Re: Debian mips on NEC Mobilepro 780

[Thiemo Seufer <ica2_ts@csv.ica.uni-stuttgart.de>]

Andrew L. Gould wrote:
> I am considering installing Debian on a Mobilepro 780.  A search of the 
> website shows that the chip, NEC VR4121 , is supported by the mips port, but 
> I still have the following questions:
> 
> 1. Is the NEC VR4121 supported by mips or mipsel?

mips is big endian, mipsel is little endian. Mips cpus can usually do
both, it's defined by the firmware what is needed. I guess your system
wants mipsel like all those WinCE devices.

> 2. How do I install Debian to a CF card on the Mobilepro? (Are the steps the 

It's not supported by the installer, so you have to manually debootstrap
a basic debian system on the CF Card, and figure out how the device
can boot from it.


Thiemo