[ale] linux on pa-risc other then debian

[Geoffrey]

Mike Panetta wrote:
> What model is it?  Does it have any way to boot from the network
> (BOOTP+TFTP)?  On my VME system the boot firmware/selftest firmware
> supported booting off the network, thats how I got it started.  I have
> never tried any such thing with an HP machine before...
> 

Model 712/100.  I really know little about this box, as I used it for 
testing code in the hpux environment.  I guess I'll reboot it and see 
what it says.

> Mike
> 
> PS:  I have an old HP-PA machine lying around, it does not have Linux on
> it, but I may be able to help you get up and running with it...
> 
> 
> On Thu, 2003-03-06 at 16:20, Geoffrey wrote:
> 
>>Okay, so this box has hpux installed on it.  No floppy, no cd, how do I 
>>get it to recognize the fact that I want to install a new os, via 
>>network?  Can I initiate it from the booted hpux?
>>
>>Mike Panetta wrote:
>>
>>>Thats exactly how I got debian up and running on my VME system (68060
>>>based).  Except instead of a CD Image, I did a net install.  Debian
>>>is the only Linux Distro (that I am aware of) that supports strange
>>>hardware like a VME BUS based computer.
>>>
>>>
>>>Mike
>>>
>>>
>>>-------Original Message------- From: "James P. Kinney III"
>>><jkinney at localnetsolutions.com> Sent: 03/06/03 03:00 PM To: "Atlanta
>>>Linux User Group (E-mail)" <ale at ale.org> Subject: Re: [ale] linux on
>>>pa-risc other then debian
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>Net boot! and install the whole shebang from a tftp bootup and then
>>>>an
>>>
>>>nfs-mounted cdimage.
>>>
>>>On Thu, 2003-03-06 at 14:48, Geoffrey wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>>Hmmm, something to play with.  So, this thing does not have a
>>>>floppy or a cdrom drive, what are my options?  Anyone???
>>>>
>>>>James P. Kinney III wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>At the moment, there is not another. HP backed the initial
>>>>>porting process so they would not touch any "commercial" distro.
>>>>>
>>>>>The last time I was tinkering with it, it was pretty good. The
>>>>>install was the usual debian nightmare, but the apt-get upgrading
>>>>>made it (almost) worth he pain :)
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>On Thu, 2003-03-06 at 13:06, Geoffrey wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>Anyone know if there's another distribution that has been
>>>>>>ported to hp
>>>
>>>
>>>>>>pa-risc other than debian??

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Until later: Geoffrey		esoteric at 3times25.net

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