Linux on PPC 855

Linux on PPC 855

[Paolo Marini]

Anybody tried out a 2.4 kernel on the Embedded Planet RPX Net board with 855
processor ? I
suppose the normal kernel configured for an 860 CPU (without the peripherals
present in the 860 and removed on the 855) works on this board

Thank you
Paolo Marini


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Re: Linux on PPC 855

[Wolfgang Denk]

In message <000f01c09b5f$188bd6f0$230d0dc3@test> you wrote:
>
> Anybody tried out a 2.4 kernel on the Embedded Planet RPX Net board with 855
> processor ? I

I haven't used RPX boards yet, but the  MPC855  works  fine  on  many
other platforms.

> suppose the normal kernel configured for an 860 CPU (without the peripherals
> present in the 860 and removed on the 855) works on this board

Right, at least that's the case on the systems I've used so far.

Wolfgang Denk

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Re: Linux on PPC 855

[Dan Malek]

Paolo Marini wrote:
>
> Anybody tried out a 2.4 kernel on the Embedded Planet RPX Net board with 855
> processor ?

Yeah, but I didn't know they were actually going to ship that
board as a product.

> .... I
> suppose the normal kernel configured for an 860 CPU (without the peripherals
> present in the 860 and removed on the 855) works on this board

Almost.  There are a few subtle differences in some board control
registers.


	-- Dan

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