[ale] linux on pa-risc other then debian

[James P. Kinney III]

the pa-linux site has detailed info on doing a net install. Depending on
the model, you need to access the firmware (think BIOS) and tell it to
search for other ways to boot. I think my C160 uses "escape" as well.

On Thu, 2003-03-06 at 19:51, Geoffrey wrote:
> Mike Panetta wrote:
> > Ok, I just dug up my ole HP and turned it on.  I do not know what model
> > you have, but on my 712/60 I can tell it the boot source (among other
> > things) by hitting escape when it tells me to during the graphical boot
> > sequence.
> 
> Thanks, I'll give it a spin.
> 
> > 
> > HTH,
> > Mike
> > 
> > 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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