[parisc-linux] Linux on HP9000/E25 ?

[Christoph Plattner]

Hello !

It is NOT correct. I have success ! But ONLY as DISKLESS server.

Botting via network and using the PDC console works really well.
The machine is quite fast and in this setup stable.
I run the full SID debian on this machine, it can execute near
all executables, even X applications run (remote of course !).

Only three devices are not supported:
- MUX 8-way serial (except the PDC console using this polling 
	PDC driver)
- Parallel interface
- SCSI disks (which makes this machine to a diskless server !?!)

With getting more documentations and experiences, I will further
work on this (in background load, I am only hacking in my private
spare time ...).

First I will start on SCSI, Ryan works on the MUX of a K-serie
server, and I will try to port this driver. Every help is
welcome. I think we are a "bigger" group now, wishing E-class
support for Linux !!

Christoph


Thibaut VARENE wrote:
> 
> Le jeudi 4 juillet 2002, à 05:31 , SEMETEYS Raphael - MTR
> ( rsemeteys@mtr.sema.slb.com ) a écrit :
> 
> > Hi there,
> >
> > I'd like to know if somedy already got througth installing Linux on a
> > HP9000/E25 server.
> Well, nothing that I heard of.
> Anyway, Christoph Plattner is working on his E55, but with no real
> success (eh Christoph ? :)
> We are actually working on E35, with nothing more than booting the
> kernel via network, and no real success.
> > I'm trying to convinced my boss to do so but I'd like to know possible
> > limitations or known problems before beginning any installation.
> errr; looks like E-class wasn't a good choice :)
> It's not supported actually, and fwiw not a priority
> 
> Thibaut VARENE
> PA/Linux ESIEE Team
> http://pateam.esiee.fr/
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