Re: TerraSoft PPC Motherboard.

2003-01-22 Thread Albert D. Cahalan
> hehehhe, thanks. i'm not like desperate, but when i hear of other > people's kernel compilations taking under 2 hours never mind 10 minutes The worst I remember: over 30 hours on an old 16 MHz 80386. The best: certainly under 2 minutes, likely under 1 by now. > or so, i started wondering if i c

Re: TerraSoft PPC Motherboard.

2003-01-22 Thread simon
On Tue, Jan 21, 2003 at 00:07:01 -0500, Albert D. Cahalan composed: > > Statically link things used during the build. > > ... > How desperate are you? Maybe you should go cook dinner while the > kernel is compiling. Lack of food has been shown to cause death. > hehehhe, thanks. i'm not like d

Re: kernel compilation WAS: Re: TerraSoft PPC Motherboard.

2003-01-22 Thread simon
On Tue, Jan 21, 2003 at 11:14:22 -0800, [EMAIL PROTECTED] composed: > > i use make-kpkg usually :|, hm, edit the scripts to do so maybe? > > Just add: > CONCURRENCY_LEVEL := 2 > in your /etc/kernel-pkg.conf file. > -Brett wow, all the really good advice, thanks to all. and a TIA if you don't get

Re: TerraSoft PPC Motherboard.

2003-01-21 Thread Rogério Brito
On Jan 21 2003, Michel Lanners wrote: > - more memory will help; but 84 MB is not _that_ bad, unless you have > plenty of other things going on. Interleaving the memory cards (if applicable) may also help. []s, Roger... -- =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-

Re: TerraSoft PPC Motherboard.

2003-01-21 Thread Michel Lanners
On 21 Jan, this message from Geert Uytterhoeven echoed through cyberspace: > On Mon, 20 Jan 2003 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> just wondering, how long *does* it take to build a kernel on say, >> voltaire or the x86 (C3 was it?), cuz here a kernel build is about 2 >> hours - 604e/185 MHz, 84 MB RAM.

Re: kernel compilation WAS: Re: TerraSoft PPC Motherboard.

2003-01-21 Thread brett
> i use make-kpkg usually :|, hm, edit the scripts to do so maybe? Just add: CONCURRENCY_LEVEL := 2 in your /etc/kernel-pkg.conf file. -Brett > simon

Re: TerraSoft PPC Motherboard.

2003-01-21 Thread Geert Uytterhoeven
On Mon, 20 Jan 2003 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > just wondering, how long *does* it take to build a kernel on say, > voltaire or the x86 (C3 was it?), cuz here a kernel build is about 2 > hours - 604e/185 MHz, 84 MB RAM. > > is there a way to speed this up to say 1 hour, or 1 hour 1/2 without > up

Re: TerraSoft PPC Motherboard.

2003-01-20 Thread Albert D. Cahalan
> just wondering, how long *does* it take to build a kernel on say, > voltaire or the x86 (C3 was it?), cuz here a kernel build is about 2 > hours - 604e/185 MHz, 84 MB RAM. > > is there a way to speed this up to say 1 hour, or 1 hour 1/2 without > upgrading the CPU? more RAM maybe? i don't have

Re: kernel compilation WAS: Re: TerraSoft PPC Motherboard.

2003-01-20 Thread vinai
> On Mon, Jan 20, 2003 at 17:00:34 -0600, vinai composed: > > > On Mon, 20 Jan 2003 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > > Thread your "make" jobs with the -j switch, e.g. > > > > $ make -j2 vmlinux > > i use make-kpkg usually :|, hm, edit the scripts to do so maybe? I don't have any experience with

kernel compilation WAS: Re: TerraSoft PPC Motherboard.

2003-01-20 Thread simon
On Mon, Jan 20, 2003 at 17:00:34 -0600, vinai composed: > On Mon, 20 Jan 2003 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > Thread your "make" jobs with the -j switch, e.g. > > $ make -j2 vmlinux > > I'm not sure how much it will help, but it is something fairly easy you > can try. The caveat is a few times

Re: TerraSoft PPC Motherboard.

2003-01-20 Thread vinai
On Mon, 20 Jan 2003 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > just wondering, how long *does* it take to build a kernel on say, > voltaire or the x86 (C3 was it?), cuz here a kernel build is about > 2 hours - 604e/185 MHz, 84 MB RAM. > > is there a way to speed this up to say 1 hour, or 1 hour 1/2 without > upgr

Re: TerraSoft PPC Motherboard.

2003-01-20 Thread Sven Luther
On Mon, Jan 20, 2003 at 10:11:21PM +, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > just wondering, how long *does* it take to build a kernel on say, > voltaire or the x86 (C3 was it?), cuz here a kernel build is about 2 > hours - 604e/185 MHz, 84 MB RAM. Around 7 minutes. Friendly, Sven Luther

Re: TerraSoft PPC Motherboard.

2003-01-20 Thread simon
just wondering, how long *does* it take to build a kernel on say, voltaire or the x86 (C3 was it?), cuz here a kernel build is about 2 hours - 604e/185 MHz, 84 MB RAM. is there a way to speed this up to say 1 hour, or 1 hour 1/2 without upgrading the CPU? more RAM maybe? i don't have 200-300$ to

Re: TerraSoft PPC Motherboard.

2003-01-20 Thread Sven Luther
On Mon, Jan 20, 2003 at 07:22:47AM -0700, Chris Tillman wrote: > On Mon, Jan 20, 2003 at 10:35:02AM +0100, Sven Luther wrote: > > On Mon, Jan 20, 2003 at 12:30:59PM +1100, Ross Vumbaca wrote: > > > Hi, > > > > > > Craig Morehouse wrote: > > > >Has anyone tried running Linux on this poard? > > > >

Re: TerraSoft PPC Motherboard.

2003-01-20 Thread Chris Tillman
On Mon, Jan 20, 2003 at 10:35:02AM +0100, Sven Luther wrote: > On Mon, Jan 20, 2003 at 12:30:59PM +1100, Ross Vumbaca wrote: > > Hi, > > > > Craig Morehouse wrote: > > >Has anyone tried running Linux on this poard? > > > > > >If successful, please reply both on-list and off, if you don't mind. > >

Re: TerraSoft PPC Motherboard.

2003-01-20 Thread Sven Luther
On Mon, Jan 20, 2003 at 12:17:02PM +0100, Geert Uytterhoeven wrote: > On Mon, 20 Jan 2003, Sven Luther wrote: > > On Mon, Jan 20, 2003 at 10:56:30AM +0100, Geert Uytterhoeven wrote: > > > On Mon, 20 Jan 2003, Sven Luther wrote: > > > > BTW, do someone know if it is possible to install debian using

Re: TerraSoft PPC Motherboard.

2003-01-20 Thread Geert Uytterhoeven
On Mon, 20 Jan 2003, Sven Luther wrote: > On Mon, Jan 20, 2003 at 10:56:30AM +0100, Geert Uytterhoeven wrote: > > On Mon, 20 Jan 2003, Sven Luther wrote: > > > BTW, do someone know if it is possible to install debian using the boot > > > floppies trough a serial console ? My current attempts makes

Re: TerraSoft PPC Motherboard.

2003-01-20 Thread Sven Luther
On Mon, Jan 20, 2003 at 10:56:30AM +0100, Geert Uytterhoeven wrote: > On Mon, 20 Jan 2003, Sven Luther wrote: > > BTW, do someone know if it is possible to install debian using the boot > > floppies trough a serial console ? My current attempts makes the serial > > console show the kernel boot log

Re: TerraSoft PPC Motherboard.

2003-01-20 Thread Ross Vumbaca
Hi, Michael D. Crawford wrote: Although the extra services required for x86 might be cheaper to install at first than the more expensive TerraSoft motherboard, the power bills you receive would probably eat any savings in a few months. Just a quick reminder to all that they are not called "T

Re: TerraSoft PPC Motherboard.

2003-01-20 Thread Michael D. Crawford
The real advantage of the PowerPC motherboard becomes much more apparent when you... (drum roll please...) Imagine A Beowulf Cluster Of These If you had a 72" rackmount cabinet fully populated with 1U x86 motherboards in your home, I expect you would need to install special power and air cond

Re: TerraSoft PPC Motherboard.

2003-01-20 Thread Geert Uytterhoeven
On Mon, 20 Jan 2003, Sven Luther wrote: > BTW, do someone know if it is possible to install debian using the boot > floppies trough a serial console ? My current attempts makes the serial > console show the kernel boot log all right, and the first debian boot > floppy screen, but when the install d

Re: TerraSoft PPC Motherboard.

2003-01-20 Thread Ole-Egil Hvitmyren
Rogério Brito wrote: On Jan 19 2003, Craig Morehouse wrote: Has anyone tried running Linux on this poard? If successful, please reply both on-list and off, if you don't mind. Please, forgive my ignorance on the subject, but I see that lately people are talking more an

Re: TerraSoft PPC Motherboard.

2003-01-20 Thread Sven Luther
On Mon, Jan 20, 2003 at 01:44:25AM -0200, Rogério Brito wrote: > On Jan 19 2003, Craig Morehouse wrote: > > Has anyone tried running Linux on this poard? > > > > If successful, please reply both on-list and off, if you don't mind. > > Please, forgive my ignorance on the subject, but I see t

Re: TerraSoft PPC Motherboard.

2003-01-20 Thread Sven Luther
On Mon, Jan 20, 2003 at 12:30:59PM +1100, Ross Vumbaca wrote: > Hi, > > Craig Morehouse wrote: > >Has anyone tried running Linux on this poard? > > > >If successful, please reply both on-list and off, if you don't mind. > > Yes. I have the "AmigaOne" PowerPC board. The "Terrasoft" PowerPC board

Re: TerraSoft PPC Motherboard.

2003-01-19 Thread Ross Vumbaca
Hi, Rogério Brito wrote: On Jan 19 2003, Craig Morehouse wrote: Has anyone tried running Linux on this poard? If successful, please reply both on-list and off, if you don't mind. Please, forgive my ignorance on the subject, but I see that lately people are talking more and

Re: TerraSoft PPC Motherboard.

2003-01-19 Thread Rogério Brito
On Jan 19 2003, Craig Morehouse wrote: > Has anyone tried running Linux on this poard? > > If successful, please reply both on-list and off, if you don't mind. Please, forgive my ignorance on the subject, but I see that lately people are talking more and more about such boards for

Re: TerraSoft PPC Motherboard.

2003-01-19 Thread Ross Vumbaca
Hi, Craig Morehouse wrote: Has anyone tried running Linux on this poard? If successful, please reply both on-list and off, if you don't mind. Yes. I have the "AmigaOne" PowerPC board. The "Terrasoft" PowerPC board (from "MAI") and the AmigaOne are basically the same board, except that the A

TerraSoft PPC Motherboard.

2003-01-19 Thread Craig Morehouse
Has anyone tried running Linux on this poard? If successful, please reply both on-list and off, if you don't mind. Thanks CAM