Status of HP mv2120 support
The HP mv2120 is based on a Marvell Orion System on a Chip. Marvell has done a lot of work to get support for the Orion platform into the mainline kernel. However, some features of the Orion platform are not as well supported as in the original Marvell LSP (Linux Support Package) used by HP. Please take this into account before deciding whether you want to install Debian, especially if you have specific requirements (e.g. related to performance).
Debian 10 is the last release to support the HP mv2120.
The table below shows how well different components of the HP mv2120 are supported by Debian:
| Component | Comment |
|---|---|
| Debian | Debian installer works well |
| CPU | Supported in mainline and Debian kernel since 2.6.25 |
| mv2120 kernel | Supported in the Debian kernel since 2.6.25 and in the mainline kernel since 2.6.27 |
| SATA | Supported in the kernel by the sata_mv module |
| Ethernet | Supported in the kernel by the mv643xx module |
| USB | Supported in the kernel since 2.6.25 |
| RTC | Supported in the kernel by the rtc-pcf8563 module |
| LEDs | Supported in the Debian kernel as of 2.6.26 and Debian will use the LEDs to signal the status of the boot process. |
| Fan | It seems the mv2120 has no temperature sensor or way to regulate the fan. |
| XOR engine | Supported in the Debian kernel since 2.6.26 and in the mainline kernel since 2.6.27. Support is mainly helpful for RAID5 at the moment, so it's not quite useful on the mv2120 |
| Crypto engine | Basic support |