RE: Debian on HP 9000
Hi,
That box is very similar to the hp9k-835. It's a hppa 1.0 chip set. I don't
think I have ever seen any binaries for that one. That system also has i/o
cards that are, well, different from the workstations. The 635 was never
produced in large numbers so finding drivers for the i/o system would be a long
shot. Doesn't sound too likely to me. It's probably been done somewhere in
Ft. Collins or Cuppertino.
Those were good machines in their day but that was 9 years ago. (We got an 835 in
1989). The box is rock solid but old and slow by today's standards. The 835 has
y2k problems in the firmware and hp isn't going to fix them. I think you can run
hpux 10.20 but I don't know about 11.0. The one we have is still back at 9.0.
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From: Anthony Landreneau[SMTP:landrena@idsno.com]
Sent: Wednesday, September 16, 1998 10:50 AM
To: debian-user@lists.debian.org
Cc: The recipient's address is unknown.
Subject: Debian on HP 9000
Greetings,
Just got my hands on a previously owned HP 9000 635. The system has
HP-UX loaded on it currently, but there are some file system troubles and I
was going to reload it regardless. I have about a dozen boxes that are
running Debian now (Intel platform) and thought it would be fun to run
Debian on the HP.
The questions, has anyone attempted to install Debian on an HP? Did
it work? Will it work?
Thanks for any input,
Anthony Landreneau
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