Re: Install debian RS/6000 44P Model 170
On Thu, Jan 22, 2004 at 09:15:33AM -0300, Germán Poó Caamaño wrote:
> El jue, 22-01-2004 a las 09:07, Sven Luther escribió:
> > On Thu, Jan 22, 2004 at 09:02:55AM -0300, Germán Poó Caamaño wrote:
> > > El jue, 22-01-2004 a las 07:06, Sven Luther escribió:
> > > > On Thu, Jan 22, 2004 at 10:00:34AM -0000, Leigh Brown wrote:
> > > > > Sven Luther said:
> > > > > > Mmm, if your machine is indeed prep based, please create a prep
> > > > > > partition like 6.1 says, move the kernel you downloaded from my site to
> > > > > > it, and launch it from OF.
> > > > >
> > > > > FYI The 170 is a 64-bit Power3 CHRP machine. These support the ppc32 and
> > > > > ppc64 kernels, but the 32-bit kernel requires CONFIG_POWER3.
> > > >
> > > > Ok, cool. I will upload a new kernel with power3 and power4 32bit
> > > > support soon. We will need to upgrade archdetect for those though, so
> > > > kernel-installer installs the right thing.
> > > >
> > > > Could you (or someone) send me the /proc/cpuinfo of those boxes ?
> > >
> > > # cat /proc/cpuinfo
> > > processor : 0
> > > cpu : Power3 (630+)
> > > clock : 333MHz
> > > revision : 1.4 (pvr 0041 0104)
> > > bogomips : 665.19
> > >
> > > total bogomips : 665.19
> > > machine : CHRP IBM,7044-170
> >
> > We currently have the following subarches :
> >
> > powerpc/chrp
> > powerpc/chrp_pegasos
> > powerpc/chrp_rs6k
> >
> > Clearly this would be a chrp-rs6k, but we have to distinguish it from
> > the other chrp_rs6k, which use old powerpc processors, right.
> >
> > This would mean adding something like :
> >
> > powerpc/chrp_power3
> > powerpc/chrp_power4
> >
> > Do we need to add the rs6k keywoard ? Are there any power3/power4 which
> > are not of chrp-rs6k lineage ? In particular in what booting is required ?
>
> It would be very useful if were added a serial console support.
Huh ? Does this not work yet ? I guess there are some serial console d-i
issues though, not sure, but this is a more general d-i issue.
Friendly,
Sven Luther
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