Re: Debian/m68k [Potato] ISO downloads?
No, the TT is a 33MHz mc68030.
There are a couple of operating systems run on this machine.
The origional TOS is so simple, it almost can't have any problems.
I run MagiC, which is a multitasking TOS (TOS is like DOS + GUI), and that
used to work fine, but has been crashing a lot since I moved the computer,
so it may be coincidence, or some software I installed around that time,
or it could be some minor damage from moving the computer.
I also installed MiNT, a Unix like kernal that still is TOS compatible. I
even installed Debian MiNT. I have never had good luck with MiNT
though. If I run with memory protection on, then it isn't very TOS
compatible, if I turn it off, it tends to crash a lot.
Part of the reason for insatlling Linux is to see if the system is more
reliable. Then I will know if the problem is likely to be hardware
related. One of my friends suggested there might be a problem with the
Memory, but that tests ok on startup.
I created and mounted a large swap partition, and now I am not getting
those errors anymore.
-- noah silva
On Mon, 15 Oct 2001, Wouter Verhelst wrote:
> On Sun, 14 Oct 2001, Noah silva wrote:
>
> > that's just silly... Why would I pay $10 for a download. I hope you mean
> > for the actual written CDs?
>
> Cheapbytes only sells CD's. No downloads ;-)
>
> > The next problem is figuring out why I get "broken pipe", "Bus
> > error", etc. when trying to install with Dselect. Could be I need to turn
> > on swap, since I only have 16mb of ram.
>
> Do you happen to have an 68LC040?
>
> Some of those are broken when handling pagefaults during an FPU-interrupt
> or something likewise, and the result is what you describe. Search the
> archives of comp.os.linux.m68k if you want the details.
>
> The only solution is to replace the broken LC040 with a working one, or
> better yet, with a full 68040.
>
> --
> wouter dot verhelst at advalvas dot be
>
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>
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