[ale] linux on pa-risc other then debian

[Mike Panetta]

What model is it?  Does it have any way to boot from the network
(BOOTP+TFTP)?  On my VME system the boot firmware/selftest firmware
supported booting off the network, thats how I got it started.  I have
never tried any such thing with an HP machine before...

Mike

PS:  I have an old HP-PA machine lying around, it does not have Linux on
it, but I may be able to help you get up and running with it...


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??
-- 
Mike Panetta <ahuitzot at mindspring.com>
TauZero Technologies

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