I would recommend BlueCat 4.0 from LynuxWorks on a Thales VMPC6a (VME w/PPC750). Everything worked right out of the box!
We need something that works now...this is what we've dealt with so
> far:
>
> 1) 1st eval board dead (waited two months to get it).
>
> 2) 2nd eval board arrives (one month later) Now three months into
> eval.
>
> 3) "Getting started" guide full of errors, requiring multiple emails
> and waiting weeks for replies. Some replies required translating from
> French to English (It's a beautiful language, and we do have someone
> who reads French on staff...board still would not boot).
>
> 4) Found out most devices on board were not supported under linux, or
> supported poorly and failed with errors...next the sales dept. claimed
> it would be "another month" to get the devices we need working
> properly. Three months later, we gave up.
>
> Basically we were fed a bowl of b*llsh*it by this unamed company's
> sales and marketing dept. This was supposed to be a fielded, reliable
> product...obviously not true.
>
> So, if anyone can post a good experience with a company making VME
> based SBCs, intel CPU (others considered) with excellent, rock solid,
> production-grade linux support (this means the board actually boots,
> is deployed in working products, activates most if not all devices
> properly, the documents have a minimum of errors, etc) pls. post a
> note and I would be very grateful.
>
> Thanks,
> FF
>
> PS. please, end users only, need anecdotal praise for products before
> I do more web searches and prepare another eval pitch.