Re: Install debian RS/6000 44P Model 170

[Germán Poó Caamaño <gpoo@ubiobio.cl>]

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.

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Germán Poó Caamaño
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