* Is it possible to boot linux on an O2 r5k ?
@ 2001-08-10 9:13 Mark Nellemann
2001-08-10 16:10 ` Ilya Volynets
2001-08-13 4:46 ` Keith M Wesolowski
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From: Mark Nellemann @ 2001-08-10 9:13 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: linux-mips mail list
I'm confused.
I was told on irc a month ago, that someone had gotten an O2 to boot.
Yesterday I tried to fire up my O2. The whole bootp, tftp setup was working
fine, but when I boot'ed the kernel (linux-2.4.3-ip22) the kernel said "Yee,
could not determine architecture type <SGI-IP32>". Is this because i'm using a
wrong kernel or isn't it possible to boot the O2 yet ?
/Mark
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* Re: Is it possible to boot linux on an O2 r5k ?
2001-08-10 9:13 Is it possible to boot linux on an O2 r5k ? Mark Nellemann
@ 2001-08-10 16:10 ` Ilya Volynets
2001-08-13 4:54 ` Keith M Wesolowski
2001-08-13 4:46 ` Keith M Wesolowski
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From: Ilya Volynets @ 2001-08-10 16:10 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Mark Nellemann, linux-mips mail list
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On Friday 10 August 2001 02:13, Mark Nellemann wrote:
> I'm confused.
>
> I was told on irc a month ago, that someone had gotten an O2 to boot.
>
> Yesterday I tried to fire up my O2. The whole bootp, tftp setup was working
> fine, but when I boot'ed the kernel (linux-2.4.3-ip22) the kernel said
> "Yee, could not determine architecture type <SGI-IP32>". Is this because
> i'm using a wrong kernel or isn't it possible to boot the O2 yet ?
Both. The kernel sources for O2 live in cvs.foobazco.org. Also, there are LOTS
of problems. You will need some extra ethernet adapter, for example, since MACE
ethernet is not suported. (I am working on it at the moment, but don't hold your breath).
NICs that are knownw to work: some tulip-based.
NICs that are known not to work: 3c905B-TX...
Also, things only work uncached.
As you now understand, O2+Linux is kernel-hacker only toy at the moment.
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* Re: Is it possible to boot linux on an O2 r5k ?
2001-08-10 16:10 ` Ilya Volynets
@ 2001-08-13 4:54 ` Keith M Wesolowski
2001-08-13 5:13 ` Ilya Volynets
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From: Keith M Wesolowski @ 2001-08-13 4:54 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Ilya Volynets; +Cc: Mark Nellemann, linux-mips mail list
On Fri, Aug 10, 2001 at 09:10:52AM -0700, Ilya Volynets wrote:
> Both. The kernel sources for O2 live in cvs.foobazco.org. Also,
> there are LOTS of problems. You will need some extra ethernet
> adapter, for example, since MACE ethernet is not suported. (I am
> working on it at the moment, but don't hold your breath). NICs that
> are knownw to work: some tulip-based. NICs that are known not to
> work: 3c905B-TX...
Also eepro100 has worked for me in the past. Someone should
investigate why the 3c doesn't work; probably the driver is doing
something forbidden. While we're at it, someone should sync that tree
with oss again. It doesn't appear likely that I'll be working on it
for some time, if ever.
> Also, things only work uncached.
Well, even then I can't really claim that it "works" for any standard
meaning of the word. Frankly, I'd rather people start running cached
so that those problems can get fixed, especially since running cached
isn't really *that* much worse anyway.
> As you now understand, O2+Linux is kernel-hacker only toy at the moment.
Isn't that the rule? Completeness of Linux support is directly
proportional to the degree of obsolescence of the hardware. You want
full support, just run Irix... it's not like it's windows or anything.
--
Keith M Wesolowski <wesolows@foobazco.org> http://foobazco.org/~wesolows
------(( Project Foobazco Coordinator and Network Administrator ))------
"There is no such song as 'Acid Acid Acid' by 'The Acid Heads'
but there might as well be." --jwz
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* Re: Is it possible to boot linux on an O2 r5k ?
2001-08-13 4:54 ` Keith M Wesolowski
@ 2001-08-13 5:13 ` Ilya Volynets
2001-08-14 8:08 ` Ralf Baechle
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From: Ilya Volynets @ 2001-08-13 5:13 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Keith M Wesolowski; +Cc: Mark Nellemann, linux-mips mail list
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On Sunday 12 August 2001 21:54, Keith M Wesolowski wrote:
> Also eepro100 has worked for me in the past. Someone should
> investigate why the 3c doesn't work; probably the driver is doing
> something forbidden. While we're at it, someone should sync that tree
> with oss again. It doesn't appear likely that I'll be working on it
> for some time, if ever.
I think Nick wanted to take over this. At least he said he'd try.
> > Also, things only work uncached.
>
> Well, even then I can't really claim that it "works" for any standard
> meaning of the word. Frankly, I'd rather people start running cached
> so that those problems can get fixed, especially since running cached
> isn't really *that* much worse anyway.
I'll get on it as soon as I get MACE Ethernet driver working.
> > As you now understand, O2+Linux is kernel-hacker only toy at the moment.
>
> Isn't that the rule? Completeness of Linux support is directly
> proportional to the degree of obsolescence of the hardware. You want
> full support, just run Irix... it's not like it's windows or anything.
I don't know if this discussion should be started again, but I can't
stop myself from saing that having Linux supporting SGI MIPS
machines as well as it does SPARC64 machines would be very pleasant
thing to have. Everyone knows that Slowlaris is rock-solid OS, but I am
yet to see a person that doesn't like Linux on SUN machines. I want to
be able to say same thing about O2, Octane, and Onyx[2] systems some
time soon (wish wish wish....).
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* Re: Is it possible to boot linux on an O2 r5k ?
2001-08-13 5:13 ` Ilya Volynets
@ 2001-08-14 8:08 ` Ralf Baechle
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From: Ralf Baechle @ 2001-08-14 8:08 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Ilya Volynets; +Cc: Keith M Wesolowski, Mark Nellemann, linux-mips mail list
On Sun, Aug 12, 2001 at 10:13:53PM -0700, Ilya Volynets wrote:
> I don't know if this discussion should be started again, but I can't
> stop myself from saing that having Linux supporting SGI MIPS
> machines as well as it does SPARC64 machines would be very pleasant
> thing to have. Everyone knows that Slowlaris is rock-solid OS, but I am
> yet to see a person that doesn't like Linux on SUN machines.
Talk to sun4c users. The performance suck rocks and in general at time
the maintenance of the 32-bit Sparc kernel left alot of desires open.
Ralf
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* Re: Is it possible to boot linux on an O2 r5k ?
2001-08-10 9:13 Is it possible to boot linux on an O2 r5k ? Mark Nellemann
2001-08-10 16:10 ` Ilya Volynets
@ 2001-08-13 4:46 ` Keith M Wesolowski
1 sibling, 0 replies; 6+ messages in thread
From: Keith M Wesolowski @ 2001-08-13 4:46 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Mark Nellemann; +Cc: linux-mips mail list
On Fri, Aug 10, 2001 at 11:13:52AM +0200, Mark Nellemann wrote:
> I was told on irc a month ago, that someone had gotten an O2 to boot.
You were not lied to. http://foobazco.org/~wesolows/o2.txt
> Yesterday I tried to fire up my O2. The whole bootp, tftp setup was working
> fine, but when I boot'ed the kernel (linux-2.4.3-ip22) the kernel said "Yee,
> could not determine architecture type <SGI-IP32>". Is this because i'm using a
> wrong kernel or isn't it possible to boot the O2 yet ?
Certainly not with that kernel. You need a modified kernel that
understands O2 (and a 64-bit kernel toolchain to build it).
--
Keith M Wesolowski <wesolows@foobazco.org> http://foobazco.org/~wesolows
------(( Project Foobazco Coordinator and Network Administrator ))------
"There is no such song as 'Acid Acid Acid' by 'The Acid Heads'
but there might as well be." --jwz
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