Re: Linux on a RS/6000 with PowerPC and MCA
On Fri, 7 Apr 2000, Ralf Herzog wrote:
> Is there a (even very little chance) to get something to boot (must not do
> usefull things) on a RS/6000 Model 250 (with a PPC 601@80MHz and MCA)? If
> there is work in progress for this machine, I can offer (due to my spare
> time) little support in testing and (perhaps) also coding.
First, the best place to discuss this machine is at linuxppc-workstation.
Info and searchable archives at http://lists.linuxppc.org/
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Second, I don't know if the 601 works.
Third, the MCA RS/6000 machines have come up many times. Linux currently
does not run on these machines. There is MCA support in the x86 branch,
and its author tried to make it endian-neutral, but apparently the MCA in
RS/6000 machines is rather more complicated and undocumented. IBM has
been no help so far.
I think there are about 5 people who have asked so far, volunteering time.
Maybe you could contact them and form a group, pressure IBM to sell or
give you the specs, and get to coding. It would be another coup for
Linux!
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