[ale] RS600 Linux install

[James P. Kinney III]

Oooh! An install challenge! 

>From the suse site:

 IBM RS/6000 / pSeries

For the following group of IBM machines (Supported by SuSE), SuSE had
the opportunity to test Linux on these machines and will provide
installation support. The second group (Use of SuSE Linux possible) is
known to work, but we don't know this for sure; thus, we cannot
guarantee anything and cannot help you with these machines. The last
group should be self explaining.

Note:

This page gives information about which machines SuSE supports with the
current release of SuSE Linux PPC. IBM uses the term "support" in a
different way. If you are interested which machines are supported by
IBM, please have a look at the following page:
http://oss.software.ibm.com/developerworks/opensource/linux/projects/ppc/models.php

Supported by SuSE

    * RS/6000 43P Model 133
    * RS/6000 B50
    * RS/6000 150

Use of SuSE Linux possible

    * IBM ThinkPad 850 (Kernel 2.2.16 and newer)
    * RS/6000 F50
    * RS/6000 43P Model 140
    * RS/6000 43P Model 100/120

Status unknown or not supported

    * RS/6000 200, 220, 230, 250
    * RS/6000 H70, F80, S70, S80, SP (all with Power3 or RS64II)
    * RS/6000 F40, H50
    * all other RS/6000 not mentioned here.

Have a look at the mailinglist archive at http://lists.linuxppc.org/

Note that all IBM machines require kernel version 2.4 and later.
2.2.16 works on B50 and F50.


And a link to an IBM site that discusses putting linux on the rs/600
series:
http://www-1.ibm.com/servers/eserver/pseries/linux/

Roll that monster on in!! It's just a Mac on steroids!

On Mon, 2002-02-18 at 20:10, bieb wrote:
> I received this request in response to the Installfest planned for
> March 9th. Has anyone done this? What do we need to have available to
> get this done? Someone please let me know asap and I will see if I
> can dig up the software needed and I will reply to Rick also. His
> message is below.
> 
> Hi, My name is Rick. I work for a IBM secondary market computer
> dealer. It's been decided that I need to figure out how to get Linux
> on a RS-6000 and learn how to use it. The primary goal would be to
> use the rs-6000 as a test bed with which we can access and configure
> different raid devices we commonly recieve. I was considering rolling
> the box in at installfest. Can you say if there will be an open
> source version of linux that will handle a rs-6000 or will I need to
> bring cash for some type of enterprise package? Also, should I bring
> a Raid system in like the one I would typically be using?
> 
> Thanks
> Harold
> 
> And DON'T forget the installfest is March 9.2002. Tell as many people
> as you can. The installfest site is http://installfest.teknoids.net
> 
> 
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