From ralf@Julia.DE Tue Jan 7 01:03:44 1997 Received: from Utopia.EUnet.fr (ns.fnet.fr [192.134.192.2]) by guadalquivir.fnet.fr (8.8.4/8.7.3) with SMTP id BAA17238 for ; Tue, 7 Jan 1997 01:03:43 +0100 (MET) Received: from alles.intern.julia.de (loehnberg1.core.julia.de) by Utopia.EUnet.fr (5.65c8d/AFUU-4.2.3) via EUnet-France id AA24359; Tue, 7 Jan 1997 01:02:32 +0100 (MET) Received: from kernel.panic.julia.de (kernel.panic.julia.de [194.221.49.153]) by alles.intern.julia.de (8.8.4/8.8.4) with ESMTP id BAA03860 for ; Tue, 7 Jan 1997 01:01:59 +0100 From: Ralf Baechle Received: (from ralf@localhost) by kernel.panic.julia.de (8.8.4/8.8.4) id BAA01147 for linux-mips@fnet.fr; Tue, 7 Jan 1997 01:02:39 +0100 Message-Id: <199701070002.BAA01147@kernel.panic.julia.de> Subject: Uploads To: linux-mips@fnet.fr Date: Tue, 7 Jan 1997 01:02:39 +0100 (MET) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Length: 3344 Lines: 70 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hi all, time to break the silence and fill your hard disks ... I've uploaded little endian binary packages of autoconf-2.12, fileutils-3.12, ncurses-1.9.9e, binutils-2.7-3, find-4.1, patch-2.1, byacc-1.9, flex-2.5.2, rcs-5.7, cpio-2.4.2, gcc-2.7.2-4, sed-3.0, cvs-1.8.1, libc-961216, sh-utils-1.12, diffutils-2.6, m4-1.4, texinfo-3.9, ed-0.2, make-3.75, textutils-1.17 to ftp.fnet.fr and kernel.panic.julia.de. All executable files use shared libraries, so make shure you install the the libc package first. This release moves the shared library stuff from the experimental stage to usable. Credits for their work on the MIPS shared object stuff go David S. Miller and Kazumoto Kojima. For installation just untar these packages into the root of your system. The old root-0.01.tar.gz package still contains some static linked binaries which I haven't yet rebuilt and packaged. I'm also uploading sources of the Linux/MIPS 2.1.14. This release has many speedups and important bug fixes, so you should upgrade. I've tested 2.1.14 by compiling kernels in a endless loop for a week, so it should be halfway reliable ... All binaries have been compiled for MIPS ISA I targets except the libc stuff which uses ll/sc instructions for mutexes etc, so the libc binaries need ISA II (R6000) or better. R3000 people will have to fix that or recompile without configuring the LinuxThread add-on into libc. Ralf - --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5cce02d05de31acc9cd810faab09246a src/kernel/v2.1/linux-2.1.14.tar.gz c25fbcc5a6586f897dd8cce01199bdcd src/libc/libc-961216-1.tar.gz a15fe685d4de83cbe3ea64001b27818f mipsel-linux/autoconf-2.12.tar.gz e6d7105d674fc24a300058c49e249bf1 mipsel-linux/binutils-2.7-3.tar.gz 6e384c15fb0baf8983c672f08abe0cc6 mipsel-linux/byacc-1.9.tar.gz 828c0fbdd433b85f74e5b028628d2728 mipsel-linux/cpio-2.4.2.tar.gz 3ed17bbf29b0a0123e3cba683a0e414b mipsel-linux/cvs-1.8.1.tar.gz a25f3e44c6e3f80a3b4459d64a312b15 mipsel-linux/diffutils-2.6.tar.gz d1a9ab411e653441d5eeed7a3dc92cf7 mipsel-linux/ed-0.2.tar.gz 44b0a4cd9d63740e5675935d5c544039 mipsel-linux/fileutils-3.12.tar.gz 10a7f3aa10ebd1cb7e9dbb9644b4591c mipsel-linux/find-4.1.tar.gz d7f095794474e0b776b92a7e3e08db41 mipsel-linux/flex-2.5.2.tar.gz e2cdd0c75b3696cf7ec6c835c317df1b mipsel-linux/gcc-2.7.2-4.tar.gz e1d32527b4b9771a74f9f3fcf4e02123 mipsel-linux/libc-961216.tar.gz 98c9cb74a672f0e5c81af00b878d3f14 mipsel-linux/m4-1.4.tar.gz 3a4a1ced9bae25806beaff2b61ccbbc2 mipsel-linux/make-3.75.tar.gz 74038d7e32aaa8a1dcd702600ec2e030 mipsel-linux/ncurses-1.9.9e.tar.gz 707f30472ff1aa4e803fe777c2da746c mipsel-linux/patch-2.1.tar.gz 83c99852c24cdd89195e27cc78aa9626 mipsel-linux/rcs-5.7.tar.gz 5adc49c0b2e60a6e8dd2f4a11159e48c mipsel-linux/sed-3.0.tar.gz 09ba9cd0f4c0393e72853038d9f6590d mipsel-linux/sh-utils-1.12.tar.gz 69df056bbabf0bf950b82b24bf41d7b8 mipsel-linux/texinfo-3.9.tar.gz b03de0b66d2b641e96cabe7c78a0072b mipsel-linux/textutils-1.17.tar.gz -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: 2.6.3i Charset: latin1 iQCVAwUBMtGSnkckbl6vezDBAQGMkgP+P8iSTK2MaYRY1bOZ2XBQ/uRMzqBpapXv itOwj1idxaHDmhVuhdfknJhor6OPPHWcEpW6oBOUeOw2GrMxc3bgFLi6QQBLzOJz Lj+ffaj4JUvcdNAlnJPcFVX/EcUQuSjPC8lImP6vbP0xTUgo8cy+Siqpm9FsawuA u8UqCSVJU0Q= =dLq/ -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- From engel@unix-ag.uni-siegen.de Tue Jan 7 01:38:58 1997 Received: from Utopia.EUnet.fr (ns.fnet.fr [192.134.192.2]) by guadalquivir.fnet.fr (8.8.4/8.7.3) with SMTP id BAA17713 for ; Tue, 7 Jan 1997 01:38:58 +0100 (MET) Received: from vespa.unix-ag.uni-siegen.de by Utopia.EUnet.fr (5.65c8d/AFUU-4.2.3) via EUnet-France id AA25331; Tue, 7 Jan 1997 01:37:52 +0100 (MET) Received: .(from engel@localhost) by vespa.unix-ag.uni-siegen.de id BAA07507 for linux-mips@fnet.fr; Tue, 7 Jan 1997 01:37:33 +0100 (MET) From: Michael Engel Message-Id: <199701070037.BAA07507@vespa.unix-ag.uni-siegen.de> Subject: DS2100 weirdness & more ... To: linux-mips@fnet.fr Date: Tue, 7 Jan 1997 01:37:32 +0100 (MET) X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.4 PL23] Content-Type: text Content-Length: 1169 Lines: 30 Hi, Glad to see there's still life here :-). This year probably starts good: Our CS dept. gave me a DS2100 to work on Linux/MIPS. This machine has 24 MB RAM, a RZ23 hard disk, a VR299 mono monitor and a terminal attached to a serial port. So, the first thing I did was to boot Paul's 2.1.1 kernel - without success :-(. Is it correct that the DS2100 firmware doesn't support the same calls as the DS5k ? The machine hangs on the very first PROM call (pmax_printf), so I assume it jumps to the wrong location ... I took a look at Sprite code but wasn't able to determine what is wrong. Btw., I found another interesting thing: a version of Xinu for DS3100 ! This contains some useful bits of code. They use the DZ11 (?) serial port as console. The code looks quite simple, so I'll try to get a serial console working on the 2100 during the next days. I'll have to dig through the Xinu sources a little more, the complete sources are a 12 MB .tar.gz file ! Hmmm, as the DS2100 is still located at university, I finally found a way to spend my spare time between lessons (other than reading News ;-)) ! regards, Michael Engel (engel@unix-ag.uni-siegen.de) From herrod@cs.stanford.edu Fri Jan 10 18:28:14 1997 Received: from Utopia.EUnet.fr (ns.fnet.fr [192.134.192.2]) by guadalquivir.fnet.fr (8.8.4/8.7.3) with SMTP id SAA06018 for ; Fri, 10 Jan 1997 18:28:13 +0100 (MET) Received: from ncube (ncube.Stanford.EDU) by Utopia.EUnet.fr (5.65c8d/AFUU-4.2.3) via EUnet-France id AA02311; Fri, 10 Jan 1997 18:27:01 +0100 (MET) Received: (from herrod@localhost) by ncube (940816.SGI.8.6.9/8.6.6) id JAA26532; Fri, 10 Jan 1997 09:28:08 -0800 Date: Fri, 10 Jan 1997 09:28:08 -0800 Message-Id: <199701101728.JAA26532@ncube> From: Steve Herrod To: linux-mips@fnet.fr Subject: merging diffs Content-Length: 616 Lines: 16 Are there pre-built binaries of the latest gcc and binutils for the SGI platform anywhere? The ftp sites are still using binutils-2.6. I also couldn't find a prebuilt gcc package for the sparc. If someone could post this/these tar packages it would help a lot. Alternatively, I can make my own, but can't figure out how to merge in the diffs file. Can someone give me the incantation to use with patch or rcsmerge? Thanks! =================================================================== Steve Herrod Stanford University herrod@cs.stanford.edu (415)725-1776 http://www-flash.stanford.edu/~herrod/ From ralf@Julia.DE Fri Jan 10 21:53:10 1997 Received: from Utopia.EUnet.fr (ns.fnet.fr [192.134.192.2]) by guadalquivir.fnet.fr (8.8.4/8.7.3) with SMTP id VAA06981 for ; Fri, 10 Jan 1997 21:53:09 +0100 (MET) Received: from alles.intern.julia.de (loehnberg1.core.julia.de) by Utopia.EUnet.fr (5.65c8d/AFUU-4.2.3) via EUnet-France id AA06284; Fri, 10 Jan 1997 21:51:57 +0100 (MET) Received: from kernel.panic.julia.de (kernel.panic.julia.de [194.221.49.153]) by alles.intern.julia.de (8.8.4/8.8.4) with ESMTP id VAA07726 for ; Fri, 10 Jan 1997 21:50:32 +0100 From: Ralf Baechle Received: (from ralf@localhost) by kernel.panic.julia.de (8.8.4/8.8.4) id VAA06862 for linux-mips@fnet.fr; Fri, 10 Jan 1997 21:51:38 +0100 Message-Id: <199701102051.VAA06862@kernel.panic.julia.de> Subject: Re: merging diffs To: linux-mips@fnet.fr Date: Fri, 10 Jan 1997 21:51:38 +0100 (MET) In-Reply-To: <199701101728.JAA26532@ncube> from "Steve Herrod" at Jan 10, 97 09:28:08 am Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Length: 884 Lines: 24 Hi, > Are there pre-built binaries of the latest gcc and binutils for the > SGI platform anywhere? The ftp sites are still using binutils-2.6. I > also couldn't find a prebuilt gcc package for the sparc. If someone > could post this/these tar packages it would help a lot. I could build some if you provide me an account. > Alternatively, I can make my own, but can't figure out how to merge in > the diffs file. Can someone give me the incantation to use with patch > or rcsmerge? Using patch do: gzip -cd gcc-2.7.2.tar.gz | tar xf - gzip -cd gcc-2.7.2-1.diff.gz | patch -p0 then configure and build the compiler. Don't forget to install the float.h from the ftp-server over the one installed by the compilation procedure into /lib/gcc-lib///include/float.h. And do only build the C, C++ and Objective-C compiler, *not* protoize/ unprotoize. Ralf From ralf@Julia.DE Mon Jan 13 20:13:03 1997 Received: from Utopia.EUnet.fr (ns.fnet.fr [192.134.192.2]) by guadalquivir.fnet.fr (8.8.4/8.7.3) with SMTP id UAA25428 for ; Mon, 13 Jan 1997 20:13:02 +0100 (MET) Received: from alles.intern.julia.de (loehnberg1.core.julia.de) by Utopia.EUnet.fr (5.65c8d/AFUU-4.2.3) via EUnet-France id AA20845; Mon, 13 Jan 1997 20:11:42 +0100 (MET) Received: from kernel.panic.julia.de (kernel.panic.julia.de [194.221.49.153]) by alles.intern.julia.de (8.8.4/8.8.4) with ESMTP id UAA04351 for ; Mon, 13 Jan 1997 20:09:37 +0100 From: Ralf Baechle Received: (from ralf@localhost) by kernel.panic.julia.de (8.8.4/8.8.4) id UAA09519 for linux-mips@fnet.fr; Mon, 13 Jan 1997 20:11:02 +0100 Message-Id: <199701131911.UAA09519@kernel.panic.julia.de> Subject: Uploads To: linux-mips@fnet.fr Date: Mon, 13 Jan 1997 20:11:02 +0100 (MET) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Length: 1203 Lines: 34 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hi all, I'm releasing some more binary packages. As usual just untar them into your machine's root for installation. They're available on kernel.panic.julia.de or on ftp.fnet.fr as soon as they have been moved online there. The new version of the binutils fixes the broken .previous pseudo for MIPS using ELF. Also ld was dumping core in binutils-2.7-3 when linking certain programs like insmod. As you may have guessed from that I now have loadable modules working, something which the device driver writers will love. Ralf c403b668ca65b5b61d29b381dca9ee93 binutils/binutils-2.7-4.diff.gz fa85b1a2acdba0a3bb0fec98b5dc8e61 mipsel-linux/binutils-2.7-4.tar.gz 1079e31223fce14de48fff07c50ec3d5 mipsel-linux/groff-1.09.tar.gz 73f88824422f232acf584500b81985a7 mipsel-linux/less-252.tar.gz e2e45bbf34448d26a2ab6164e1cc5876 mipsel-linux/man-1.4d.tar.gz -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: 2.6.3i Charset: latin1 iQCVAwUBMtqIxUckbl6vezDBAQGTnAP+JWxrkkBnJ4GJTUTmGj4xyN54slBHzi7f Sdc5egMdlWI3unJDhJAn+EyOxopCrM9JF8UOsMyozx7aLEEtaD+s6aOpnRTE4kqZ FVTAyu0BAuYS3plAWLGq1SWtUOpippdWLEPrHCKjmQTnMWPBs2W7m9wukZjx+aRi fuMJ0CfkjdE= =fCyy -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- From amitm@amitpc.iso.dec.com Wed Jan 15 09:10:09 1997 Received: from Utopia.EUnet.fr (ns.fnet.fr [192.134.192.2]) by guadalquivir.fnet.fr (8.8.4/8.7.3) with SMTP id JAA04253 for ; Wed, 15 Jan 1997 09:09:46 +0100 (MET) Received: from server21.digital.fr by Utopia.EUnet.fr (5.65c8d/AFUU-4.2.3) via EUnet-France id AA24340; Wed, 15 Jan 1997 09:08:28 +0100 (MET) Received: from tavosf.iso.dec.com (tavosf.iso.dec.com [16.190.64.193]) by server21.digital.fr (8.7.5/8.7) with SMTP id JAA16694 for ; Wed, 15 Jan 1997 09:13:02 +0100 (MET) Received: from amitpc by tavosf.iso.dec.com; (5.65v3.2/1.1.8.2/14Nov95-0345PM) id AA05202; Wed, 15 Jan 1997 09:26:01 +0200 Received: by amitpc.iso.dec.com id (Debian Smail-3.2 1996-Jul-4 #2); Wed, 15 Jan 1997 09:24:29 +0200 (IST) Sender: amitm@amitpc.iso.dec.com (Amit-Margalit) Message-Id: X-Mailer: XFMail 1.0 [p0] on Linux Sender: amitm@amitpc.iso.dec.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Mime-Version: 1.0 Date: Wed, 15 Jan 1997 09:21:55 +0200 (IST) Organization: Digital Equipment Corp. From: Amit Margalit To: Linux-MIPS Mailing List Content-Length: 806 Lines: 16 Hello guys! First I'd like to ask about the status of the DECstation port. Also, I'd like to mention that my DECstation just got a nice boost today. It appears Digital was unable to sell some SIMMs, so a guy in our lab just gave me 64Mb - putting them in I now have 96Mb. I think it would be a wonderful platform to play with once the kernel starts running on this machine (which is a R4000, and doesn't get as far during the boot). Amit ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Amit Margalit - Author of XBanner: http://physics.fullerton.edu/XBanner/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ All information in the above mail message is personal, and does not imply on my employer. None of it should be attributed to my employer. From herrod@cs.stanford.edu Sat Jan 18 00:50:44 1997 Received: from Utopia.EUnet.fr (ns.fnet.fr [192.134.192.2]) by guadalquivir.fnet.fr (8.8.4/8.7.3) with SMTP id AAA21636 for ; Sat, 18 Jan 1997 00:50:43 +0100 (MET) Received: from ncube (ncube.Stanford.EDU) by Utopia.EUnet.fr (5.65c8d/AFUU-4.2.3) via EUnet-France id AA12485; Sat, 18 Jan 1997 00:49:23 +0100 (MET) Received: (from herrod@localhost) by ncube (940816.SGI.8.6.9/8.6.6) id PAA20951; Fri, 17 Jan 1997 15:50:33 -0800 Date: Fri, 17 Jan 1997 15:50:33 -0800 Message-Id: <199701172350.PAA20951@ncube> From: Steve Herrod To: linux-mips@fnet.fr Subject: making a BIG ENDIAN root disk Content-Length: 880 Lines: 26 Hi all, Our work porting linux-mips to run on top of the SimOS machine simulator is coming along well. The kernel is pretty much ready, and now it's time to get a root disk image together. Note that we are simulating a big endian machine. I looked in: ftp.fnet.fr:/linux-mips/filesys and found the little endian version of the filesystem (is this up to date?). I need a big endian version of this image. Does anyone have this? If not, does someone have the source tree (and makefile) from which the complete root disk (binaries and configuration files) can be made. While we're on the subject, I assume that there is a "mkfs" program available somewhere so that I can make my own filesystems... Thanks for the help. Once we get this all together I think it will help make linux-mips development much easier! Steve Herrod http://www-flash.stanford.edu/~herrod/ From ralf@Julia.DE Sat Jan 18 01:17:48 1997 Received: from Utopia.EUnet.fr (ns.fnet.fr [192.134.192.2]) by guadalquivir.fnet.fr (8.8.4/8.7.3) with SMTP id BAA21967 for ; Sat, 18 Jan 1997 01:17:47 +0100 (MET) Received: from alles.intern.julia.de (loehnberg1.core.julia.de) by Utopia.EUnet.fr (5.65c8d/AFUU-4.2.3) via EUnet-France id AA13232; Sat, 18 Jan 1997 01:16:26 +0100 (MET) Received: from kernel.panic.julia.de (kernel.panic.julia.de [194.221.49.153]) by alles.intern.julia.de (8.8.4/8.8.4) with ESMTP id BAA09926 for ; Sat, 18 Jan 1997 01:16:31 +0100 From: Ralf Baechle Received: (from ralf@localhost) by kernel.panic.julia.de (8.8.4/8.8.4) id BAA16689 for linux-mips@fnet.fr; Sat, 18 Jan 1997 01:15:19 +0100 Message-Id: <199701180015.BAA16689@kernel.panic.julia.de> Subject: Re: making a BIG ENDIAN root disk To: linux-mips@fnet.fr Date: Sat, 18 Jan 1997 01:15:18 +0100 (MET) In-Reply-To: <199701172350.PAA20951@ncube> from "Steve Herrod" at Jan 17, 97 03:50:33 pm Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Length: 1878 Lines: 49 Hi Steve, > Our work porting linux-mips to run on top of the SimOS machine > simulator is coming along well. The kernel is pretty much ready, and > now it's time to get a root disk image together. Note that we are > simulating a big endian machine. Sounds good! > I looked in: > > ftp.fnet.fr:/linux-mips/filesys > > and found the little endian version of the filesystem (is this up to > date?). I need a big endian version of this image. Does anyone have > this? I *think* that one is up to date in the sense of being still useable with a mipsel-linux machine. It is however not useable with an big endian machine because it contains little endian ELF binaries. > If not, does someone have the source tree (and makefile) from which > the complete root disk (binaries and configuration files) can be > made. While we're on the subject, I assume that there is a "mkfs" > program available somewhere so that I can make my own filesystems... Get the exfsprogs package from tsx-11.mit.edu in /pub/linux/packages/ext2fs. This is exactly what I'm using, just that I've built an older version. If you made your homeworks right you should be able to create an ext2 filesystem on any big or little endian machine and SimOS running Linux/MIPS should be able to mount, read and write it. All a minimal root filesystem needs is /bin/sh. For testing purposes you don't even need to install a real shell there; I used an assembler written hello world ... Then you need a /dev/ directory. In order to create that use the /dev/MAKEDEV script found on your nearest Linux machine. Or even easier - take the image from ftp.fnet.fr and just replace the binaries on it. > Thanks for the help. Once we get this all together I think it will > help make linux-mips development much easier! (Looking at a useless Sparcstation 20 :-> Ralf (This is my time again ... ;-) From ralf@Julia.DE Mon Jan 20 21:10:01 1997 Received: from Utopia.EUnet.fr (ns.fnet.fr [192.134.192.2]) by guadalquivir.fnet.fr (8.8.4/8.7.3) with SMTP id VAA08078 for ; Mon, 20 Jan 1997 21:09:55 +0100 (MET) Received: from alles.intern.julia.de (loehnberg1.core.julia.de) by Utopia.EUnet.fr (5.65c8d/AFUU-4.2.3) via EUnet-France id AA19911; Mon, 20 Jan 1997 21:08:27 +0100 (MET) Received: from kernel.panic.julia.de (kernel.panic.julia.de [194.221.49.153]) by alles.intern.julia.de (8.8.4/8.8.4) with ESMTP id VAA12859 for ; Mon, 20 Jan 1997 21:08:35 +0100 From: Ralf Baechle Received: (from ralf@localhost) by kernel.panic.julia.de (8.8.4/8.8.4) id VAA05132 for linux-mips@fnet.fr; Mon, 20 Jan 1997 21:08:25 +0100 Message-Id: <199701202008.VAA05132@kernel.panic.julia.de> Subject: More binaries To: linux-mips@fnet.fr Date: Mon, 20 Jan 1997 21:08:24 +0100 (MET) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Length: 1284 Lines: 34 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hi all, I've uploaded more binaries to kernel.panic.julia.de and ftp.fnet.fr. The usual install instructions apply. The binutils release is worth some extra words - I've switched to HJ Lu's source tree from the vanilla FSF/Cygnus source tree. I don't take myself to build cross compiler binaries of 2.7.0.6-1 because my patches will be integrated into HJ Lu's next release which I except for the next days, maybe even still today. Highlights in 2.7.0.6-1 are support for the MIPS16 instruction set used by the TinyRISC series of CPUs and better support for 64 bit ELF on MIPS. Ralf 4624795c7274c342b365e480522f4301 crossdev/src/binutils-2.7.0.6-1.diff.gz 7355a9efae0b3d7c08ed2531115717ef mipsel-linux/binutils-2.7.0.6-1.tar.gz fc2c1c4a9e134b38eaef171dbc77efc2 mipsel-linux/nethack-3.2.2.tar.gz cf6c81e3e2f4041e9935bae95c426811 mipsel-linux/sh-utils-1.15.tar.gz 747307cd9704fe9ddb903dd46c993a53 mipsel-linux/textutils-1.21.tar.gz -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: 2.6.3i Charset: latin1 iQCVAwUBMuPQuEckbl6vezDBAQEQJAQAhNr0bYYLP9BsY2F4UFMjidDCiW/47sHn vPyPKKdJiMYkt8EVqS/B/BlQRYyBinDAn73uacppTpNSClin3jQRtl8gmzUXIk1S uAXuOKt1bmH8Xd/EevWfbwC8CQNHTKLpVuF8qGRiDcU72hjQyMJeLJpjcU3RtwAk WLcCb1JaxvY= =0uEC -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- From ralf@Julia.DE Wed Jan 22 14:44:31 1997 Received: from Utopia.EUnet.fr (ns.fnet.fr [192.134.192.2]) by guadalquivir.fnet.fr (8.8.4/8.7.3) with SMTP id OAA20151 for ; Wed, 22 Jan 1997 14:44:28 +0100 (MET) Received: from alles.intern.julia.de (loehnberg1.core.julia.de) by Utopia.EUnet.fr (5.65c8d/AFUU-4.2.3) via EUnet-France id AA09853; Wed, 22 Jan 1997 14:42:57 +0100 (MET) Received: from kernel.panic.julia.de (kernel.panic.julia.de [194.221.49.153]) by alles.intern.julia.de (8.8.5/8.8.5) with ESMTP id OAA17432 for ; Wed, 22 Jan 1997 14:43:26 +0100 From: Ralf Baechle Received: (from ralf@localhost) by kernel.panic.julia.de (8.8.4/8.8.4) id OAA07300 for linux-mips@fnet.fr; Wed, 22 Jan 1997 14:42:37 +0100 Message-Id: <199701221342.OAA07300@kernel.panic.julia.de> Subject: Which distribution? To: linux-mips@fnet.fr Date: Wed, 22 Jan 1997 14:42:35 +0100 (MET) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Length: 513 Lines: 13 Hi all, as you have seen I've uploaded several binary packages which together almost form a useable Linux distribution for little endian systems. Maintaining a couple of tarballs is a lot of work for both the person who does the packaging and the sysadmin as user of the package, so I want to switch to a real distribution. For me the only two options are Debian and RedHat. Anyway, I'd like to let _you_ people out there the choice, so mail me what you prefer. Use your chance or I'll flip a coin ... Ralf From andy@soft-n-hard.de Wed Jan 22 14:46:43 1997 Received: from Utopia.EUnet.fr (ns.fnet.fr [192.134.192.2]) by guadalquivir.fnet.fr (8.8.4/8.7.3) with SMTP id OAA20189 for ; Wed, 22 Jan 1997 14:46:43 +0100 (MET) Received: from aw.bnc.net (aw.ivm.net) by Utopia.EUnet.fr (5.65c8d/AFUU-4.2.3) via EUnet-France id AA09912; Wed, 22 Jan 1997 14:45:17 +0100 (MET) Received: from newton.soft-n-hard.de (andy@newton.soft-n-hard.de [194.163.66.33]) by aw.bnc.net (8.6.12/8.6.12) with ESMTP id OAA16288 for ; Wed, 22 Jan 1997 14:47:04 +0100 Received: (from andy@localhost) by newton.soft-n-hard.de (8.6.12/8.6.9) id OAA12778; Wed, 22 Jan 1997 14:46:30 +0100 Date: Wed, 22 Jan 1997 14:46:30 +0100 From: Andreas Busse Message-Id: <199701221346.OAA12778@newton.soft-n-hard.de> To: linux-mips@fnet.fr Subject: Re: Which distribution? In-Reply-To: <199701221342.OAA07300@kernel.panic.julia.de> X-Mailer: [XMailTool v3.1.2b] Content-Length: 524 Lines: 17 > > For me the only two options are Debian and RedHat. Anyway, I'd like > to let _you_ people out there the choice, so mail me what you prefer. > Use your chance or I'll flip a coin ... > I'll prefer RedHat. Andy ----------------------------------------------------------- Andreas Busse | andy@soft-n-hard.de Soft N Hard GbR | Phone: +49 2636-970105 Im Hufen Boden 16, D-53498 Waldorf | Fax: +49 2636-970106 ----------------------------------------------------------- From beurton@bp.univ-evry.fr Thu Jan 23 18:10:41 1997 Received: from Utopia.EUnet.fr (ns.fnet.fr [192.134.192.2]) by guadalquivir.fnet.fr (8.8.4/8.7.3) with SMTP id SAA28668 for ; Thu, 23 Jan 1997 18:10:41 +0100 (MET) Received: from louis-blanc.univ-evry.fr by Utopia.EUnet.fr (5.65c8d/AFUU-4.2.3) via EUnet-France id AA26793; Thu, 23 Jan 1997 18:09:14 +0100 (MET) Received: from baudin.univ-evry.fr (baudin.univ-evry.fr [194.199.90.3]) by louis-blanc.univ-evry.fr with ESMTP (8.6.12/97.01.21/louis-blanc); id SAA03840; Thu, 23 Jan 1997 18:10:38 +0100 Received: (beurton@localhost) by baudin.univ-evry.fr (8.6.12/96.11.22/baudin); id SAA09423; Thu, 23 Jan 1997 18:10:38 +0100 Message-Id: <199701231710.SAA09423@baudin.univ-evry.fr> Date: Thu, 23 Jan 1997 18:10:38 +0100 From: Luc Beurton To: linux-mips@fnet.fr Subject: Test: IGNORE Content-Length: 5 Lines: 1 Luc. From chrisr@hp817.speedware.com Thu Jan 23 22:41:26 1997 Received: from Utopia.EUnet.fr (ns.fnet.fr [192.134.192.2]) by guadalquivir.fnet.fr (8.8.4/8.7.3) with SMTP id WAA29990 for ; Thu, 23 Jan 1997 22:41:25 +0100 (MET) Received: from hp817.speedware.com by Utopia.EUnet.fr (5.65c8d/AFUU-4.2.3) via EUnet-France id AA04571; Thu, 23 Jan 1997 22:39:56 +0100 (MET) Received: from [192.197.120.203] (chaos.speedware.com) by hp817.speedware.com with SMTP (1.37.109.16/16.2) id AA026385660; Thu, 23 Jan 1997 16:41:00 -0500 X-Sender: chrisr@ns.speedware.com Message-Id: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Date: Thu, 23 Jan 1997 16:45:17 -0500 To: linux-mips@fnet.fr From: chrisr@hp817.speedware.com (Chris Rupnik) Subject: Status Content-Length: 127 Lines: 6 Hi I am looking for the status of the mips port to the magnum as well as looking for a video card for the box as well Chris From ralf@Julia.DE Fri Jan 24 12:54:56 1997 Received: from Utopia.EUnet.fr (ns.fnet.fr [192.134.192.2]) by guadalquivir.fnet.fr (8.8.4/8.7.3) with SMTP id MAA04642 for ; Fri, 24 Jan 1997 12:54:55 +0100 (MET) Received: from alles.intern.julia.de (loehnberg1.core.julia.de) by Utopia.EUnet.fr (5.65c8d/AFUU-4.2.3) via EUnet-France id AA02287; Fri, 24 Jan 1997 12:53:26 +0100 (MET) Received: from kernel.panic.julia.de (kernel.panic.julia.de [194.221.49.153]) by alles.intern.julia.de (8.8.5/8.8.5) with ESMTP id MAA19943 for ; Fri, 24 Jan 1997 12:53:40 +0100 From: Ralf Baechle Received: (from ralf@localhost) by kernel.panic.julia.de (8.8.4/8.8.4) id MAA11597 for linux-mips@fnet.fr; Fri, 24 Jan 1997 12:53:42 +0100 Message-Id: <199701241153.MAA11597@kernel.panic.julia.de> Subject: Re: Which distribution? To: linux-mips@fnet.fr Date: Fri, 24 Jan 1997 12:53:42 +0100 (MET) In-Reply-To: <199701221342.OAA07300@kernel.panic.julia.de> from "Ralf Baechle" at Jan 22, 97 02:42:35 pm Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Length: 756 Lines: 20 Hi all, I wrote: > as you have seen I've uploaded several binary packages which together > almost form a useable Linux distribution for little endian systems. > Maintaining a couple of tarballs is a lot of work for both the person > who does the packaging and the sysadmin as user of the package, so > I want to switch to a real distribution. > > For me the only two options are Debian and RedHat. Anyway, I'd like > to let _you_ people out there the choice, so mail me what you prefer. > Use your chance or I'll flip a coin ... Ok, no need to flip a coin. The clear winner is RedHat; I received just a single vote for Debian. What I didn't expect was that I would initiate a little flame bait in which specially Debian friends were active. Ralf From Stoned.Elipot@univ-evry.fr Fri Jan 24 13:02:46 1997 Received: from Utopia.EUnet.fr (ns.fnet.fr [192.134.192.2]) by guadalquivir.fnet.fr (8.8.4/8.7.3) with SMTP id NAA04700 for ; Fri, 24 Jan 1997 13:02:45 +0100 (MET) Received: from louis-blanc.univ-evry.fr by Utopia.EUnet.fr (5.65c8d/AFUU-4.2.3) via EUnet-France id AA02516; Fri, 24 Jan 1997 13:01:17 +0100 (MET) Received: from bandsept.univ-evry.fr (bandsept.univ-evry.fr [194.199.90.82]) by louis-blanc.univ-evry.fr with ESMTP (8.6.12/97.01.21/louis-blanc); id NAA08990; Fri, 24 Jan 1997 13:02:41 +0100 Received: from localhost.univ-evry.fr (localhost.univ-evry.fr [127.0.0.1]) by bandsept.univ-evry.fr with SMTP (8.8.4/96.11.22/bandsept); id NAA08205; Fri, 24 Jan 1997 13:01:33 +0100 Message-Id: <199701241201.NAA08205@bandsept.univ-evry.fr> To: linux-mips@fnet.fr Subject: Re: Which distribution? In-Reply-To: <199701241153.MAA11597@kernel.panic.julia.de> X-It: bandsept (wrong OS, but right CPU) X-Mailer: MH 6.8.4 Date: Fri, 24 Jan 1997 13:01:26 +0100 From: Stoned Elipot Content-Length: 411 Lines: 11 On Fri, 24 Jan 1997 12:53:42 +0100 (MET) Ralf Baechle wrote: > Ok, no need to flip a coin. The clear winner is RedHat; I received just > a single vote for Debian. What I didn't expect was that I would > initiate a little flame bait in which specially Debian friends were > active. Hi all, hoops I forget to say... I'm for Debian, but hey people choice have to be followed, at least it should be :) Stoned. From black@squid.gage.com Fri Jan 24 22:07:09 1997 Received: from Utopia.EUnet.fr (ns.fnet.fr [192.134.192.2]) by guadalquivir.fnet.fr (8.8.4/8.7.3) with SMTP id WAA07587 for ; Fri, 24 Jan 1997 22:07:08 +0100 (MET) Received: from fusion.gage.com (brimstone.gage.com) by Utopia.EUnet.fr (5.65c8d/AFUU-4.2.3) via EUnet-France id AA16568; Fri, 24 Jan 1997 22:05:40 +0100 (MET) Received: (from mail@localhost) by fusion.gage.com (8.8.3/8.8.4) id PAA00564 for ; Fri, 24 Jan 1997 15:06:49 -0600 (CST) Received: from octopus.gage.com(158.60.57.50) by fusion.gage.com via smap (V2.0beta) id xma000560; Fri, 24 Jan 97 15:06:19 -0600 Received: from squid.gage.com (squid [158.60.57.101]) by octopus.gage.com (8.7.5/8.7.3) with SMTP id PAA01080 for ; Fri, 24 Jan 1997 15:05:16 -0600 (CST) Received: from schemer by squid.gage.com (NX5.67e/NX3.0S) id AA28561; Fri, 24 Jan 97 15:05:15 -0600 Message-Id: <9701242105.AA28561@squid.gage.com> Received: by schemer.gage.com (NX5.67g/NX3.0X) id AA01717; Fri, 24 Jan 97 15:05:15 -0600 Content-Type: text/plain Mime-Version: 1.0 (NeXT Mail 4.0 v146.2) X-Nextstep-Mailer: Mail 3.3 (Enhance 1.3) Received: by NeXT.Mailer (1.146.2) From: Ben Black Date: Fri, 24 Jan 97 15:05:14 -0600 To: linux-mips@fnet.fr Subject: Re: Linux/MIPS HOWTO Content-Length: 123 Lines: 7 i just got a mips magnum R4000PC-50 and i need to find a video card for it. do you have any suggestions? thanks, b3n From ralf@Julia.DE Fri Jan 24 23:03:38 1997 Received: from Utopia.EUnet.fr (ns.fnet.fr [192.134.192.2]) by guadalquivir.fnet.fr (8.8.4/8.7.3) with SMTP id XAA08037 for ; Fri, 24 Jan 1997 23:03:38 +0100 (MET) Received: from alles.intern.julia.de (loehnberg1.core.julia.de) by Utopia.EUnet.fr (5.65c8d/AFUU-4.2.3) via EUnet-France id AA18230; Fri, 24 Jan 1997 23:02:03 +0100 (MET) Received: from kernel.panic.julia.de (kernel.panic.julia.de [194.221.49.153]) by alles.intern.julia.de (8.8.5/8.8.5) with ESMTP id XAA03572; Fri, 24 Jan 1997 23:02:36 +0100 From: Ralf Baechle Received: (from ralf@localhost) by kernel.panic.julia.de (8.8.4/8.8.4) id XAA00221; Fri, 24 Jan 1997 23:02:09 +0100 Message-Id: <199701242202.XAA00221@kernel.panic.julia.de> Subject: Re: Linux/MIPS HOWTO To: linux-mips@fnet.fr Date: Fri, 24 Jan 1997 23:02:09 +0100 (MET) Cc: black@squid.gage.com In-Reply-To: <9701242105.AA28561@squid.gage.com> from "Ben Black" at Jan 24, 97 03:05:14 pm Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Length: 1775 Lines: 57 > i just got a mips magnum R4000PC-50 and i need to find a video card for it. > do you have any suggestions? Video cards for Magnums are rare. In fact, if you should find a source for them you should really post it here. I however have recently seen a posting to comp.sys.mips which I quote here: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ In article , rji@puma.inmos.co.uk (Richard Ingr am) says: > >Hi, > >I have just got hold of a bare MIPS ARCSystem MILLENNIUM 4000SC-50 and am >looking at getting it working to use with Linux/MIPS and WinNT. Unfortunately >it came with no Graphics Card so I am now on the look out for one. > >If anyone knows of one for sale or can put me in touch with someone who has >one for sale I would be very grateful. As a last resort I could try SGI's >Remarketing Dept but I suspect they only have complete systems for sale (what >do they do with systems that are cannibalised put them in the skip ??). > >Thanks for any help. > >Regards, > >Richard. At last check MIPS remarketing wanted $1100 for the graphics and mouse/audio car d together. Another source is: Carrera Computers 23181 Verdugo Dr. Bldg 100 Laguna Hills, Ca 92653 714-707-5053 Part 09-00177 Mouse board (no Audio)$95 Part 09-00176 Magnum Video card $325 also sun to VGA adapter cables Part 09-00184 Jaguare Video card $600+ Alex Imbastari (sales) Bruce Faust. Boss? Another possibility is that I have an extra one I am holding as a warranty spare that I will no longer need after April 1, 1997 Thanks and Best Regards Joe Westenhaver joe@widind.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Hope that helps you finding a video card. Ralf From worley@idt.com Fri Jan 24 23:08:40 1997 Received: from Utopia.EUnet.fr (ns.fnet.fr [192.134.192.2]) by guadalquivir.fnet.fr (8.8.4/8.7.3) with SMTP id XAA08151 for ; Fri, 24 Jan 1997 23:08:39 +0100 (MET) Received: from gatekeeper.waldorf-gmbh.de by Utopia.EUnet.fr (5.65c8d/AFUU-4.2.3) via EUnet-France id AA18288; Fri, 24 Jan 1997 23:07:09 +0100 (MET) Received: from scotty.waldorf-gmbh.de (root@scotty.waldorf-gmbh.de [193.98.169.1]) by gatekeeper.waldorf-gmbh.de (8.6.12/8.6.9) with ESMTP id AAA26249 for ; Sat, 25 Jan 1997 00:08:54 +0100 Received: from mail2.pilot.net (mail2.pilot.net [198.232.147.11]) by scotty.waldorf-gmbh.de (8.6.12/8.6.12) with ESMTP id VAA00463 for ; Fri, 24 Jan 1997 21:45:04 +0100 Received: from idt.com (unknown-5-20.idt.com [157.165.5.20]) by mail2.pilot.net with SMTP id OAA23676 for ; Fri, 24 Jan 1997 14:08:18 -0800 (PST) Received: from Eng.idt.com (root@maxwell.Eng.idt.com [157.165.21.24]) by idt.com (8.6.12/8.6.12) with ESMTP id OAA27856; Fri, 24 Jan 1997 14:08:17 -0800 Received: from baron.Eng.idt.com (baron.Eng.idt.com [157.165.61.104]) by Eng.idt.com (8.6.12/8.6.12) with ESMTP id OAA20784 ; Fri, 24 Jan 1997 14:08:15 -0800 Received: from baron (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by baron.Eng.idt.com (8.6.12/8.6.12) with SMTP id OAA01031; Fri, 24 Jan 1997 14:08:12 -0800 Sender: worley@idt.com Message-Id: <32E932CB.2781E494@idt.com> Date: Fri, 24 Jan 1997 14:08:11 -0800 From: John Shelby Worley Organization: Integrated Device Technologies X-Mailer: Mozilla 3.0 (X11; I; SunOS 4.1.3_U1 sun4c) Mime-Version: 1.0 To: linux@waldorf-gmbh.de Cc: worley@Eng.idt.com, forbes@Eng.idt.com, ifrank@idt.com Subject: Looking for LINUX/MIPS information Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Length: 528 Lines: 17 Hi - I am looking for up-to-date status on the LINUX/MIPS port. We are interested in getting LINUX running on our MIPS processor families (3000, 4000 and 5000) and would be willing to submit our development results for inclusion. Here are some of the questions we have: ? Supported MIPS processors ? 32 and 62 bit support ? Big-endian and little-endian support ? Network, serial and storage drivers available I look forward to hearing from you ... Regards, John Worley worley@idt.com From pab@RMnet.IT Sat Jan 25 04:56:08 1997 Received: from Utopia.EUnet.fr (ns.fnet.fr [192.134.192.2]) by guadalquivir.fnet.fr (8.8.4/8.7.3) with SMTP id EAA10823 for ; Sat, 25 Jan 1997 04:56:07 +0100 (MET) Received: from malcolm.rmnet.it by Utopia.EUnet.fr (5.65c8d/AFUU-4.2.3) via EUnet-France id AA26662; Sat, 25 Jan 1997 04:54:38 +0100 (MET) Received: (from pab@localhost) by malcolm.rmnet.it (8.7.3/8.6.9) id EAA10036 for linux-mips@fnet.fr; Sat, 25 Jan 1997 04:55:44 +0100 From: Paolo Bevilacqua Message-Id: <199701250355.EAA10036@malcolm.rmnet.it> Subject: MIPS Magnum 4000PC info? (fwd) To: linux-mips@fnet.fr Date: Sat, 25 Jan 1997 04:55:44 +0100 (MET) X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.4 PL23] Content-Type: text Content-Length: 994 Lines: 36 Hi guys, Another floating Mag has been rescued :) /pab Forwarded message: > From sclawson@fast.cs.utah.edu Sat Jan 25 00:44:03 1997 > From: sclawson@fast.cs.utah.edu (steve clawson) > Message-Id: <199701242344.QAA13133@fast.cs.utah.edu> > Subject: MIPS Magnum 4000PC info? > To: pab@uni.net > Date: Fri, 24 Jan 1997 16:44:03 -0700 (MST) > X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.4 PL25] > MIME-Version: 1.0 > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII > Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > X-Info: UniNet by Unidata > > I just ended up with a MIPS Magnum 4000PC that I'd like to try > and get Linux up and running on. Unfortunately my machine didn't come > with much of anything (including any documentation, configuration > disks or a video board). In Magnum4000-HOWTO you mentioned something > about a configuration disk, could you possibly send me an image of > that disk? > > > > thanks, > > steve > > -- > // stephen clawson sclawson@cs.utah.edu > // university of utah > From ralf@Julia.DE Sat Jan 25 05:11:58 1997 Received: from Utopia.EUnet.fr (ns.fnet.fr [192.134.192.2]) by guadalquivir.fnet.fr (8.8.4/8.7.3) with SMTP id FAA11097 for ; Sat, 25 Jan 1997 05:11:57 +0100 (MET) Received: from alles.intern.julia.de (loehnberg1.core.julia.de) by Utopia.EUnet.fr (5.65c8d/AFUU-4.2.3) via EUnet-France id AA27012; Sat, 25 Jan 1997 05:10:28 +0100 (MET) Received: from kernel.panic.julia.de (kernel.panic.julia.de [194.221.49.153]) by alles.intern.julia.de (8.8.5/8.8.5) with ESMTP id FAA08241; Sat, 25 Jan 1997 05:11:12 +0100 From: Ralf Baechle Received: (from ralf@localhost) by kernel.panic.julia.de (8.8.4/8.8.4) id FAA00904; Sat, 25 Jan 1997 05:10:48 +0100 Message-Id: <199701250410.FAA00904@kernel.panic.julia.de> Subject: Re: MIPS Magnum 4000PC info? (fwd) To: linux-mips@fnet.fr, sclawson@fast.cs.utah.edu Date: Sat, 25 Jan 1997 05:10:47 +0100 (MET) In-Reply-To: <199701250355.EAA10036@malcolm.rmnet.it> from "Paolo Bevilacqua" at Jan 25, 97 04:55:44 am Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Length: 2302 Lines: 70 Hi, > > I just ended up with a MIPS Magnum 4000PC that I'd like to try > > and get Linux up and running on. Unfortunately my machine didn't come > > with much of anything (including any documentation, configuration > > disks or a video board). In Magnum4000-HOWTO you mentioned something > > about a configuration disk, could you possibly send me an image of > > that disk? The config disk is available on ftp.fnet.fr:/linux-mips/. Not an image but a pkzip archive from which you can build the config file just follow the included documentation. Once again my posting about video cards (the third time I send it out today ...): Video cards for Magnums are rare. In fact, if you should find a source for them you should really post it here. I however have recently seen a posting to comp.sys.mips which I quote here: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ In article , rji@puma.inmos.co.uk (Richard Ingr am) says: > >Hi, > >I have just got hold of a bare MIPS ARCSystem MILLENNIUM 4000SC-50 and am >looking at getting it working to use with Linux/MIPS and WinNT. Unfortunately >it came with no Graphics Card so I am now on the look out for one. > >If anyone knows of one for sale or can put me in touch with someone who has >one for sale I would be very grateful. As a last resort I could try SGI's >Remarketing Dept but I suspect they only have complete systems for sale (what >do they do with systems that are cannibalised put them in the skip ??). > >Thanks for any help. > >Regards, > >Richard. At last check MIPS remarketing wanted $1100 for the graphics and mouse/audio car d together. Another source is: Carrera Computers 23181 Verdugo Dr. Bldg 100 Laguna Hills, Ca 92653 714-707-5053 Part 09-00177 Mouse board (no Audio)$95 Part 09-00176 Magnum Video card $325 also sun to VGA adapter cables Part 09-00184 Jaguare Video card $600+ Alex Imbastari (sales) Bruce Faust. Boss? Another possibility is that I have an extra one I am holding as a warranty spare that I will no longer need after April 1, 1997 Thanks and Best Regards Joe Westenhaver joe@widind.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Hope that helps you finding a video card. Ralf From fpolacco@icenet.fi Sat Jan 25 23:43:34 1997 Received: from Utopia.EUnet.fr (ns.fnet.fr [192.134.192.2]) by guadalquivir.fnet.fr (8.8.4/8.7.3) with SMTP id XAA14878 for ; Sat, 25 Jan 1997 23:43:32 +0100 (MET) Received: from pinta.kolumbus.fi by Utopia.EUnet.fr (5.65c8d/AFUU-4.2.3) via EUnet-France id AA20905; Sat, 25 Jan 1997 23:42:01 +0100 (MET) Received: from icenet.fi (root@icenet.fi [194.240.188.10]) by pinta.kolumbus.fi (8.8.3/8.7.3) with SMTP id AAA05534; Sun, 26 Jan 1997 00:40:14 +0200 (EET) Received: from pongo by icenet.fi (SMI-8.6/SMI-SVR4) id AAA27808; Sun, 26 Jan 1997 00:44:46 +0200 Sender: fabrizio@icebox.fnet.fr Message-Id: <32EA7759.27EC62E3@icenet.fi> Date: Sat, 25 Jan 1997 23:12:57 +0200 From: Fabrizio Polacco Organization: a real disaster! X-Mailer: Mozilla 3.01 (X11; I; Linux 2.0.0 i486) Mime-Version: 1.0 To: Ralf Baechle Cc: linux-mips@fnet.fr Subject: Re: Which distribution? Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Length: 904 Lines: 24 Ralf Baechle wrote: > > For me the only two options are Debian and RedHat. Anyway, I'd like > to let _you_ people out there the choice, so mail me what you prefer. > Use your chance or I'll flip a coin ... > Well, I'd be very happy to help you to port Debian. The problem aren't the volunteers (we're plenty of, here, even too many), but the hardware: there aren't MIPS 'round here (as far that I can see). If you think I could be useful anyway, please don't hesitate to whistle. Cheers, Fabrizio -- +---------------------------------------------------------------+ | fpolacco@icenet.fi fpolacco@debian.org fpolacco@megabaud.fi | | fingerprint 70 1A 72 2D 2B C8 A5 63 7A C2 CC E0 2A 54 AE DA | | finger for PGP key: fpolacco@master.debian.org | > non scampa, tra chi veste da parata, chi veste una risata.[fg]| +---------------------------------------------------------------+ From dom@algor.co.uk Tue Jan 28 13:13:45 1997 Received: from Utopia.EUnet.fr (ns.fnet.fr [192.134.192.2]) by guadalquivir.fnet.fr (8.8.4/8.7.3) with SMTP id NAA01122 for ; Tue, 28 Jan 1997 13:13:45 +0100 (MET) Received: from moorgate.algor.co.uk by Utopia.EUnet.fr (5.65c8d/AFUU-4.2.3) via EUnet-France id AA03177; Tue, 28 Jan 1997 13:11:36 +0100 (MET) Received: from bank.algor.co.uk (bank.algor.co.uk [193.117.190.11]) by moorgate.algor.co.uk (8.7.4/8.7.3) with SMTP id MAA04810 for ; Tue, 28 Jan 1997 12:12:50 GMT Date: Tue, 28 Jan 97 12:12:49 GMT Message-Id: <17731.9701281212@bank.algor.co.uk> From: Dom Sweetman To: linux-mips@fnet.fr Subject: hardware free to productive linux hackers. Mime-Version: 1.0 (generated by tm-edit 7.66) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Length: 1570 Lines: 43 [Resending - many apologies if you have had this message before, but I still haven't had it sent back to me from the list] We have some P-4032 boards returned from a customer who's finished their development, and I'd be happy to give some away in the hope of getting some software ported. I guess we could make up to three available to Linux people. Just to remind you, the P-4032 consists of: o Vr4300-133 CPU (a full R4x00 instruction set, FP and MMU). o two regular PCI bus slots. o Ethernet, SCSI, 2xRS232, Centronics, Keyboard, NVRAM/Calendar all onboard. Full details on our web site (www.algor.co.uk) or just download the manual (postscript) and print it. We can supply or point you at sample drivers for all the onboard devices. Are you a candidate for this self-interested generosity? The choice will depend on questions like this: o I guess the more experienced hackers would get Linux up and running with perhaps 10-20 days effort. Can you get to within a factor of three of this? o Do you have some 'leisure' available to devote to this project? o Do you have a specific interest in 'embedded' features? eg diskless operation, operation with remote console, operation (including reboot) with unpredictable levels of attention... Let me know. Dominic Sweetman phone: +44 171 700 3301 Algorithmics Ltd home: +44 171 226 0032 3 Drayton Park fax: +44 171 700 3400 London N5 1NU email: dom@algor.co.uk ENGLAND. www: http://www.algor.co.uk From pefo@enea.se Tue Jan 28 13:44:21 1997 Received: from Utopia.EUnet.fr (ns.fnet.fr [192.134.192.2]) by guadalquivir.fnet.fr (8.8.4/8.7.3) with SMTP id NAA01471 for ; Tue, 28 Jan 1997 13:44:20 +0100 (MET) Received: from outside.enea.se (gateway.enea.se) by Utopia.EUnet.fr (5.65c8d/AFUU-4.2.3) via EUnet-France id AA04292; Tue, 28 Jan 1997 13:42:41 +0100 (MET) Received: by outside.enea.se (8.6.9/8.6.9) id NAA26577 for ; Tue, 28 Jan 1997 13:45:21 +0100 Received: by outside via smap (V1.3) id sma026572; Tue Jan 28 13:45:21 1997 Received: (from pefo@localhost) by enea.se (8.8.2/8.7.1) id NAA12362 for linux-mips@fnet.fr; Tue, 28 Jan 1997 13:43:03 +0100 (MET) From: Per Fogelstrom Message-Id: <199701281243.NAA12362@gordon.enea.se> Subject: Re: hardware free to productive linux hackers. To: linux-mips@fnet.fr Date: Tue, 28 Jan 1997 13:43:02 +0100 (MET) In-Reply-To: <17731.9701281212@bank.algor.co.uk> from "Dom Sweetman" at Jan 28, 97 12:12:49 pm X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.4 PL23] Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Length: 398 Lines: 16 > > We have some P-4032 boards returned from a customer who's finished > their development, and I'd be happy to give some away in the hope of > getting some software ported. I guess we could make up to three > available to Linux people. > Hi Dom, Still any interest in an OpenBSD port? Or is it Linux only that counts? Wanna take a bet on how fast i can do an OpenBSD port? 24hrs? :-) Per From pefo@enea.se Tue Jan 28 13:53:27 1997 Received: from Utopia.EUnet.fr (ns.fnet.fr [192.134.192.2]) by guadalquivir.fnet.fr (8.8.4/8.7.3) with SMTP id NAA01533 for ; Tue, 28 Jan 1997 13:53:27 +0100 (MET) Received: from outside.enea.se (gateway.enea.se) by Utopia.EUnet.fr (5.65c8d/AFUU-4.2.3) via EUnet-France id AA04487; Tue, 28 Jan 1997 13:51:43 +0100 (MET) Received: by outside.enea.se (8.6.9/8.6.9) id NAA05123 for ; Tue, 28 Jan 1997 13:54:27 +0100 Received: by outside via smap (V1.3) id sma005117; Tue Jan 28 13:54:16 1997 Received: (from pefo@localhost) by enea.se (8.8.2/8.7.1) id NAA13726 for linux-mips@fnet.fr; Tue, 28 Jan 1997 13:51:57 +0100 (MET) From: Per Fogelstrom Message-Id: <199701281251.NAA13726@gordon.enea.se> Subject: Re: hardware free to productive linux hackers. To: linux-mips@fnet.fr Date: Tue, 28 Jan 1997 13:51:56 +0100 (MET) In-Reply-To: <199701281243.NAA12362@gordon.enea.se> from "Per Fogelstrom" at Jan 28, 97 01:43:02 pm X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.4 PL23] Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Length: 512 Lines: 19 > > > > > We have some P-4032 boards returned from a customer who's finished > > their development, and I'd be happy to give some away in the hope of > > getting some software ported. I guess we could make up to three > > available to Linux people. > > > > Hi Dom, > > > Still any interest in an OpenBSD port? Or is it Linux only that counts? > > Wanna take a bet on how fast i can do an OpenBSD port? 24hrs? :-) > Heh! Naughty to have "Reply to:" set to the list... ;-) How about a race, Ralf? ;-) From ralf@Julia.DE Tue Jan 28 14:57:26 1997 Received: from Utopia.EUnet.fr (ns.fnet.fr [192.134.192.2]) by guadalquivir.fnet.fr (8.8.4/8.7.3) with SMTP id OAA02153 for ; Tue, 28 Jan 1997 14:57:25 +0100 (MET) Received: from alles.intern.julia.de (loehnberg1.core.julia.de) by Utopia.EUnet.fr (5.65c8d/AFUU-4.2.3) via EUnet-France id AA06643; Tue, 28 Jan 1997 14:55:30 +0100 (MET) Received: from kernel.panic.julia.de (kernel.panic.julia.de [194.221.49.153]) by alles.intern.julia.de (8.8.5/8.8.5) with ESMTP id OAA29806 for ; Tue, 28 Jan 1997 14:56:00 +0100 From: Ralf Baechle Received: (from ralf@localhost) by kernel.panic.julia.de (8.8.4/8.8.4) id OAA01803 for linux-mips@fnet.fr; Tue, 28 Jan 1997 14:55:46 +0100 Message-Id: <199701281355.OAA01803@kernel.panic.julia.de> Subject: Re: hardware free to productive linux hackers. To: linux-mips@fnet.fr Date: Tue, 28 Jan 1997 14:55:46 +0100 (MET) In-Reply-To: <199701281251.NAA13726@gordon.enea.se> from "Per Fogelstrom" at Jan 28, 97 01:51:56 pm Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Length: 746 Lines: 23 > > Still any interest in an OpenBSD port? Or is it Linux only that counts? Algorithmics has done it's own BSD port. > > Wanna take a bet on how fast i can do an OpenBSD port? 24hrs? :-) > > > > Heh! Naughty to have "Reply to:" set to the list... ;-) > > How about a race, Ralf? ;-) Iff I didn't currently have other priorities I'd take that challenge. RM200 to the first shell prompt (including sleep & unpacking :-) was 46h. Had to be fast, because my Acer broke a few days before last year's Linux Kongress in Berlin ... I think we should somewhen meet in Sweeden for that :-) Ralf (Aside of that every little bit of CPU I can get hold of is currently configured to brute force RC5, not to compile. Who want's to donate CPU :-) From tor@spacetec.no Tue Jan 28 15:10:49 1997 Received: from Utopia.EUnet.fr (ns.fnet.fr [192.134.192.2]) by guadalquivir.fnet.fr (8.8.4/8.7.3) with SMTP id PAA02423 for ; Tue, 28 Jan 1997 15:10:48 +0100 (MET) Received: from pallas.spacetec.no by Utopia.EUnet.fr (5.65c8d/AFUU-4.2.3) via EUnet-France id AA07047; Tue, 28 Jan 1997 15:09:14 +0100 (MET) Received: (from tor@localhost) by pallas.spacetec.no (8.7.1/8.7.1) id PAA31102 for linux-mips@fnet.fr; Tue, 28 Jan 1997 15:14:01 +0100 Message-Id: <199701281414.PAA31102@pallas.spacetec.no> From: tor@spacetec.no (Tor Arntsen) Date: Tue, 28 Jan 1997 15:14:00 +0100 In-Reply-To: Ralf Baechle "Re: hardware free to productive linux hackers." (Jan 28, 15:01) X-Mailer: Mail User's Shell (7.2.5 10/14/92) To: linux-mips@fnet.fr Subject: Re: hardware free to productive linux hackers. Content-Length: 350 Lines: 7 Speaking about hardware, did anyone respond to the message from the guy at IDT the other day? Seems like there more interest around from companies these days to get Linux running on their boards.. Tor (looking forward for March to arrive so I can be back in my office and fire up my M700-10, been away from it for three quarters of a year now) From pefo@enea.se Tue Jan 28 15:18:14 1997 Received: from Utopia.EUnet.fr (ns.fnet.fr [192.134.192.2]) by guadalquivir.fnet.fr (8.8.4/8.7.3) with SMTP id PAA02474 for ; Tue, 28 Jan 1997 15:18:14 +0100 (MET) Received: from outside.enea.se (gateway.enea.se) by Utopia.EUnet.fr (5.65c8d/AFUU-4.2.3) via EUnet-France id AA07326; Tue, 28 Jan 1997 15:16:39 +0100 (MET) Received: by outside.enea.se (8.6.9/8.6.9) id PAA07396 for ; Tue, 28 Jan 1997 15:19:26 +0100 Received: by outside via smap (V1.3) id sma007394; Tue Jan 28 15:19:03 1997 Received: (from pefo@localhost) by enea.se (8.8.2/8.7.1) id PAA26313 for linux-mips@fnet.fr; Tue, 28 Jan 1997 15:16:43 +0100 (MET) From: Per Fogelstrom Message-Id: <199701281416.PAA26313@gordon.enea.se> Subject: Re: hardware free to productive linux hackers. To: linux-mips@fnet.fr Date: Tue, 28 Jan 1997 15:16:43 +0100 (MET) In-Reply-To: <199701281355.OAA01803@kernel.panic.julia.de> from "Ralf Baechle" at Jan 28, 97 02:55:46 pm X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.4 PL23] Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Length: 1107 Lines: 32 > > > > Still any interest in an OpenBSD port? Or is it Linux only that counts? > > Algorithmics has done it's own BSD port. > What a pity, it would have been fun doing it... ;-) > > > Wanna take a bet on how fast i can do an OpenBSD port? 24hrs? :-) > > > > > > > Heh! Naughty to have "Reply to:" set to the list... ;-) > > > > How about a race, Ralf? ;-) > > Iff I didn't currently have other priorities I'd take that challenge. > RM200 to the first shell prompt (including sleep & unpacking :-) was > 46h. Had to be fast, because my Acer broke a few days before last year's > Linux Kongress in Berlin ... > Bah! It doesn't count! It was to similar to what you had before. (Acer) ;-) I had my Tyne running diskless after only a couple of hours hacking. Brag brag!! ;-) BTW, Xfree86 3.2A will have a server that work with OpenBSD on the PICA and on the TYNE. Do you have anything working with Linux yet? Otherwise perhaps you can use something from that stuff. So far i have only made it work with S3 type boards as that is the only stuff i have. Anyway, keep up the good hacking Ralf! Per From ralf@Julia.DE Tue Jan 28 15:21:15 1997 Received: from Utopia.EUnet.fr (ns.fnet.fr [192.134.192.2]) by guadalquivir.fnet.fr (8.8.4/8.7.3) with SMTP id PAA02708 for ; Tue, 28 Jan 1997 15:21:14 +0100 (MET) Received: from alles.intern.julia.de (loehnberg1.core.julia.de) by Utopia.EUnet.fr (5.65c8d/AFUU-4.2.3) via EUnet-France id AA07390; Tue, 28 Jan 1997 15:19:37 +0100 (MET) Received: from kernel.panic.julia.de (kernel.panic.julia.de [194.221.49.153]) by alles.intern.julia.de (8.8.5/8.8.5) with ESMTP id PAA30179 for ; Tue, 28 Jan 1997 15:20:09 +0100 From: Ralf Baechle Received: (from ralf@localhost) by kernel.panic.julia.de (8.8.4/8.8.4) id PAA01898 for linux-mips@fnet.fr; Tue, 28 Jan 1997 15:19:55 +0100 Message-Id: <199701281419.PAA01898@kernel.panic.julia.de> Subject: Re: hardware free to productive linux hackers. To: linux-mips@fnet.fr Date: Tue, 28 Jan 1997 15:19:54 +0100 (MET) In-Reply-To: <199701281414.PAA31102@pallas.spacetec.no> from "Tor Arntsen" at Jan 28, 97 03:14:00 pm Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Length: 247 Lines: 7 > Speaking about hardware, did anyone respond to the message from the guy at > IDT the other day? Seems like there more interest around from companies > these days to get Linux running on their boards.. Yes, I've answered him already. Ralf From ralf@Julia.DE Tue Jan 28 15:29:05 1997 Received: from Utopia.EUnet.fr (ns.fnet.fr [192.134.192.2]) by guadalquivir.fnet.fr (8.8.4/8.7.3) with SMTP id PAA02759 for ; Tue, 28 Jan 1997 15:29:05 +0100 (MET) Received: from alles.intern.julia.de (loehnberg1.core.julia.de) by Utopia.EUnet.fr (5.65c8d/AFUU-4.2.3) via EUnet-France id AA07804; Tue, 28 Jan 1997 15:27:28 +0100 (MET) Received: from kernel.panic.julia.de (kernel.panic.julia.de [194.221.49.153]) by alles.intern.julia.de (8.8.5/8.8.5) with ESMTP id PAA30294 for ; Tue, 28 Jan 1997 15:27:59 +0100 From: Ralf Baechle Received: (from ralf@localhost) by kernel.panic.julia.de (8.8.4/8.8.4) id PAA01928 for linux-mips@fnet.fr; Tue, 28 Jan 1997 15:27:45 +0100 Message-Id: <199701281427.PAA01928@kernel.panic.julia.de> Subject: Re: hardware free to productive linux hackers. To: linux-mips@fnet.fr Date: Tue, 28 Jan 1997 15:27:45 +0100 (MET) In-Reply-To: <199701281416.PAA26313@gordon.enea.se> from "Per Fogelstrom" at Jan 28, 97 03:16:43 pm Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Length: 1110 Lines: 29 > > Iff I didn't currently have other priorities I'd take that challenge. > > RM200 to the first shell prompt (including sleep & unpacking :-) was > > 46h. Had to be fast, because my Acer broke a few days before last year's > > Linux Kongress in Berlin ... > > > Bah! It doesn't count! It was to similar to what you had before. (Acer) ;-) > I had my Tyne running diskless after only a couple of hours hacking. > Brag brag!! ;-) - I still don't have any docs about the RM200. - It takes my good 'ol 486 an hour to build a kernel :-) (That's like Bodybuilders & posing, just for programmers :-) > BTW, Xfree86 3.2A will have a server that work with OpenBSD on the PICA > and on the TYNE. Do you have anything working with Linux yet? Otherwise > perhaps you can use something from that stuff. So far i have only made > it work with S3 type boards as that is the only stuff i have. I haven't even switched on my Acer for quite some time ... It's some month since I put my fingers on some X hacking for M700, but I stopped due to lack of time. > Anyway, keep up the good hacking Ralf! Thanks! Ralf From tyree@suntan.eng.usf.edu Tue Jan 28 17:00:09 1997 Received: from Utopia.EUnet.fr (ns.fnet.fr [192.134.192.2]) by guadalquivir.fnet.fr (8.8.4/8.7.3) with SMTP id RAA03778 for ; Tue, 28 Jan 1997 17:00:06 +0100 (MET) Received: from suntan.eng.usf.edu by Utopia.EUnet.fr (5.65c8d/AFUU-4.2.3) via EUnet-France id AA11107; Tue, 28 Jan 1997 16:58:30 +0100 (MET) Received: from ipro.lug.usf.edu (ppp259.cfr.usf.edu [131.247.167.3]) by suntan.eng.usf.edu (8.8.5/8.8.5) with SMTP id KAA18211 for ; Tue, 28 Jan 1997 10:58:53 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <32EE1538.52BB@suntan.eng.usf.edu> Date: Tue, 28 Jan 1997 10:03:20 -0500 From: David Tyree X-Mailer: Mozilla 2.01Gold (Win95; I) Mime-Version: 1.0 To: linux-mips@fnet.fr Subject: R4000 X-Url: http://lena.fnet.fr/ Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Length: 361 Lines: 23 I'm considering buying a: MIPS Magnum 4000PC-50 "Barebone" System ARCSystem Includes: 50 Mhz RISC processor included Case Power Supply Motherboard Ethernet Card Audio Card will linux support this? (What devices will it support. ie SCSI, IDE ? ) Any information you have will be helpful. Thanks David Spencer Tyree From rraffer1@osf1.gmu.edu Tue Jan 28 20:13:02 1997 Received: from Utopia.EUnet.fr (ns.fnet.fr [192.134.192.2]) by guadalquivir.fnet.fr (8.8.4/8.7.3) with SMTP id UAA04723 for ; Tue, 28 Jan 1997 20:13:01 +0100 (MET) Received: from osf1.gmu.edu by Utopia.EUnet.fr (5.65c8d/AFUU-4.2.3) via EUnet-France id AA15196; Tue, 28 Jan 1997 20:11:28 +0100 (MET) Received: from localhost by osf1.gmu.edu; (5.65v3.2/1.1.8.2/07Sep94-1001AM/GMUv3) id AA00314; Tue, 28 Jan 1997 14:12:54 -0500 Date: Tue, 28 Jan 1997 14:12:54 -0500 (EST) From: Ryan Rafferty To: linux-mips@fnet.fr Subject: Linux/MIPS mailing list? Message-Id: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Content-Length: 106 Lines: 8 Is therea mailing list for the Linux/MIPS port? If so, what is the address? Thank you, Ryan Rafferty From mjbraun@artsci.wustl.edu Wed Jan 29 06:47:01 1997 Received: from Utopia.EUnet.fr (ns.fnet.fr [192.134.192.2]) by guadalquivir.fnet.fr (8.8.4/8.7.3) with SMTP id GAA08382 for ; Wed, 29 Jan 1997 06:47:00 +0100 (MET) Received: from artsci.wustl.edu by Utopia.EUnet.fr (5.65c8d/AFUU-4.2.3) via EUnet-France id AA05067; Wed, 29 Jan 1997 06:45:25 +0100 (MET) Received: from [128.252.22.5] by artsci.wustl.edu (SMI-8.6/ECL-A1.27) id XAA15909; Tue, 28 Jan 1997 23:38:32 -0600 X-Sender: mjbraun@mail.artsci.wustl.edu Message-Id: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Date: Tue, 28 Jan 1997 23:39:03 -0600 To: linux-mips@fnet.fr From: mjbraun@artsci.wustl.edu (Matt Braun) Subject: Mailing list info Content-Length: 121 Lines: 6 Please send me information on Linux/Mips. Thanks! -Matt "I've had a wonderful time. But this wasn't it." -Groucho Marx From imp@village.org Wed Jan 29 06:45:06 1997 Received: from Utopia.EUnet.fr (ns.fnet.fr [192.134.192.2]) by guadalquivir.fnet.fr (8.8.4/8.7.3) with SMTP id GAA08353 for ; Wed, 29 Jan 1997 06:45:05 +0100 (MET) Received: from rover.village.org by Utopia.EUnet.fr (5.65c8d/AFUU-4.2.3) via EUnet-France id AA05049; Wed, 29 Jan 1997 06:43:27 +0100 (MET) Received: from rover.village.org [127.0.0.1] by rover.village.org with esmtp (Exim 0.56 #1) id E0vpSpF-0004bD-00; Tue, 28 Jan 1997 22:44:49 -0700 To: linux-mips@fnet.fr Subject: Re: hardware free to productive linux hackers. In-Reply-To: Your message of "Tue, 28 Jan 1997 15:16:43 +0100." <199701281416.PAA26313@gordon.enea.se> References: <199701281416.PAA26313@gordon.enea.se> Date: Tue, 28 Jan 1997 22:44:49 -0700 From: Warner Losh Message-Id: Content-Length: 857 Lines: 18 In message <199701281416.PAA26313@gordon.enea.se> Per Fogelstrom writes: : BTW, Xfree86 3.2A will have a server that work with OpenBSD on the PICA : and on the TYNE. Do you have anything working with Linux yet? Otherwise : perhaps you can use something from that stuff. So far i have only made : it work with S3 type boards as that is the only stuff i have. I have the X server compiled on my rPC44 now, but the kernel support is lacking the mmap for my machine, so this list may grow some soon! Not too soon, since I just landed a fulltime consulting gig that makes me go to their office for several hours a day. However, it is better than starving :-). Hopefully this gig will buy me some breathing room to get X up on my OpenBSD box (the rPC44) as well as some time to revisit Linux/MIPS. Anyway, I'm glad to see traffic on this list again. Warner From jarth@www.dma.be Wed Jan 29 13:20:38 1997 Received: from Utopia.EUnet.fr (ns.fnet.fr [192.134.192.2]) by guadalquivir.fnet.fr (8.8.4/8.7.3) with SMTP id NAA10118 for ; Wed, 29 Jan 1997 13:20:34 +0100 (MET) Received: from www.dma.be by Utopia.EUnet.fr (5.65c8d/AFUU-4.2.3) via EUnet-France id AA17214; Wed, 29 Jan 1997 13:18:59 +0100 (MET) Received: from cyb_0008.dma.be (cyb_0008.dma.be [193.74.242.27]) by www.dma.be (8.6.12/8.6.12) with SMTP id NAA11758 for ; Wed, 29 Jan 1997 13:18:59 +0100 Message-Id: <32EF605D.3B7A@www.dma.be> Date: Wed, 29 Jan 1997 15:36:13 +0100 From: @www.dma.be@Utopia.EUnet.fr Organization: dma X-Mailer: Mozilla 2.0 (Win95; I) Mime-Version: 1.0 To: linux-mips@fnet.fr Subject: MIPS R3300 box X-Url: http://lena.fnet.fr/#second Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Length: 1194 Lines: 24 hi, I have an older mips box (Prime Computers) and for what i've heard the company stopped supporting the hardware. My question is : 'Can linux run on this 'probably' costumary system. For all i know it runs on a MIPS 3000/3300 but i'm not sure coz i last used it 2 yrs. ago. I've only had a chance to get to know linux briefly but from what i've seen it's a more than allright system, still i wonder if there's a solid software-base around. I know about compilers and some text-editors. But what about Word-processors, Graphics-systems and also Entertainment. By the way is there some kind of linux hardware-platform ? If there isn't i guess a MIPS/CPU wouldn't be such a 'bad' choice. I've been a WIN/TEL user for a 'to' long time i guess, got to spoiled by that 'massive' software base. I can still remember having A LOT more fun using an old DAI/computer wich ran faster than the first XT/pc's. For all i know the past years sometimes seem a P.ersonal C.atastrophy if i only look back at all the trouble the WIN/TEL duo put me thru. So, if you can send me somea mail about a PRIME COMPUTERS MIPS R3000/3300 software i'd really appreciate that. CYA & THANX E-mail : jarth@www.dma.be From linux@mailhost.uni-koblenz.de Thu Jan 30 02:13:51 1997 Received: from Utopia.EUnet.fr (ns.fnet.fr [192.134.192.2]) by guadalquivir.fnet.fr (8.8.5/8.7.3) with SMTP id CAA14309 for ; Thu, 30 Jan 1997 02:13:50 +0100 (MET) Received: from informatik.uni-koblenz.de (mailhost.uni-koblenz.de) by Utopia.EUnet.fr (5.65c8d/AFUU-4.2.3) via EUnet-France id AA09825; Thu, 30 Jan 1997 02:12:13 +0100 (MET) Received: from ozzy (linux@ozzy.uni-koblenz.de [141.26.5.8]) by informatik.uni-koblenz.de (8.7.5/8.6.9) with SMTP id CAA11277 for ; Thu, 30 Jan 1997 02:13:28 +0100 (MET) From: Systemkennung Linux Message-Id: <199701300113.CAA11277@informatik.uni-koblenz.de> Received: by ozzy (SMI-8.6/KO-2.0) id CAA19998; Thu, 30 Jan 1997 02:13:25 +0100 Subject: New patch version: Display and keyboard drivers configuration option for embedded systems (fwd) To: linux-mips@fnet.fr Date: Thu, 30 Jan 1997 02:13:25 +0100 (MET) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Length: 2251 Lines: 57 Hi all, this should be interesting for the embedded and evaluation board fraction on this list. I'd appreciate if someone of them'd check out and report, Ralf Forwarded message: > From owner-linux-kernel@vger.rutgers.edu Thu Jan 30 00:32:16 1997 > To: linux-kernel@vger.rutgers.edu > Cc: torvalds@cs.Helsinki.FI > Subject: New patch version: Display and keyboard drivers configuration option for embedded systems > References: <199701041737.UAA24405@axl01it.ntc.nokia.com> > From: Kohtala Marko > Date: 30 Jan 1997 01:23:50 +0200 > In-Reply-To: Kohtala Marko's message of Sat, 4 Jan 1997 19:37:58 +0200 > Message-Id: > Lines: 33 > X-Mailer: Gnus v5.3/Emacs 19.34 > Sender: owner-linux-kernel@vger.rutgers.edu > Precedence: bulk > > There is now a new version of the patch. There has been no feedback > from any others, even when there vere some bugs. > > Get it from here: http://www.hut.fi/~mkohtala/newtty.diff > > This patch is to make the virtual terminal tty devices be a > configuration option. This is of use to those wanting to run Linux on > machines that have no video or keyboard hardware. > > The patch is needed by few groups porting Linux to MVME or other > embedded systems. However, this is just about all I can do to it > without your feedback. > > The patch defines three new CONFIG_ macros > CONFIG_VT for inclusion of console, vt, vc_screen, > consolemap, selection, keyboard and defkeymap > CONFIG_VT_CONSOLE for directing printk to the VT device > CONFIG_VT_SERIAL for directing printk to the standard serial device > > Both CONFIG_VT_CONSOLE and CONFIG_VT_SERIAL can be used together in > which case the output goes to both. To support this, there is a new > console device list with entries for this output. The list also has > entries for waiting a key press and for determining what device really > to open for /dev/console, but these are used only from the device at > the head of the list. > > The rest of the change is to move some code from tty_io.c to other > files where it seems to fit better. This avoids some #ifdef CONFIG_VT > / #endif. > > -- > --- > Marko Kohtala - Marko.Kohtala@ntc.nokia.com, Marko.Kohtala@hut.fi > From ralf@mailhost.uni-koblenz.de Thu Jan 30 16:46:22 1997 Received: from Utopia.EUnet.fr (ns.fnet.fr [192.134.192.2]) by guadalquivir.fnet.fr (8.8.5/8.7.3) with SMTP id QAA01953 for ; Thu, 30 Jan 1997 16:46:09 +0100 (MET) Received: from informatik.uni-koblenz.de (mailhost.uni-koblenz.de) by Utopia.EUnet.fr (5.65c8d/AFUU-4.2.3) via EUnet-France id AA16702; Thu, 30 Jan 1997 16:36:14 +0100 (MET) Received: from marvin (ralf@marvin.uni-koblenz.de [141.26.4.6]) by informatik.uni-koblenz.de (8.7.5/8.6.9) with SMTP id QAA03167 for ; Thu, 30 Jan 1997 16:36:36 +0100 (MET) From: Ralf Baechle Message-Id: <199701301536.QAA03167@informatik.uni-koblenz.de> Received: by marvin (SMI-8.6/KO-2.0) id QAA29997; Thu, 30 Jan 1997 16:36:33 +0100 Subject: Re: Returned mail: User unknown To: linux-mips@fnet.fr Date: Thu, 30 Jan 1997 16:36:32 +0100 (MET) In-Reply-To: <199701301533.QAA02726@informatik.uni-koblenz.de> from "Mail Delivery Subsystem" at Jan 30, 97 04:33:25 pm Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Length: 557 Lines: 19 Hi, I found a minor profiling bug in the code generator of GCC 2.7.2. When generating PIC code for a MIPS target the generated code will not save/restore the GP register for the call to _mcount for leaf functions (which due to the implicit call to _mcount aren't really leaf functions) and make the assembler issue warnings. Tried on mipsel-linux target but should apply to all MIPS ELF targets which don't use the 64bit ABI. The test code which demonstrates this bug is: foo() { } compilation command used is "gcc -O2 -p -c -o test.o test.c". Ralf From herrod@cs.stanford.edu Thu Jan 30 23:20:55 1997 Received: from Utopia.EUnet.fr (ns.fnet.fr [192.134.192.2]) by guadalquivir.fnet.fr (8.8.5/8.7.3) with SMTP id XAA03660 for ; Thu, 30 Jan 1997 23:20:54 +0100 (MET) Received: from ncube (ncube.Stanford.EDU) by Utopia.EUnet.fr (5.65c8d/AFUU-4.2.3) via EUnet-France id AA27744; Thu, 30 Jan 1997 23:19:18 +0100 (MET) Received: (from herrod@localhost) by ncube (940816.SGI.8.6.9/8.6.6) id OAA07472; Thu, 30 Jan 1997 14:20:51 -0800 Date: Thu, 30 Jan 1997 14:20:51 -0800 Message-Id: <199701302220.OAA07472@ncube> From: Steve Herrod To: linux-mips@fnet.fr Cc: moose@crissy.Stanford.EDU Subject: Re: making a BIG ENDIAN root disk References: <199701172350.PAA20951@ncube> <199701180015.BAA16689@kernel.panic.julia.de> Content-Length: 978 Lines: 23 Hi again, I sort of mentioned this a while ago, but I need a more exact answer this time. As mentioned, I need to make a BIG ENDIAN root disk to use with the latest linux-mips kernel. As a reminder, we ported it to be big endian for our SimOS machine simulation. I'm aware that you can just put anything in /bin/sh for initial testing purposes. Is this just automatically exec'ed or something early in the boot? Anyway, I want a complete root disk (with /etc, /dev, include files, etc.). I see on all of the ftp sites that there is a root-0.01.tar.gz in the little endian filesys directory. Where did this come from? I want to create the exact same thing for the big endian root disk and I obviously don't have a big endian system to use exfsprogs on. Is there a complete source tree somewhere that I can just make? You mentioned that MAKEDEV script. How does this work into the creation of the root disk. Is it something I do before running the exfs stuff? Thanks, Steve