Re: IBM RS/6000 43P-240 booting woes...

2002-03-18 Thread Kovacs Richard
Hi, On Mon, Mar 18 Michael Gindonis wrote: > At this point the machine is frozen, the front panel displays a code > of =F05= Here I have a 43p-140 machine working fine with linux (http://caesar.elte.hu/~krichard/43p-140/index.html) and it is displaying F05 on its three digit display while running

Re: RS/6000 43P-140 install?

2002-03-05 Thread Kovacs Richard
Hi, On Mon, Mar 04 Chris Tillman wrote: > > Does anyone have any ideas about getting Debian working on an RS/6000 > > 43P-140? I > Browse the list for the last month or so. I don't recall if they had any > success, > but there were people trying. http://caesar.elte.hu/~krichard/43p-140/index.

43P-140 install guide

2001-12-07 Thread Kovacs Richard
Hi, I have written a small but hopefully informative little guide to installing debian linux on a 43p-140 box. Check it out, your comments are very welcome as I am not an expert in doc writing :) http://www.elte.hu/~krichard/43p-140/index.html Ricsi

Re: Antw: Re: RS/6000 43P-140 install

2001-12-07 Thread Kovacs Richard
Hi, On Fri Dec 7 11:04:33 2001 Benny Siegert wrote: > That would be a great help for RS/6K users like me :-). I am > volunteering for help -- if I am able to. Anyways, I have succeeded! :) My 43P-140 machine is up and running linux :) Even my dnetc is running. :) I am planning to write a smal

Re: Antw: Re: RS/6000 43P-140 install

2001-12-06 Thread Kovacs Richard
Hi, On Thu Dec 6 09:18:48 2001 Benny Siegert wrote: > Nor do I :-). Seriously, I haven't got a kernel to fully boot yet. At > some time during my tests, I installed AIX. When I switch on the RS/6K I have a working kernel (2.4.15 with a ppc patch :)! But: What root floppy to use. I downloaded a

RS/6000 43P-140 install

2001-12-04 Thread Kovacs Richard
Hi, I am trying to install debian (sid/woody/potato whichever works) on an RS/6000 43P-140 IBm powerpc box with a 604e 333MHz processor. I only have a serial terminal, and the ppc does not have a video card. I have donwloaded several boot floppy images (starting fro Prep to even trying the Suse