Re: IP35 Origin 300/3000 support?
On Tue, 2009-01-27 at 18:57 +0000, Ralf Baechle wrote:
> On Tue, Jan 27, 2009 at 06:49:10PM +0100, Laurent GUERBY wrote:
>
> > The wiki page:
> >
> > http://www.linux-mips.org/wiki/IP35
> >
> > states "IP35 is not yet supported by Linux. A port initially targeting
> > only the Origin 300 has been started".
> >
> > The last edit of the wiki was in 2007, does anyone know if it is now
> > supported by Linux/Debian?
>
> No; the page accurately reflects the status of kernel development where I
> stopped.
>
> > Would access to hardware help?
>
> Only to a limited degree - the project has currently not yet reached the
> stage where access to more hardware would really be useful. But before
> somebody dumps the hardware I can be convinced to give it a good home :-)
> At some point having access to more configurations will be essential -
> dealing with different configurations on Origin class hardware is very
> complex. My current hardware is a single module, Origin 300 with
> 4 R10000 CPUs.
After a long delay we finally got the SGI hardware donated, it is
2U format with a sticker "model CMN026". I haven't opened the case
yet, any idea on what it can be and if it is of interest?
Sincerely,
Laurent
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