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MINIX 3 Hardware Requirements
CPU Compatibility
| Architecture | Models | Notes |
| 32-bit x86 | i586 (Pentium) family and later | Pentium 4s sometimes have trouble |
| 64-bit x86 | (none reported) | Supported by 32-bit emulation |
| ARMv7 | Cortex-A8 | Build instructions |
Memory
| Version | Minimum | Recommended |
| Current | 32 MiB | 1 GiB |
| 3.2.1 | 64 MiB | 1 GiB |
Storage
| Minimum | Recommended |
| 635 MB | 8 GB |
One MBR-style primary partition is required. IDE and SATA drives are supported.
Firmware
MINIX includes a boot loader, which currently requires BIOS (not UEFI) firmware. Other boot managers (like GRUB) could be used if they support the multiboot protocol.
Peripherals
A small number of peripheral devices (audio cards, etc.) are supported. Currently there is no support for USB or FireWire.
Networking
The following Ethernet cards are supported.
- 3com 501/503/509
- AMD Lance (PCI)
- Attansic/Atheros L2
- DEC 21140
- Intel Pro/100
- Intel Pro/1000
- Orinoco Prism-based (Wi-Fi)
- Realtek 8139
- Realtek 8169
- NE2000-class, like NS DP8390, WD8003E, Realtek 8019 or 8029
- Virtio network device (emulated by VirtualBox)
- lan8710a (on BeagleBone, BeagleBone Black)
For more information, see Network Configuration.
Intel Pro/100 Models Supported
The information in the following table is derived from /usr/src/drivers/fxp/fxp.conf and /usr/src/drivers/pci/pci_table.c.
| Name | Vendor ID | Device ID |
| Intel Corporation 82801CAM PRO/100 VE | 8086 | 1031 |
| Intel Corporation 82801CAM PRO/100 VE | 8086 | 1032 |
| Intel Corporation 82801DB PRO/100 VE (MOB) | 8086 | 103d |
| Intel Corporation 82562 PRO/100 VE | 8086 | 1064 |
| Intel !EtherExpressPro100 82557/8/9 | 8086 | 1229 |
| Intel !EtherExpressPro100 82562EM | 8086 | 2449 |
| Intel !EtherExpressPro100 82559ER | 8086 | 1209 |
Intel Pro/1000 Models Supported
The information in the following table is derived from /usr/src/drivers/e1000/e1000.conf and /usr/src/drivers/pci/pci_table.c.
| Name | Vendor ID | Device ID |
| Intel PRO/1000 MT Desktop Adapter | 8086 | 100E |
| Intel PRO/1000 GT Desktop Adapter | 8086 | 107C |
| Intel PRO/1000 Gigabit Network Connection | 8086 | 10CD |
| Intel 82574L Gigabit Network Connection | 8086 | 10D3 |
| Intel 82567LM Gigabit Network Connection | 8086 | 10DE |
| Intel 82571EB Gigabit Ethernet Controller | 8086 | 105E |
Realtek 8139 Models Supported
The information in the following table is derived from /usr/src/drivers/rtl8139/rtl8139.conf, /usr/src/drivers/pci/pci_table.c, http://pci-ids.ucw.cz/read/PC/, and http://pcidatabase.com/.
| Name | Vendor ID | Device ID |
| Realtek RTL8139 | 10ec | 8139 |
| SpeedStream 1012 PCMCIA 10/100 Ethernet | 02ac | 1012 |
| Texas Microsystems RTL8139C 10/100 Ethernet | 1065 | 8139 |
| Accton SMC2TX (EN-1207D Fast Ethernet) | 1113 | 1211 |
| D-Link RTL8139 | 1186 | 1300 |
| D-Link DFETXD CardBus PC Card | 1186 | 1340 |
| ??? | 11db | 1234 |
| Allied Telesyn RTL81xx Fast Ethernet | 1259 | a117 |
| Allied Telesyn RTL81xx Fast Ethernet | 1259 | a11e |
| Northern Telecom 10/100BaseTX [RTL81xx] | 126c | 1211 |
| Abocom RTL8139 [FE2000VX] CardBus Fast Ethernet | 13d1 | ab06 |
| Edimax Computer RTL81xx Fast Ethernet | 1432 | 9130 |
| Planex FNW-TX CardBus Fast Ethernet | 14ea | ab06 |
| PlanexRTL81xx RealTek Ethernet | 14ea | ab07 |
| DELTA Electronics RTL81xx RealTek Ethernet | 1500 | 1360 |
| Peppercon AG ROL/F Fast Ethernet with ROL | 1743 | 8139 |
| Addtron Technology RTL8139 Ethernet | 4033 | 1360 |
Realtek 8169 Models Supported
The information in the following table is derived from /usr/src/drivers/rtl8169/rtl8169.conf, /usr/src/drivers/pci/pci_table.c, and http://pci-ids.ucw.cz/read/PC/.
| Name | Vendor ID | Device ID |
| Realtek RTL8129 | 10ec | 8129 |
| Realtek RTL8169/8110 Family Gigabit NIC | 10ec | 8167 |
| Realtek RTL8169 | 10ec | 8169 |
| RTL8111/8168 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet | 10ec | 8168 |
| D-Link DGET Gigabit Ethernet Adapter | 1186 | 4300 |
| Allied Telesyn International Gigabit Ethernet | 1259 | c107 |
| Netgear Gigabit Ethernet Adapter | 1385 | 8169 |
| US Robotics Realtek 8169S chip | 16ec | 0116 |
| Linksys Instant Gigabit Desktop Network Interface | 1737 | 1032 |
