[parisc-linux] Newbie to risc

[Ryan Bradetich]

On Tue, 2001-12-18 at 04:28, robert stanford wrote:
> Hi everybody,
>         Just got a HP K class 9000 series  with dual 240Mhz PA-RISC 8200
> processors,32 serial ports, 24 scsi drives, 6 ups's, dat drive  and fast
> wide diff scsi tape drive  in a 2 m case. Electrician comes over
> tomorrow to hook it up for me. Im totaly new to this architecture.
> 
> Whats the current state of linux on parisc, is it stable enough to
> deploy as a web/mail server? 

Nice Box :)

>From your description I am guessing you have a K580.
	http://hwdb.parisc-linux.org/view.php3?type=machine&name=K580

I have not tested a K580, but I have been working on a K460 ... here is
a low-down of what works right now on the K-Class systems.

dual processors:
	supported.

32 serial ports:
	Not supported yet if attached to the Eole CAP/MUX.
	Otherwise describe the hardware layout.

24 scsi drives:
	Supported if on the HSC bus,
	Not supported if the drives are on the HP-PB bus.

6 UPS:
	No idea, I've never tested.


dat drive and fast wide diff scsi tape drive:
	Supported if on the HSC bus but not tested.  CCIO appears to 		have a
tape related bug that I am tracking down right 
		now.
	Not supported if on the HP-PB bus.


One of my pet projects is to get the HP-PB bus cards supported, but this
will take time because the bus is priopriatary, documentation is scarce,
and not many people are really interested in it.


As for the parsic-linux stability .... I'll let others judge that :)

Hope this helps,

- Ryan

P.S. to get the console on the K-Class system, you will need to enable
the CONFIG_PDC_CONSOLE and follow the directions in the help.  The 0.9.3
iso will not install cleanly on the K-Class because of this.


> Regards
> Robert Stanford
> 
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