On Sat, 30 Oct 1999, Ralf Baechle wrote:
> On Thu, Oct 28, 1999 at 08:54:14PM -0700, Monte Erickson wrote:
>
> > I've recently aquired a dual mips 200 server and can,t stand the way
> > nt runs on it. Is there any hope for Linux on my platform or maybe
> > something else without selling the farm to get it? I've read the
> > Linux/MIPS FAQ and don't know anything about hacking the kernel. I
> > wouldn't even know where to start. All I've been able to do is compile
> > the darn thing.
> > Would appreciate any insight in the matter.
>
> No chance unless you reverse engineer the machine depenent parts of NT.
> Not a fun job.
Ralf probably knows better than I, but you may try and get the information
out of NEC. The only thing of relevance I can find is a part number for
the "Service and Reference Manual" (819-181259-000). Although it probably
would not be enough to get anything started. You can also get a lot of
information from just identifying the major ICs on the motherboard (unless
they all happen to be custom chips).
-Andrew
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