more changes on linus.linux.sgi.com

more changes on linus.linux.sgi.com

[Bob Mende Pie]

  The system linus.linux.sgi.com now has a new disk configuration for /src.
It is now a pair of high speed 4g drives mirrored (via xlv).   The old disk
array is offline, but will not be recycled for at least a week.  Please let
me know if you see any problems or data discrepencies.   

   The system is now a 150Mhz R4400 running on a Challenge/S.   Before we
consider upgrading linus to run linux, we should have support for the
Challenge/S.  I have a IO+ card free, but the backplate of the indy does
not allow for it to fit into a box.  I am seeing if I can get a Challenge/S
for loan for a few months so we can get it someone who can do the HW port
for it.   It should be close to a no brainer since it is just a few more WD
scsi chains and another ethernet (just like the internal one).

                    /Bob...                    mailto:mende@sgi.com
              http://reality.sgi.com/mende            KF6EID

Re: more changes on linus.linux.sgi.com

[Alex deVries]

On Fri, 19 Jun 1998, Bob Mende Pie wrote:
>   The system linus.linux.sgi.com now has a new disk configuration for /src.
> It is now a pair of high speed 4g drives mirrored (via xlv).   The old disk
> array is offline, but will not be recycled for at least a week.  Please let
> me know if you see any problems or data discrepencies.   

Good! Thanks!

>    The system is now a 150Mhz R4400 running on a Challenge/S.   Before we
> consider upgrading linus to run linux, we should have support for the
> Challenge/S.  I have a IO+ card free, but the backplate of the indy does
> not allow for it to fit into a box.  I am seeing if I can get a Challenge/S
> for loan for a few months so we can get it someone who can do the HW port
> for it.   It should be close to a no brainer since it is just a few more WD
> scsi chains and another ethernet (just like the internal one).

I'd definetly be interested in that port...  off the top of my head, it
doesn't sound difficult either.

I do really think that having some SGI/Linux machine within
*.linux.sgi.com would be good; if we're advocating that Linux on the SGI
is a reasonable proposition, it would prove a lot if we said that we were
hosting our own FTP and WWW sites on it.

However, there's definitely advantages to having Irix kicking around...
it's much easier having a reference Irix system for reference than
rebooting.


- Alex

Re: more changes on linus.linux.sgi.com

[Eric Kimminau]

Alex deVries wrote:

> However, there's definitely advantages to having Irix kicking around...
> it's much easier having a reference Irix system for reference than
> rebooting.
> 
> - Alex

I should have an Indy running IRIX 6.5 available on the net for anyone
looking for an account that "needs" one in another 2 weeks.

Eric.


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