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'''Welcome to the Raptor Computing Systems Wiki!''' | '''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]]. | ||
| − | Please consult the [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Help:Contents Wiki User's Guide] | + | 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). |
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| + | Use the '''[https://forums.raptorcs.com/ Raptor CS community forum] for discussions'''. | ||
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| + | 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> | <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]] | * [[Talos II Beginner's Quick Start Guide]] | ||
* [[:Category:Guides|How-to guides]] | * [[:Category:Guides|How-to guides]] | ||
** [[Verifying DVDs]] | ** [[Verifying DVDs]] | ||
| + | ** [[Getting System Information]] | ||
* Platforms: | * Platforms: | ||
** [[Talos II|Talos II]] | ** [[Talos II|Talos II]] | ||
** [[Blackbird]] | ** [[Blackbird]] | ||
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* [[Platform Comparison|Platform Comparison to x86]] | * [[Platform Comparison|Platform Comparison to x86]] | ||
* [[IRC|IRC chat]] | * [[IRC|IRC chat]] | ||
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<h3 style="margin-top:0;padding-top:0;">News</h3> | <h3 style="margin-top:0;padding-top:0;">News</h3> | ||
| + | <!-- I think the convention here is to only have duplicate information, so that it can be safely removed when outdated; for example when adding an event, make sure to also add it to the Events page --> | ||
<h4>Raptor + OpenPOWER</h4> | <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] | * 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]] | + | Past events where RCS systems were on display are [[Events|listed at the events page]]. |
<h4>This Wiki</h4> | <h4>This Wiki</h4> | ||
| − | * A [[Talos II/Building FAQ|Building FAQ]] has been started | + | * A [[Talos II/Building FAQ|Building FAQ]] has been started. |
| − | * Initial [[Hardware Compatibility List#Memory|RAM compatibility]] lists are now available | + | * 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 | + | * [[Power ISA/Privilege States#Ultravisor State|Ultravisor State]] is still not very well understood. |
* [[Speculative Execution Vulnerabilities of 2018|Speculative Execution Vulnerabilities of 2018]] | * [[Speculative Execution Vulnerabilities of 2018|Speculative Execution Vulnerabilities of 2018]] | ||
* A [[Desktop Roadmap]] has been started. | * A [[Desktop Roadmap]] has been started. | ||
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<h4>Software</h4> | <h4>Software</h4> | ||
* [[Operating System Compatibility List|Operating System Compatibility List]] | * [[Operating System Compatibility List|Operating System Compatibility List]] | ||
| − | ** [[Fixes in Progress]] | + | * [[Games Compatibility|Game Compatibility List]] |
| + | * [[Fixes in Progress]] | ||
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| + | == Where to buy == | ||
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| + | === Manufacturer: Raptor Computing Systems, LLC., USA === | ||
| + | '''Available products:''' servers, workstations, mainboards/parts, custom builds, POWER9 VPS & dedicated system leases | ||
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| + | '''Ships to:''' world-wide | ||
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| + | [https://raptorcs.com/ Raptor Computing Systems Homepage] | ||
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| + | [mailto:support@raptorcs.com email contact/helpdesk] | ||
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| + | [[Raptor Computing Systems Shipping|Shipping Times]] | ||
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| + | === eBay === | ||
| + | '''Available products:''' CPU's | ||
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| + | [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] <!-- Generated from https://wiki.raptorcs.com/wiki/Sforza#Configurations --> | ||
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| + | If buying a CPU for a [[Blackbird]], make sure its TDP is compatible. | ||
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| + | === P2P === | ||
| + | People occasionally sell Raptor products on [https://forums.raptorcs.com/ the Raptor Computing Systems Community Forums] and [[IRC]]. | ||
== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
| − | * [https://raptorcs.com/ Raptor Computing Systems] | + | * [https://raptorcs.com/ Raptor Computing Systems Homepage] |
| − | * [https://bugs.raptorengineering.com/ Raptor Engineering | + | * [https://ticket.raptorcs.com/ Raptor Computing Systems Helpdesk] |
| − | * [https://openpowerfoundation.org/ OpenPOWER Foundation] | + | * [https://twitter.com/RaptorCompSys Raptor Computing Systems Official Twitter Account] |
| − | * [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNVcHm09eXVbvUzZkQs0_Sg/ OpenPOWER Foundation | + | * [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://www. | + | * [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 | ||
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Latest revision as of 14:29, 3 July 2025
Welcome to the Raptor Computing Systems Wiki!
This community-driven Wiki provides documentation about:
- Raptor Computing Systems hardware and software like Talos II™ and Blackbird™
- application and software concerning OpenPOWER / PowerNV and POWER9.
See the 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 Raptor CS community forum for discussions.
Please consult the Wiki User's Guide on how to use and contribute to the Wiki.
Users
News
Raptor + OpenPOWER
- At HotChips 32 on August 17 2020, IBM presented POWER10
- Since March (2020-03), the OpenPOWER Foundation hosts weekly informal "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 MDS vulnerabilites (Fallout, RIDL, ZombieLoad). 1, 2
Past events where RCS systems were on display are listed at the events page.
This Wiki
- A Building FAQ has been started.
- Initial RAM compatibility lists are now available.
- Ultravisor State is still not very well understood.
- Speculative Execution Vulnerabilities of 2018
- A Desktop Roadmap has been started.
Compatibility
Hardware
Software
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
Raptor Computing Systems Homepage
eBay
Available products: CPU's
If buying a CPU for a Blackbird, make sure its TDP is compatible.
P2P
People occasionally sell Raptor products on the Raptor Computing Systems Community Forums and IRC.
External Links
- Raptor Computing Systems Homepage
- Raptor Computing Systems Helpdesk
- Raptor Computing Systems Official Twitter Account
- Raptor Computing Systems Git Repositories - Official distribution channel for software/firmware releases related to RCS products
- Raptor Engineering Gitlab Instance - Open collaboration platform for software/firmware development related to RCS products
- Raptor Engineering Bugtracker
- OpenPOWER Foundation Homepage
- OpenPOWER Foundation YouTube Channel
- OpenPOWER Foundation Blog
Power/OpenPOWER/PowerPC Community
- linuxppc-dev the Linux on PowerPC developers mailing list
- RCS Community Forums hosted by Raptor Computing Systems
- Level1Techs Forums The POWER and PowerPC General Discussion / News Thread
- reddit OpenPOWER
- reddit PowerPC
- MacRumors Forums PowerPC Macs
- 68kMLA Forums PowerPC Model
- Talospace community user blog - news and other posts about Power and Raptor or IBM hardware
- The Cat Fox Life community user blog - news and other posts about OpenPOWER/PowerPC
- Store Halfword Byte-Reverse Indexed A Power Technical Blog - news about OpenPOWER and other stuff
- Collection of Bits community user blog - notes from working on OpenPower, OpenBMC and Linux
- Ramblings This is the blog of Stewart Smith - news about OpenPOWER and other stuff
- Drew DeVault's blog community user blog - news about OpenPOWER and other stuff
- VivaPowerPC community user blog - news and other posts about OpenPOWER/PowerPC
- This Is Apfelhammer! community user blog - a blog about my PowermacG5 in 2025 - and something else
- PowerPC Liberation community user blog - news about PowerPC and other Mac stuff
- PPC Luddite community user blog - news about PowerPC and other Mac stuff
