help with IBM powerpc Model 40P RS6K machine
I have installed debian/linux on several Intel and one Alpha machine. We no have an IBM Model 40P ppc machine that we would like to investigate with Debian/LInux before trying linuxppc or yellowdog. I have found the powerpc subtree within the potato/unstable tree. However, I cannot find anything specific on boot, root, driver, and rescue diskettes for this machine. Can I use one of the others (powermac, prep, chrp, etc.). Also is there a documentation effort started for these machines we could use to get started. I believe once I have the system booted with the rescue diskette, I could go from there (found the base diskettes in the common subdirectory). -- /--\ |James D. Freels, P.E._i, Ph.D. |Phone: (423)576-8645 | | L | A | |Oak Ridge National Laboratory |FAX:(423)574-9172 | H | I | L | |Research Reactors Division |work e-m: [EMAIL PROTECTED]| F | N | P | |P. O. Box 2008 |home e-m: [EMAIL PROTECTED] | I | U | H | |Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831-6392|world's best neutrons | R | X | A | \--/
help with IBM powerpc Model 40P RS6K machine
I have installed debian/linux on several Intel and one Alpha machine. We no have an IBM Model 40P ppc machine that we would like to investigate with Debian/LInux before trying linuxppc or yellowdog. I have found the powerpc subtree within the potato/unstable tree. However, I cannot find anything specific on boot, root, driver, and rescue diskettes for this machine. Can I use one of the others (powermac, prep, chrp, etc.). Also is there a documentation effort started for these machines we could use to get started. I believe once I have the system booted with the rescue diskette, I could go from there (found the base diskettes in the common subdirectory). -- /--\ |James D. Freels, P.E._i, Ph.D. |Phone: (423)576-8645 | | L | A | |Oak Ridge National Laboratory |FAX:(423)574-9172 | H | I | L | |Research Reactors Division |work e-m: [EMAIL PROTECTED]| F | N | P | |P. O. Box 2008 |home e-m: [EMAIL PROTECTED] | I | U | H | |Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831-6392|world's best neutrons | R | X | A | \--/
specific to Hartmut Kuptein
Hartmut, Sorry about sending this e-mail public, but the following 2 e-mail addresses failed: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Being desparate, I am sending to the list as last resort to try and find Hartmut. _ >>Hartmut, >> >>I was given your name by Matt Porter, also of linux on ppc experience, >>as being active on the debian-powerpc list/developers and also perhaps >>some experience with ibm-rs6000 and chrp-type motherboards. >> >>(1) the link on the debian web site for ibm rs6000 kernel images >> >>sun4u.unicent.com: /pub/linux/rs6000/ >> >>is unreachable. Do you know how we can get these kernel images? >> >>(2) Specifically, we have an IBM RS600 power pc model 40p, 7020-601 >>chip. We think CHRP motherboard is applicable only because we >>have an AIX 4.1 bootable install CD which does work on the >>machine. Indeed AIX 4.1 installs and seems to execute correctly. >>Of course, we are interested in installing Linux for various >>reasons. This CD indicates a CHRP bootable image. We have tried >>bootable images from several linuxppc sites, none of which seem to >>boot the machine. It does recognice the CD or diskette, seems to >>try to boot from the image, then the graphics screen starts to >>clear from the bottom, goes up about 1/4 of the screen height, and >>the system hangs. I am perplexed as to what to do. I have >>significant experience with Debian/Linux on Intel and Alpha >>machines. However, this is a strange machine indeed, and our >>progress is impeded by the inability to boot a Linux kernel >>initially. >> >>Please help if you can... >> -- /--\ |James D. Freels, P.E._i, Ph.D. |Phone: (423)576-8645 | | L | A | |Oak Ridge National Laboratory |FAX:(423)574-9172 | H | I | L | |Research Reactors Division |work e-m: [EMAIL PROTECTED]| F | N | P | |P. O. Box 2008 |home e-m: [EMAIL PROTECTED] | I | U | H | |Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831-6392|world's best neutrons | R | X | A | \--/
Re: specific to Hartmut Kuptein
Ok. Thanks for the info. In my ramblings through all the web pages on linux-ppc, I seem to remember a cross-compile from x86 to ppc howto somewhere. Since I do build kernels for x86 and alpha frequently, I would feel it an interesting task to tackle. Could you point me to that web page that gives instructions on how to do this. Thanks for your info on this... >Okay, being the guy who *runs* sun4u.unicent.com, or what *was* >sun4u.unicent.com, I can explain.. > >My idiot employer doesn't know how to manage anything. Including >domains. So unicent.com came up for renewal, NOBODY knew, and it was >deleted. So sun4u.unicent.com is now mokole.nexbell.com > >Problem two; mokole is having some *SERIOUS* disk and cross-compile >issues, these appear to be due to either a failing disk or controller. >So the images are NOT there. I *am* working on it, but because of the >fact that I"m going to be abandoning that sinking ship of a company, I'm >not putting too much effort into it. They'll just vanish again. So in >the meantime, I'd suggest cross-compiling yourself from an x86 pc.. >probably be easier, since I don't know when I'll have someplace to stick >files again. :( > >-prj > -- /--\ |James D. Freels, P.E._i, Ph.D. |Phone: (423)576-8645 | | L | A | |Oak Ridge National Laboratory |FAX:(423)574-9172 | H | I | L | |Research Reactors Division |work e-m: [EMAIL PROTECTED]| F | N | P | |P. O. Box 2008 |home e-m: [EMAIL PROTECTED] | I | U | H | |Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831-6392|world's best neutrons | R | X | A | \--/
Re: specific to Hartmut Kuptein
I just obtained the latest 2.2.12 kernel images from ftp://ftp.ppc.kernel.org/pub/linuxppc/kernel-images/v2.2.12-990820/ and tried both prep and chrp on this machine. They both had the same net result (hung the machine on what appears as a graphics error, but don't really know). However, the prep diskette seemed to be read by the boot-up process for a much longer period of time which may imply that it is the correct machine type. Just what does a chrp boot image on the AIX CD really mean anyway? >BTW, I did some searching around and still can't find anything that >clearly states what architecture a 40P is. Just some vague references to >them working under Linux. Seems that is a 43P is PReP arch then a 40P >would be as well. But who am I to know what the "P" signifies? > >-- >Matt Porter >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >This is Linux Country. On a quiet night, you can hear Windows reboot. > -- /----------\ |James D. Freels, P.E._i, Ph.D. |Phone: (423)576-8645 | | L | A | |Oak Ridge National Laboratory |FAX:(423)574-9172 | H | I | L | |Research Reactors Division |work e-m: [EMAIL PROTECTED]| F | N | P | |P. O. Box 2008 |home e-m: [EMAIL PROTECTED] | I | U | H | |Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831-6392|world's best neutrons | R | X | A | \--/
Re: RS6000
Which one of these kernel-image binaries do you think would work best with an IBM-powerpc 601 chip, model 40p 7020 machine? I would like to not try all, but I could if I have to. I have tried unsuccessfully to create the cross-compile platform from the Intel side. >Latest vger 2.3 and 2.2 has the most up-to-date IBM (as well as other) >work. Binary snapshots of 2.3 and 2.2 are at >ftp.ppc.kernel.org/pub/linuxppc/kernel-images/ > >There's no delay on the IBM work at all. It all goes in the kernel as soon >as it's reasonable, as usual with linux work :) -- /----------\ |James D. Freels, P.E._i, Ph.D. |Phone: (423)576-8645 | | L | A | |Oak Ridge National Laboratory |FAX:(423)574-9172 | H | I | L | |Research Reactors Division |work e-m: [EMAIL PROTECTED]| F | N | P | |P. O. Box 2008 |home e-m: [EMAIL PROTECTED] | I | U | H | |Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831-6392|world's best neutrons | R | X | A | \--/
Re: RS/6000
How do you get to the OF prompt on machines that do not support the F8 function key to do so??? >} something, then from the OF, do: boot floppy:,\ZIMAGE -- /--\ |James D. Freels, P.E._i, Ph.D. |Phone: (423)576-8645 | | L | A | |Oak Ridge National Laboratory |FAX:(423)574-9172 | H | I | L | |Research Reactors Division |work e-m: [EMAIL PROTECTED]| F | N | P | |P. O. Box 2008 |home e-m: [EMAIL PROTECTED] | I | U | H | |Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831-6392|world's best neutrons | R | X | A | \--/
help with Debian/PPC for IBM-7030-3CT
Hello Debian-PPC users: I have an older IBM RS6000 that I can play with and try to install Debian on. It is a model 7030-3CT and currently is running AIX. I would like to experiment with Linux on this machine. 1. Can this be done ? 2. Where is the best source of information to get me started (I currently maintain several i386 and Alpha machines using Debian). 3. Does this make sense or should I just send this machine on it's way (still runs fine). -- James D. Freels, Ph.D. Oak Ridge National Laboratory [EMAIL PROTECTED]
