From: grundler@dsl2.external.hp.com (Grant Grundler)
To: Gavin Hubbard <ghub005@xtra.co.nz>
Cc: parisc-linux@lists.parisc-linux.org
Subject: Re: [parisc-linux] rp2430 questions
Date: Wed, 18 Dec 2002 18:26:57 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20021219012657.GJ17944@dsl2.external.hp.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20021219005118.LJTP14518.web4-rme.xtra.co.nz@[127.0.0.1]>
On Thu, Dec 19, 2002 at 01:51:18PM +1300, Gavin Hubbard wrote:
> Hi
>
> I'm installing a dual-boot rp2430 system for one of our developers
> this weekend. Are there any parisc-linux issues I need to be aware of
> with regards to the crippled firmware e.g. known installation problems
> or gotchas?
Nope. You will want to upgrade the kernel ASAP though.
Get the latest 2.4.19 kernel you can find.
> Also, if we do a firmware upgrade to rp2470 in two or three months time
> will it require a complete rebuild or reinstallation of the linux OE to
> support the unlocked hardware?
We don't have any rp2430's here to test such an upgrade.
But I can't imagine any difference besides the additional (faster?) CPU
(and more memory) getting recogized. Should your root disk get renamed,
it's possible to recovery from that pretty easily - I've done it
more than a few times.
grant
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2002-12-19 1:26 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 4+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2002-12-19 0:51 [parisc-linux] rp2430 questions Gavin Hubbard
2002-12-19 1:26 ` Grant Grundler [this message]
2002-12-19 1:29 ` Grant Grundler
-- strict thread matches above, loose matches on Subject: below --
2002-12-19 2:08 Gavin Hubbard
2002-12-20 20:22 ` Grant Grundler
Reply instructions:
You may reply publicly to this message via plain-text email
using any one of the following methods:
* Save the following mbox file, import it into your mail client,
and reply-to-all from there: mbox
Avoid top-posting and favor interleaved quoting:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Posting_style#Interleaved_style
* Reply using the --to, --cc, and --in-reply-to
switches of git-send-email(1):
git send-email \
--in-reply-to=20021219012657.GJ17944@dsl2.external.hp.com \
--to=grundler@dsl2.external.hp.com \
--cc=ghub005@xtra.co.nz \
--cc=parisc-linux@lists.parisc-linux.org \
/path/to/YOUR_REPLY
https://kernel.org/pub/software/scm/git/docs/git-send-email.html
* If your mail client supports setting the In-Reply-To header
via mailto: links, try the mailto: link
Be sure your reply has a Subject: header at the top and a blank line
before the message body.
This is a public inbox, see mirroring instructions
for how to clone and mirror all data and code used for this inbox