[parisc-linux] Searching for HP9000/425 and HP Apollo A1630 docs

[parisc-linux] Searching for HP9000/425 and HP Apollo A1630 docs

[Martin Schulze]

Hi,

firstly, I'm sorry for being off-topic.  However, since some HP
employees are reading this list it was suggested that I ask here.

I have aquired two HP9000/425dl (processor: 68040/25) machines on
which I'd like to run Linux.  I'm working on it with a friend who's
got a similar machine, HP Apollo A1630 model 425t and a HP Apollo
A1630 model 400t with 68030 processor.  The machines have these
framebuffers: A1416A, A1924 and A1630.  At the moment we get the
machine boot but the kernel dies afterwards, for sure.

In order to get Linux support those boxes we would need hardware
documentation of these machines.  We would be *very* glad and thankful
if somebody from HP would remember these machines.

Regards,

	Joey

-- 
There are lies, statistics and benchmarks.

Re: [parisc-linux] Searching for HP9000/425 and HP Apollo A1630 docs

[Paul Bame]

The best resource for the series 300 and 400 is probably the NetBSD
port.  I think they cover most of the machines you mention.

	-Paul Bame

Re: [parisc-linux] Searching for HP9000/425 and HP Apollo A1630 docs

[dkennedy]

On Mon, 25 Oct 1999, Martin Schulze wrote:

> I have aquired two HP9000/425dl (processor: 68040/25) machines on
> which I'd like to run Linux.  I'm working on it with a friend who's
> got a similar machine, HP Apollo A1630 model 425t and a HP Apollo
> A1630 model 400t with 68030 processor.  The machines have these
> framebuffers: A1416A, A1924 and A1630.  At the moment we get the
> machine boot but the kernel dies afterwards, for sure.

There is a Apollo Linux port already in existance.  I know it covers
pre-HP Apollo machines including machines with a 68040 and an ISA bus
as well as some HP Apollo machines.  The link can be found off of
http://www.linux-m68k.org.

-- 
David Kennedy
The Puffin Group