Hi,
> This is great work!
>
> In the "On what hardware" section, you should update the DECStation
> list to be:
>
> DECStation 5000/2x, 5000/100, 3100, and others.
> (a.k.a. PMAX, all R3000 based)
>
> ...and it could probably be in it's own R3000 list, to which we can
> add things like the MIPS Magnum 3230's etc when we begin those. I'm
> happy to be mentioned as responsible for R3000 co-ordination.
>
> The DECStation port status is a bit further along than mentioned in
> the "state of the project" section - we can boot using bootp/tftp, and
> the 1.2.11 kernel is booting to the point of "Calibrating...". So
> perhaps you could say:
>
> A network bootloader for R3000-based DECStations using the MOP
> protocol is almost complete, though certain models of
> DECStation may be booted using tftp/bootp (link to my document
> on this? I will do an HTML version if you like...). Both
> R3000 and DECStation specific code has been written for the
> 1.2.11 kernel, and will be released as patches to the current
> 1.3.48 kernel soon. An experimental DECStation kernel image
> may be found on:
>
> ftp://ftp.softway.com.au/pub/linux-mips/dec_vmlinux.gz
>
> This ought to boot to the point of showing the "Calibrating
> delay loop..." message on most DECStations based on R3000 CPU's.
OK, I changed the paragraph and I'm using your text almost verbose. I've
builtin a hotlink to your site to the /pub/linux-mips/ as the
DECstation site.
> Another thought is to have a link to my web page so that I can keep it
> up to date with the port status.
Of course; the DECstation specific chapters of the Linux/MIPS webpages are
probably more than big enough to get their own webpage so it's a good
thing if you, the maintainer of the code also maintain the Web pages.
Just tell me when your page is ready and you get the link.
> "It is the lack of acceptance of diversity which threatens to
> destroy society, NOT the free expression of it." - Me.
Nothing to add.
Ralf
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