---Michael Engel <engel@math.uni-siegen.de> wrote:
>
>
> Hi,
Thank for answer Michael.
>
> > We have RM200 box with broken SINIX in it.
>
> Just out of interest - is this a RM200 with ISA slots or the newer
> RM200C PCI-based machine ?
It is old ISA machine.
>
> > We would like to try Linux. We tryed to load MILO
> > through prom monitor but it don't recognize
> > FAT (it's sinix firmware, we don't have > > sinix_to_nt)
>
> That's (one of) the problem(s). The Sinix firmware runs in big
endian mode
> whereas ARC runs in little endian mode. I'm not sure >where to find
> SINIX_TO_NT, perhaps we could convince Siemens to
> release the firmware
> update images now that the RM200 seems to be > discontinued.
And what are other problems?
Maybe someone having RM200 could share sinix_to_nt
(is it possible or it should be unique? )
>
> Btw., IIRC there may still be problems with Ralf's > RM200 code -
he'll surely
> comment on this.
Ralf, could You,please, tell Your word ? Is it
possible to run Linux on old ISA RM200 ?
>
> regards,
> Michael Engel (engel@numerik.math.uni-siegen.de)
>
Aleksandr Konstantinov
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