From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: (from majordomo@localhost) by oss.sgi.com (8.11.3/8.11.3) id f55M8os10567 for linux-mips-outgoing; Tue, 5 Jun 2001 15:08:50 -0700 Received: from op.teknuts.com (139.muba.lsan.lsancass.dsl.att.net [12.98.69.139]) by oss.sgi.com (8.11.3/8.11.3) with SMTP id f55M8nh10563 for ; Tue, 5 Jun 2001 15:08:49 -0700 Received: from rjrtower (2093182197.weiderpub.com [209.3.182.197] (may be forged)) (authenticated) by op.teknuts.com (8.11.3/8.10.1) with ESMTP id f55M8iU03673 for ; Tue, 5 Jun 2001 15:08:44 -0700 Message-ID: <002e01c0ee0c$1572fed0$031010ac@rjrtower> From: "Robert Rusek" To: Subject: Newbie Question, Please help Date: Tue, 5 Jun 2001 15:08:42 -0700 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_002B_01C0EDD1.68B40570" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.50.4522.1200 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.50.4522.1200 Sender: owner-linux-mips@oss.sgi.com Precedence: bulk This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_002B_01C0EDD1.68B40570 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I just got a SGI Challenge S. I need advice on which flavor of Linux I = should install, RedHat or Debian. Which is the better choice. I also = need to find out how to install this. I already attempted and failed to = install the RedHat 5.1. I am using a RedHat 7.0 box to do the install = (bootp/tftp/nfs) but I am not even able to get the setup to run. I am = using the latest version of DHCP/BOOTP (ics 2.0) to try to boot. It = gets the address then claims it is sending the vmlinux file via tftp. = On the SGI it just times out. Any advice, pointers, etc would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance, Robert Ruserk ------=_NextPart_000_002B_01C0EDD1.68B40570 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

I just got a SGI Challenge S. I = need advice=20 on which flavor of Linux I should install, RedHat or Debian. Which = is the=20 better choice. I also need to find out how to install this. = I=20 already attempted and failed to install the RedHat 5.1. I am using = a=20 RedHat 7.0 box to do the install (bootp/tftp/nfs) but I am not even able = to get=20 the setup to run. I am using the latest version of DHCP/BOOTP (ics = 2.0) to=20 try to boot. It gets the address then claims it is sending the = vmlinux=20 file via tftp. On the SGI it just times out.

Any advice, pointers, etc would be = greatly=20 appreciated.

Thanks in advance,

Robert = Ruserk

------=_NextPart_000_002B_01C0EDD1.68B40570-- From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Message-ID: <002e01c0ee0c$1572fed0$031010ac@rjrtower> From: "Robert Rusek" Subject: Newbie Question, Please help Date: Tue, 5 Jun 2001 15:08:42 -0700 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_002B_01C0EDD1.68B40570" Sender: owner-linux-mips@oss.sgi.com To: linux-mips@oss.sgi.com Message-ID: <20010605220842.d4GcGpYQX00CxbKtcCbBRuHzTJtYQmWhMB1mOw1JFnI@z> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_002B_01C0EDD1.68B40570 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I just got a SGI Challenge S. I need advice on which flavor of Linux I = should install, RedHat or Debian. Which is the better choice. I also = need to find out how to install this. I already attempted and failed to = install the RedHat 5.1. I am using a RedHat 7.0 box to do the install = (bootp/tftp/nfs) but I am not even able to get the setup to run. I am = using the latest version of DHCP/BOOTP (ics 2.0) to try to boot. It = gets the address then claims it is sending the vmlinux file via tftp. = On the SGI it just times out. Any advice, pointers, etc would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance, Robert Ruserk ------=_NextPart_000_002B_01C0EDD1.68B40570 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Any advice, pointers, etc would be = greatly=20 appreciated.

Thanks in advance,

Robert = Ruserk

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