host Bridge 4 (PHB4) PCIe root complex used with POWER9 microprocessors does not support I/O Read or I/O Write commands required for port I/O.''
* Mellanox ConnectX-6 EN 200Gb/s Adapter Card ''(supports [[CAPI]])''
* Silicom [https://www.silicom-usa.com/pr/server-adapters/networking-adapters/10-gigabit-ethernet-networking-adapters/pe210g2spi9-server-adapter/ PE210G2SPI9]/[https://www.silicom-usa.com/pr/server-adapters/networking-adapters/10-gigabit-ethernet-networking-adapters/pe210g2spi9a-server-adapter/ PE210G2SPI9A]/PE210G2SPI9B dual port 10 GbE SFP+ adapter (Chipset: [https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/products/sku/41282/intel-82599es-10-gigabit-ethernet-controller/specifications.html Intel 82599ES]) (ixgbe driver)
* Silicom [https://www.silicom-usa.com/pr/server-adapters/networking-adapters/10-gigabit-ethernet-networking-adapters/pe310g4spi9-server-adapter/ PE310G4SPI9]/[https://www.silicom-usa.com/pr/server-adapters/networking-adapters/10-gigabit-ethernet-networking-adapters/pe310g4spi9la-quad-port-10-gigabit-nic-intel-based/ PE310G4SPI9LA] quad port 10 GbE SFP+ adapter (Chipset: Two [https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/products/sku/41282/intel-82599es-10-gigabit-ethernet-controller/specifications.html Intel 82599ES] controllers behind one [https://www.broadcom.com/products/pcie-switches-bridges/pcie-switches/pex8724 PLX PEX 8724] switch) (ixgbe driver)
* Unbranded 4-port Gigabit Ethernet adapter (Chipset: Four Realtek RTL8111F controllers behind one ASMedia ASM1184e switch) (r8169 driver, firmware optional)
** The card be identified by the "NET111-V1.0" text on its PCB.
* [https://www.asus.com/Networking-IoT-Servers/Wired-Networking/All-series/XG-C100F/ ASUS XG-C100F] (single port 10GbE SFP+, AQUANTIA AQtion Linux "atlantic" driver)
** Driver compiled by default on PowerPC (and others) from this [https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=9b22fece786ed641909988da4810bfa8e5d2e592 commit].
** There is proprietary firmware written into EEPROM from the factory but it does not seem to be writeable, nor does it have to be loaded by the Linux kernel.

===Non-working===
* Mellanox ConnectX IB QDR (mlx4 driver)

==Wireless Cards==
===Working===
* Alfa AWUS036NHA Wireless USB Adaptor
** open source firmware (ath9k_htc) [https://github.com/qca/open-ath9k-htc-firmware]
* [https://ark.intel.com/content/www/us/en/ark/products/75439/intel-dual-band-wireless-ac-7260.html Intel Dual-Band Wireless-AC 7260] (Bluetooth untested)
* [https://ark.intel.com/content/www/us/en/ark/products/86068/intel-dual-band-wireless-ac-8260.html Intel Dual-Band Wireless-AC 8260] (Bluetooth untested)
* [https://ark.intel.com/content/www/us/en/ark/products/99445/intel-wireless-ac-9260.html Intel Dual-Band Wireless-AC 9260] (Bluetooth untested)
* [https://ark.intel.com/content/www/us/en/ark/products/189347/intel-wifi-6-ax200-gig.html Intel® Wi-Fi 6 AX200] (Bluetooth untested)
** When loading older firmware versions (iwlwifi-cc-a0-50.ucode), and EEH is triggered. Disabling the iommu is required for functionality. Note, tx bitrate is not reported correctly.
** When using recent firmware (iwlwifi-cc-a0-71.ucode), the card operates as expected.
* [https://www.thinkpenguin.com/gnu-linux/penguin-wireless-n-mini-pcie ThinkPenguin TPE-NMPCIE]
** Chipset: Atheros AR9281
** Linux driver: ath9k
** Tested with StarTech PEX2MPEX; device is detected without trouble by Linux and NetworkManager; didn't try hooking up an antenna, so wasn't able to try connecting to networks.
* TP-Link TL WN823N RTL8192EU [https://github.com/Mange/rtl8192eu-linux-driver]
** remove "ARCH=$(ARCH)" on line 1710 of the makefile and it compiles fine
* TP-LINK TL-WN725N V2 USB dongle
** as of Linux 5.6.x, the rtl8188eu is in staging stage, so it is advised to compile the driver from [[https://github.com/lwfinger/rtl8188eu lwfinger/rtl8188eu]]
* [https://www.asus.com/my/Networking-IoT-Servers/Adapters/All-series/PCE-AX3000/ Asus PCE-AX3000] Both Wi-Fi and Bluetooth worked out of the box with Ubuntu 21.10 (Bluetooth requires an additional USB connection, an [https://www.amazon.fr/gp/product/B08Q2TLWGV/ internal USB to 9-pin] cable works)

==NVMe Drives==
* Samsung 950 PRO (with M.2 to PCIe adapter)
* Samsung 960 EVO / PRO (with M.2 to PCIe adapter)
* Samsung 970 PRO (with M.2 to PCIe adapter)
* Samsung 970 EVO Plus (with M.2 to PCIe adapter)
* Samsung 980 PRO (with M.2 to PCIe adapter)
* [https://www.samsung.com/semiconductor/ssd/datacenter-ssd/MZ1LB960HAJQ/ Samsung PM983] (with [https://www.supermicro.com/en/products/accessories/addon/AOC-SHG3-4M2P.php AOC-SHG3-4M2P] M.2 to PCIe adapter)
* [https://ark.intel.com/content/www/us/en/ark/products/series/81000/intel-ssd-dc-p3600-series.html Intel SSD DC P3600 PCIe AIC] (tested 1.6 TB)
* Intel Optane 900P NVMe XPoint PCIe
* Intel Optane 905P NVMe XPoint PCIe AIC
* Intel Optane 905P NVMe Xpoint U.2, with included U.2 to M.2 cable plugged into an [[#PCIe_to_M.2_Adapters|ASUS Hyper M.2 X4 mini]].
* WD Black PCIe (with M.2 to PCIe adapter)
* MyDigitalSSD BPX 480GB (with M.2 to PCIe adapter)
* Silicon Power US70 2000 GB (note that it is configured with 512 byte sectors by default and should be reformatted with nvme-cli to get better performance)
* Kingston KC3000 1TB (with HighPoint SSD7505 adapter) - I get some unknown 'nvme error-log' errors once in a while, but I doubt it is related to the power platform.

Known issues:
* [FIXED in stable kernels 4.19 and 5.4] [https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=202665 IOMMU related errors when performing discard on some NVMe devices] (mainly NVMe SSDs). Current workaround is booting with the kernel parameter ''iommu=soft'', see the [https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=530436c45ef2e446c12538a400e465929a0b3ade patch]

==PCIe to M.2 Adapters==
===Working===
* [https://www.asus.com/us/Motherboard-Accessories/HYPER_M2_X4_MINI_CARD/ ASUS Hyper M.2 X4 mini], PCIe X4 to M.2.
* [http://ableconn.com/products_2.php?gid=62 Ableconn PEXM2-SSD M.2 NGFF PCIe SSD to PCI Express 4.0 x4 Host Adapter Card (M.2 to PCIe adapter)]
* [https://www.addonics.com/products/ad2m2nvmpx8.php Addonics AD2M2NVMPX8] Dual NVMe PCIe adapter 2x M.2 PCIe to PCIe x8
* [https://www.delock.com/produkte/G_89370/merkmale.html Delock PCI Express x4 Card > 1 x internal NVMe M.2 Key M 80 mm - Low Profile Form Factor; Item No. 89370]
* [https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA4RE5AU2769 JEYI SK4 M.2 NVMe(M Key) SSD to PCI-E 3.0 x4 Adapter Converter Card]
* [https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16815124167 SYBA SI-PEX40110 M.2 PCI-e To PCI-e 3.0 x4]
* [https://www.sybausa.com/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=1052 SYBA SI-PEX40152 PCIe 3.1 x16 to 4 x M.2 (M-Key) Adapter Card]
* [https://highpoint-tech.com/USA_new/series-ssd7101a-1-overview.htm HighPoint SSD7101A-1] 4x M.2 PCIe to PCIe 3.0 x16 (based on PLX PEX8747 PCIe switch)
** Works without special drivers as a PCIe switch. NVMEs are detected and work just fine. Petitboot is able to boot attached NVMEs with no problems. Tested in FreeBSD. -- [[User:Bdragon|Bdragon]] ([[User talk:Bdragon|talk]])
* [https://highpoint-tech.com/USA_new/series-ssd7102-overview.htm HighPoint SSD7102] 4x M.2 PCIe to PCIe 3.0 x16 (with PCIe switch)
* [https://estore-highpoint-tech.com/products/highpoint-ssd7505-pcie-4-0-x16-4-channel-u-2-nvme-raid-controller HighPoint SSD7505] PCIe 4.0 x16 4-Port M.2 NVMe RAID Controller
* [https://highpoint-tech.com/USA_new/series-ssd7540-overview.htm HighPoint SSD7540] PCIe 4.0 x16 8-Port M.2 NVMe RAID Controller
** Tested with Samsung 980 Pro 2TB
** Beware of LUKS encryption performance not catching up with such speedy bandwidths yet.
* [https://raidsonic.de/en/standards/searchresults.php?we_objectID=5456 Raidsonic Icy Box PCIe extension card for one M.2 NVMe SSD (IB-PCI214M2-HSL)]:
** Tested with a Samsung 970 EVO Plus NVMe M.2 with 2 TB
** Bootable and no special driver installation required
** Has a passive cooling system for the SSD (about 20 degree Celsius cooler than without)
** Supports PCIe 3.0 x4 with up to 32 GBit/s according to the manual
** Seems to support PCIe 4.0 x4 with up to 64 GBit/s according to the current [https://www.raidsonic.de/products/accessories/ac_controller/IB-PCI214M2-HSL/pdf/datasheet_IB-PCI214M2-HSL_e.pdf data sheet] (probably due to the fact that it is only a routing device without any own logic)
* [https://www.supermicro.com/en/products/accessories/addon/AOC-SHG3-4M2P.php Supermicro AOC-SHG3-4M2P] 4x M.2 PCIe to PCIe 3.0 x8 (using a PEX 8734 PCIe 3.0 (8.0GT/s) Switch). Draws 10 watts in idle. Requires one additional 4-pin 12V connector.
* [https://www.akasa.com.tw/update.php?tpl=product/product.detail.tpl&no=181&type=Enclosures&type_sub=SSD%20Accessories&model=AK-PCCM2P-01 Akasa AK-PCCM2P-01] PCIe Gen3 x4 to M.2 2230/2242/2260/2280/22110. Tested with Samsung 970 EVO Plus 500GB.
* [https://www.sonnettech.com/product/mcfiver-pcie-card/overview.html Sonnet McFiver] Multifunction Adapter Card with Dual M.2 NVMe SSD Slots, 10Gb Ethernet (AQC113CS), and Two 10Gbps USB-C Ports (ASM2142), all thanks to PEX 8724 pcie switch.
: ^ sample lspci output with 2 nvme drives installed, plugged into x8 blackbird slot
<small>
::0001:01:00.0 PCI bridge: PLX Technology, Inc. PEX 8724 24-Lane, 6-Port PCI Express Gen 3 (8 GT/s) Switch, 19 x 19mm FCBGA (rev ca)<br>
::0001:02:01.0 PCI bridge: PLX Technology, Inc. PEX 8724 24-Lane, 6-Port PCI Express Gen 3 (8 GT/s) Switch, 19 x 19mm FCBGA (rev ca)<br>
::0001:02:02.0 PCI bridge: PLX Technology, Inc. PEX 8724 24-Lane, 6-Port PCI Express Gen 3 (8 GT/s) Switch, 19 x 19mm FCBGA (rev ca)<br>
::0001:02:08.0 PCI bridge: PLX Technology, Inc. PEX 8724 24-Lane, 6-Port PCI Express Gen 3 (8 GT/s) Switch, 19 x 19mm FCBGA (rev ca)<br>
::0001:02:09.0 PCI bridge: PLX Technology, Inc. PEX 8724 24-Lane, 6-Port PCI Express Gen 3 (8 GT/s) Switch, 19 x 19mm FCBGA (rev ca)<br>
::0001:02:0a.0 PCI bridge: PLX Technology, Inc. PEX 8724 24-Lane, 6-Port PCI Express Gen 3 (8 GT/s) Switch, 19 x 19mm FCBGA (rev ca)<br>
::0001:03:00.0 Non-Volatile memory controller: Samsung Electronics Co Ltd NVMe SSD Controller SM961/PM961/SM963<br>
::0001:04:00.0 Non-Volatile memory controller: Samsung Electronics Co Ltd NVMe SSD Controller SM961/PM961/SM963<br>
::0001:0a:00.0 USB controller: ASMedia Technology Inc. ASM2142 USB 3.1 Host Controller<br>
::0001:0b:00.0 Ethernet controller: Aquantia Corp. AQC113CS NBase-T/IEEE 802.3bz Ethernet Controller [AQtion] (rev 03)<br>
</small>

===Partially working===
* [https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B074WV4ZN4 Aplicata Quad M.2 NVMe SSD PCIe x16 Adapter] (no PCIe switch; only lowest slot works)
* [https://www.asus.com/us/Motherboards-Components/Motherboards/Accessories/HYPER-M-2-X16-GEN-4-CARD Asus Hyper M.2 x16 Gen4 card] no PCIe switch; only lowest slot works
* [https://www.startech.com/en-us/cards-adapters/pexm2sat32n1 StarTech 3-Port M.2 SSD (NGFF) Adapter Card] 1 x PCIe (NVMe) M.2, 2 x SATA III M.2 - PCIe 3.0. Tested the NVMe port with Samsung 970 EVO Plus 500GB. Unable to get SATA ports to work - unsupported PCIe bifurcation?

===Known issues===
Many inexpensive PCIe M.2 adapter cards do not have an onboard PCIe switch. Instead they rely on the PCIe slot to be bifurcated a certain way. For example, cheap cards advertised as x16 with support for 4 M.2 cards may need to be bifurcated as x4/x4/x4/x4, which is not possible on the Talos2. For dual-socket Talos2 workstations, PCIe slot 3 can be trifurcated which may enable such cards to support 3 NVMe drives.

The POWER9 Sforza datasheet section 3.3.3 lists possible configurations for each PCIe controller (PEC):
* PEC0: one x16 link
* PEC1: two x8 links
* PEC2: one x16 link, two x8 links (bifurcation), or one x8 link and two x4 links (trifurcation)

The Talos2 User's Guide shows how slots and PECs are connected in the mainboard diagram:
* Slot 1 is connected to PEC1 on CPU1 and is bifurcated (x8 for the slot, x8 for the Microsemi PM8068).
* Slot 2 is connected to PEC0 on CPU1 and can only be configured as x16.
* Slot 3 is connected to PEC2 on CPU2 and can be trifurcated.
* Slot 4 is connected to PEC0 on CPU2 and can only be configured as x16.
* Slot 5 is connected to PEC1 on CPU2 and is bifurcated (x8 for the slot, x4 for OCuLink).

==PCIe to U.2 Adapters==
===Working===
* [https://highpoint-tech.com/USA_new/series-ssd7120-overview.htm High Point SSD7120] PCIe 3.0 x16 to 4x U.2 NVMe ports (Dedicated PCIe 3.0 x4 per port, with PCIe switch) tested by [[User:Gyakovlev|Gyakovlev]] ([[User talk:Gyakovlev|talk]])
** Tested with [https://www.icydock.com/goods.php?id=255 Icy Dock ToughArmor MB699VP-B] 4xU2 enclosure. Neither above controller nor enclosure ships with cables, 4x SAS HD SFF-8643 cables required to connect drives.
** 4x Optane 905P work fine with this combo.
* [https://www.highpoint-tech.com/ssd7580a-overview High Point SSD7580A] U.2 NVMe RAID controller (PCIe 4.0 x16, allows eight U.2 NVMe PCIe 4.0 SSDs to be connected)
** Tested with [https://semiconductor.samsung.com/ssd/datacenter-ssd/pm9a3/ Samsung PM9A3]
** Neither controller nor disks ship with cables (so for U.2, for example, requires a [https://estore-highpoint-tech.com/products/ts8i-8639-060 SFF-8654 to SFF-8639] for each pair of disks)

==PCIe to MiniPCIe Adapters==
=== Working ===
* [https://www.startech.com/Cards-Adapters/Slot-Extension/PCI-Express-to-Mini-PCI-Express-Card-Adapter~PEX2MPEX StarTech PEX2MPEX] ([https://www.newegg.com/startech-com-model-pex2mpex-pci-express-to-mini-pci-express/p/N82E16815158307?Item=N82E16815158307&Description=mini%20PCIe&cm_re=mini_PCIe-_-15-158-307-_-Product NewEgg])
** Tested with ThinkPenguin TPE-NMPCIE.
** Particularly of interest as a lot of the ASPEED and SiliconMotion GPU's have a MiniPCIe form factor.

==SAS/SATA Storage Controllers ==
===Working===
* IOCrest SI-PEX40062 (Chipset: Marvell 88SE9235, PCI id 1B4B:9235)
** Marvell 88SE9230 chipset also confirmed to work
* Kouwell PE-115H (Chipset: Marvell 88SE9130, PCI id 1b4b:9130)
* LSI 9300/9200 SAS HBAs
** May require updating to IT firmware on a x86 machine
* [[PM8068]]-based SAS HBAs
* Supermicro AOC-SLG3-4E2P 4-port OCuLink adapter
* Jmicron JMB 363 SATA PCIe card. SATA ports work with Petitboot.
* Broadcom MegaRAID 9460-8i
* Broadcom MegaRAID 9460-16i
* [http://www.iocrest.com/index.php?id=2070 IOCrest IO-M2F585-5I] (Chipset: JMicron JMB585, PCI IDs: 197b:0585)
* Unbranded JMicron JMB363 SATA/IDE controller card, with one eSATA, one internal SATA, and one IDE (PATA) connector (Chipset: JMicron JMB363, PCI IDs: 197b:2363)
** SATA ports work in Petitboot.
** The IDE/PATA port doesn't work since it exclusively uses PCI I/O space access, which the [[POWER9]] does not support. Because of this, PCI function 1, which is used for the IDE/PATA functionality, is not exposed by Linux and so will not appear in the output of lspci.

===Non-working===
* AXAGON PCES-SA2 (ASMedia chipset)
* SuperMicro AOC-SASLP-MV8 (mvsas driver)
* MegaRAID 9341-8i - probably a bug in the firmware
* Unbranded ASMedia ASM1166 SATA controller cards with six SATA connectors (Chipset: ASMedia ASM1166, PCI IDs: 1b21:1166)
** Cards appear to be sold under different brands and with slightly different PCB layouts, but they can be identified by the following markings on their PCBs:
*** "PCE6SAT-A01" and "VER006S"
*** "PCI-E 3.0 TO SATA.6GB - 6Port" and "SU-SA3026"
** Causes a PHB endpoint freeze during [[Skiboot]]'s initialization of the PCI Express device, so the issues this chip is having can't be worked around with just a kernel patch.

=== Unknown if working (good candidates to test) ===
* [https://highpoint-tech.com/USA_new/series_rr600-overview.htm HighPoint RocketRAID 642L] (Chipset: Marvell 88SE9235)
* [https://highpoint-tech.com/USA_new/series_rr600-overview.htm HighPoint RocketRAID 644L] (Chipset: Marvell 88SE9235)

== Optical Drives ==

* [https://www.asus.com/us/Optical-Drives-Storage/BW16D1HT/HelpDesk_Download/ Asus BW-16D1HT Retail] (Blu Ray Writer with SATA interface):
** Partially working (reading BDs works, writing not yet tested). [https://forums.raptorcs.com/index.php/topic,40.0.html Sometimes not recognized during boot phase with ATA timeouts] causing all SATA devices to be disabled

== Graphics Cards ==

No display? Check out the [[Troubleshooting/GPU|GPU Troubleshooting]] page.

=== AMD ===

All AMD GPUs currently have DMA issues (limited to 32-bit, which can cause crashes) due to missing Linux kernel support for DMA windows between 33 and 63 bits in length. The root cause is GPU vendors (and occasionally some non-GPU vendors) cutting costs and only including 40-bit capable (Intel-style) DMA controllers. A compatibility mode is included in [https://forums.raptorcs.com/index.php/topic,39.msg409.html#msg409 Linux 5.4 and above].

* AMD Radeon HD 5570 - Archaic (1GB VRAM, PCI 2.1) but much faster than the AST. This card (ASUS EAH5570 Silent) is passively cooled.
* AMD Radeon HD 5850 - Must disable onboard VGA first. Currently has issues with only using 32-bit DMA.
* AMD Radeon HD 6450 - Works with default settings (kernel: radeon, X: modesetting or radeon), tested in BE mode
* AMD Radeon HD 6850 - Disable AST VGA with jumper. 32 bit.
* AMD Radeon HD 7850 - Disabled onboard VGA. Using amdgpu is highly unstable, radeon driver is usable but has issues with only using 32-bit DMA.
* AMD Radeon HD 7950 - Must disable onboard VGA first. Currently has issues with only using 32-bit DMA.
* AMD Radeon R5 220
* AMD Radeon R5 230 - Works in BE mode (use <code>Option "AccelMethod" "EXA"</code> for Xorg)
* AMD Radeon R7 240
* AMD Radeon R9 290X
* AMD Radeon R9 Nano - Must disable onboard VGA first. Works perfectly with Linux 5.6.x to 5.12.x with 4K Pages. It is confirmed working 5.6.x and 5.10.6 (or newer) with 64K Pages (occasionally crash under heavy load for example Blender rendering). Unfortunately 5.7.x, 5.8.x, 5.9.x, 5.11.1 -> 5.11.11 and 5.12.x with 64K pages are known to crash. Solved with [https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.10.101 Linux 5.10.101] For 5.7.x (64K pages), you could workaround the crash by adding `amdgpu.dc=0` to grub config.
* Sapphire GPRO 8200 (Polaris10 core) - Disable AST VGA with jumper, disabling in grub is not enough. Same form factor as WX7100, a single-slot RX 470 with 8GB of RAM and 4 DP outputs.
* AMD Radeon RX 480
* AMD Radeon RX 550 - Works with caveats (below) for particular card tested.
** Card tested was Gigabyte GV-RX550D5-2GD in a Blackbird with Ubuntu 19.10, 5.3.0-24 and amdgpu with onboard VGA disabled by jumper. Suspect with tweaking would work without needing to disable VGA. Alas would lock up every day or two, to the point I replaced with a Sapphire RX580. Based on conversations w/Raptor suspect this was an issue with the model card I had rather than the RX550 itself.
* AMD Radeon RX 560X
* AMD Radeon RX 580 – Works with the amdgpu firmware from Ubuntu 19.04 and disabled onboard VGA
** You may also need a kernel parameter like <code>vga=797</code> if xinit complains about VESA[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VESA_BIOS_Extensions]
** The Sapphire NITRO+ Radeon RX 580 8GB card is a tight fit on the Blackbird planar if you're using the 2nd PCIe slot as it a bit wider than two slots (and is documented as such). Solved by removing the adapter plate for the PCIe-M2 adapter card being used and allowing it to sit in slot untethered.
* AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 - Works with Debian Buster with amdgpu. Requires patches to work, somewhat unstable but usable. Cannot use AST Integrated VGA and AMDGPU at the same time without causing conflict. Not tested at this moment for use in petitboot or firmware.
* AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 - Works with Fedora 32 with Linux kernel 5.5.0's amdgpu. The card does _NOT_ display in bootloader because vega10 firmwares failed to load correctly.
* AMD Radeon Pro WX4100 (Polaris11 core) - May need at least linux 4.16 in order to get Xorg to work.
* AMD Radeon Pro WX5100
* AMD Radeon Pro WX7100 (Polaris10 core) - Available pre-installed on Talos II workstation, server, and desktop configurations.
* AMD Radeon RX 5700 (Navi 10) - Requires [https://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/amd-gfx/2019-December/043682.html kernel patches] to enable display output.
* AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT (Navi 10) - Requires [https://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/amd-gfx/2019-December/043682.html kernel patches] to enable display output.
* AMD Radeon Pro W5500 (Navi 14) - "amdgpu" driver works with 4k kernel but not 64k. "fbdev" driver works with both page sizes.
* AMD Radeon RX 6800 - see RX 6900 XT
* AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT - see RX 6900 XT
* AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT (Big Navi, Navi 21) - Not working with current 5.12 (in either 4K or 64K page sizes) - [https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/drm/amd/-/issues/1519 bug ticket]

The core name is important when storing the firmware into the BOOTKERNFW partition in PNOR for use by skiroot.

=== DisplayLink ===

* [https://www.climaxdigital.co.uk/CUH195-USB-2-to-DVI-VGA-or-HDMI-Adaptor-1080p-full-hd ClimaxDigital CUH195 USB 2.0 Graphic Adapter] - Based on DisplayLink DL-3500 chipset. Works in the main OS; not tested with Petitboot but is likely to work there too.
* [https://www.evga.com/support/manuals/files/100-U2-UV12-A1.pdf EVGA 100-U2-UV12-A1 UV Plus USB VGA Adapter] - Petitboot shows up without loading firmware. Not tested in OS.

=== NVIDIA ===
* NVIDIA Corporation G96 [GeForce 9500 GT] (rev a1) - Works in petitboot if onboard VGA is disabled. Currently has issues with only using 32-bit DMA. No firmware needed.
* NVIDIA RTX 2070 - usable for compute, but not 3D acceleration; integrated by Raptor as part of the Talos II PowerAI Development System configuration

=== Other ===
* [[AST2500|ASPEED AST2500]]. Works in both the main OS (LE mode) and Petitboot. BE mode partially works (doesn't crash, but colors are wrong unless you apply a patch that is harmful to performance). On Linux 5.6+, [https://forums.raptorcs.com/index.php/topic,31.0.html 1920x1200 resolution is broken]. <code>ast</code> Linux driver.

=== Non-working ===

* [https://www.aspeedtech.com/products.php?fPath=20&rId=244 ASPEED AST1300]. Older revision of the AST2510 (AST1300 is 4th generation; AST2510 is 6th generation). VGA 1920x1200 @ 60Hz 32bpp; framebuffer (no acceleration). <code>ast</code> Linux driver. [https://github.com/open-power/skiboot/issues/257 Open issue with Skiboot for getting it fixed.] Known suppliers of AST1300 devices are:
** [https://www.gigabyte.com/Enterprise/Accessory/GC-IVA-rev-10 Gigabyte GC-IVA 9CIVANR-00] -- Resold by:
*** [https://www.lambda-tek.com/Gigabyte-9CIVANR-00~sh/B42184346&viewOverview=y#product-view LambdaTek]
*** [https://sg-computers.com/en/video-card/gigabyte-gc-iva-video-card-detail SG-Computers]
** [https://iei.rs/IGCME-1300-R10 IEI Integration Corp IGCME-1300-R10] ([https://iei.rs/image/cache/data/IGCME-1300_20131105.pdf Datasheet]) ([https://dls.ieiworld.com/IEIWeb/Reserved/0D332000196276623429/IGCME-1300%20QIG%20V1.01_20120531.pdf Quick Installation Guide]) -- Resold by:
*** [http://archivecaslytosk.onion/QZROL eBay example 1]
*** [https://www.ebay.com/p/1383304505 eBay example 2]
*** [https://web.archive.org/web/20171003045507/http://neutronusa.com/prod.cfm/1525210/ NeutronUSA] (Warning: non-TLS link!)
*** [https://forums.servethehome.com/index.php?threads/fs-us-ny-intel-x540-t2-minipcie-vga-slim-120mm-fans.26880/ ServeTheHome]

=== Unknown if working (good candidates to test) ===
* ASPEED
** Notes
*** Testing ASRock Rack Tommy 90-SC02P1-00UBNZ with Fedora 36 KDE on x86 indicated that it only was detected with Wayland, not X11. Given that [[Troubleshooting/GPU#Wayland_.28GNOME.29_freeze_after_boot_with_the_AST_VGA_GPU|Wayland is broken with the integrated AST2500 on POWER]], it is unlikely that these ASPEED GPU's will work on POWER until Wayland is fixed.
** AST2500
*** [https://www.asrockrack.com/general/productdetail.asp?Model=PAUL ASRock Rack Paul]
** [https://www.aspeedtech.com/products.php?fPath=20&rId=455 AST2510]. It's the GPU component of the [[AST2500]] without the BMC component. VGA 1920x1200 @ 60Hz 32bpp; framebuffer (no acceleration). Might be useful for users who want to add additional VGA displays beyond the single VGA display supported by the built-in AST2500, with similar freedom and performance properties as the AST2500. <code>ast</code> Linux driver. Known suppliers of AST2510 devices are:
*** [https://www.aewin.com/products/r478/ AEWIN Technologies R478]
*** [https://www.aewin.com/products/r492b/ AEWIN Technologies R492B]
**** Distributed as add-on for these servers:
***** [https://www.aewin.com/products/scb-1921a/ SCB-1921A]
***** [https://www.aewin.com/zh-hans/products/scb-1925/ SCB-1925] ([https://www.aewin.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/SCB-1925.pdf datasheet])
***** [https://www.aewin.com/zh-hant/products/scb-1935a/ SCB-1935A] ([https://www.aewin.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/SCB-1935.pdf datasheet])
***** [https://www.aewin.com/products/scb-1935b/ SCB-1935B] ([https://www.aewin.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/SCB-1935.pdf datasheet])
*** [https://www.asrockrack.com/general/productdetail.asp?Model=TOMMY ASRock Rack Tommy 90-SC02P1-00UBNZ]
**** [https://download.asrock.com/Manual/QIG/TOMMY.pdf Manual]
**** Only has 16 MiB VRAM, so 1920x1200 resolution will be [https://forums.raptorcs.com/index.php/topic,31.0.html broken with Linux 5.6+].
**** Resold by [https://www.newegg.com/asrock-rack-tommy-other/p/N82E16816775074 NewEgg].
*** [https://www.win-ent.com/1U-Rackmount-Platforms/pl-81280 WIN Enterprises IP-492B]
** [https://www.aspeedtech.com/products.php?fPath=20&rId=377 AST1400]. Older revision of the AST2510 (AST1400 is 5th generation; AST2510 is 6th generation). VGA 1920x1200 @ 60Hz 32bpp; framebuffer (no acceleration). <code>ast</code> Linux driver. Known suppliers of AST1400 devices are:
*** [https://iei.rs/IGCME-1300-R11 IEI Integration Corp IGCME-1300-R11] ([https://iei.rs/image/cache/data/IGCME-1300_MPCIE-USB3.pdf Datasheet]) ([https://dls.ieiworld.com/IEIWeb/Reserved/0F233000410888189307/IGCME-1300%20QIG%20V1.10_20150819.pdf Quick Installation Guide])
**** Has 64 MiB VRAM, so 1920x1200 resolution should not be an issue regardless of Linux version.
**** Resold by:
***** [https://eu.mouser.com/ProductDetail/IEI/IGCME-1300-R11?qs=wd5RIQLrsJgucg6W4Ojybw%3D%3D Mouser]
***** [https://www.amazon.com/IEI-Technology-IGCME-1300-R11-Adapter-AST1400/dp/B07WRVK8DR Amazon]
***** [https://www.kacer.com/product/accessories/daughter%20card/Mini%20PCIe/IGCME-1300/IGCME-1300.htm Kacer]
***** [https://www.alibaba.com/product-detail/IEI-IGCME-1300-R11-PCIe-Mini_60839628812.html Alibaba]
***** [https://www.icpamerica.com/igcme-1300-add-on-card/ ICP America]
* DisplayLink
** DL-125
*** [https://archive.plugable.com/products/uga-125/ Plugable UGA-125]
** DL-165
*** [https://www.diamondmm.com/product/diamond-bvu165-usb-external-video-display-adapter/ Diamond Multimedia BVU165]
**** Resold by [https://www.amazon.com/Diamond-BVU165-USB-HDMI-Adapter/dp/B00C2RAO3M Amazon].
*** [https://www.diamondmm.com/product/bvu165lt-diamond-bvu165lt-usb-external-video-display-adapter/ Diamond Multimedia BVU165LT]
**** Resold by [https://www.amazon.com/Diamond-Multimedia-Graphics-1920x1080-1600x1200/dp/B00BN5FI8K Amazon].
*** [https://plugable.com/products/uga-165 Plugable UGA-165]
*** [https://plugable.com/products/usb-vga-165 Plugable USB-VGA-165]
**** Resold by [https://www.amazon.com/Plugable-Graphics-Multiple-1920x1080-Chromebooks/dp/B004D0QC0A Amazon]
*** [https://archive.plugable.com/products/usb2-hdmi-165/ Plugable USB2-HDMI-165]
**** Resold by [https://www.amazon.com/Plugable-USB2-HDMI-165-Adapter-DisplayLink-DL-165/dp/B004QPY4NY Amazon].
*** [https://www.siig.com/products/it-products/video-display/display-adapters/usb-2-0/usb-2-0-to-vga-pro.html SIIG JU-VG0012-S1]
**** Resold by [https://www.amazon.com/SIIG-USB-2-0-Adapter-JU-VG0012-S1/dp/B0048744GM Amazon].
*** [https://www.startech.com/en-us/audio-video-products/usb2dvimm6 StarTech USB2DVIMM6]
**** 1680x1050.
**** Resold by [https://www.newegg.com/startech-com-usb2dvimm6/p/N82E16815158183 NewEgg].
** DL-195
*** [https://www.amazon.com/Accell-Male-DVI-I-Female-Adapter/dp/B005RUSWHQ Accell J130B-001B]
*** [https://www.accellww.com/collections/adapters/products/ultraav-usb-2-0-to-hdmi-adapter Accell J131B-001B UltraAV]
**** Resold by [https://www.amazon.com/Accell-J131B-001B-UltraAV-DisplayLink-Processor/dp/B005RUSWI0 Amazon].
*** [https://www.diamondmm.com/product/diamond-bvu195-usb-external-video-display-adapter/ Diamond Multimedia BVU195]
**** Resold by [https://www.amazon.com/Diamond-Multimedia-BVU195-2048x1152-1920x1080/dp/B002GHBW4S Amazon].
*** [https://archive.plugable.com/products/uga-2k-a/ Plugable UGA-2K-A]
**** Resold by [https://www.amazon.com/Plugable-Multiple-2048x1152-1920x1080-DisplayLink/dp/B00BBDFMK8 Amazon]
*** [https://www.sabrent.com/product/UGA-2K-195/multi-display-usb-2-0-dvivga-hdmi-adapter-link-6-additional-displays/ Sabrent UGA-2K-195]
**** Resold by [https://www.amazon.com/UGA-2K-195-Multiple-2048x1152-1920x1080-DisplayLink/dp/B00ABNLEWO Amazon].
*** [https://www.sabrent.com/product/USB-2011/usb-2-0-to-vgadvihdmi-adapter-for-multiple-monitors/ Sabrent USB-2011]
**** Resold by [https://www.amazon.com/Multiple-2048x1152-1920x1200-DisplayLink-USB-2011/dp/B002SB61W0 Amazon].
*** [https://www.sabrent.com/product/USB-DH88/usb-2-0-vgadvihdmi-adapter-multiple-monitors-2048x11521920x1080-displaylink-dl-195-chipset/ Sabrent USB-DH88]
**** Resold by [https://www.amazon.com/Sabrent-USB-DH88-2048x1152-1920x1080-DisplayLink/dp/B001B7H39W Amazon].
*** [https://www.sabrent.com/product/USB-HRHD/video-audio-usb-2-0-hdmi-dvi-adapter-multiple-monitors-2048x1152-1920x1200-displaylink-dl-195-chipset/ Sabrent USB-HRHD]
**** Resold by [https://www.amazon.com/Sabrent-2048x1152-1920x1200-DisplayLink-USB-HRHD/dp/B008S08ADI Amazon].
*** [https://www.siig.com/products/it-products/video-display/display-adapters/usb-2-0/usb-2-0-to-dvi-vga-pro.html SIIG JU-DV0112-S1]
**** Resold by [https://www.amazon.com/SIIG-Multi-Monitor-Converter-Windows-1080p/dp/B004WKRRY6 Amazon].
*** [https://www.startech.com/en-us/audio-video-products/usb2dvipro2 StarTech USB2DVIPRO2]
**** 1920x1200.
**** Resold by [https://www.newegg.com/startech-com-usb2dvipro2/p/N82E16812400361 NewEgg].
*** [https://www.startech.com/en-us/audio-video-products/usb2vgapro2 StarTech USB2VGAPRO2]
**** 1920x1200.
**** Resold by [https://www.newegg.com/startech-com-usb2vgapro2/p/N82E16812400368 NewEgg].
** DL-3500
*** [https://www.climaxdigital.co.uk/epages/BT3449.sf/en_GB/?ObjectPath=/Shops/BT3449/Products/111216 ClimaxDigital CUH350]
**** ClimaxDigital claims 1920x1200; DisplayLink chipset docs claim 2560x1600.
* PowerVR
** [https://hothardware.com/news/powervr-innosilicon-fantasy-one-gpu-certified-for-chinas-tongxin-uos Innosilicon Fantasy One]
** [https://www.geeks3d.com/20220401/new-chinese-gpu-maker-moore-threads-unveils-the-mtt-s60-graphics-card-with-vulkan-opengl-and-direct3d-support/ Moore Threads MTT S60]
* [https://www.talospace.com/2021/10/first-flight-of-kestrel-fpga-openpower.html Raptor Kestrel]
** [https://www.talospace.com/2022/07/arctic-tern-available-for-purchase.html?showComment=1659070671656#c6443896588323786600 GPU functionality not yet implemented as of July 28, 2022].
** 1920x1200 <ref name="arctic-tern-users-guide-pg7">[https://wiki.raptorcs.com/w/images/a/a7/Arctic_Tern_Users_Guide_Version_1.00.pdf Arctic Tern User's Guide Pg. 7]</ref>.
** More freedom-friendly than AST2510 (Kestrel has FPGA with freedom bitstream; AST2510 has non-freedom ASIC). But the HDMI implementation is still a non-freedom [[IT66121FN]] <ref name="arctic-tern-users-guide-pg7"/>.
** [https://raptorcs.com/content/AT1PC2/intro.html Arctic Tern]
* SiliconMotion SM750. Chipset is VGA + DVI (dual display) 1920x1440, but some devices may not support the full chipset resolution; appears to have 2D acceleration (not just framebuffer). Appears to be fixed-function silicon (no firmware). PCIe interface. <code>sm750fb</code> Linux driver is in staging. [https://gitlab.com/sudipm/sm750/tree/sm750 <code>sm750</code> Linux driver] is not yet merged to mainline. <code>sm750</code> Linux driver has some weird license text, but [https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/81e0da703fdba1ee126868bf8350592c79cdba13 according to Greg Kroah-Hartman] it sounds like the authors intend it to be GPLv2; would be useful to double-check with Greg/Sudip/Teddy whether Silicon Motion's statement to Greg applies to Sudip's <code>sm750</code> or if it only applies to mainline's <code>sm750fb</code>. Known suppliers:
** [https://www.asrockrack.com/general/productdetail.asp?Model=M2_VGA ASRock Rack M2_VGA]. Resold by:
*** [https://www.newegg.com/asrock-rack-m2-vga-interface-module/p/N82E16816775029 NewEgg]
** [https://www.cervoz.com/product.php?id=c39eb02c-014a-1000-a04b-001851f77c0c Cervoz MEC-DIS-M002]. VGA + DVI (dual display) 1280x1024 @ 60Hz. Mini-PCIe form factor. Resold by:
*** [https://www.kacer.com/product/accessories/daughter%20card/Mini%20PCIe/MEC-DIS-M002/MD02.html Kacer]
*** [https://www.texim-europe.com/product/MEC-DIS-M002 Texim Europe]
*** [https://www.bvm.co.uk/products/1053-Mini-PCI-Express-DVI-VGA-Module-MEC-DIS-M002/ BVM]
*** [https://web.archive.org/web/20200704052513/https://nerugged.com/product/mec-dis-m002-mpcie-dvi-vga-controller/ New England Rugged]
** [https://web.archive.org/web/20200707045733/http://www.smartnre.com/en/product/Fastwel_VIM552_3U_CPCI_Graphics_Module.html Fastwel VIM552] (Warning: non-TLS link!)
** [https://www.memorydepot.com/detail/EMPV-1201-C1.html Innodisk EMPV-1201-C1]
** [https://www.memorydepot.com/detail/EMPV-1202-C1.html Innodisk EMPV-1202-C1]
** [https://www.sunix.com/en/product_detail.php?cid=1&kid=2&gid=15&pid=1760 SUNIX VGA0419]
** [https://www.sunix.com/en/product_detail.php?cid=1&kid=2&gid=15&pid=1766 SUNIX VGA0429]. Resold by:
*** [https://www.dc3.co.za/computer-store/sc-svga0429/ DC3 Distribution]
** [https://www.sunix.com/en/product_detail.php?cid=1&kid=2&gid=15&pid=1817 SUNIX VGA0449M]
** [https://www.vadatech.com/product.php?product=368 VadaTech AMC348]
** [https://www.vadatech.com/product.php?product=151 VadaTech AMC349]
** [https://www.versalogic.com/product/video-expansion-module/ VersaLogic VL-MPEe-V5]

== Sound Cards ==

===Working===
* Creative Sound Blaster Audigy FX SB1570 PCIe 5.1 Sound Card
* Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Xtreme Fidelity PCIe Audio Sound Card (SB0880)
* Creative [https://us.creative.com/p/sound-blaster/sound-blasterx-ae-5-plus Sound BlasterX AE-5 Plus] worked out of the box with Ubuntu 21.10 (the audio config needs changing to use the stereo output otherwise the default is the S/PDIF)
* AMD Radeon HD 5850 and 7950 (HDMI audio)
* [https://www.vantecusa.com/products_detail.php?p_id=156&p_name=+USB+Stereo+Audio+Adapter&pc_id=9&pc_name=Adapters&pt_id=3&pt_name=Audio+%2B++Video#tab-1 VANTEC NBA-120U (USB)]
* Sabrent USB External Stereo Sound Adapter (AU-MMSA)
* [https://mackie.com/products/onyx-blackjack Mackie Onyx Blackjack (USB) Recording Interface]
* RME HDSPe AIO (FreeBSD tested)
* Leveraged Sabrent Bluetooth 4.0 USB adapter (model BT-UB40) to connect to wireless Bluetooth headphones, specifically Bose Quiet Comfort 35.
* Bluetooth audio from an [https://www.asus.com/my/Networking-IoT-Servers/Adapters/All-series/PCE-AX3000/ Asus PCE-AX3000] connecting to various devices, with the media keys also working to control playback

===Non-working===
* ASUS Xonar SE - Contains ASMedia USB host controller with errant DMA access flaw
* Creative Sound Blaster Audigy PCIe RX 7.1 - unable to enable emu10k1 driver on little-endian power9 kernel as driver requires ZONE_DMA

==USB Host Controllers==
===Working===
* Insignia USB 3.0 PCI-e NS-PCCUP53 V1.0 (Chipset: NEC D720202)
* AGAXO PCEU-23R (Chipset: Renesas uPD720202, PCI id 1912:0015)
* Terminus Technology Inc. FE 2.1 7-port Hub
* [https://www.sonnettech.com/product/legacyproducts/allegroprousb3pcie.html Sonnet Allegro Pro USB 3.0 PCIe USB3-PRO-4PM-E] (Chipset: Four [http://www.frescologic.com/product/single/fl1100ex/ Fresco Logic FL1100EX] controllers behind one [https://www.broadcom.com/products/pcie-switches-bridges/pcie-switches/pex8608 PLX PEX 8608] switch)
* [https://www.vantecusa.com/products_detail.php?p_id=125&p_name=+4-Port+SuperSpeed+USB+3.0+PCIe+Host+Card+w%2F+Internal+20-Pin+Connector&pc_id=16&pc_name=USB&pt_id=4&pt_name=Add-on+Cards Vantec UGT-PC345 4 Port USB 3.0 PCIe w/ Internal 20 pin] (Chipset: Renesas uDP720201)
* [https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07H4HJNJC] (monster card with 8 ports of USB 3.0) four Renesas uPD720202 chips behind ASMedia 1806, card can be found under different brands but can be identified by the look. [http://sedna-shop.com/index.php?route=product/product&path=59_74&product_id=138 This should be the same card]
* En-Labs PCI-e to 4 Ports USB 3.1 GEN 1 (5Gbps) (USB Type-C +USB Type A w/ Internal 19Pin USB 3.0 Dual Port) PCI Express Card (Chipset: ASMedia ASM1042A)
** Card appears to be sold under different brands, but can be identified by the "PCE3U1T-A31" and "VER 006S" markings on the PCB.
** Requires kernel version 4.14.226, 4.19.181, 5.4.106, 5.10.24, 5.11.7, or later.
*** Petitboot's kernel will need to be updated to one of these versions (or later) in order to boot from any USB devices connected to this controller.
* [https://www.sybausa.com/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=818 IOCrest SI-PEX20189] (Chipset: ASMedia ASM1142)
** Requires kernel version 4.14.194, 4.19.139, 5.4.58, 5.7.15, 5.8.1, or later.
*** Petitboot's kernel will need to be updated to one of these versions (or later) in order to boot from any USB devices connected to this controller.
** EEH errors may occur during long reads from multiple devices.
* [http://ableconn.com/products_2.php?gid=121 Ableconn PU31-2C-2] (Chipset: ASMedia ASM2142)
** Requires kernel version 4.14.190, 4.19.135, 5.4.54, 5.7.11, 5.8.0, or later.
*** Petitboot's kernel will need to be updated to one of these versions (or later) in order to boot from any USB devices connected to this controller.
** EEH errors may occur during long reads from multiple devices.
* Semoic USB 3.1 to Type-C 2 Port Expansion Card (Chipset: ASMedia ASM3142, same PCI IDs as ASM2142)
** Card appears to be sold under different brands, but can be identified by the "PCE2TYC-A31", "VER006", "USB 3.1 Type-C 2-Port Card", and "PCE-E 4X" markings on the PCB.
** Requires kernel version 4.14.190, 4.19.135, 5.4.54, 5.7.11, 5.8.0, or later.
*** Petitboot's kernel will need to be updated to one of these versions (or later) in order to boot from any USB devices connected to this controller.
** EEH errors may occur during long reads from multiple devices.
* [https://www.orico.cc/us/product/detail/7192.html ORICO PE20-1C] (Chipset: ASMedia ASM3242)
** Requires kernel version 4.14.226, 4.19.181, 5.4.106, 5.10.24, 5.11.7, or later.
*** Petitboot's kernel will need to be updated to one of these versions (or later) in order to boot from any USB devices connected to this controller.

===Non-working===
In general, USB3 host controllers based on ASMedia chipsets are known to be problematic, due to ASMedia hardware or firmware bugs causing errant DMA accesses to invalid regions of host memory.

* AXAGON PCEU-43V - chipset Via VL805 - PCI id 1106:3483
* StarTech PEXUSB314A2V - 2x ASM1142 host controllers and a PCIe switch
** This card completely fails to be detected.
* QNINE USB 3.1 Gen2 (Type-A and Type-C) - ASM1142
** This may work now with an updated kernel, but it hasn't been tested yet.
* Rosewill RC-509 - ASM1142
** This may work now with an updated kernel, but it hasn't been tested yet.
* [https://highpoint-tech.com/USA_new/cs-series_RocketU1022A-Series.htm HighPoint RocketU 1022A] (Chipset: ASMedia ASM1042)
** Skiboot reports that the PCIe link is unstable when the card is connected directly, but it seems to work when the card is plugged in via a PCIe switch.
** This chip seems somewhat unreliable, since USB reads can fail after only a few tens of gigabytes have been transferred.
* [https://highpoint-tech.com/USA_new/cs-series_RocketU1144A-Series.htm HighPoint RocketU 1144A] (Chipset: Chipset: Four ASMedia ASM1042 controllers behind one [https://www.broadcom.com/products/pcie-switches-bridges/pcie-switches/pex8609 PLX PEX 8609] switch)
** Skiboot sometimes times out when scanning for the ASM1042 controllers attached to the PEX 8609 ("Timeout waiting for downstream link"), resulting in some of the ports effectively being disabled until the next boot.
** The ASM1042 controller seems somewhat unreliable.
*** Lots of resets on USB 3.
*** Long reads from a single USB hard drive can sometimes result in I/O errors.
*** Incompatible with some USB hard drives.

=== Unknown if working (good candidates to test) ===
* [http://sedna-shop.com/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=54 SEDNA - PCIe 7 Port USB 3.0 Adapter Card] (Chipset: NEC)
* [http://sedna-shop.com/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=99 SEDNA - PCIe 4 Port USB 3.0 Adapter Card] (Chipset: NEC uPD720201)
* [https://www.startech.com/Cards-Adapters/USB-3.0/Cards/7-port-pci-express-usb-3-card~PEXUSB3S7 StarTech PCIe 7 Port USB 3.0 Adapter Card] (Chipset: NEC uPD720201)
* [https://highpoint-tech.com/USA_new/series-ru1344a-overview.htm High Point RocketU 1344A 4-Port USB 3.1 PCI-Express 3.0 x 4 HBA] (Chipset: Two ASMedia ASM3142 controllers behind one [https://www.broadcom.com/products/pcie-switches-bridges/pcie-switches/pex8714 PLX PEX 8714] switch)
* [https://highpoint-tech.com/USA_new/series-ru1144d-overview.htm High Point RocketU 1144D 4-Port USB 3.0 PCI-Express 2.0 x 4 HBA] (Chipset: Four ASMedia ASM1042A controllers behind one [https://www.broadcom.com/products/pcie-switches-bridges/pcie-switches/pex8609 PLX PEX 8609] switch)
* [https://www.sonnettech.com/product/allegro-usbc-pcie.html Sonnet Allegro USB-C PCIe Card USB3C-2PM-E] (Chipset: ASMedia ASM1142/ASM3142 (cards shipped before April 2020 use the ASM1142 controller))
* [https://www.sonnettech.com/product/allegro-usbc-4port-pcie.html Sonnet Allegro USB-C 4-Port PCIe Card USB3C-4PM-E] (Chipset: Two ASMedia ASM1142/ASM3142 controllers (cards shipped before January 2020 use ASM1142 controllers) behind one [https://www.diodes.com/part/view/PI7C9X2G308GP Pericom PI7C9X2G308GP] switch)
* [https://www.gigabyte.com/Motherboard/GC-USB-32-GEN2X2 Gigabyte GC-USB 3.2 GEN2X2] (Chipset: ASMedia ASM3242)

==TV Tuners==
* [https://hauppauge.com/pages/products/data_quadhd.html Hauppauge WinTV-quadHD] (Chipset: Four Silicon Labs Si2157 tuners, four LG LG3306A demodulators, and two Conexant CX23888 PCIe interface chips behind one [https://www.diodes.com/part/view/PI7C9X2G304EL Pericom PI7C9X2G304EL] PCIe switch)
* Hauppauge WinTV HVR-850 (2040:7240) - ATSC - using Kaffeine

==Firewire Host Controllers==
===Working===

* [https://www.sybausa.com/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=119 Syba SY-PEX30016] (Chipset: TI XIO2213B)
** Requires [https://marc.info/?l=linux1394-devel&m=157207806405627&q=mbox this patch] to work on kernels with a 64k page size.

=== Unknown if working (good candidates to test) ===

* [http://www.dawicontrol.com/index.php?cmd=proddet&id=media Dawicontrol DC-FW800] (Chipset: TI XIO2213B)
* [https://www.delock.de/produkte/G_89210/merkmale.html?setLanguage=en DeLOCK 3x FireWire 800, Item No. 89210] (Chipset: TI XIO2213B)
* [https://www.digitus.info/en/products/computer-components/computer-peripherals/serial-parallel-adapter/ds-30203-2/ DIGITUS Firewire 800 (1394b) PCIe Card] (Chipset: TI XIO2213B)
* [https://www.exsys.de/index.php?page=product&info=127 Exsys EX-16415] (Chipset: TI XIO2213)
* [https://www.exsys.de/index.php?page=product&info=366 Exsys EX-16512E] (Chipset: TI)
* [http://www.ioi.com.tw/products/proddetail.aspx?CatID=106&DeviceID=3021&HostID=2009&ProdID=1060100 IOI Technology FWB-PCIE1X11A] (Chipset: TI XIO2213B)
[[Category:Compatibility List]]

==Video Capture Cards==
* [https://www.avermedia.com/professional/product/ce310b/overview AVerMedia CE310B] (Chipset: Conexant CX23888)
** Requires kernel version 4.19.106, 5.4.22, 5.5.6, or later.

==Serial Port Adapter Cards==
===Working===
* EXSYS EX-44072 PCI-Express 2x Serial RS-232 Board (Chipset: Oxford OXPCIe952)
* EXSYS EX-44073 PCI-Express 2x Serial RS-232 Board (Chipset: Oxford OXPCIe952)
* EXSYS EX-44171 PCI-Express 1x Serial RS-232 / 1x Parallel Multi I/O Card (Chipset: Oxford OXPCIe952)
** ''The UARTs implemented with the Oxford Semiconductor OXPCIe952 PCIe ASIC can be strapped for either native or legacy operation. The EXSYS boards configure it for the native mode and therefore work with the PHB4 just fine.<br>NB the PC parallel port is always a legacy PCIe device and therefore cannot work with the PHB4.''

==PCIe/PCI Expansion==
===Working===
* [https://www.exsys-shop.de/shopware/en/categories/expansions-boxes/490/pcie-adapter-card-for-ex-1010/1031/1032/1041/1042 EXSYS EX-1095 PCIe Adapter card for EX-1010/1031/1032/1041/1042]
** [https://www.exsys-shop.de/shopware/en/categories/expansions-boxes/1144/expansion-box-with-4-x-pci-slots-38cm-length-220w-power-supply EXSYS EX-1031 Quad PCI-Slot Expansion Box] (Chipset: TI XIO2000A)
*** 3Com 3C905C-TX-M EtherLink 10/100 PCI Ethernet [[POWER9_Hardware_Compatibility_List/PCIe_Devices#NICs|NIC]]
*** DEC FDDIcontroller/PCI (DEFPA) PCI FDDI [[POWER9_Hardware_Compatibility_List/PCIe_Devices#NICs|NIC]]

Troubleshooting/GPU

2022-08-05T16:46:49Z

MPC7500: /* Kernel 5.14 and above */

[[Category:Troubleshooting]]

== Background ==

Because OpenPOWER systems do not have a legacy graphics interface to fall back to, and as a result rely heavily on the running operating system and its drivers to handle display tasks, a few rough edges are exposed. This page attempts to document the current status of these rough edges and suggested workarounds pending actual fixes.

== Common Issues ==

=== Bootloader does not show up on monitor(s) attached to a discrete GPU ===

Most modern discrete GPUs require firmware. As Talos™ II is aimed at a security-conscious audience, we do not currently include GPU firmware in the production firmware images. Instructions are available in the [[:File:T2P9D01 users guide version 1 0.pdf|Users Guide]] to add firmware for your GPU to the PNOR if needed. Note that any added firmware may be able to access and modify data associated with the affected device(s); we strongly recommend you perform a security risk analysis before loading any firmware, and select open firmware where/if it is available.

If you are using a GPU that does not require firmware, or have already added any needed firmware files to the host PNOR, please ensure that the on-board VGA disable jumper (J10109) is capped. The bootloader output will preferentially show up on the on-board VGA port if it remains enabled.

Alternatively, you either use a serial console or VGA monitor / adapter to interact with the bootloader.

=== My AMD GPU works in petitboot but not the subsequent Linux OS ===

Older versions of the amdgpu driver (Linux 4.15 and below) have a bug where the connected outputs will not re-initialize after a kexec() while the driver is loaded. Kernel 4.16 and above does not appear to have this problem.

If you need to use kernel 4.15 or below, you can work around this issue by either:
* Enabling and using the VGA video output to access the bootloader (petitboot) -or-
* using a serial connection to control petitboot, and running the following commands prior to selecting an operating system via the petitboot menu:
<nowiki>echo 0 > /sys/class/vtconsole/vtcon1/bind
rmmod amdgpu</nowiki>

=== I want Petitboot via AST but the subsequent Linux OS console on a discrete GPU ===

If you don't want to put GPU firmware in the PNOR but still want Linux tty on the discrete graphics, you'll find that you'll always get output on the AST first no matter what. Blacklisting the <code>ast</code> module from loading is not sufficient on its own, you will need two kernel boot arguments:

<nowiki>modprobe.blacklist=ast video=offb:off</nowiki>

For example on Ubuntu, this can be accomplished by changing <code>GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX</code> in <code>/etc/default/grub</code> accordingly, like

<nowiki>GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX="modprobe.blacklist=ast video=offb:off"</nowiki>

and then running <code>update-grub</code>.

===== Tell GDM to ignore a GPU =====

An alternative is to tell gdm (other login manager likely will also work) to ignore the ASPEED first you need to know the PCI bus information for the ASPEED GPU:

<nowiki>root@talos:~# lspci | grep VGA
0000:01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] Lexa PRO [Radeon 540/540X/550/550X / RX 540X/550/550X] (rev c7)
0005:02:00.0 VGA compatible controller: ASPEED Technology, Inc. ASPEED Graphics Family (rev 41)</nowiki>

Here we want to ignore the ASPEED GPU (you can use same trick if you want to ignore other GPU for compute for instance) create a file in /etc/udev/rules.d/ (72-gdm-ignore-gpus.rules for instance) with the following content:

<nowiki>TAG-="seat", ENV{ID_FOR_SEAT}=="drm-pci-0005_02_00_0"
TAG-="seat", ENV{ID_FOR_SEAT}=="graphics-pci-0005_02_00_0"</nowiki>

Don't forget to use proper PCI bus information (here 0005_00_00_0 from lspci)

With this method you can keep the ASPEED GPU for a console GPU while having a graphic session on discret GPU. It can also be use if you want to ignore a GPU for graphic for instance to dedicate a GPU to GPU compute.

=== Xorg will not start / crashes when a discrete GPU is installed ===

Installing more than one GPU into an OpenPOWER system (for instance, when adding a discrete GPU) exposes all GPUs directly to the operating system -- there is no concept of a "primary" GPU like there is on x86. Xorg does not handle this gracefully, tending to crash during autoconfiguration. [https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=94166 At least one bug report has been filed] but fixing the root cause of this issue (incorrect Xorg drivers binding to underlying DRM devices) does not seem to be an Xorg priority. Furthermore, Xorg does not properly handle domains during autoconfiguration per [https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=98524#c2 another bug report on a similar issue]. Community effort in getting proper fixes into Xorg would be very useful, as the Xorg developers may want to see that more than one or two systems are impacted by these bugs before working on resolving them.

Two workarounds are available:

==== Workaround 1: Disable on-board VGA====
Disable the on-board VGA output via the VGA disable jumper, J10109. See the [[:File:T2P9D01 users guide version 1 0.pdf|Users Guide]] for additional information.

==== Workaround 2: Select desired GPU at runtime ====

The workaround to keep both devices active, or to retain the ability to switch in the active operating system, is fairly simple, and consists of explicitly assigning Xorg drivers for each installed GPU. For this example we'll show how to fix Xorg on Debian with an AMD WX7100 discrete GPU installed.

===== Step 1: Locate Bus Numbers =====
<nowiki>root@talos:~# lspci | grep VGA
0000:01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] Ellesmere [Radeon Pro WX 7100]
0005:02:00.0 VGA compatible controller: ASPEED Technology, Inc. ASPEED Graphics Family (rev 41)</nowiki>

Note the numbers to the left of the "VGA compatible controller" string. Each of these numbers is the PCI d:B:D.F<ref group="note">PCI Domain:Bus:Device.Function</ref> number of the GPU, and is unique to the slot(s) you have your GPU(s) installed in. As a result of this slot dependence, bus IDs may differ from those shown in this example; always use your bus IDs when following the steps below. This slot dependence means that if you move your GPU to a different slot you will need to update the bus ID associated with that GPU.

===== Step 2: Create Xorg Configuration Snippet =====
<nowiki>root@talos:~# mkdir -p /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d</nowiki>

Create and open <code>/etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/21-gpu-driver.conf</code> for editing, then adjust the following template with your GPU information. Pay close attention to the BusID and Driver fields, as they must match your installed GPU(s). Note that Xorg uses decimal numbering, not hexadecimal like <code>lspci</code>, so you will need to convert the numbers within the colons of the lspci output to decimal in order to constrict a valid Xorg BusID. Furthermore, xorg doesn't use leading zeroes like <code>lspci</code> does; these must be stripped off when assembling the Xorg BusID. Finally, Xorg expects to see a BusID assembled as "PCI:B@d:D:F" (note Bus and Domain are swapped), and should not be assembled not using the format shown by <code>lspci</code>.

<nowiki># AST2500
Section "Device"
Identifier "GPU0"
Driver "modesetting"
BusID "PCI:2@5:0:0"
VendorName "ASpeed Corporation"
EndSection

# WX7100
Section "Device"
Identifier "GPU1"
Driver "modesetting" # or amdgpu if you have xf86-video-amdgpu installed
BusID "PCI:1@0:0:0"
VendorName "AMD Corporation"
EndSection

# this is absolutely necessary, it tells xorg which GPU to use for the screen
Section "Screen"
Identifier "Screen0"
Device "GPU1"
EndSection</nowiki>

Save and exit the configuration snippet file, then restart Xorg. Your GPUs should now function as intended. If Xorg still does not start, make sure that the appropriate kernel driver (such as <code>amdgpu</code> for the example above, keep in mind that the Xorg driver and the kernel driver are separate and distinct) has been loaded:

<nowiki>root@talos:~# modprobe amdgpu</nowiki>

You can use the generic modesetting Xorg driver for AMD GPUs, or you can use amdgpu from xf86-video-amdgpu. The generic modesetting driver has been reported to work perfectly fine on a Talos with various GPUs, so there is likely no practical reason to use the driver-specific DDX.

===== Alternative Xorg configuration using OutputClass and PrimaryGPU =====

As an alternative to specifying the association between Screen and Device, you can use an <code>OutputClass</code> section to tell X that the discrete GPU should be used as the primary GPU.
<nowiki>Section "OutputClass"
Identifier "AMD discrete GPU"
MatchDriver "amdgpu"
Option "PrimaryGPU" "yes"
EndSection</nowiki>

===== Step 3 (optional): Disable Integrated Video =====

To disable the ASpeed VGA in the booted OS completely, you can use the <code>modprobe.blacklist=ast</code> approach on kernel command line, refer to the "I want Petitboot via AST but the subsequent Linux OS console on a discrete GPU" section above for more information. This method is universal/works on all distributions. The ASpeed VGA will still show up in <code>lspci</code> afterwards, which is normal, as you haven't disabled the hardware, just the driver.

With this done, it should be possible to remove the device section in the X.Org configuration file for the onboard VGA, but you can also just leave it there if you want, regardless of whether the driver is loaded or not.

There are alternative ways to blacklist the <code>ast</code> kernel driver. For example on Debian based systems, create a new file <code>/etc/modprobe.d/ast-blacklist.conf</code> and place the following line inside the new file:

<nowiki>blacklist ast</nowiki>

You may need to reboot if the <code>ast</code> DRM driver has already loaded. Alternatively, you may try to unbind and unload the <code>ast</code> driver as follows (assuming the <code>ast</code> driver is bound to vtcon0):

<nowiki>root@talos:~# echo 0 > /sys/class/vtconsole/vtcon0/bind
root@talos:~# rmmod ast</nowiki>

=== Monitor not detected in kernel 4.17+ ===
Petitboot shows up fine, but there is no output for the host OS. It has been reported as [https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=107049 bug 107049], the workaround is to append <code>amdgpu.dc=0</code> to the kernel parameters. This is often associated with a host dmesg trace of
<nowiki>[drm] Cannot find any crtc or sizes</nowiki>

EDIT 2019-05-02: Seems the <code>dc=0</code> workaround is not required any more, tested with 5.1-rc7

=== Xorg crashes or is laggy with the AST VGA GPU ===

Xorg seems to enable GLAMOR by default on many operating systems (such as Debian Buster). GLAMOR is a translation layer that converts 2D graphics operations to 3D graphics operations. This makes sense when 3D GPU acceleration is available, but when using a simple unaccelerated 2D GPU like the AST VGA GPU, the result is that 2D operations get converted to 3D operations by GLAMOR and are then converted back to 2D by llvmpipe, which introduces significant overhead.

In addition, on Debian Buster, GLAMOR has been observed to crash when used in conjunction with llvmpipe.

You can disable GLAMOR by saving the following text file as <code>/usr/share/X11/xorg.conf.d/00-noglamoregl.conf</code>:

Section "Device"
Identifier "nogpu"
Driver "modesetting"
Option "Accelmethod" "none"
EndSection

Section "Module"
Disable "glamoregl"
EndSection

This bug was probably fixed by [https://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/xserver/commit/?h=server-1.20-branch&id=1e3c5d614ee33d9eac1d2cf6366feeb8341fc0f4 commit 1e3c5d614ee33d9eac1d2cf6366feeb8341fc0f4] in upstream Xorg; it is unknown how quickly the fix will make its way to GNU/Linux distributions.

=== KDE is laggy with the AST VGA GPU ===

KDE's default compositor uses OpenGL. This makes sense when 3D GPU acceleration is available, but when using a simple unaccelerated 2D GPU like the AST VGA GPU, the result is that 2D operations get converted to 3D operations by KDE's compositor and are then converted back to 2D by llvmpipe, which introduces significant overhead.

To fix this, go to <code>System Settings</code> → <code>Hardware</code> → <code>Display and Monitor</code> → <code>Compositor</code>, and select <code>XRender</code> as the <code>Rendering backend</code>. You'll probably also want to select <code>Smooth (slower)</code> as the <code>Scale method</code> (it's still much faster than OpenGL, and it looks quite a bit better).

=== Wayland (GNOME) freeze after boot with the AST VGA GPU ===

If you get a grey screen with the mouse pointer frozen, you have to boot the rescue installer (from the install media). Open the file <code>/etc/gdm/custom.conf</code> and uncomment <code>WaylandEnable=false</code> <ref>[https://www.talospace.com/2019/11/fedora-31-mini-review-on-blackbird-and.html Fedora 31 mini-review on the Blackbird and Talos II]</ref>. ClassicHasClass suspects that this is a gdm bug rather than a Wayland bug; there is no upstream bug report yet.

=== Display stuck at default low resolution with AST HDMI GPU ===

As of 05/24/2019 upstream Linux kernels do not have driver support for the [[IT66121FN|IT66121FN HDMI transceiver]]. This is being actively worked by Raptor Computing Systems and the larger ppc64el community. Until support is added, you will need to force the correct resolution in Xorg. The general process for discovering bus IDs etc. is detailed above in the AMD GPU section; you will need to extend the result with custom modelines as shown below:

<nowiki># AST2500
Section "Device"
Identifier "GPU0"
Driver "modesetting"
BusID "PCI:2@5:0:0"
VendorName "ASpeed Corporation"
EndSection

# configure as appropriate for your monitor -- a standard 1080p screen is assumed below
Section "Monitor"
Identifier "Monitor0"
# Comment the following two lines with a leading # if you want to enable the 1920 x 1200 resolution too
HorizSync 30.0-70.0
VertRefresh 50.0-70.0
Modeline "1920x1080" 172.80 1920 2040 2248 2576 1080 1081 1084 1118 -HSync +Vsync
# 1920x1200 59.88 Hz (CVT 2.30MA) hsync: 74.56 kHz; pclk: 193.25 MHz
Modeline "1920x1200" 193.25 1920 2056 2256 2592 1200 1203 1209 1245 -hsync +vsync
EndSection

# this is absolutely necessary, it tells xorg which GPU to use for the screen
Section "Screen"
Identifier "Screen0"
Monitor "Monitor0"
Device "GPU0"
DefaultDepth 24
SubSection "Display"
Depth 24
# Prefers by default the full HD resolution but you can switch to 1920 x 1200 in your Linux desktop then.
# If you swap the two modeline identifier below 1920 x 1200 will become the preferred resolution.
# You also have to comment the HorizSync and VertRefresh lines above since they limit your monitor to full HD!
Modes "1920x1080" "1920x1200"
EndSubSection
EndSection</nowiki>

'''Note:''' You can get a new Modeline string in the console with the <tt>cvt</tt> command, eg. <tt>cvt 1920 1200 60</tt> for a resolution of 1920 x 1200 with 60 Hz.

=== AMDGPU driver crashes after firmware update ===
The GPU only allows loading one firmware after an ASIC reset, so the firmware used by the skiroot kernel and the host kernel must be the same. See FreeDesktop.org bug [https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=108585 108585] for more details.

Note: This is theoretically fixed in kernel 5.1, see [https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git/commit/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu.h?h=linux-5.1.y&id=444018893abfde1df86be9d4be3e0c84832397dd this commit]. Needs confirmation.

=== Kernel 5.14 and above ===
Since Kernel 5.14.8 you have to set [https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/drm/amd/-/issues/1723 amdgpu.aspm=0] on the kernel command line in grub for some AMD GPUs (like Polaris, Vega, Navi). Patch added since [https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.54 Kernel 5.15.54]

== Notes ==

<references group="note"/>
[[Category:Guides]]

== See also ==
* [[Add GPU Firmware To BOOTKERNFW]]

Operating System Compatibility List

2022-07-20T19:55:45Z

MPC7500:

Not everything is bug-free, so you might want to the check also [[Fixes in Progress]] about the state of their upstreaming.
== GNU/Linux ==
{| class="wikitable"
|Distribution
|Version
|Architecture
|Reported by
|Notes
|-
|[https://www.adelielinux.org/ Adélie]
|1.0-beta1
|ppc64
|[[User:Awilfox|awilfox]]
|Needs the easy-kernel-power8 package instead of easy-kernel. KDE 5 is stable.
|-
|[https://almalinux.org/ Alma]
|8.5
|ppc64le
|[[User:Xilinder|Xilinder]]
|[https://forums.raptorcs.com/index.php/topic,345.msg2769.html#msg2769 Works]
|-
|[https://alpinelinux.org/ Alpine]
|3.11.5
|ppc64le
|[[User:Tle|Tle]]
|Needs internet connection for the setup-alpine to fetch grub-ieee1275 and sfdisk. Let's hope the next version would include these two packages in the ISO. I have lodged a [https://gitlab.alpinelinux.org/alpine/aports/issues/11384 request]
|-
|[https://en.altlinux.org/ ALT]
|10.0
|ppc64le
|[[User:MPC7500|MPC7500]]
|Unable to install. The image is not displayed in Petitboot.
|-
|[https://aosc.io/ AOSC OS]
|RR
|ppc64le
|[[User:MPC7500|MPC7500]]
|Not tested yet.
|-
|[https://archlinuxpower.org/ Arch]
|RR
|ppc64le
|[[User:MPC7500|MPC7500]]
|Not tested yet.
|-
|[https://ataraxialinux.org/ Ataraxia]
|201101
|ppc64le
|[[User:MPC7500|MPC7500]]
|Not tested yet.
|-
|[https://bedrocklinux.org/ Bedrock]
|0.7.24
|ppc64le
|[[User:MPC7500|MPC7500]]
|Not tested yet.
|-
|[https://www.centos.org/ CentOS]
|7.7
|ppc64le
|[[User:MPC7500|MPC7500]]
|Works OOTB. I only needed the [[Troubleshooting/GPU#Xorg_crashes_or_is_laggy_with_the_AST_VGA_GPU| snippets for the AST GPU]]
|-
|[https://www.centos.org/ CentOS Stream]
|9
|ppc64le
|[[User:MPC7500|MPC7500]]
|Not tested yet.
|-
|[https://cclinux.org/ Circle]
|8.6
|ppc64le
|[[User:MPC7500|MPC7500]]
|Not tested yet.
|-
|rowspan="10"|[https://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/ Debian]
|12 (2022-03-21 weekly DVD ISO)
|ppc64le (inside KVM; machine type = pseries)
|[[User:JeremyRand|JeremyRand]]
|Seems to work fine with XFCE.
|-
|11.1.0 (netinst)
|ppc64le
|[[User:Jas|Jas]]
|Installs and works out of box with no changes. Installer is on serial port, VGA is blank
([[Operating_System_Specific_Workarounds/Debian#Bullseye|workaround]]). Works fine as a KVM host via virt-manager and a Debian 11 guest VM.
|-
|11 (2021-03-29 weekly DVD ISO)
|ppc64le (inside KVM; machine type = pseries)
|[[User:JeremyRand|JeremyRand]]
|Seems to work fine with XFCE.
|-
|11/Sid (2021-02-02 [https://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/ports/snapshots/ snapshot])
|ppc64 (BE) (inside KVM; machine type = pseries)
|[[User:JeremyRand|JeremyRand]]
|Seems to work fine with XFCE. Note that even though this ISO is labeled "10.0.0" in the filename, it is actually Sid, not Buster.
|-
|10 (2018-05-28 weekly DVD ISO)
|ppc64le
|[[User:JeremyRand|JeremyRand]]
|Seems to work fine. KDE crashes occasionally, but that might be unrelated to running it on POWER9. Works fine as a KVM host via virt-manager (tested with Debian 10 as the guest). Be warned that the installer will enable the contrib repos (without your knowledge or consent), which is bad from a software freedom standpoint.
|-
|[https://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/ports/10.0/ 10.0] (ISO is dated 2018-05-18)
|ppc64 (BE) (inside KVM; machine type = pseries)
|[[User:JeremyRand|JeremyRand]]
|ISO fails to boot in virt-manager.
|-
|10
|ppc64
|[[User:Awilfox|awilfox]]
|Only tested in KVM-PV. Using Adélie easy-kernel as kernel, Debian Buster userland.
|-
|9.9.0
|ppc64le
|[[User:MPC7500|MPC7500]]
|Works OOTB. I only needed the [[Troubleshooting/GPU#Xorg_crashes_or_is_laggy_with_the_AST_VGA_GPU| snippets for the AST GPU]]
|-
|9.5.0
|ppc64le (inside KVM; machine type = pseries)
|[[User:JeremyRand|JeremyRand]]
|Seems to work fine with KDE. Default version of Linux works fine. Be warned that the installer will enable the contrib repos (without your knowledge or consent), which is bad from a software freedom standpoint. However, running <code>dpkg-query -W -f='${Section}\t${Package}\n' | grep ^contrib</code> (see [https://unix.stackexchange.com/a/111102 this Stack Exchange answer]) suggests that no actual packages from the contrib repos are installed by default, so you should be able to disable the contrib repos after installation without ever being exposed to contrib-packaged software.
|-
|9
|ppc64le
|[[User:nashimus|nashimus]]
|Requires 4.16 or newer kernel. Installed Debian testing net install, set apt sources to Debian stable and downgraded, keeping 4.16 kernel. Most VMs failed to boot before updating qemu to 2.12.0.
|-
|[https://www.devuan.org/ Devuan]
|4.0
|ppc64le
|[[User:MPC7500|MPC7500]]
|Works
|-
|rowspan="12"|[https://alt.fedoraproject.org/alt/ Fedora]
|36
|ppc64le
|ClassicHasClass
|[https://www.talospace.com/2022/06/fedora-36-mini-mini-review-on-blackbird.html Review at Talospace.]
|-
|35
|ppc64le
|ClassicHasClass
|[https://www.talospace.com/2021/11/fedora-35-mini-review-on-blackbird-and.html Review at Talospace.]
|-
|34
|ppc64le
|ClassicHasClass
|[https://www.talospace.com/2021/05/fedora-34-mini-review-on-blackbird-and.html Review at Talospace.]
|-
|rowspan="2"|33
|rowspan="2"|ppc64le
|[[User:Tle|Tle]]
|Server and Workstation variant works perfectly!
|-
|ClassicHasClass
|[https://www.talospace.com/2020/11/fedora-33-mini-review-on-blackbird-and.html Review at Talospace.]
|-
|rowspan="2"|32
|rowspan="2"|ppc64le
|[[User:Tle|Tle]]
|Server variant works perfectly!
The Workstation Live variant failed to load kernel image at Petitboot prompt, the workaround is to change kernel/initrd paths before booting to
be /ppc/ppc64/{vmlinuz,initrd.img} instead of /ppc/ppc
|-
|ClassicHasClass
|[https://www.talospace.com/2020/05/fedora-32-mini-review-on-blackbird-and.html Review at Talospace.]
|-
|31
|ppc64le
|[[User:MPC7500|MPC7500]]
|Works. I only needed the [[Troubleshooting/GPU#Xorg_crashes_or_is_laggy_with_the_AST_VGA_GPU| snippets for the AST GPU]]. When installing GNOME (workstation-product-environment) you have to do [[Troubleshooting/GPU#Wayland_.28GNOME.29_freeze_after_boot_with_the_AST_VGA_GPU|this modification]]
|-
|30
|ppc64le
|[[User:MPC7500|MPC7500]]
|Works OOTB. I only needed the [[Troubleshooting/GPU#Xorg_crashes_or_is_laggy_with_the_AST_VGA_GPU| snippets for the AST GPU]]
|-
|rowspan="3"|28
|ppc64le
|[[User:Sharkcz|Sharkcz]]
|only bare metal verified for now, you might want to enable [[User:Sharkcz|SharkCZ]]'s COPR [https://copr.fedorainfracloud.org/coprs/sharkcz/talos/ repo] for not-yet-upstreamed updates
|-
|ppc64le
|[[User:nashimus|nashimus]]
|May need to manually specify inst.stage2, during install. [https://www.ibm.com/developerworks/community/blogs/cb4b63c0-e358-474c-8b04-391c3a279d5a/entry/Baremetal_RHEL_Redhat_Installation_with_OPAL?lang=en Workaround] [https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1577587 Bug]
|-
|ppc64be
|[[User:Sharkcz|Sharkcz]]
|discontinued in Fedora 29
|-
|rowspan="2|[https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Handbook:PPC64 Gentoo]
| n/a
|ppc64le
|[[User:Luke-jr|luke-jr]]
|Once installed, works fine.
GNOME, Plasma and other desktops are supported.
Ships working firefox, chromium, qtwebengine.
[https://distfiles.gentoo.org/releases/ppc/autobuilds/current-install-ppc64le-minimal/ latest install iso supporting both 4k and 64k pagesize kernels]
|-
|17.0
|ppc64
|[[User:MarcusC|MarcusC]]
|XFCE4 and virt-manager verified
|-
|[https://www.glasnost.org/ Glasnost]
|2021.10-01
|ppc64le
|[[User:MPC7500|MPC7500]]
|Not tested yet.
|-
|[http://www.dds6qkxpwdeubwucdiaord2xgbbeyds25rbsgr73tbfpqpt4a6vjwsyd.onion/wiki/Kicksecure Kicksecure] ([https://www.whonix.org/wiki/Kicksecure clearnet link])
|16
|ppc64le
|[[User:JeremyRand|JeremyRand]]
|Appears to work fine with XFCE in a VM when the [[Kicksecure]] instructions are followed. Haven't tried CLI or host.
|-
|rowspan="2"|[https://www.opensuse.org/ openSUSE]
|Leap 15.1
|ppc64le
|[[User:MPC7500|MPC7500]]
|Works OOTB. I only needed the [[Troubleshooting/GPU#Xorg_crashes_or_is_laggy_with_the_AST_VGA_GPU| snippets for the AST GPU]]
|-
|Tumbleweed 20190805
|ppc64le
|[[User:Jonsger|Jonsger]]
|Install via serial console (over ssh) and connect HDMI to dedicated GPU. Use Xorg config from [[Troubleshooting/GPU#Step_2:_Create_Xorg_Configuration_Snippet]]. radeonsi is missing, as Mesa-dri is not build for ppc64le. Workaround: install from [https://build.opensuse.org/project/show/home:jbrielmaier:ppc64le home:jbrielmaier:ppc64le] repo.
|-
|[https://mirror.grapentin.org/parabola-ports/powerpc64le/ Parabola]
|15-Apr-2021
|ppc64le
|[[User:JeremyRand|JeremyRand]]
|Not tested yet.
|-
|[https://www.powerel.org/ PowerEL]
|7
|ppc64le
|[[User:MPC7500|MPC7500]]
|Unable to install. The image is not displayed in Petitboot.
|-
|[https://www.redhat.com/en/technologies/linux-platforms/enterprise-linux RHEL]
|9
|ppc64le
|[[User:Tle|Tle]]
|[https://forums.raptorcs.com/index.php/topic,365.msg2944.html#msg2944 Works]
|-
|[https://www.riscyslack.org/ Riscy Slack (Slackware)]
|2020-11-17
|ppc64le
|[[User: MPC7500|MPC7500]]
|Works OOTB. I only needed the [[Troubleshooting/GPU#Xorg_crashes_or_is_laggy_with_the_AST_VGA_GPU| snippets for the AST GPU]]
|-
|[https://rockylinux.org/ Rocky]
|9.0
|ppc64le
|[[User:MPC7500|MPC7500]]
||Not tested yet.
|-
|[http://t2sde.org/ T2 SDE]
|21.5
|ppc64le
|[[User:MPC7500|MPC7500]]
|Not tested yet.
|-
|rowspan="5"|[https://www.ubuntu.com/download/server/power Ubuntu Server]
|22.04 LTS
|ppc64le
|[[User:Manatails|manatails]]
|Installs and works out of box with no changes.
|-
|20.04 LTS
|ppc64le
|[[User:Jas|Jas]]
|Installs and works out of box with no changes.
|-
|19.10 (kernel 5.3.x)
|ppc64le
|[[User:FlyingBlackbird|FlyingBlackbird]]
|Works OOTB with GNOME (installed via <code>sudo tasksel</code> choosing ''Ubuntu Desktop'') and a single SATA HDD. I only needed to configure Xorg for a FullHD resolution of the AST GPU as described in [[Troubleshooting/GPU#Display_stuck_at_default_low_resolution_with_AST_HDMI_GPU]]. Note that NVMe SSDs may crash when a manual or scheduled <code>discard</code> ("trim") is started (due to a kernel bug fixed in 5.4 but there is a work-around, see [[POWER9 Hardware Compatibility List/PCIe Devices#NVMe_Drives]]. So far a combination of a NVMe SSD and SATA HDD makes troubles if both drives are used for OS installation targets with booting from HDD causes ATA error messages (I am investigating this, see the [[User:FlyingBlackbird|up-to-date status of my system configuration]]).
|-
|19.04
|ppc64le
|[[User:MPC7500|MPC7500]]
|Works OOTB. I only needed the [[Troubleshooting/GPU#Xorg_crashes_or_is_laggy_with_the_AST_VGA_GPU| snippets for the AST GPU]]
|-
|18.10
|ppc64le
|[[User:q66|q66]]
|Installs and works out of box with no changes, Xfce4.
|-
|[https://voidlinux-ppc.org Void Linux for Power Architecture]
|n/a
|ppc64le/ppc64/ppc
|[[User:q66|q66]]
|Staging fork of Void Linux (custom binary repository and infrastructure, merging changes back upstream), fully functional, both endians, glibc or musl, 64-bit or 32-bit (32-bit works on Talos with 64-bit kernel or in a VM)
|-
|rowspan="5"|[http://dds6qkxpwdeubwucdiaord2xgbbeyds25rbsgr73tbfpqpt4a6vjwsyd.onion/ Whonix] ([https://www.whonix.org/ clearnet link])
|16
|ppc64le
|[[User:JeremyRand|JeremyRand]]
|Appears to work fine with XFCE (both Gateway and Workstation) when the [[Whonix]] instructions are followed. Haven't tried CLI.
|-
|15 (Morphed from Sid)
|ppc64 (BE)
|[[User:JeremyRand|JeremyRand]]
|Dependency conflicts prevent distro-morphing from Debian Sid to Whonix. I'm working on getting these fixed.
|-
|15 (Morphed from Buster)
|ppc64le
|[[User:JeremyRand|JeremyRand]]
|Appears to work fine with KDE (both Gateway and Workstation) when the [[Whonix]] instructions are followed; host OS used for testing was Debian 10. Haven't tried XFCE and CLI.
|-
|rowspan="2"|14
|ppc64le
|[[User:JeremyRand|JeremyRand]]
|Appears to work fine when the [[Whonix]] instructions are followed; host OS used for testing was Debian 10. (UPDATE: Whonix 14 is no longer recommended by upstream for KVM; use Whonix 15 instead.)
|-
|amd64
|[[User:JeremyRand|JeremyRand]]
|Appears to boot without errors when the [[Whonix/x86]] instructions are followed; host OS used for testing was Debian 10. Didn't test anything beyond showing the XFCE GUI.
|}

== BSDs ==
{| class="wikitable"
|Distribution
|Version
|Architecture
|Reported by
|Notes
|-
|rowspan="2"|[https://www.freebsd.org/ FreeBSD]
|13-CURRENT
|ppc64
|[[User:kev009|kev009]]
|Ongoing development activity, better than releases for the time being
|-
|12.0
|ppc64
|[[User:kev009|kev009]]
|Contains initial POWER9 support
|-
|[http://www.openbsd.org/powerpc64.html OpenBSD]
|6.8
|powerpc64
|[[User:DanielPocock|DanielPocock]]
|Official support since OpenBSD 6.8
|-
|[https://github.com/POWER9BSD/ POWER9BSD]
|13-CURRENT
|ppc64
|[[User:kev009|kev009]]
|Advance POWER9 features for FreeBSD like Radix MMU, amdgpu etc
|-
|}

==Ports in progress==
Rapid progress is being made on these ports by members of the community.

* GNU Guix System ([[User:Isengaara|Isengaara]] and lle-bout (email: lle-bout at zaclys dot net))
* [https://issues.hyperbola.info/index.php?do=details&task_id=1336 Hyperbola]
* NixOS (@crystalgamma:matrix.org on Matrix)
* [https://trisquel.info/en/forum/librebooting-my-desktop#comment-166973 Trisquel]

== External Links ==

* [http://bgafc.t-hosting.hu/oses4ppc.php Operating Systems for PowerPC] PPC32 / PPC64 / PPC64le

[[Category:Compatibility List]]

Operating System Compatibility List

2022-07-20T18:22:58Z

MPC7500: add CentOS Sream, Circle, RHEL, Rocky

Not everything is bug-free, so you might want to the check also [[Fixes in Progress]] about the state of their upstreaming.
== GNU/Linux ==
{| class="wikitable"
|Distribution
|Version
|Architecture
|Reported by
|Notes
|-
|[https://www.adelielinux.org/ Adélie]
|1.0-beta1
|ppc64
|[[User:Awilfox|awilfox]]
|Needs the easy-kernel-power8 package instead of easy-kernel. KDE 5 is stable.
|-
|[https://almalinux.org/ Alma]
|8.5
|ppc64le
|[[User:Xilinder|Xilinder]]
|[https://forums.raptorcs.com/index.php/topic,345.msg2769.html#msg2769 Works]
|-
|[https://alpinelinux.org/ Alpine]
|3.11.5
|ppc64le
|[[User:Tle|Tle]]
|Needs internet connection for the setup-alpine to fetch grub-ieee1275 and sfdisk. Let's hope the next version would include these two packages in the ISO. I have lodged a [https://gitlab.alpinelinux.org/alpine/aports/issues/11384 request]
|-
|[https://en.altlinux.org/ ALT]
|10.0
|ppc64le
|[[User:MPC7500|MPC7500]]
|Unable to install. The image is not displayed in Petitboot.
|-
|[https://aosc.io/ AOSC OS]
|RR
|ppc64le
|[[User:MPC7500|MPC7500]]
|Not tested yet.
|-
|[https://archlinuxpower.org/ Arch]
|RR
|ppc64le
|[[User:MPC7500|MPC7500]]
|Not tested yet.
|-
|[https://ataraxialinux.org/ Ataraxia]
|201101
|ppc64le
|[[User:MPC7500|MPC7500]]
|Not tested yet.
|-
|[https://bedrocklinux.org/ Bedrock]
|0.7.24
|ppc64le
|[[User:MPC7500|MPC7500]]
|Not tested yet.
|-
|[https://www.centos.org/ CentOS]
|7.7
|ppc64le
|[[User:MPC7500|MPC7500]]
|Works OOTB. I only needed the [[Troubleshooting/GPU#Xorg_crashes_or_is_laggy_with_the_AST_VGA_GPU| snippets for the AST GPU]]
|-
|[https://www.centos.org/ CentOS Stream]
|9
|ppc64le
|[[User:MPC7500|MPC7500]]
|Not tested yet
|-
|[https://cclinux.org/ Circle]
|8.6
|ppc64le
|[[User:MPC7500|MPC7500]]
|Not tested yet
|-
|rowspan="10"|[https://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/ Debian]
|12 (2022-03-21 weekly DVD ISO)
|ppc64le (inside KVM; machine type = pseries)
|[[User:JeremyRand|JeremyRand]]
|Seems to work fine with XFCE.
|-
|11.1.0 (netinst)
|ppc64le
|[[User:Jas|Jas]]
|Installs and works out of box with no changes. Installer is on serial port, VGA is blank
([[Operating_System_Specific_Workarounds/Debian#Bullseye|workaround]]). Works fine as a KVM host via virt-manager and a Debian 11 guest VM.
|-
|11 (2021-03-29 weekly DVD ISO)
|ppc64le (inside KVM; machine type = pseries)
|[[User:JeremyRand|JeremyRand]]
|Seems to work fine with XFCE.
|-
|11/Sid (2021-02-02 [https://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/ports/snapshots/ snapshot])
|ppc64 (BE) (inside KVM; machine type = pseries)
|[[User:JeremyRand|JeremyRand]]
|Seems to work fine with XFCE. Note that even though this ISO is labeled "10.0.0" in the filename, it is actually Sid, not Buster.
|-
|10 (2018-05-28 weekly DVD ISO)
|ppc64le
|[[User:JeremyRand|JeremyRand]]
|Seems to work fine. KDE crashes occasionally, but that might be unrelated to running it on POWER9. Works fine as a KVM host via virt-manager (tested with Debian 10 as the guest). Be warned that the installer will enable the contrib repos (without your knowledge or consent), which is bad from a software freedom standpoint.
|-
|[https://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/ports/10.0/ 10.0] (ISO is dated 2018-05-18)
|ppc64 (BE) (inside KVM; machine type = pseries)
|[[User:JeremyRand|JeremyRand]]
|ISO fails to boot in virt-manager.
|-
|10
|ppc64
|[[User:Awilfox|awilfox]]
|Only tested in KVM-PV. Using Adélie easy-kernel as kernel, Debian Buster userland.
|-
|9.9.0
|ppc64le
|[[User:MPC7500|MPC7500]]
|Works OOTB. I only needed the [[Troubleshooting/GPU#Xorg_crashes_or_is_laggy_with_the_AST_VGA_GPU| snippets for the AST GPU]]
|-
|9.5.0
|ppc64le (inside KVM; machine type = pseries)
|[[User:JeremyRand|JeremyRand]]
|Seems to work fine with KDE. Default version of Linux works fine. Be warned that the installer will enable the contrib repos (without your knowledge or consent), which is bad from a software freedom standpoint. However, running <code>dpkg-query -W -f='${Section}\t${Package}\n' | grep ^contrib</code> (see [https://unix.stackexchange.com/a/111102 this Stack Exchange answer]) suggests that no actual packages from the contrib repos are installed by default, so you should be able to disable the contrib repos after installation without ever being exposed to contrib-packaged software.
|-
|9
|ppc64le
|[[User:nashimus|nashimus]]
|Requires 4.16 or newer kernel. Installed Debian testing net install, set apt sources to Debian stable and downgraded, keeping 4.16 kernel. Most VMs failed to boot before updating qemu to 2.12.0.
|-
|[https://www.devuan.org/ Devuan]
|4.0
|ppc64le
|[[User:MPC7500|MPC7500]]
|Works
|-
|rowspan="12"|[https://alt.fedoraproject.org/alt/ Fedora]
|36
|ppc64le
|ClassicHasClass
|[https://www.talospace.com/2022/06/fedora-36-mini-mini-review-on-blackbird.html Review at Talospace.]
|-
|35
|ppc64le
|ClassicHasClass
|[https://www.talospace.com/2021/11/fedora-35-mini-review-on-blackbird-and.html Review at Talospace.]
|-
|34
|ppc64le
|ClassicHasClass
|[https://www.talospace.com/2021/05/fedora-34-mini-review-on-blackbird-and.html Review at Talospace.]
|-
|rowspan="2"|33
|rowspan="2"|ppc64le
|[[User:Tle|Tle]]
|Server and Workstation variant works perfectly!
|-
|ClassicHasClass
|[https://www.talospace.com/2020/11/fedora-33-mini-review-on-blackbird-and.html Review at Talospace.]
|-
|rowspan="2"|32
|rowspan="2"|ppc64le
|[[User:Tle|Tle]]
|Server variant works perfectly!
The Workstation Live variant failed to load kernel image at Petitboot prompt, the workaround is to change kernel/initrd paths before booting to
be /ppc/ppc64/{vmlinuz,initrd.img} instead of /ppc/ppc
|-
|ClassicHasClass
|[https://www.talospace.com/2020/05/fedora-32-mini-review-on-blackbird-and.html Review at Talospace.]
|-
|31
|ppc64le
|[[User:MPC7500|MPC7500]]
|Works. I only needed the [[Troubleshooting/GPU#Xorg_crashes_or_is_laggy_with_the_AST_VGA_GPU| snippets for the AST GPU]]. When installing GNOME (workstation-product-environment) you have to do [[Troubleshooting/GPU#Wayland_.28GNOME.29_freeze_after_boot_with_the_AST_VGA_GPU|this modification]]
|-
|30
|ppc64le
|[[User:MPC7500|MPC7500]]
|Works OOTB. I only needed the [[Troubleshooting/GPU#Xorg_crashes_or_is_laggy_with_the_AST_VGA_GPU| snippets for the AST GPU]]
|-
|rowspan="3"|28
|ppc64le
|[[User:Sharkcz|Sharkcz]]
|only bare metal verified for now, you might want to enable [[User:Sharkcz|SharkCZ]]'s COPR [https://copr.fedorainfracloud.org/coprs/sharkcz/talos/ repo] for not-yet-upstreamed updates
|-
|ppc64le
|[[User:nashimus|nashimus]]
|May need to manually specify inst.stage2, during install. [https://www.ibm.com/developerworks/community/blogs/cb4b63c0-e358-474c-8b04-391c3a279d5a/entry/Baremetal_RHEL_Redhat_Installation_with_OPAL?lang=en Workaround] [https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1577587 Bug]
|-
|ppc64be
|[[User:Sharkcz|Sharkcz]]
|discontinued in Fedora 29
|-
|rowspan="2|[https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Handbook:PPC64 Gentoo]
| n/a
|ppc64le
|[[User:Luke-jr|luke-jr]]
|Once installed, works fine.
GNOME, Plasma and other desktops are supported.
Ships working firefox, chromium, qtwebengine.
[https://distfiles.gentoo.org/releases/ppc/autobuilds/current-install-ppc64le-minimal/ latest install iso supporting both 4k and 64k pagesize kernels]
|-
|17.0
|ppc64
|[[User:MarcusC|MarcusC]]
|XFCE4 and virt-manager verified
|-
|[https://www.glasnost.org/ Glasnost]
|2021.10-01
|ppc64le
|[[User:MPC7500|MPC7500]]
|Not tested yet.
|-
|[http://www.dds6qkxpwdeubwucdiaord2xgbbeyds25rbsgr73tbfpqpt4a6vjwsyd.onion/wiki/Kicksecure Kicksecure] ([https://www.whonix.org/wiki/Kicksecure clearnet link])
|16
|ppc64le
|[[User:JeremyRand|JeremyRand]]
|Appears to work fine with XFCE in a VM when the [[Kicksecure]] instructions are followed. Haven't tried CLI or host.
|-
|rowspan="2"|[https://www.opensuse.org/ openSUSE]
|Leap 15.1
|ppc64le
|[[User:MPC7500|MPC7500]]
|Works OOTB. I only needed the [[Troubleshooting/GPU#Xorg_crashes_or_is_laggy_with_the_AST_VGA_GPU| snippets for the AST GPU]]
|-
|Tumbleweed 20190805
|ppc64le
|[[User:Jonsger|Jonsger]]
|Install via serial console (over ssh) and connect HDMI to dedicated GPU. Use Xorg config from [[Troubleshooting/GPU#Step_2:_Create_Xorg_Configuration_Snippet]]. radeonsi is missing, as Mesa-dri is not build for ppc64le. Workaround: install from [https://build.opensuse.org/project/show/home:jbrielmaier:ppc64le home:jbrielmaier:ppc64le] repo.
|-
|[https://mirror.grapentin.org/parabola-ports/powerpc64le/ Parabola]
|15-Apr-2021
|ppc64le
|[[User:JeremyRand|JeremyRand]]
|Not tested yet.
|-
|[https://www.powerel.org/ PowerEL]
|7
|ppc64le
|[[User:MPC7500|MPC7500]]
|Unable to install. The image is not displayed in Petitboot.
|-
|[https://www.redhat.com/en/technologies/linux-platforms/enterprise-linux RHEL]
|9
|ppc64le
|[[User:Tle|Tle]]
|[https://forums.raptorcs.com/index.php/topic,365.msg2944.html#msg2944 Works]
|-
|[https://www.riscyslack.org/ Riscy Slack (Slackware)]
|2020-11-17
|ppc64le
|[[User: MPC7500|MPC7500]]
|Works OOTB. I only needed the [[Troubleshooting/GPU#Xorg_crashes_or_is_laggy_with_the_AST_VGA_GPU| snippets for the AST GPU]]
|-
|[https://rockylinux.org/ Rocky]
|9.0
|ppc64le
|[[User:MPC7500|MPC7500]]
|Works
|-
|[http://t2sde.org/ T2 SDE]
|21.5
|ppc64le
|[[User:MPC7500|MPC7500]]
|Not tested yet.
|-
|rowspan="5"|[https://www.ubuntu.com/download/server/power Ubuntu Server]
|22.04 LTS
|ppc64le
|[[User:Manatails|manatails]]
|Installs and works out of box with no changes.
|-
|20.04 LTS
|ppc64le
|[[User:Jas|Jas]]
|Installs and works out of box with no changes.
|-
|19.10 (kernel 5.3.x)
|ppc64le
|[[User:FlyingBlackbird|FlyingBlackbird]]
|Works OOTB with GNOME (installed via <code>sudo tasksel</code> choosing ''Ubuntu Desktop'') and a single SATA HDD. I only needed to configure Xorg for a FullHD resolution of the AST GPU as described in [[Troubleshooting/GPU#Display_stuck_at_default_low_resolution_with_AST_HDMI_GPU]]. Note that NVMe SSDs may crash when a manual or scheduled <code>discard</code> ("trim") is started (due to a kernel bug fixed in 5.4 but there is a work-around, see [[POWER9 Hardware Compatibility List/PCIe Devices#NVMe_Drives]]. So far a combination of a NVMe SSD and SATA HDD makes troubles if both drives are used for OS installation targets with booting from HDD causes ATA error messages (I am investigating this, see the [[User:FlyingBlackbird|up-to-date status of my system configuration]]).
|-
|19.04
|ppc64le
|[[User:MPC7500|MPC7500]]
|Works OOTB. I only needed the [[Troubleshooting/GPU#Xorg_crashes_or_is_laggy_with_the_AST_VGA_GPU| snippets for the AST GPU]]
|-
|18.10
|ppc64le
|[[User:q66|q66]]
|Installs and works out of box with no changes, Xfce4.
|-
|[https://voidlinux-ppc.org Void Linux for Power Architecture]
|n/a
|ppc64le/ppc64/ppc
|[[User:q66|q66]]
|Staging fork of Void Linux (custom binary repository and infrastructure, merging changes back upstream), fully functional, both endians, glibc or musl, 64-bit or 32-bit (32-bit works on Talos with 64-bit kernel or in a VM)
|-
|rowspan="5"|[http://dds6qkxpwdeubwucdiaord2xgbbeyds25rbsgr73tbfpqpt4a6vjwsyd.onion/ Whonix] ([https://www.whonix.org/ clearnet link])
|16
|ppc64le
|[[User:JeremyRand|JeremyRand]]
|Appears to work fine with XFCE (both Gateway and Workstation) when the [[Whonix]] instructions are followed. Haven't tried CLI.
|-
|15 (Morphed from Sid)
|ppc64 (BE)
|[[User:JeremyRand|JeremyRand]]
|Dependency conflicts prevent distro-morphing from Debian Sid to Whonix. I'm working on getting these fixed.
|-
|15 (Morphed from Buster)
|ppc64le
|[[User:JeremyRand|JeremyRand]]
|Appears to work fine with KDE (both Gateway and Workstation) when the [[Whonix]] instructions are followed; host OS used for testing was Debian 10. Haven't tried XFCE and CLI.
|-
|rowspan="2"|14
|ppc64le
|[[User:JeremyRand|JeremyRand]]
|Appears to work fine when the [[Whonix]] instructions are followed; host OS used for testing was Debian 10. (UPDATE: Whonix 14 is no longer recommended by upstream for KVM; use Whonix 15 instead.)
|-
|amd64
|[[User:JeremyRand|JeremyRand]]
|Appears to boot without errors when the [[Whonix/x86]] instructions are followed; host OS used for testing was Debian 10. Didn't test anything beyond showing the XFCE GUI.
|}

== BSDs ==
{| class="wikitable"
|Distribution
|Version
|Architecture
|Reported by
|Notes
|-
|rowspan="2"|[https://www.freebsd.org/ FreeBSD]
|13-CURRENT
|ppc64
|[[User:kev009|kev009]]
|Ongoing development activity, better than releases for the time being
|-
|12.0
|ppc64
|[[User:kev009|kev009]]
|Contains initial POWER9 support
|-
|[http://www.openbsd.org/powerpc64.html OpenBSD]
|6.8
|powerpc64
|[[User:DanielPocock|DanielPocock]]
|Official support since OpenBSD 6.8
|-
|[https://github.com/POWER9BSD/ POWER9BSD]
|13-CURRENT
|ppc64
|[[User:kev009|kev009]]
|Advance POWER9 features for FreeBSD like Radix MMU, amdgpu etc
|-
|}

==Ports in progress==
Rapid progress is being made on these ports by members of the community.

* GNU Guix System ([[User:Isengaara|Isengaara]] and lle-bout (email: lle-bout at zaclys dot net))
* [https://issues.hyperbola.info/index.php?do=details&task_id=1336 Hyperbola]
* NixOS (@crystalgamma:matrix.org on Matrix)
* [https://trisquel.info/en/forum/librebooting-my-desktop#comment-166973 Trisquel]

== External Links ==

* [http://bgafc.t-hosting.hu/oses4ppc.php Operating Systems for PowerPC] PPC32 / PPC64 / PPC64le

[[Category:Compatibility List]]

Raptor Computing Systems in the media

2022-07-16T18:18:40Z

MPC7500:

* Free Software Foundation. [https://www.fsf.org/blogs/sysadmin/closing-in-on-fully-free-bioses-with-the-fsf-tech-team/ Closing in on fully free BIOSes with the FSF tech team]. Published July 13, 2022

* OSnews. [https://www.osnews.com/story/134889/raptor-cs-fully-owner-controlled-computing-using-openpower/ Raptor CS: fully owner-controlled computing using OpenPOWER]. Published May 20, 2022

* Random thoughts of Peter 'CzP' Czanik. [https://peter.czanik.hu/posts/power-timothy-pearson-raptorcs/ Raptor CS: Fully Owner Controlled Computing using OpenPOWER]. Published May 17, 2022

* Open Source Voices. [https://www.opensourcevoices.org/24/ Timothy Pearson - Chief Technology Officer at Raptor Computing Systems]. Published November 30, 2021

* OSnews. [https://www.osnews.com/story/133093/review-blackbird-secure-desktop-a-fully-open-source-modern-power9-workstation-without-any-proprietary-code/ Review: Blackbird Secure Desktop – a fully open source modern POWER9 workstation without any proprietary code]. Published March 01, 2021

* phoronix. [https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=big-power9-l1d/ Another Look At The Performance Impact To IBM's POWER9 L1d Flushing Change]. Published December 04, 2020

* Deep in IT. [https://diit.cz/blog/blackbird-ja/ Blackbird a já]. Published June 11, 2020

* phoronix. [https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=power9-l1d-flush/ The Performance Impact To POWER9's Eager L1d Cache Flushing Fix]. Published November 25, 2019

* phoronix. [https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=POWER9-Ubuntu-19.04-19.10/ POWER9 Blackbird Performance On Ubuntu 19.04 vs. Ubuntu 19.10 Benchmarks]. Published November 23, 2019

* BUG. [https://www.bug.hr/procesori/ibm-power-pc-procesor-je-postao-open-source-11003/ IBM Power PC procesor je postao open source!]. Published August 23, 2019

* phoronix. [https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Raptor-OpenCAPI-Coming/ Raptor Computing Systems Planning To Launch New ATX POWER9 Board With OpenCAPI]. Published August 20, 2019

* phoronix. [https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=rome-power9-arm/ POWER9 & ARM Performance Against Intel Xeon Cascadelake + AMD EPYC Rome]. Published August 19, 2019

* Level1Techs. [https://yewtu.be/embed/5syd5HmDdGU Forget x86; OpenPower is it! Talos II Secure Workstation!]. Published July 27, 2019

* phoronix. [https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=power9-gcc9-clang8/ GCC vs. Clang Compiler Benchmarks On POWER9 With Raptor's Blackbird]. Published July 23, 2019

* phoronix. [https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=blackbird-power9-4c/ An Initial Look At The IBM POWER9 4-Core / 16-Thread CPU Performance On The Blackbird]. Published July 01, 2019

* phoronix. [https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=raptor-blackbird-initial/ Raptor's Blackbird Arrives As The Most Open-Source Yet Fast Desktop System - Up To 8 POWER9 Cores, PCIe 4.0]. Published May 28, 2019

* phoronix. [https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Raptor-Blackbird-Shipping/ Raptor's Blackbird micro-ATX POWER9 System Is Ready To Take Flight This Week]. Published May 19, 2019

* Level1Techs. [https://yewtu.be/embed/o5Ihqg72T3c/ POWER9 & Raptors? Oh my! - TalosII Talk & Interview w/ Raptor Computing Systems]. Published April 29, 2019

* Linus Tech Tips. [https://yewtu.be/embed/lt8cu8IMLOM/ An Open Source Motherboard?!]. Published March 22, 2019

* phoronix. [https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=power9-gcc-clang/ GCC 8/9 vs. LLVM Clang 7/8 Compiler Performance On POWER9 With The Raptor Talos II]. Published February 08, 2019

* Geeky Gadgets. [https://www.geeky-gadgets.com/blackbird-non-x86-motherboard-27-11-2018/ Blackbird Non-X86 motherboard unveiled by Raptor Engineering for $800]. Published November 27, 2018

* phoronix. [https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=power9-x86-servers/ A Look At The Open-Source Talos II POWER9 Performance Against x86_64 Server CPUs]. Published November 27, 2018

* golem. [https://www.golem.de/news/blackbird-raptor-bringt-power9-board-und-cpu-fuer-1-000-us-dollar-1811-137915.html/ Raptor bringt Power9-Board und -CPU für 1.000 US-Dollar]. Published November 26, 2018

* heise. [https://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/Power9-Mainboard-mit-offener-Firmware-und-CPU-fuer-1000-US-Dollar-4232544.html/ Power9-Mainboard mit offener Firmware und CPU für 1000 US-Dollar]. Published November 26, 2018

* Hackaday. [https://hackaday.com/2018/11/26/a-sub-1000-non-x86-motherboard/ A Sub-$1000, Non-X86 Motherboard]. Published November 26, 2018

* PurePC. [https://www.purepc.pl/raptor-blackbird-plyta-glowna-micro-atx-dla-procesorow-ibm/ Raptor Blackbird - Płyta główna Micro ATX dla procesorów IBM]. Published November 25, 2018

* phoronix. [https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Blackbird-POWER9-Pre-Orders/ Raptor Blackbird Micro-ATX POWER9 Motherboard Pre-Orders Open Up At $799 USD]. Published November 23, 2018

* phoronix. [https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Raptor-Blackbird-Possible-Price/ It Looks Like The Raptor Blackbird Open-Source Motherboard Will Sell For Just Under $900]. Published November 14, 2018

* phoronix. [https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=power9-threadripper-core9/ Raptor Talos II POWER9 Benchmarks Against AMD Threadripper & Intel Core i9]. Published November 08, 2018

* ServeTheHome. [https://www.servethehome.com/raptor-computing-systems-talos-ii-lite-power9-spotted-with-xilinx-alveo/ Raptor Computing Systems Talos II Lite POWER9 with Xilinx Alveo]. Published October 13, 2018

* ServeTheHome. [https://www.servethehome.com/raptor-computing-systems-blackbird-supports-up-to-8-core-power9/ Raptor Computing Systems Blackbird Supports up to 8 Core POWER9]. Published October 09, 2018

* phoronix. [https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=power9-talos-2/ 13-Way IBM POWER9 Talos II vs. Intel Xeon vs. AMD Linux Benchmarks On Debian]. Published June 25, 2018

* TechRepublic. [https://www.techrepublic.com/article/raptors-talos-ii-lite-brings-power9-to-the-desktop-without-breaking-the-bank/ Raptor’s Talos II Lite brings POWER9 to the desktop without breaking the bank]. Published May 18, 2018

* phoronix. [https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=power9-epyc-xeon/ POWER9 Benchmarks vs. Intel Xeon vs. AMD EPYC Performance On Debian Linux]. Published April 4, 2018

* EE Times Asia. [https://www.eetasia.com/18032005-ibm-power-9-hopes-to-steal-x86-market-shares/ IBM Power 9 Hopes to Steal x86 Market Share]. Published March 20, 2018

* TechRepublic. [https://www.techrepublic.com/article/raptor-computing-looks-to-end-x86-domination-with-power9-based-talos-ii-secure-workstation/#ftag=RSS56d97e7/ Raptor Computing looks to end x86 domination with POWER9-based Talos II Secure Workstation]. Published August 21, 2017

* Electronics360. [https://electronics360.globalspec.com/article/9592/new-computing-systems-for-linux-bsd/ New Computing Systems for Linux, BSD]. Published August 18, 2017

* PR Newswire. [https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/a-high-performance-open-and-secure-alternative-to-x86-computing-300506431.html/ A High Performance, Open, and Secure Alternative to X86 Computing]. Published August 18, 2017

* enterprise times. [https://www.enterprisetimes.co.uk/2017/08/18/talos-ii-breaks-cover-first-power9-machine/ Talos II breaks cover with first Power9 machine]. Published August 18, 2017

* THOMAS. [https://news.thomasnet.com/companystory/a-high-performance-open-and-secure-alternative-to-x86-computing-40005901/ A High Performance, Open, and Secure Alternative to x86 Computing]. Published August 17, 2017

* 3DNews. [https://3dnews.ru/956800/sistemnaya-plata-raptor-talos-ii-poddergivaet-dva-protsessora-power9/ Системная плата Raptor Talos II поддерживает два процессора POWER9]. Published August 12, 2017

* cnews. [https://www.cnews.cz/talos-ii-odhalen-pocitac-s-procesorem-ibm-power9-muzete-mit-za-neco-pres-2000// Talos II odhalen. Počítač s procesorem IBM Power9 můžete mít za něco přes 2000 dolarů]. Published August 12, 2017

* Deep in IT. [https://diit.cz/clanek/talos-ii-v-predprodeji/ Talos II v předprodeji]. Published August 11, 2017

* heise. [https://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/IBM-Power9-Workstation-mit-offener-Firmware-und-Linux-3798402.html/ IBM-Power9-Workstation mit offener Firmware und Linux]. Published August 11, 2017

* phoronix. [https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Raptor-Talos-2-Teaser/ Raptor Is Going To Launch A New POWER9 Linux System]. Published July 19, 2017

* nixCraft. [https://www.cyberciti.biz/hardware/talos-secure-power8-linux-workstation-with-fully-open-source-firmware/ Talos Secure POWER8 Linux Workstation With Fully Open Source Firmware]. Published January 09, 2017

* TechRepublic. [https://www.techrepublic.com/article/intel-alternative-talos-secure-workstation-brings-power8-to-the-desktop/ Intel alternative Talos Secure Workstation brings POWER8 to the desktop]. Published January 03, 2017

* Open Source For You. [https://www.opensourceforu.com/2016/11/ibm-power8-powered-open-source-atx-motherboard-goes-official/ IBM Power8-powered open source Talos motherboard goes official]. Published November 25, 2016

* ExtremeTech. [https://www.extremetech.com/computing/237905-new-crowdfunding-project-promises-an-atx-motherboard-for-ibms-power8/ New crowdfunding project promises an ATX motherboard for IBM’s Power8]. Published October 19, 2016

* phoronix. [https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Talos-Crowdsupply/ POWER8 Workstation Launches On Crowdfunding: $4k For Motherboard, $18k For System]. Published October 15, 2016

Raptor Computing Systems in the media

2022-07-16T18:17:21Z

MPC7500: add FSF

* Free Software Foundation. [https://www.fsf.org/blogs/sysadmin/closing-in-on-fully-free-bioses-with-the-fsf-tech-team/ Closing in on fully free BIOSes with the FSF tech team — Free Software Foundation — Working together for free software]. Published July 13, 2022

* OSnews. [https://www.osnews.com/story/134889/raptor-cs-fully-owner-controlled-computing-using-openpower/ Raptor CS: fully owner-controlled computing using OpenPOWER]. Published May 20, 2022

* Random thoughts of Peter 'CzP' Czanik. [https://peter.czanik.hu/posts/power-timothy-pearson-raptorcs/ Raptor CS: Fully Owner Controlled Computing using OpenPOWER]. Published May 17, 2022

* Open Source Voices. [https://www.opensourcevoices.org/24/ Timothy Pearson - Chief Technology Officer at Raptor Computing Systems]. Published November 30, 2021

* OSnews. [https://www.osnews.com/story/133093/review-blackbird-secure-desktop-a-fully-open-source-modern-power9-workstation-without-any-proprietary-code/ Review: Blackbird Secure Desktop – a fully open source modern POWER9 workstation without any proprietary code]. Published March 01, 2021

* phoronix. [https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=big-power9-l1d/ Another Look At The Performance Impact To IBM's POWER9 L1d Flushing Change]. Published December 04, 2020

* Deep in IT. [https://diit.cz/blog/blackbird-ja/ Blackbird a já]. Published June 11, 2020

* phoronix. [https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=power9-l1d-flush/ The Performance Impact To POWER9's Eager L1d Cache Flushing Fix]. Published November 25, 2019

* phoronix. [https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=POWER9-Ubuntu-19.04-19.10/ POWER9 Blackbird Performance On Ubuntu 19.04 vs. Ubuntu 19.10 Benchmarks]. Published November 23, 2019

* BUG. [https://www.bug.hr/procesori/ibm-power-pc-procesor-je-postao-open-source-11003/ IBM Power PC procesor je postao open source!]. Published August 23, 2019

* phoronix. [https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Raptor-OpenCAPI-Coming/ Raptor Computing Systems Planning To Launch New ATX POWER9 Board With OpenCAPI]. Published August 20, 2019

* phoronix. [https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=rome-power9-arm/ POWER9 & ARM Performance Against Intel Xeon Cascadelake + AMD EPYC Rome]. Published August 19, 2019

* Level1Techs. [https://yewtu.be/embed/5syd5HmDdGU Forget x86; OpenPower is it! Talos II Secure Workstation!]. Published July 27, 2019

* phoronix. [https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=power9-gcc9-clang8/ GCC vs. Clang Compiler Benchmarks On POWER9 With Raptor's Blackbird]. Published July 23, 2019

* phoronix. [https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=blackbird-power9-4c/ An Initial Look At The IBM POWER9 4-Core / 16-Thread CPU Performance On The Blackbird]. Published July 01, 2019

* phoronix. [https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=raptor-blackbird-initial/ Raptor's Blackbird Arrives As The Most Open-Source Yet Fast Desktop System - Up To 8 POWER9 Cores, PCIe 4.0]. Published May 28, 2019

* phoronix. [https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Raptor-Blackbird-Shipping/ Raptor's Blackbird micro-ATX POWER9 System Is Ready To Take Flight This Week]. Published May 19, 2019

* Level1Techs. [https://yewtu.be/embed/o5Ihqg72T3c/ POWER9 & Raptors? Oh my! - TalosII Talk & Interview w/ Raptor Computing Systems]. Published April 29, 2019

* Linus Tech Tips. [https://yewtu.be/embed/lt8cu8IMLOM/ An Open Source Motherboard?!]. Published March 22, 2019

* phoronix. [https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=power9-gcc-clang/ GCC 8/9 vs. LLVM Clang 7/8 Compiler Performance On POWER9 With The Raptor Talos II]. Published February 08, 2019

* Geeky Gadgets. [https://www.geeky-gadgets.com/blackbird-non-x86-motherboard-27-11-2018/ Blackbird Non-X86 motherboard unveiled by Raptor Engineering for $800]. Published November 27, 2018

* phoronix. [https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=power9-x86-servers/ A Look At The Open-Source Talos II POWER9 Performance Against x86_64 Server CPUs]. Published November 27, 2018

* golem. [https://www.golem.de/news/blackbird-raptor-bringt-power9-board-und-cpu-fuer-1-000-us-dollar-1811-137915.html/ Raptor bringt Power9-Board und -CPU für 1.000 US-Dollar]. Published November 26, 2018

* heise. [https://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/Power9-Mainboard-mit-offener-Firmware-und-CPU-fuer-1000-US-Dollar-4232544.html/ Power9-Mainboard mit offener Firmware und CPU für 1000 US-Dollar]. Published November 26, 2018

* Hackaday. [https://hackaday.com/2018/11/26/a-sub-1000-non-x86-motherboard/ A Sub-$1000, Non-X86 Motherboard]. Published November 26, 2018

* PurePC. [https://www.purepc.pl/raptor-blackbird-plyta-glowna-micro-atx-dla-procesorow-ibm/ Raptor Blackbird - Płyta główna Micro ATX dla procesorów IBM]. Published November 25, 2018

* phoronix. [https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Blackbird-POWER9-Pre-Orders/ Raptor Blackbird Micro-ATX POWER9 Motherboard Pre-Orders Open Up At $799 USD]. Published November 23, 2018

* phoronix. [https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Raptor-Blackbird-Possible-Price/ It Looks Like The Raptor Blackbird Open-Source Motherboard Will Sell For Just Under $900]. Published November 14, 2018

* phoronix. [https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=power9-threadripper-core9/ Raptor Talos II POWER9 Benchmarks Against AMD Threadripper & Intel Core i9]. Published November 08, 2018

* ServeTheHome. [https://www.servethehome.com/raptor-computing-systems-talos-ii-lite-power9-spotted-with-xilinx-alveo/ Raptor Computing Systems Talos II Lite POWER9 with Xilinx Alveo]. Published October 13, 2018

* ServeTheHome. [https://www.servethehome.com/raptor-computing-systems-blackbird-supports-up-to-8-core-power9/ Raptor Computing Systems Blackbird Supports up to 8 Core POWER9]. Published October 09, 2018

* phoronix. [https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=power9-talos-2/ 13-Way IBM POWER9 Talos II vs. Intel Xeon vs. AMD Linux Benchmarks On Debian]. Published June 25, 2018

* TechRepublic. [https://www.techrepublic.com/article/raptors-talos-ii-lite-brings-power9-to-the-desktop-without-breaking-the-bank/ Raptor’s Talos II Lite brings POWER9 to the desktop without breaking the bank]. Published May 18, 2018

* phoronix. [https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=power9-epyc-xeon/ POWER9 Benchmarks vs. Intel Xeon vs. AMD EPYC Performance On Debian Linux]. Published April 4, 2018

* EE Times Asia. [https://www.eetasia.com/18032005-ibm-power-9-hopes-to-steal-x86-market-shares/ IBM Power 9 Hopes to Steal x86 Market Share]. Published March 20, 2018

* TechRepublic. [https://www.techrepublic.com/article/raptor-computing-looks-to-end-x86-domination-with-power9-based-talos-ii-secure-workstation/#ftag=RSS56d97e7/ Raptor Computing looks to end x86 domination with POWER9-based Talos II Secure Workstation]. Published August 21, 2017

* Electronics360. [https://electronics360.globalspec.com/article/9592/new-computing-systems-for-linux-bsd/ New Computing Systems for Linux, BSD]. Published August 18, 2017

* PR Newswire. [https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/a-high-performance-open-and-secure-alternative-to-x86-computing-300506431.html/ A High Performance, Open, and Secure Alternative to X86 Computing]. Published August 18, 2017

* enterprise times. [https://www.enterprisetimes.co.uk/2017/08/18/talos-ii-breaks-cover-first-power9-machine/ Talos II breaks cover with first Power9 machine]. Published August 18, 2017

* THOMAS. [https://news.thomasnet.com/companystory/a-high-performance-open-and-secure-alternative-to-x86-computing-40005901/ A High Performance, Open, and Secure Alternative to x86 Computing]. Published August 17, 2017

* 3DNews. [https://3dnews.ru/956800/sistemnaya-plata-raptor-talos-ii-poddergivaet-dva-protsessora-power9/ Системная плата Raptor Talos II поддерживает два процессора POWER9]. Published August 12, 2017

* cnews. [https://www.cnews.cz/talos-ii-odhalen-pocitac-s-procesorem-ibm-power9-muzete-mit-za-neco-pres-2000// Talos II odhalen. Počítač s procesorem IBM Power9 můžete mít za něco přes 2000 dolarů]. Published August 12, 2017

* Deep in IT. [https://diit.cz/clanek/talos-ii-v-predprodeji/ Talos II v předprodeji]. Published August 11, 2017

* heise. [https://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/IBM-Power9-Workstation-mit-offener-Firmware-und-Linux-3798402.html/ IBM-Power9-Workstation mit offener Firmware und Linux]. Published August 11, 2017

* phoronix. [https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Raptor-Talos-2-Teaser/ Raptor Is Going To Launch A New POWER9 Linux System]. Published July 19, 2017

* nixCraft. [https://www.cyberciti.biz/hardware/talos-secure-power8-linux-workstation-with-fully-open-source-firmware/ Talos Secure POWER8 Linux Workstation With Fully Open Source Firmware]. Published January 09, 2017

* TechRepublic. [https://www.techrepublic.com/article/intel-alternative-talos-secure-workstation-brings-power8-to-the-desktop/ Intel alternative Talos Secure Workstation brings POWER8 to the desktop]. Published January 03, 2017

* Open Source For You. [https://www.opensourceforu.com/2016/11/ibm-power8-powered-open-source-atx-motherboard-goes-official/ IBM Power8-powered open source Talos motherboard goes official]. Published November 25, 2016

* ExtremeTech. [https://www.extremetech.com/computing/237905-new-crowdfunding-project-promises-an-atx-motherboard-for-ibms-power8/ New crowdfunding project promises an ATX motherboard for IBM’s Power8]. Published October 19, 2016

* phoronix. [https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Talos-Crowdsupply/ POWER8 Workstation Launches On Crowdfunding: $4k For Motherboard, $18k For System]. Published October 15, 2016

Raptor Computing Systems in the media

2022-05-22T13:28:42Z

MPC7500: Added Random thoughts of Peter Czanik, minor changes

* OSnews. [https://www.osnews.com/story/134889/raptor-cs-fully-owner-controlled-computing-using-openpower/ Raptor CS: fully owner-controlled computing using OpenPOWER]. Published May 20, 2022

* Random thoughts of Peter 'CzP' Czanik. [https://peter.czanik.hu/posts/power-timothy-pearson-raptorcs/ Raptor CS: Fully Owner Controlled Computing using OpenPOWER]. Published May 17, 2022

* Open Source Voices. [https://www.opensourcevoices.org/24/ Timothy Pearson - Chief Technology Officer at Raptor Computing Systems]. Published November 30, 2021

* OSnews. [https://www.osnews.com/story/133093/review-blackbird-secure-desktop-a-fully-open-source-modern-power9-workstation-without-any-proprietary-code/ Review: Blackbird Secure Desktop – a fully open source modern POWER9 workstation without any proprietary code]. Published March 01, 2021

* phoronix. [https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=big-power9-l1d/ Another Look At The Performance Impact To IBM's POWER9 L1d Flushing Change]. Published December 04, 2020

* Deep in IT. [https://diit.cz/blog/blackbird-ja/ Blackbird a já]. Published June 11, 2020

* phoronix. [https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=power9-l1d-flush/ The Performance Impact To POWER9's Eager L1d Cache Flushing Fix]. Published November 25, 2019

* phoronix. [https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=POWER9-Ubuntu-19.04-19.10/ POWER9 Blackbird Performance On Ubuntu 19.04 vs. Ubuntu 19.10 Benchmarks]. Published November 23, 2019

* BUG. [https://www.bug.hr/procesori/ibm-power-pc-procesor-je-postao-open-source-11003/ IBM Power PC procesor je postao open source!]. Published August 23, 2019

* phoronix. [https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Raptor-OpenCAPI-Coming/ Raptor Computing Systems Planning To Launch New ATX POWER9 Board With OpenCAPI]. Published August 20, 2019

* phoronix. [https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=rome-power9-arm/ POWER9 & ARM Performance Against Intel Xeon Cascadelake + AMD EPYC Rome]. Published August 19, 2019

* Level1Techs. [https://yewtu.be/embed/5syd5HmDdGU Forget x86; OpenPower is it! Talos II Secure Workstation!]. Published July 27, 2019

* phoronix. [https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=power9-gcc9-clang8/ GCC vs. Clang Compiler Benchmarks On POWER9 With Raptor's Blackbird]. Published July 23, 2019

* phoronix. [https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=blackbird-power9-4c/ An Initial Look At The IBM POWER9 4-Core / 16-Thread CPU Performance On The Blackbird]. Published July 01, 2019

* phoronix. [https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=raptor-blackbird-initial/ Raptor's Blackbird Arrives As The Most Open-Source Yet Fast Desktop System - Up To 8 POWER9 Cores, PCIe 4.0]. Published May 28, 2019

* phoronix. [https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Raptor-Blackbird-Shipping/ Raptor's Blackbird micro-ATX POWER9 System Is Ready To Take Flight This Week]. Published May 19, 2019

* Level1Techs. [https://yewtu.be/embed/o5Ihqg72T3c/ POWER9 & Raptors? Oh my! - TalosII Talk & Interview w/ Raptor Computing Systems]. Published April 29, 2019

* Linus Tech Tips. [https://yewtu.be/embed/lt8cu8IMLOM/ An Open Source Motherboard?!]. Published March 22, 2019

* phoronix. [https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=power9-gcc-clang/ GCC 8/9 vs. LLVM Clang 7/8 Compiler Performance On POWER9 With The Raptor Talos II]. Published February 08, 2019

* Geeky Gadgets. [https://www.geeky-gadgets.com/blackbird-non-x86-motherboard-27-11-2018/ Blackbird Non-X86 motherboard unveiled by Raptor Engineering for $800]. Published November 27, 2018

* phoronix. [https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=power9-x86-servers/ A Look At The Open-Source Talos II POWER9 Performance Against x86_64 Server CPUs]. Published November 27, 2018

* golem. [https://www.golem.de/news/blackbird-raptor-bringt-power9-board-und-cpu-fuer-1-000-us-dollar-1811-137915.html/ Raptor bringt Power9-Board und -CPU für 1.000 US-Dollar]. Published November 26, 2018

* heise. [https://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/Power9-Mainboard-mit-offener-Firmware-und-CPU-fuer-1000-US-Dollar-4232544.html/ Power9-Mainboard mit offener Firmware und CPU für 1000 US-Dollar]. Published November 26, 2018

* Hackaday. [https://hackaday.com/2018/11/26/a-sub-1000-non-x86-motherboard/ A Sub-$1000, Non-X86 Motherboard]. Published November 26, 2018

* PurePC. [https://www.purepc.pl/raptor-blackbird-plyta-glowna-micro-atx-dla-procesorow-ibm/ Raptor Blackbird - Płyta główna Micro ATX dla procesorów IBM]. Published November 25, 2018

* phoronix. [https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Blackbird-POWER9-Pre-Orders/ Raptor Blackbird Micro-ATX POWER9 Motherboard Pre-Orders Open Up At $799 USD]. Published November 23, 2018

* phoronix. [https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Raptor-Blackbird-Possible-Price/ It Looks Like The Raptor Blackbird Open-Source Motherboard Will Sell For Just Under $900]. Published November 14, 2018

* phoronix. [https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=power9-threadripper-core9/ Raptor Talos II POWER9 Benchmarks Against AMD Threadripper & Intel Core i9]. Published November 08, 2018

* ServeTheHome. [https://www.servethehome.com/raptor-computing-systems-talos-ii-lite-power9-spotted-with-xilinx-alveo/ Raptor Computing Systems Talos II Lite POWER9 with Xilinx Alveo]. Published October 13, 2018

* ServeTheHome. [https://www.servethehome.com/raptor-computing-systems-blackbird-supports-up-to-8-core-power9/ Raptor Computing Systems Blackbird Supports up to 8 Core POWER9]. Published October 09, 2018

* phoronix. [https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=power9-talos-2/ 13-Way IBM POWER9 Talos II vs. Intel Xeon vs. AMD Linux Benchmarks On Debian]. Published June 25, 2018

* TechRepublic. [https://www.techrepublic.com/article/raptors-talos-ii-lite-brings-power9-to-the-desktop-without-breaking-the-bank/ Raptor’s Talos II Lite brings POWER9 to the desktop without breaking the bank]. Published May 18, 2018

* phoronix. [https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=power9-epyc-xeon/ POWER9 Benchmarks vs. Intel Xeon vs. AMD EPYC Performance On Debian Linux]. Published April 4, 2018

* EE Times Asia. [https://www.eetasia.com/18032005-ibm-power-9-hopes-to-steal-x86-market-shares/ IBM Power 9 Hopes to Steal x86 Market Share]. Published March 20, 2018

* TechRepublic. [https://www.techrepublic.com/article/raptor-computing-looks-to-end-x86-domination-with-power9-based-talos-ii-secure-workstation/#ftag=RSS56d97e7/ Raptor Computing looks to end x86 domination with POWER9-based Talos II Secure Workstation]. Published August 21, 2017

* Electronics360. [https://electronics360.globalspec.com/article/9592/new-computing-systems-for-linux-bsd/ New Computing Systems for Linux, BSD]. Published August 18, 2017

* PR Newswire. [https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/a-high-performance-open-and-secure-alternative-to-x86-computing-300506431.html/ A High Performance, Open, and Secure Alternative to X86 Computing]. Published August 18, 2017

* enterprise times. [https://www.enterprisetimes.co.uk/2017/08/18/talos-ii-breaks-cover-first-power9-machine/ Talos II breaks cover with first Power9 machine]. Published August 18, 2017

* THOMAS. [https://news.thomasnet.com/companystory/a-high-performance-open-and-secure-alternative-to-x86-computing-40005901/ A High Performance, Open, and Secure Alternative to x86 Computing]. Published August 17, 2017

* 3DNews. [https://3dnews.ru/956800/sistemnaya-plata-raptor-talos-ii-poddergivaet-dva-protsessora-power9/ Системная плата Raptor Talos II поддерживает два процессора POWER9]. Published August 12, 2017

* cnews. [https://www.cnews.cz/talos-ii-odhalen-pocitac-s-procesorem-ibm-power9-muzete-mit-za-neco-pres-2000// Talos II odhalen. Počítač s procesorem IBM Power9 můžete mít za něco přes 2000 dolarů]. Published August 12, 2017

* Deep in IT. [https://diit.cz/clanek/talos-ii-v-predprodeji/ Talos II v předprodeji]. Published August 11, 2017

* heise. [https://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/IBM-Power9-Workstation-mit-offener-Firmware-und-Linux-3798402.html/ IBM-Power9-Workstation mit offener Firmware und Linux]. Published August 11, 2017

* phoronix. [https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Raptor-Talos-2-Teaser/ Raptor Is Going To Launch A New POWER9 Linux System]. Published July 19, 2017

* nixCraft. [https://www.cyberciti.biz/hardware/talos-secure-power8-linux-workstation-with-fully-open-source-firmware/ Talos Secure POWER8 Linux Workstation With Fully Open Source Firmware]. Published January 09, 2017

* TechRepublic. [https://www.techrepublic.com/article/intel-alternative-talos-secure-workstation-brings-power8-to-the-desktop/ Intel alternative Talos Secure Workstation brings POWER8 to the desktop]. Published January 03, 2017

* Open Source For You. [https://www.opensourceforu.com/2016/11/ibm-power8-powered-open-source-atx-motherboard-goes-official/ IBM Power8-powered open source Talos motherboard goes official]. Published November 25, 2016

* ExtremeTech. [https://www.extremetech.com/computing/237905-new-crowdfunding-project-promises-an-atx-motherboard-for-ibms-power8/ New crowdfunding project promises an ATX motherboard for IBM’s Power8]. Published October 19, 2016

* phoronix. [https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Talos-Crowdsupply/ POWER8 Workstation Launches On Crowdfunding: $4k For Motherboard, $18k For System]. Published October 15, 2016

Raptor Computing Systems in the media

2022-05-22T13:11:32Z

MPC7500: Added OSnews May 2022

* OSnews. [https://www.osnews.com/story/134889/raptor-cs-fully-owner-controlled-computing-using-openpower/ Raptor CS: fully owner-controlled computing using OpenPOWER]. Published May 20, 2022

* Open Source Voices. [https://www.opensourcevoices.org/24/ Timothy Pearson - Chief Technology Officer at Raptor Computing Systems]. Published November 30, 2021

* OSnews. [https://www.osnews.com/story/133093/review-blackbird-secure-desktop-a-fully-open-source-modern-power9-workstation-without-any-proprietary-code/ Review: Blackbird Secure Desktop – a fully open source modern POWER9 workstation without any proprietary code]. Published March 01, 2021

* phoronix. [https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=big-power9-l1d/ Another Look At The Performance Impact To IBM's POWER9 L1d Flushing Change]. Published December 04, 2020

* diit. [https://diit.cz/blog/blackbird-ja/ Blackbird a já]. Published June 11, 2020

* phoronix. [https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=power9-l1d-flush/ The Performance Impact To POWER9's Eager L1d Cache Flushing Fix]. Published November 25, 2019

* phoronix. [https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=POWER9-Ubuntu-19.04-19.10/ POWER9 Blackbird Performance On Ubuntu 19.04 vs. Ubuntu 19.10 Benchmarks]. Published November 23, 2019

* BUG. [https://www.bug.hr/procesori/ibm-power-pc-procesor-je-postao-open-source-11003/ IBM Power PC procesor je postao open source!]. Published August 23, 2019

* phoronix. [https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Raptor-OpenCAPI-Coming/ Raptor Computing Systems Planning To Launch New ATX POWER9 Board With OpenCAPI]. Published August 20, 2019

* phoronix. [https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=rome-power9-arm/ POWER9 & ARM Performance Against Intel Xeon Cascadelake + AMD EPYC Rome]. Published August 19, 2019

* Level1Techs. [https://yewtu.be/embed/5syd5HmDdGU Forget x86; OpenPower is it! Talos II Secure Workstation!]. Published July 27, 2019

* phoronix. [https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=power9-gcc9-clang8/ GCC vs. Clang Compiler Benchmarks On POWER9 With Raptor's Blackbird]. Published July 23, 2019

* phoronix. [https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=blackbird-power9-4c/ An Initial Look At The IBM POWER9 4-Core / 16-Thread CPU Performance On The Blackbird]. Published July 01, 2019

* phoronix. [https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=raptor-blackbird-initial/ Raptor's Blackbird Arrives As The Most Open-Source Yet Fast Desktop System - Up To 8 POWER9 Cores, PCIe 4.0]. Published May 28, 2019

* phoronix. [https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Raptor-Blackbird-Shipping/ Raptor's Blackbird micro-ATX POWER9 System Is Ready To Take Flight This Week]. Published May 19, 2019

* Level1Techs. [https://yewtu.be/embed/o5Ihqg72T3c/ POWER9 & Raptors? Oh my! - TalosII Talk & Interview w/ Raptor Computing Systems]. Published April 29, 2019

* Linus Tech Tips. [https://yewtu.be/embed/lt8cu8IMLOM/ An Open Source Motherboard?!]. Published March 22, 2019

* phoronix. [https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=power9-gcc-clang/ GCC 8/9 vs. LLVM Clang 7/8 Compiler Performance On POWER9 With The Raptor Talos II]. Published February 08, 2019

* Geeky Gadgets. [https://www.geeky-gadgets.com/blackbird-non-x86-motherboard-27-11-2018/ Blackbird Non-X86 motherboard unveiled by Raptor Engineering for $800]. Published November 27, 2018

* phoronix. [https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=power9-x86-servers/ A Look At The Open-Source Talos II POWER9 Performance Against x86_64 Server CPUs]. Published November 27, 2018

* golem. [https://www.golem.de/news/blackbird-raptor-bringt-power9-board-und-cpu-fuer-1-000-us-dollar-1811-137915.html/ Raptor bringt Power9-Board und -CPU für 1.000 US-Dollar]. Published November 26, 2018

* heise. [https://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/Power9-Mainboard-mit-offener-Firmware-und-CPU-fuer-1000-US-Dollar-4232544.html/ Power9-Mainboard mit offener Firmware und CPU für 1000 US-Dollar]. Published November 26, 2018

* Hackaday. [https://hackaday.com/2018/11/26/a-sub-1000-non-x86-motherboard/ A Sub-$1000, Non-X86 Motherboard]. Published November 26, 2018

* PurePC. [https://www.purepc.pl/raptor-blackbird-plyta-glowna-micro-atx-dla-procesorow-ibm/ Raptor Blackbird - Płyta główna Micro ATX dla procesorów IBM]. Published November 25, 2018

* phoronix. [https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Blackbird-POWER9-Pre-Orders/ Raptor Blackbird Micro-ATX POWER9 Motherboard Pre-Orders Open Up At $799 USD]. Published November 23, 2018

* phoronix. [https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Raptor-Blackbird-Possible-Price/ It Looks Like The Raptor Blackbird Open-Source Motherboard Will Sell For Just Under $900]. Published November 14, 2018

* phoronix. [https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=power9-threadripper-core9/ Raptor Talos II POWER9 Benchmarks Against AMD Threadripper & Intel Core i9]. Published November 08, 2018

* ServeTheHome. [https://www.servethehome.com/raptor-computing-systems-talos-ii-lite-power9-spotted-with-xilinx-alveo/ Raptor Computing Systems Talos II Lite POWER9 with Xilinx Alveo]. Published October 13, 2018

* ServeTheHome. [https://www.servethehome.com/raptor-computing-systems-blackbird-supports-up-to-8-core-power9/ Raptor Computing Systems Blackbird Supports up to 8 Core POWER9]. Published October 09, 2018

* phoronix. [https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=power9-talos-2/ 13-Way IBM POWER9 Talos II vs. Intel Xeon vs. AMD Linux Benchmarks On Debian]. Published June 25, 2018

* TechRepublic. [https://www.techrepublic.com/article/raptors-talos-ii-lite-brings-power9-to-the-desktop-without-breaking-the-bank/ Raptor’s Talos II Lite brings POWER9 to the desktop without breaking the bank]. Published May 18, 2018

* phoronix. [https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=power9-epyc-xeon/ POWER9 Benchmarks vs. Intel Xeon vs. AMD EPYC Performance On Debian Linux]. Published April 4, 2018

* EE Times Asia. [https://www.eetasia.com/18032005-ibm-power-9-hopes-to-steal-x86-market-shares/ IBM Power 9 Hopes to Steal x86 Market Share]. Published March 20, 2018

* TechRepublic. [https://www.techrepublic.com/article/raptor-computing-looks-to-end-x86-domination-with-power9-based-talos-ii-secure-workstation/#ftag=RSS56d97e7/ Raptor Computing looks to end x86 domination with POWER9-based Talos II Secure Workstation]. Published August 21, 2017

* Electronics360. [https://electronics360.globalspec.com/article/9592/new-computing-systems-for-linux-bsd/ New Computing Systems for Linux, BSD]. Published August 18, 2017

* PR Newswire. [https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/a-high-performance-open-and-secure-alternative-to-x86-computing-300506431.html/ A High Performance, Open, and Secure Alternative to X86 Computing]. Published August 18, 2017

* enterprise times. [https://www.enterprisetimes.co.uk/2017/08/18/talos-ii-breaks-cover-first-power9-machine/ Talos II breaks cover with first Power9 machine]. Published August 18, 2017

* THOMAS. [https://news.thomasnet.com/companystory/a-high-performance-open-and-secure-alternative-to-x86-computing-40005901/ A High Performance, Open, and Secure Alternative to x86 Computing]. Published August 17, 2017

* 3DNews. [https://3dnews.ru/956800/sistemnaya-plata-raptor-talos-ii-poddergivaet-dva-protsessora-power9/ Системная плата Raptor Talos II поддерживает два процессора POWER9]. Published August 12, 2017

* cnews. [https://www.cnews.cz/talos-ii-odhalen-pocitac-s-procesorem-ibm-power9-muzete-mit-za-neco-pres-2000// Talos II odhalen. Počítač s procesorem IBM Power9 můžete mít za něco přes 2000 dolarů]. Published August 12, 2017

* diit. [https://diit.cz/clanek/talos-ii-v-predprodeji/ Talos II v předprodeji]. Published August 11, 2017

* heise. [https://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/IBM-Power9-Workstation-mit-offener-Firmware-und-Linux-3798402.html/ IBM-Power9-Workstation mit offener Firmware und Linux]. Published August 11, 2017

* phoronix. [https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Raptor-Talos-2-Teaser/ Raptor Is Going To Launch A New POWER9 Linux System]. Published July 19, 2017

* nixCraft. [https://www.cyberciti.biz/hardware/talos-secure-power8-linux-workstation-with-fully-open-source-firmware/ Talos Secure POWER8 Linux Workstation With Fully Open Source Firmware]. Published January 09, 2017

* TechRepublic. [https://www.techrepublic.com/article/intel-alternative-talos-secure-workstation-brings-power8-to-the-desktop/ Intel alternative Talos Secure Workstation brings POWER8 to the desktop]. Published January 03, 2017

* Open Source For You. [https://www.opensourceforu.com/2016/11/ibm-power8-powered-open-source-atx-motherboard-goes-official/ IBM Power8-powered open source Talos motherboard goes official]. Published November 25, 2016

* ExtremeTech. [https://www.extremetech.com/computing/237905-new-crowdfunding-project-promises-an-atx-motherboard-for-ibms-power8/ New crowdfunding project promises an ATX motherboard for IBM’s Power8]. Published October 19, 2016

* phoronix. [https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Talos-Crowdsupply/ POWER8 Workstation Launches On Crowdfunding: $4k For Motherboard, $18k For System]. Published October 15, 2016

Operating System Compatibility List

2022-03-20T15:00:58Z

MPC7500: /* GNU/Linux */ added Alma

Not everything is bug-free, so you might want to the check also [[Fixes in Progress]] about the state of their upstreaming.
== GNU/Linux ==
{| class="wikitable"
|Distribution
|Version
|Architecture
|Reported by
|Notes
|-
|[https://www.adelielinux.org/ Adélie]
|1.0-beta1
|ppc64
|[[User:Awilfox|awilfox]]
|Needs the easy-kernel-power8 package instead of easy-kernel. KDE 5 is stable.
|-
|[https://almalinux.org/ Alma]
|8.5
|ppc64le
|[[User:Xilinder|Xilinder]]
|[https://forums.raptorcs.com/index.php/topic,345.msg2769.html#msg2769 Works]
|-
|[https://alpinelinux.org/ Alpine]
|3.11.5
|ppc64le
|[[User:Tle|Tle]]
|Needs internet connection for the setup-alpine to fetch grub-ieee1275 and sfdisk. Let's hope the next version would include these two packages in the ISO. I have lodged a [https://gitlab.alpinelinux.org/alpine/aports/issues/11384 request]
|-
|[https://en.altlinux.org/ ALT]
|10.0
|ppc64le
|[[User:MPC7500|MPC7500]]
|Unable to install. The image is not displayed in Petitboot.
|-
|[https://aosc.io/ AOSC OS]
|RR
|ppc64le
|[[User:MPC7500|MPC7500]]
|Not tested yet.
|-
|[https://archlinuxpower.org/ Arch]
|RR
|ppc64le
|[[User:MPC7500|MPC7500]]
|Not tested yet.
|-
|[https://ataraxialinux.org/ Ataraxia]
|201101
|ppc64le
|[[User:MPC7500|MPC7500]]
|Not tested yet.
|-
|[https://bedrocklinux.org/ Bedrock]
|0.7.24
|ppc64le
|[[User:MPC7500|MPC7500]]
|Not tested yet.
|-
|[https://www.centos.org/ CentOS]
|7.7
|ppc64le
|[[User:MPC7500|MPC7500]]
|Works OOTB. I only needed the [[Troubleshooting/GPU#Xorg_crashes_or_is_laggy_with_the_AST_VGA_GPU| snippets for the AST GPU]]
|-
|rowspan="9"|[https://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/ Debian]
|11.1.0 (netinst)
|ppc64le
|[[User:Jas|Jas]]
|Installs and works out of box with no changes. Installer is on serial port, VGA is blank
([[Operating_System_Specific_Workarounds/Debian#Bullseye|workaround]]). Works fine as a KVM host via virt-manager and a Debian 11 guest VM.
|-
|11 (2021-03-29 weekly DVD ISO)
|ppc64le (inside KVM; machine type = pseries)
|[[User:JeremyRand|JeremyRand]]
|Seems to work fine with XFCE.
|-
|11/Sid (2021-02-02 [https://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/ports/snapshots/ snapshot])
|ppc64 (BE) (inside KVM; machine type = pseries)
|[[User:JeremyRand|JeremyRand]]
|Seems to work fine with XFCE. Note that even though this ISO is labeled "10.0.0" in the filename, it is actually Sid, not Buster.
|-
|10 (2018-05-28 weekly DVD ISO)
|ppc64le
|[[User:JeremyRand|JeremyRand]]
|Seems to work fine. KDE crashes occasionally, but that might be unrelated to running it on POWER9. Works fine as a KVM host via virt-manager (tested with Debian 10 as the guest). Be warned that the installer will enable the contrib repos (without your knowledge or consent), which is bad from a software freedom standpoint.
|-
|[https://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/ports/10.0/ 10.0] (ISO is dated 2018-05-18)
|ppc64 (BE) (inside KVM; machine type = pseries)
|[[User:JeremyRand|JeremyRand]]
|ISO fails to boot in virt-manager.
|-
|10
|ppc64
|[[User:Awilfox|awilfox]]
|Only tested in KVM-PV. Using Adélie easy-kernel as kernel, Debian Buster userland.
|-
|9.9.0
|ppc64le
|[[User:MPC7500|MPC7500]]
|Works OOTB. I only needed the [[Troubleshooting/GPU#Xorg_crashes_or_is_laggy_with_the_AST_VGA_GPU| snippets for the AST GPU]]
|-
|9.5.0
|ppc64le (inside KVM; machine type = pseries)
|[[User:JeremyRand|JeremyRand]]
|Seems to work fine with KDE. Default version of Linux works fine. Be warned that the installer will enable the contrib repos (without your knowledge or consent), which is bad from a software freedom standpoint. However, running <code>dpkg-query -W -f='${Section}\t${Package}\n' | grep ^contrib</code> (see [https://unix.stackexchange.com/a/111102 this Stack Exchange answer]) suggests that no actual packages from the contrib repos are installed by default, so you should be able to disable the contrib repos after installation without ever being exposed to contrib-packaged software.
|-
|9
|ppc64le
|[[User:nashimus|nashimus]]
|Requires 4.16 or newer kernel. Installed Debian testing net install, set apt sources to Debian stable and downgraded, keeping 4.16 kernel. Most VMs failed to boot before updating qemu to 2.12.0.
|-
|[https://www.devuan.org/ Devuan]
|4.0
|ppc64le
|[[User:MPC7500|MPC7500]]
|Works
|-
|rowspan="11"|[https://alt.fedoraproject.org/alt/ Fedora]
|35
|ppc64le
|ClassicHasClass
|[https://www.talospace.com/2021/11/fedora-35-mini-review-on-blackbird-and.html Review at Talospace.]
|-
|34
|ppc64le
|ClassicHasClass
|[https://www.talospace.com/2021/05/fedora-34-mini-review-on-blackbird-and.html Review at Talospace.]
|-
|rowspan="2"|33
|rowspan="2"|ppc64le
|[[User:Tle|Tle]]
|Server and Workstation variant works perfectly!
|-
|ClassicHasClass
|[https://www.talospace.com/2020/11/fedora-33-mini-review-on-blackbird-and.html Review at Talospace.]
|-
|rowspan="2"|32
|rowspan="2"|ppc64le
|[[User:Tle|Tle]]
|Server variant works perfectly!
The Workstation Live variant failed to load kernel image at Petitboot prompt, the workaround is to change kernel/initrd paths before booting to
be /ppc/ppc64/{vmlinuz,initrd.img} instead of /ppc/ppc
|-
|ClassicHasClass
|[https://www.talospace.com/2020/05/fedora-32-mini-review-on-blackbird-and.html Review at Talospace.]
|-
|31
|ppc64le
|[[User:MPC7500|MPC7500]]
|Works. I only needed the [[Troubleshooting/GPU#Xorg_crashes_or_is_laggy_with_the_AST_VGA_GPU| snippets for the AST GPU]]. When installing GNOME (workstation-product-environment) you have to do [[Troubleshooting/GPU#Wayland_.28GNOME.29_freeze_after_boot_with_the_AST_VGA_GPU|this modification]]
|-
|30
|ppc64le
|[[User:MPC7500|MPC7500]]
|Works OOTB. I only needed the [[Troubleshooting/GPU#Xorg_crashes_or_is_laggy_with_the_AST_VGA_GPU| snippets for the AST GPU]]
|-
|rowspan="3"|28
|ppc64le
|[[User:Sharkcz|Sharkcz]]
|only bare metal verified for now, you might want to enable [[User:Sharkcz|SharkCZ]]'s COPR [https://copr.fedorainfracloud.org/coprs/sharkcz/talos/ repo] for not-yet-upstreamed updates
|-
|ppc64le
|[[User:nashimus|nashimus]]
|May need to manually specify inst.stage2, during install. [https://www.ibm.com/developerworks/community/blogs/cb4b63c0-e358-474c-8b04-391c3a279d5a/entry/Baremetal_RHEL_Redhat_Installation_with_OPAL?lang=en Workaround] [https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1577587 Bug]
|-
|ppc64
|[[User:Sharkcz|Sharkcz]]
|discontinued in Fedora 29
|-
|rowspan="2|[https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Handbook:PPC64 Gentoo]
| n/a
|ppc64le
|[[User:Luke-jr|luke-jr]]
|Once installed, works fine.
Gnome, Plasma and other desktops are supported.
Ships working firefox, chromium, qtwebengine.
[https://distfiles.gentoo.org/releases/ppc/autobuilds/current-install-ppc64le-minimal/ latest install iso supporting both 4k and 64k pagesize kernels]
|-
|17.0
|ppc64
|[[User:MarcusC|MarcusC]]
|XFCE4 and virt-manager verified
|-
|[https://www.glasnost.org/ Glasnost]
|2021.10-01
|ppc64le
|[[User:MPC7500|MPC7500]]
|Not tested yet.
|-
|[http://www.dds6qkxpwdeubwucdiaord2xgbbeyds25rbsgr73tbfpqpt4a6vjwsyd.onion/wiki/Kicksecure Kicksecure] ([https://www.whonix.org/wiki/Kicksecure clearnet link])
|16
|ppc64le
|[[User:JeremyRand|JeremyRand]]
|Appears to work fine with XFCE in a VM when the [[Kicksecure]] instructions are followed. Haven't tried CLI or host.
|-
|rowspan="2"|[https://www.opensuse.org/ openSUSE]
|Leap 15.1
|ppc64le
|[[User:MPC7500|MPC7500]]
|Works OOTB. I only needed the [[Troubleshooting/GPU#Xorg_crashes_or_is_laggy_with_the_AST_VGA_GPU| snippets for the AST GPU]]
|-
|Tumbleweed 20190805
|ppc64le
|[[User:Jonsger|Jonsger]]
|Install via serial console (over ssh) and connect HDMI to dedicated GPU. Use Xorg config from [[Troubleshooting/GPU#Step_2:_Create_Xorg_Configuration_Snippet]]. radeonsi is missing, as Mesa-dri is not build for ppc64le. Workaround: install from [https://build.opensuse.org/project/show/home:jbrielmaier:ppc64le home:jbrielmaier:ppc64le] repo.
|-
|[https://www.powerel.org/ PowerEL]
|7
|ppc64le
|[[User:MPC7500|MPC7500]]
|Unable to install. The image is not displayed in Petitboot.
|-
|[https://www.riscyslack.org/ Riscy Slack (Slackware)]
|2020-11-17
|ppc64le
|[[User: MPC7500|MPC7500]]
|Works OOTB. I only needed the [[Troubleshooting/GPU#Xorg_crashes_or_is_laggy_with_the_AST_VGA_GPU| snippets for the AST GPU]]
|-
|[http://t2sde.org/ T2 SDE]
|21.5
|ppc64le
|[[User:MPC7500|MPC7500]]
|Not tested yet.
|-
|rowspan="4"|[https://www.ubuntu.com/download/server/power Ubuntu Server]
|20.04 LTS
|ppc64le
|[[User:Jas|Jas]]
|Installs and works out of box with no changes.
|-
|19.10 (kernel 5.3.x)
|ppc64le
|[[User:FlyingBlackbird|FlyingBlackbird]]
|Works OOTB with Gnome (installed via <code>sudo tasksel</code> choosing ''Ubuntu Desktop'') and a single SATA HDD. I only needed to configure Xorg for a FullHD resolution of the AST GPU as described in [[Troubleshooting/GPU#Display_stuck_at_default_low_resolution_with_AST_HDMI_GPU]]. Note that NVMe SSDs may crash when a manual or scheduled <code>discard</code> ("trim") is started (due to a kernel bug fixed in 5.4 but there is a work-around, see [[POWER9 Hardware Compatibility List/PCIe Devices#NVMe_Drives]]. So far a combination of a NVMe SSD and SATA HDD makes troubles if both drives are used for OS installation targets with booting from HDD causes ATA error messages (I am investigating this, see the [[User:FlyingBlackbird|up-to-date status of my system configuration]]).
|-
|19.04
|ppc64le
|[[User:MPC7500|MPC7500]]
|Works OOTB. I only needed the [[Troubleshooting/GPU#Xorg_crashes_or_is_laggy_with_the_AST_VGA_GPU| snippets for the AST GPU]]
|-
|18.10
|ppc64le
|[[User:q66|q66]]
|Installs and works out of box with no changes, Xfce4.
|-
|[https://voidlinux-ppc.org Void Linux for Power Architecture]
|n/a
|ppc64le/ppc64/ppc
|[[User:q66|q66]]
|Staging fork of Void Linux (custom binary repository and infrastructure, merging changes back upstream), fully functional, both endians, glibc or musl, 64-bit or 32-bit (32-bit works on Talos with 64-bit kernel or in a VM)
|-
|rowspan="5"|[http://dds6qkxpwdeubwucdiaord2xgbbeyds25rbsgr73tbfpqpt4a6vjwsyd.onion/ Whonix] ([https://www.whonix.org/ clearnet link])
|16
|ppc64le
|[[User:JeremyRand|JeremyRand]]
|Appears to work fine with XFCE (both Gateway and Workstation) when the [[Whonix]] instructions are followed. Haven't tried CLI.
|-
|15 (Morphed from Sid)
|ppc64 (BE)
|[[User:JeremyRand|JeremyRand]]
|Dependency conflicts prevent distro-morphing from Debian Sid to Whonix. I'm working on getting these fixed.
|-
|15 (Morphed from Buster)
|ppc64le
|[[User:JeremyRand|JeremyRand]]
|Appears to work fine with KDE (both Gateway and Workstation) when the [[Whonix]] instructions are followed; host OS used for testing was Debian 10. Haven't tried XFCE and CLI.
|-
|rowspan="2"|14
|ppc64le
|[[User:JeremyRand|JeremyRand]]
|Appears to work fine when the [[Whonix]] instructions are followed; host OS used for testing was Debian 10. (UPDATE: Whonix 14 is no longer recommended by upstream for KVM; use Whonix 15 instead.)
|-
|amd64
|[[User:JeremyRand|JeremyRand]]
|Appears to boot without errors when the [[Whonix/x86]] instructions are followed; host OS used for testing was Debian 10. Didn't test anything beyond showing the XFCE GUI.
|}

== BSDs ==
{| class="wikitable"
|Distribution
|Version
|Architecture
|Reported by
|Notes
|-
|rowspan="2"|[https://www.freebsd.org/ FreeBSD]
|13-CURRENT
|ppc64
|[[User:kev009|kev009]]
|Ongoing development activity, better than releases for the time being
|-
|12.0
|ppc64
|[[User:kev009|kev009]]
|Contains initial POWER9 support
|-
|[http://www.openbsd.org/powerpc64.html OpenBSD]
|6.8
|powerpc64
|[[User:DanielPocock|DanielPocock]]
|Official support since OpenBSD 6.8
|-
|[https://github.com/POWER9BSD/ POWER9BSD]
|13-CURRENT
|ppc64
|[[User:kev009|kev009]]
|Advance POWER9 features for FreeBSD like Radix MMU, amdgpu etc
|-
|}

==Ports in progress==
Rapid progress is being made on these ports by members of the community.

* GNU Guix System ([[User:Isengaara|Isengaara]] and lle-bout (email: lle-bout at zaclys dot net))
* NixOS (@crystalgamma:matrix.org on Matrix)

== External Links ==

* [http://bgafc.t-hosting.hu/oses4ppc.php Operating Systems for PowerPC] PPC32 / PPC64 / PPC64le

[[Category:Compatibility List]]

Raptor Computing Systems in the media

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* Open Source Voices. [https://www.opensourcevoices.org/24/ Timothy Pearson - Chief Technology Officer at Raptor Computing Systems]. Published November 30, 2021

* OSnews. [https://www.osnews.com/story/133093/review-blackbird-secure-desktop-a-fully-open-source-modern-power9-workstation-without-any-proprietary-code/ Review: Blackbird Secure Desktop – a fully open source modern POWER9 workstation without any proprietary code]. Published March 01, 2021

* phoronix. [https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=big-power9-l1d/ Another Look At The Performance Impact To IBM's POWER9 L1d Flushing Change]. Published December 04, 2020

* diit. [https://diit.cz/blog/blackbird-ja/ Blackbird a já]. Published June 11, 2020

* phoronix. [https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=power9-l1d-flush/ The Performance Impact To POWER9's Eager L1d Cache Flushing Fix]. Published November 25, 2019

* phoronix. [https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=POWER9-Ubuntu-19.04-19.10/ POWER9 Blackbird Performance On Ubuntu 19.04 vs. Ubuntu 19.10 Benchmarks]. Published November 23, 2019

* BUG. [https://www.bug.hr/procesori/ibm-power-pc-procesor-je-postao-open-source-11003/ IBM Power PC procesor je postao open source!]. Published August 23, 2019

* phoronix. [https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Raptor-OpenCAPI-Coming/ Raptor Computing Systems Planning To Launch New ATX POWER9 Board With OpenCAPI]. Published August 20, 2019

* phoronix. [https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=rome-power9-arm/ POWER9 & ARM Performance Against Intel Xeon Cascadelake + AMD EPYC Rome]. Published August 19, 2019

* Level1Techs. [https://yewtu.be/embed/5syd5HmDdGU Forget x86; OpenPower is it! Talos II Secure Workstation!]. Published July 27, 2019

* phoronix. [https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=power9-gcc9-clang8/ GCC vs. Clang Compiler Benchmarks On POWER9 With Raptor's Blackbird]. Published July 23, 2019

* phoronix. [https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=blackbird-power9-4c/ An Initial Look At The IBM POWER9 4-Core / 16-Thread CPU Performance On The Blackbird]. Published July 01, 2019

* phoronix. [https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=raptor-blackbird-initial/ Raptor's Blackbird Arrives As The Most Open-Source Yet Fast Desktop System - Up To 8 POWER9 Cores, PCIe 4.0]. Published May 28, 2019

* phoronix. [https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Raptor-Blackbird-Shipping/ Raptor's Blackbird micro-ATX POWER9 System Is Ready To Take Flight This Week]. Published May 19, 2019

* Level1Techs. [https://yewtu.be/embed/o5Ihqg72T3c/ POWER9 & Raptors? Oh my! - TalosII Talk & Interview w/ Raptor Computing Systems]. Published April 29, 2019

* Linus Tech Tips. [https://yewtu.be/embed/lt8cu8IMLOM/ An Open Source Motherboard?!]. Published March 22, 2019

* phoronix. [https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=power9-gcc-clang/ GCC 8/9 vs. LLVM Clang 7/8 Compiler Performance On POWER9 With The Raptor Talos II]. Published February 08, 2019

* Geeky Gadgets. [https://www.geeky-gadgets.com/blackbird-non-x86-motherboard-27-11-2018/ Blackbird Non-X86 motherboard unveiled by Raptor Engineering for $800]. Published November 27, 2018

* phoronix. [https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=power9-x86-servers/ A Look At The Open-Source Talos II POWER9 Performance Against x86_64 Server CPUs]. Published November 27, 2018

* golem. [https://www.golem.de/news/blackbird-raptor-bringt-power9-board-und-cpu-fuer-1-000-us-dollar-1811-137915.html/ Raptor bringt Power9-Board und -CPU für 1.000 US-Dollar]. Published November 26, 2018

* heise. [https://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/Power9-Mainboard-mit-offener-Firmware-und-CPU-fuer-1000-US-Dollar-4232544.html/ Power9-Mainboard mit offener Firmware und CPU für 1000 US-Dollar]. Published November 26, 2018

* Hackaday. [https://hackaday.com/2018/11/26/a-sub-1000-non-x86-motherboard/ A Sub-$1000, Non-X86 Motherboard]. Published November 26, 2018

* PurePC. [https://www.purepc.pl/raptor-blackbird-plyta-glowna-micro-atx-dla-procesorow-ibm/ Raptor Blackbird - Płyta główna Micro ATX dla procesorów IBM]. Published November 25, 2018

* phoronix. [https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Blackbird-POWER9-Pre-Orders/ Raptor Blackbird Micro-ATX POWER9 Motherboard Pre-Orders Open Up At $799 USD]. Published November 23, 2018

* phoronix. [https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Raptor-Blackbird-Possible-Price/ It Looks Like The Raptor Blackbird Open-Source Motherboard Will Sell For Just Under $900]. Published November 14, 2018

* phoronix. [https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=power9-threadripper-core9/ Raptor Talos II POWER9 Benchmarks Against AMD Threadripper & Intel Core i9]. Published November 08, 2018

* ServeTheHome. [https://www.servethehome.com/raptor-computing-systems-talos-ii-lite-power9-spotted-with-xilinx-alveo/ Raptor Computing Systems Talos II Lite POWER9 with Xilinx Alveo]. Published October 13, 2018

* ServeTheHome. [https://www.servethehome.com/raptor-computing-systems-blackbird-supports-up-to-8-core-power9/ Raptor Computing Systems Blackbird Supports up to 8 Core POWER9]. Published October 09, 2018

* phoronix. [https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=power9-talos-2/ 13-Way IBM POWER9 Talos II vs. Intel Xeon vs. AMD Linux Benchmarks On Debian]. Published June 25, 2018

* TechRepublic. [https://www.techrepublic.com/article/raptors-talos-ii-lite-brings-power9-to-the-desktop-without-breaking-the-bank/ Raptor’s Talos II Lite brings POWER9 to the desktop without breaking the bank]. Published May 18, 2018

* phoronix. [https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=power9-epyc-xeon/ POWER9 Benchmarks vs. Intel Xeon vs. AMD EPYC Performance On Debian Linux]. Published April 4, 2018

* EE Times Asia. [https://www.eetasia.com/18032005-ibm-power-9-hopes-to-steal-x86-market-shares/ IBM Power 9 Hopes to Steal x86 Market Share]. Published March 20, 2018

* TechRepublic. [https://www.techrepublic.com/article/raptor-computing-looks-to-end-x86-domination-with-power9-based-talos-ii-secure-workstation/#ftag=RSS56d97e7/ Raptor Computing looks to end x86 domination with POWER9-based Talos II Secure Workstation]. Published August 21, 2017

* Electronics360. [https://electronics360.globalspec.com/article/9592/new-computing-systems-for-linux-bsd/ New Computing Systems for Linux, BSD]. Published August 18, 2017

* PR Newswire. [https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/a-high-performance-open-and-secure-alternative-to-x86-computing-300506431.html/ A High Performance, Open, and Secure Alternative to X86 Computing]. Published August 18, 2017

* enterprise times. [https://www.enterprisetimes.co.uk/2017/08/18/talos-ii-breaks-cover-first-power9-machine/ Talos II breaks cover with first Power9 machine]. Published August 18, 2017

* THOMAS. [https://news.thomasnet.com/companystory/a-high-performance-open-and-secure-alternative-to-x86-computing-40005901/ A High Performance, Open, and Secure Alternative to x86 Computing]. Published August 17, 2017

* 3DNews. [https://3dnews.ru/956800/sistemnaya-plata-raptor-talos-ii-poddergivaet-dva-protsessora-power9/ Системная плата Raptor Talos II поддерживает два процессора POWER9]. Published August 12, 2017

* cnews. [https://www.cnews.cz/talos-ii-odhalen-pocitac-s-procesorem-ibm-power9-muzete-mit-za-neco-pres-2000// Talos II odhalen. Počítač s procesorem IBM Power9 můžete mít za něco přes 2000 dolarů]. Published August 12, 2017

* diit. [https://diit.cz/clanek/talos-ii-v-predprodeji/ Talos II v předprodeji]. Published August 11, 2017

* heise. [https://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/IBM-Power9-Workstation-mit-offener-Firmware-und-Linux-3798402.html/ IBM-Power9-Workstation mit offener Firmware und Linux]. Published August 11, 2017

* phoronix. [https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Raptor-Talos-2-Teaser/ Raptor Is Going To Launch A New POWER9 Linux System]. Published July 19, 2017

* nixCraft. [https://www.cyberciti.biz/hardware/talos-secure-power8-linux-workstation-with-fully-open-source-firmware/ Talos Secure POWER8 Linux Workstation With Fully Open Source Firmware]. Published January 09, 2017

* TechRepublic. [https://www.techrepublic.com/article/intel-alternative-talos-secure-workstation-brings-power8-to-the-desktop/ Intel alternative Talos Secure Workstation brings POWER8 to the desktop]. Published January 03, 2017

* Open Source For You. [https://www.opensourceforu.com/2016/11/ibm-power8-powered-open-source-atx-motherboard-goes-official/ IBM Power8-powered open source Talos motherboard goes official]. Published November 25, 2016

* ExtremeTech. [https://www.extremetech.com/computing/237905-new-crowdfunding-project-promises-an-atx-motherboard-for-ibms-power8/ New crowdfunding project promises an ATX motherboard for IBM’s Power8]. Published October 19, 2016

* phoronix. [https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Talos-Crowdsupply/ POWER8 Workstation Launches On Crowdfunding: $4k For Motherboard, $18k For System]. Published October 15, 2016

Power ISA

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'''Power ISA''' is the specification for how Power architecture processors are to behave. It dictates the machine instructions available, and exactly how they are to process given data.

There are two primary versions of the Power ISA that are of interest to [[PowerNV|PowerNV]] platforms:
* [[:File:PowerISA_V2.07_PUBLIC.pdf|Version 2.07]] ([[POWER8|POWER8]] / [[POWER8E|POWER8E]])
* [[:File:PowerISA_public.v3.0B.pdf|Version 3.0B]] ([[POWER9|POWER9]])

== History ==

The Power ISA evolved from the PowerPC ISA which in turn was an evolution of the POWER ISA used by POWER1 and POWER2 chips.

POWER ISA → PowerPC ISA → Power ISA

When the Power ISA 3.0B specification lists all available instructions, it specifically mentions what version of which architecture introduced the instruction; this gives a fairly quick history of the ISA itself:

{| class="wikitable"
|+Key to Version column in Power ISA 3.0B instruction list
!Code
!Released
!Specification
!Compliant cores
|-
|P1
|
|POWER Architecture
|
|-
|P2
|
|POWER2 Architecture
|
|-
|PPC
|
|PowerPC Architecture prior to v2.00
|
|-
|v2.00
|
|PowerPC Architecture v2.00
|POWER4
|-
|v2.01
|December 2003
|[[:Category:PowerPC Architecture v2.01|PowerPC Architecture v2.01]]
|POWER4+, PPC970
|-
|v2.02
|February 2005
|[[:Category:PowerPC Architecture v2.02|PowerPC Architecture v2.02]]
|POWER5, Cell PPE
|-
|v2.03
|September 2006
|[[:File:PowerISA_V2.03_Final_Public.pdf|Power ISA v2.03]]
|[[PPC405]], PPC440, PPC460, e200, e500, POWER5+
|-
|v2.04
|April 2007
|[[:File:PowerISA_V2.04-FINAL.Public.pdf|Power ISA v2.04]]
|POWER5++, PA6T
|-
|v2.05
|October 2007
|[[:File:PowerISA_V2.05.pdf|Power ISA v2.05]]
|POWER6
|-
|v2.06
|January 2009
|[[:File:PowerISA_V2.06_PUBLIC.pdf| Power ISA v2.06]]
|e500mc, e5500, e6500, POWER7, A2, A2I
|-
|v2.06B
|July 2010
|[[:File:PowerISA_V2.06B_V2_PUBLIC.pdf| Power ISA v2.06B]]
|
|-
|v2.07
|May 2013
|[[:File:PowerISA_V2.07_PUBLIC.pdf| Power ISA v2.07]]
|[[POWER8]], A2O
|-
|v2.07B
|April 2015
|[[:File:PowerISA_V2.07B.pdf| Power ISA v2.07B]]
|
|-
|v3.0
|November 2015
|[[:File:PowerISA_V3.0.pdf| Power ISA v3.0]]
|Microwatt, Chiselwatt, Libre-SOC
|-
|v3.0B
|March 2017
|[[:File:PowerISA_public.v3.0B.pdf| Power ISA v3.0B]]
|[[POWER9]]
|-
|v3.0C
|May 2020
|[[:File:PowerISA_public.v3.0C.pdf| Power ISA v3.0C]]
|
|-
|v3.1
|May 2020
|[[:File:PowerISA_public.v3.1.pdf| Power ISA v3.1]]
|[[POWER10]]
|-
|v3.1B
|September 2021
|[[:File:OPF_PowerISA_v3.1B.pdf| Power ISA v3.1B]]
|
|}

== Extensions ==

* [[:File:POWER9 Processor Programming Model Bulletin 090919.pdf|Ultravisor ISA Extensions for POWER9]]

== See also ==

* [[Power ISA/Privilege States|Power ISA/Privilege States]]
* [[Power ISA/Machine State Register|Power ISA/Machine State Register]]
* [[Power ISA/Vector Operations|Power ISA/Vector Operations]]

== External Links ==

* [https://www.ibm.com/systems/power/openpower/posting.xhtml?postingId=01F8EF905EC4A2CD85257EAF0069612D Power ISA at IBM OpenPOWER portal]

* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Power_ISA Power ISA English Wikipedia page]

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