Re: Linux on RS/6000 E20

2001-10-23 Thread German Poo Caaman~o
En mar, 2001-10-23 a 16:13, Marco d'Itri escribio: > On Oct 23, German Poo Caaman~o <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >Yes. I did install SuSE for a while, but I would prefer Debian. > > It's not really hard to install suse, install debian in a chroot and > then move it in the root over the suse in

Re: Linux on RS/6000 E20

2001-10-23 Thread Marco d'Itri
On Oct 23, German Poo Caaman~o <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> It's not really hard to install suse, install debian in a chroot and >> then move it in the root over the suse installation. >I agree with you but Debian's glibc is broken on CHRP64, so >chroot gives segfault. You have to copy the su

Re: Linux on RS/6000 E20

2001-10-23 Thread Marco d'Itri
On Oct 23, German Poo Caaman~o <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >Yes. I did install SuSE for a while, but I would prefer Debian. It's not really hard to install suse, install debian in a chroot and then move it in the root over the suse installation. -- ciao, Marco

Re: Linux on RS/6000 E20

2001-10-23 Thread German Poo Caaman~o
On Tue, 23 Oct 2001, Tom Gall wrote: > German Poo Caaman~o wrote: > > On Mon, 22 Oct 2001, Andrew Sharp wrote: > > > Olaf Hering wrote: > > > > On Fri, Oct 19, Benny Siegert wrote: > > > > Dont try to run 2.2 on non-IBM PRePs. > > > > Try http://master.penguinppc.org/~olaf/2.4.12/zImage.prep or > >

Re: Linux on RS/6000 E20

2001-10-23 Thread Tom Gall
German Poo Caaman~o wrote: > > On Mon, 22 Oct 2001, Andrew Sharp wrote: > > Olaf Hering wrote: > > > On Fri, Oct 19, Benny Siegert wrote: > > > Dont try to run 2.2 on non-IBM PRePs. > > > Try http://master.penguinppc.org/~olaf/2.4.12/zImage.prep or > > > ftp://ftp.suse.com/pub/suse/ppc/kernel/2.4.

Re: Linux on RS/6000 E20

2001-10-23 Thread Ben Darlow
is your name really german poo? On Tue, 23 Oct 2001, German Poo Caaman~o wrote: > On Mon, 22 Oct 2001, Andrew Sharp wrote: > > Olaf Hering wrote: > > > On Fri, Oct 19, Benny Siegert wrote: > > > Dont try to run 2.2 on non-IBM PRePs. > > > Try http://master.penguinppc.org/~olaf/2.4.12/zImage.prep

Re: Linux on RS/6000 E20

2001-10-23 Thread German Poo Caaman~o
On Mon, 22 Oct 2001, Andrew Sharp wrote: > Olaf Hering wrote: > > On Fri, Oct 19, Benny Siegert wrote: > > Dont try to run 2.2 on non-IBM PRePs. > > Try http://master.penguinppc.org/~olaf/2.4.12/zImage.prep or > > ftp://ftp.suse.com/pub/suse/ppc/kernel/2.4.2/zImage-2.4.2.prep > > I thought an RS/60

Re: Linux on RS/6000 E20

2001-10-23 Thread Olaf Hering
On Tue, Oct 23, Benny Siegert wrote: > >>> Olaf Hering <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 22.10.2001 22.01 Uhr >>> > > On Fri, Oct 19, Benny Siegert wrote: > > > >> Okay, now I have got some boot messages, but they do not look very > >> good :-( (see attached file). It seems the linux kernel on the boot > >> d

Re: Linux on RS/6000 E20

2001-10-23 Thread Benny Siegert
Sorry, forgot the attachment. regards, Benny Siegert. rs6000-3 Description: Binary data

Re: Linux on RS/6000 E20

2001-10-23 Thread Benny Siegert
>>> Olaf Hering <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 22.10.2001 22.01 Uhr >>> > On Fri, Oct 19, Benny Siegert wrote: > >> Okay, now I have got some boot messages, but they do not look very >> good :-( (see attached file). It seems the linux kernel on the boot >> disk does not cope very well with this machine :-((

Re: Linux on RS/6000 E20

2001-10-22 Thread Shawn D'Alimonte
On October 22, 2001 04:01 pm, Olaf Hering wrote: > Dont try to run 2.2 on non-IBM PRePs. Really? 2.2.19 works great on my Motorola PReP board, but 2.4.x seems to have trouble with the IDE controller (Hangs at the partition check just giving the message 'hda: lost interrupt'). -- Shawn D'Alimon

Re: Linux on RS/6000 E20

2001-10-22 Thread Andrew Sharp
Olaf Hering wrote: > > On Fri, Oct 19, Benny Siegert wrote: > > > >>> Shawn D'Alimonte <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 16.10.2001 13.55 Uhr >>> > > On Tuesday 16 October 2001 04:44, Benny Siegert wrote: > > > > Does anyone know what could cause this problem? I can supply a > > > > complete boot log if you w

Re: Linux on RS/6000 E20

2001-10-22 Thread Olaf Hering
On Fri, Oct 19, Benny Siegert wrote: > >>> Shawn D'Alimonte <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 16.10.2001 13.55 Uhr >>> > On Tuesday 16 October 2001 04:44, Benny Siegert wrote: > > > Does anyone know what could cause this problem? I can supply a > > > complete boot log if you wish. > > > > Not sure about the R

Re: Linux on RS/6000 E20

2001-10-19 Thread Benny Siegert
>>> Shawn D'Alimonte <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 16.10.2001 13.55 Uhr >>> On Tuesday 16 October 2001 04:44, Benny Siegert wrote: > > Does anyone know what could cause this problem? I can supply a > > complete boot log if you wish. > > Not sure about the RS6000, but on a Motorola PReP system I use > 'con

Re: Linux on RS/6000 E20

2001-10-16 Thread Shawn D'Alimonte
On Tuesday 16 October 2001 04:44, Benny Siegert wrote: > Right now I have a serial console working. I have used the "current" > PReP boot disks from people.debian.org/~aph/. When switching on the > machine, Linux/PPC loads and shows a command line. After pressing > enter, the kernel is loaded. But

Linux on RS/6000 E20

2001-10-16 Thread Benny Siegert
Hi all! I want to install Debian GNU/Linux on an IBM RS/6000, model E20. The problem is that I don't have access to technical data about this machine. Oh, and the machine does not have a graphics card :-). Right now I have a serial console working. I have used the "current" PReP boot disks fr

Re: Linux on RS/6000 43P-140?

2000-07-13 Thread Alberto Varesio
"Fore, Frank P [Recruit Dynamics International]" wrote: > > Hello, > > I am new to this list so please excuse me if I've asked the same question > that's been asked many times before. Specifically, I would like to know if > anyone has successfully installed Linux on an IBM RS/6000 43P-140 system

Linux on RS/6000 43P-140?

2000-07-12 Thread Fore, Frank P \[Recruit Dynamics International\]
Hello, I am new to this list so please excuse me if I've asked the same question that's been asked many times before. Specifically, I would like to know if anyone has successfully installed Linux on an IBM RS/6000 43P-140 system? I have searched the Linux web sites for information regarding Linu

linux on rs/6000

1998-11-12 Thread Gustavo Torres
I'm trying to have linux installed on a ppc604e-based rs/6000. So, I found this list and subscribed. Could someone help with information, binaries, instalation disks ;-), or else? Thanks for any feedback. Gustavo Torres Aluno Graduacao CIC/UFRGS