I have succesfully install Yellow Dog Champion Server 1.2, but really, let's all be honest -- wouldn't anyone rather have Debian on their machine???
Matt jeramy b smith wrote: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > Be warned, the F50 4-way is very touchy under Linux. I never finished my > > SMP work with it before IBM pulled the plug. There are known races so > > don't rely on the thing to stay up for you :) > > > > } I have successfully installed Debian 2.2 Potato on an IBM F50 with 4 > > } cpus. Unfortunatly, I need to recompile the kernel to support SMP, and > > } among other things, MSDOS filesystem. I have had a rough time trying to > > } > > } get a kernel to compile (using source for 2.2.17) and I was hoping maybe > > } > > } someone had some tips for me as to which kernels are best suited for > > } this machine, etc. > > } > > } I've also been trying to get a decent window manager installed for X. I > > } > > } would prefer KDE, but when I try to "apt-get install kdebase", I am told > > } > > } that kdebase has a broken dependency for "rman" (reverse man pages > > } builder I believe) and that the package is not installable b/c rman has > > } no installation candidate. > > } > > } Finally, console-apt won't install because libapt-pkg2.6 is > > } unavailable. I *really* like capt, so that's just sort of on the wish > > } list. > > } > > } If anyone can aid me to resolve any of these problems, I'd be quite very > > } > > } obliged. > > } > > } Thanks as always, > > > > > > I believe the crew at Yellow Dog Linux has a 4 cpu F50 running with a recent > kernel source. Not sure if they are having any issues or not. They are all at > MacWorld NY for the next couple of days though so if you email them don't > expect a prompt reply. > > -Jeramy > > ____________________________________________________________________ > Get your own FREE, personal Netscape WebMail account today at > http://webmail.netscape.com.
