From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: with ECARTIS (v1.0.0; list linux-mips); Mon, 26 Apr 2004 21:05:25 +0100 (BST) Received: from host-212-158-214-243.bulldogdsl.com ([IPv6:::ffff:212.158.214.243]:46858 "EHLO megablaster5.clown-smart.co.uk") by linux-mips.org with ESMTP id ; Mon, 26 Apr 2004 21:05:24 +0100 Received: from [127.0.0.1] (host-212-158-214-244.bulldogdsl.com [212.158.214.244]) by megablaster5.clown-smart.co.uk (Postfix) with ESMTP id EBCEA45F11 for ; Mon, 26 Apr 2004 21:16:39 +0100 (BST) Message-ID: <408D6BFC.6030902@clown-fish.com> Date: Mon, 26 Apr 2004 21:07:24 +0100 From: Damian Presswell User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird 0.5 (Windows/20040426) X-Accept-Language: en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: linux-mips@linux-mips.org Subject: Linux Mips SGI O2 R5000 IP32 INSTALL Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-Path: X-Envelope-To: <"|/home/ecartis/ecartis -s linux-mips"> (uid 0) X-Orcpt: rfc822;linux-mips@linux-mips.org Original-Recipient: rfc822;linux-mips@linux-mips.org X-archive-position: 4902 X-ecartis-version: Ecartis v1.0.0 Sender: linux-mips-bounce@linux-mips.org Errors-to: linux-mips-bounce@linux-mips.org X-original-sender: damian@clown-fish.com Precedence: bulk X-list: linux-mips My apologies if this is the wrong mailing list for this question - I have recently aquired an SGI O2 ip32 R5k box that I am trying to install linux onto - I have managed to get a binary 64bit kernel to boot vis nfs and bootp() that I downloaded from Glaurungs website: http://www.linux-mips.org/~glaurung/ however I am unsure as to the correct rootfs that I am suposed to use - I pulled down the redhat 7.1 rootfs from somewhere but it hangs when trying to start the 'local' service - and wont boot if this service is switched off - I would be grateful if you could suggest where I may download a suitable rootfs and ecoff boot image that will work together on my O2 box - would hate to give in at this stage - and indeed any other help you may be able to give me as a linux mips O2 user - I will put together an updated HOWTO once I am sure exactly what I am supposed to be doing - the information and resources on this subject do seem to be a little vague - thanks for your time Damian