Re: Linux for SGI
On Sun, Oct 17, 1999 at 10:28:41PM -0600, Stephen Hitchner wrote:
> I have been reading this list for a couple of months, but most of the
> topics go straight over my head. I figured this would be a good time for
> my first post. I also have an old Indy R4000 running Irix 5.1, just
> sitting around at home. There isn't much disk space or software on it so
> I would love to put linux on it. Where/How do I start??? Is the video
> camera/ethernet cards supported??? Again I'm fairly new to linux
> (less than a year) so I don't know how much help I'd be.
I dont think the Camera is supported - Framebuffer and ethernet should
be no problem.
Have a look at www.linux.sgi.com - Everything is a bit pre-alpha but
it is the right time to bootstrap a distribution ...
Flo
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