Hardware Support
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KolibriOS is VERY light on system requirements, using as little as 1MB of disk space and 8MB RAM to run. In terms of processing power, Intel's original Pentium (P5 microarchitecture) or compatible processor is sufficient to fully enjoy KolibriOS.
Here is a list of supported devices for KolibriOS.
Graphics
Name | Devices | Notes |
drm/radeon | Radeon graphics cards (same as supported by Linux) | Based on Linux "radeon" kernel driver |
drm/i915 | Intel graphics cards (same as supported by Linux) | Based on Linux "i915" kernel driver |
vesa | VESA 1.2 and 2.0 | Included in the KolibriOS kernel |
Audio
Name | Devices | Notes |
emu10k1x | Creative labs EMU10K1X | |
ensoniq | Ensoniq AudioPCI ES1371 | This driver is only a stub at the moment. It doesn't work but you can help improve it. |
fm801 | FM801 | |
intelac97 | AC97 | Supports most AC97 cards (intel, nForce) |
intel_hda | Intel/Realtek/... HD Audio | Supported devices and more information |
sb16 | Sound Blaster 16 | |
sisnbook | SIS PCI audio (Sis 7012) | |
vt823x | VIA AC97 (VT8233(C), VT8235, VT8237, VT8237R (Plus)) |
Network
Name | Device |
3c59x | 3Com Fast EtherLink (3c59x/450/555/556/575/900/905/980) |
i8255x | Intel eepro/100 (8255x, 82562, 82801,..) |
pcnet32 | AMD PCnet (79c970, 79c978, 79c973,..) |
r6040 | RDC Semiconductors R6040 |
rtl8029 | Realtek 8029/8019 |
rtl8139 | Realtek 8139 and clones |
rtl8169 | Realtek 8110/8111/8168/8169 |
sis900 | SiS900, 7016 |
forcedeth | nVidia nForce chipsets (doesn't work in new network stack yet) |
Only in new stack
The new stack is currently in testing and can be downloaded from [1] (daily build). More information on the wiki (New Stack).
Please note that the "forcedeth" driver does NOT work on the new stack.
Name | Device |
bcm57xx | A stub for the Broadcom driver. Right now it doesn't work, but you can help improve it. |
dec21x4x | VirtualPC only |
i8254x | Intel PRO/1000 (i8254x) |
mtd80x | Only Myson MTD803 |
rhine | VIA Rhine II and III |
Other
Name | Devices | Notes |
cdrom | CD-ROM drives | |
fdc | Floppy disk drives | |
ide_cache | IDE drive cache | |
ps2mouse4d | PS/2 mouse | |
uhci | USB UHCI controller | Mostly HID |
Unofficial drivers
WARNING: Those drivers are NOT supported by the KolibriOS dev team
Name | Devices | Source | Notes |
USB 2.0 | HID and mass storage so far | [2] | Currently not open-source, unstable |