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<?xml version='1.0' encoding="UTF-8"?>

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<!-- $Header: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/draft/gentoo-mips-faq.xml,v 1.1 2005/08/09 11:08:24 swift Exp $ -->

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<!DOCTYPE guide SYSTEM "/dtd/guide.dtd">

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<guide link="/doc/en/draft/gentoo-mips-faq.xml">

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<title>Gentoo Linux/MIPS Frequently Asked Questions</title>

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<author title="Author">

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  <mail link="redhatter@g.o">Stuart Longland</mail>

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</author>

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<abstract>

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This FAQ is intended to answer some of the most frequent questions relating to

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Gentoo/MIPS and Linux/MIPS in general.

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</abstract>

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<!-- The content of this document is licensed under the CC-BY-SA license -->

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<!-- See http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/1.0 -->

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<license/>

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<version>1.0</version>

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<date>2005-04-23</date>

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<chapter>

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<title>About this document</title>

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<section>

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<body>

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<p>

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This FAQ is intended to answer some common questions that we receive from

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various users.  It's aimed at both new users, and experienced users alike.  It

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has been split into a number of categories to make navigation easier.

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</p>

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<p>

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If you have anything to contribute to the FAQ, or, having read this guide, you

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still have questions unanswered, feel free to

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<uri link="http://mips.gentoo.org">drop us a line</uri>.

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</p>

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</body>

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</section>

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</chapter>

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<chapter>

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<title>About the Gentoo/MIPS Project</title>

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<section>

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<title>What is Gentoo/MIPS?</title>

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<body>

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<p>

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Gentoo/MIPS is a small project within the Gentoo Foundation, responsible for

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looking after the MIPS port of Gentoo Linux.  We currently look after two main

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subarchitectures of the MIPS family, specifically, Silicon Graphics systems, and

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MIPS-based Cobalt servers.

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</p>

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</body>

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</section>

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<section>

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<title>Why install Gentoo Linux on MIPS?</title>

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<body>

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<p>

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Okay, sure, some MIPS machines aren't the fastest boxes on the block these days.

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However, despite the age of some of these beasts, they still can make very

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functional, useful machines.  A Cobalt Qube 2, could make a very nice broadband

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internet router, capable of hosting websites, email, IRC, and numerous other

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tasks.  There are a number of reasons why you'd want to install Linux on this

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sort of hardware.

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</p>

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<ul>

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  <li>

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    It teaches you a lot about computer hardware by giving you an alternate

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    frame of reference

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  </li>

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  <li>

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    It allows you to turn what would otherwise be useless junk into a very

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    functional system

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  </li>

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  <li>

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    Status Symbol: Linux on x86 is so common these days it's not funny.

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    However, Linux on MIPS is a lot less common, and quite a talking point.

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  </li>

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</ul>

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</body>

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</section>

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<section>

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<title>Why don't you port Gentoo to NetBSD/MIPS or IRIX?</title>

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<body>

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<p>

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Hey, great idea.  Unfortunately, a lot of the Gentoo/MIPS team already have

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their hands full looking after Linux/MIPS as well as other commitments.

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However, you're welcome to give it a try.  May I suggest raising this on the

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<uri link="http://forums.gentoo.org/viewforum-f-32.html">Gentoo Forums</uri> and

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see what the interest is first.  Also, have a look at some of the other threads

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on porting Gentoo to other architectures such as

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<uri link="http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic-t-113387.html">Solaris/SPARC</uri>, 

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<uri link="http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic-t-319607.html">IBM OS/2</uri> and

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<uri link="http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic-t-319691.html">Microsoft Services

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For Unix</uri> for hints on how to proceed.  If, after some hacking you get

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something useful out of it... chances are a few developers will pick up on this

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and help you get it to the next stage.

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</p>

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</body>

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</section>

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</chapter>

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<chapter>

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<title>MIPS Hardware FAQs</title>

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<section>

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<title>What is MIPS?</title>

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<body>

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<p>

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<uri link="http://www.mips.com">MIPS Technologies</uri> is a company that

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produce a number of RISC CPU cores which implement the MIPS Instruction Set

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Architecture.  These processors appear in all sorts of hardware ranging from

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small embedded devices to large servers.

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</p>

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<p>

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It also happens to be an acronym; <b>M</b>illions of <b>I</b>nstructions

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<b>P</b>er <b>S</b>econd.

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</p>

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</body>

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</section>

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<section>

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<title>What sort of hardware uses MIPS processors?</title>

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<body>

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<p>

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Good quesion.  In short... Heaps.  MIPS Processors see use inside all sorts

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of machines, ranging from small PDAs (such as the early Windows CE powered Casio

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PDAs), X Terminals (e.g. Tektronix TekXPress XP330 series), through to

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workstations such as the Silicon Graphics Indy and O2, and even high end servers

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such as the Silicon Graphics Origin 2000.

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</p>

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<p>

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Here is a list of some of the more famous MIPS-based systems in use.  A more

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comprehensive list can be found on the

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<uri link="http://www.linux-mips.org/wiki/index.php/Systems">Linux/MIPS website</uri>

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</p>

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<table>

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  <tr>

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    <th>Sony Game Consoles</th>

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    <ti>

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      <uri link="http://www.linux-mips.org/wiki/index.php/PS1">

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      PlayStation</uri><br />

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      <uri link="http://www.linux-mips.org/wiki/index.php/PS2">

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      PlayStation 2</uri><br />

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      <uri link="http://www.linux-mips.org/wiki/index.php/PSP">

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      PlayStation Pocket</uri>

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    </ti>

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  </tr>

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  <tr>

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    <th>Nintendo Game Consoles</th>

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    <ti>

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      <uri link="http://www.linux-mips.org/wiki/index.php/Nintendo_64">

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        Nintendo 64

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      </uri>

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    </ti>

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  </tr>

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  <tr>

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    <th>Silicon Graphics Machines</th>

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    <ti>

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      <uri link="http://www.linux-mips.org/wiki/index.php/IP12">

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      Iris Indigo</uri><br />

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      <uri link="http://www.linux-mips.org/wiki/index.php/IP19">

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      Challenge</uri><br />

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      <uri link="http://www.linux-mips.org/wiki/index.php/IP19">

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      Onyx</uri><br />

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      <uri link="http://www.linux-mips.org/wiki/index.php/IP22">

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      Indy</uri><br />

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      <uri link="http://www.linux-mips.org/wiki/index.php/IP22">

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      Indigo 2</uri><br />

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      <uri link="http://www.linux-mips.org/wiki/index.php/IP22">

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      Challenge S</uri><br />

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      <uri link="http://www.linux-mips.org/wiki/index.php/IP27">

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      Origin 200</uri><br />

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      <uri link="http://www.linux-mips.org/wiki/index.php/IP27">

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      Origin 2000</uri><br />

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      <uri link="http://www.linux-mips.org/wiki/index.php/IP27">

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      Onyx 2</uri><br />

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      <uri link="http://www.linux-mips.org/wiki/index.php/IP30">

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      Octane</uri><br />

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3	Added: xml/htdocs/doc/en/draft gentoo-mips-faq.xml
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15	<?xml version='1.0' encoding="UTF-8"?>
16	<!-- $Header: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/draft/gentoo-mips-faq.xml,v 1.1 2005/08/09 11:08:24 swift Exp $ -->
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18	<!DOCTYPE guide SYSTEM "/dtd/guide.dtd">
19	<guide link="/doc/en/draft/gentoo-mips-faq.xml">
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21	<title>Gentoo Linux/MIPS Frequently Asked Questions</title>
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23	<author title="Author">
24	<mail link="redhatter@g.o">Stuart Longland</mail>
25	</author>
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27	<abstract>
28	This FAQ is intended to answer some of the most frequent questions relating to
29	Gentoo/MIPS and Linux/MIPS in general.
30	</abstract>
31
32	<!-- The content of this document is licensed under the CC-BY-SA license -->
33	<!-- See http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/1.0 -->
34	<license/>
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36	<version>1.0</version>
37	<date>2005-04-23</date>
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39	<chapter>
40	<title>About this document</title>
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42	<section>
43	<body>
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45	<p>
46	This FAQ is intended to answer some common questions that we receive from
47	various users. It's aimed at both new users, and experienced users alike. It
48	has been split into a number of categories to make navigation easier.
49	</p>
50
51	<p>
52	If you have anything to contribute to the FAQ, or, having read this guide, you
53	still have questions unanswered, feel free to
54	<uri link="http://mips.gentoo.org">drop us a line</uri>.
55	</p>
56
57	</body>
58	</section>
59	</chapter>
60
61	<chapter>
62	<title>About the Gentoo/MIPS Project</title>
63
64	<section>
65	<title>What is Gentoo/MIPS?</title>
66	<body>
67
68	<p>
69	Gentoo/MIPS is a small project within the Gentoo Foundation, responsible for
70	looking after the MIPS port of Gentoo Linux. We currently look after two main
71	subarchitectures of the MIPS family, specifically, Silicon Graphics systems, and
72	MIPS-based Cobalt servers.
73	</p>
74
75	</body>
76	</section>
77
78	<section>
79	<title>Why install Gentoo Linux on MIPS?</title>
80	<body>
81
82	<p>
83	Okay, sure, some MIPS machines aren't the fastest boxes on the block these days.
84	However, despite the age of some of these beasts, they still can make very
85	functional, useful machines. A Cobalt Qube 2, could make a very nice broadband
86	internet router, capable of hosting websites, email, IRC, and numerous other
87	tasks. There are a number of reasons why you'd want to install Linux on this
88	sort of hardware.
89	</p>
90
91	<ul>
92	<li>
93	It teaches you a lot about computer hardware by giving you an alternate
94	frame of reference
95	</li>
96	<li>
97	It allows you to turn what would otherwise be useless junk into a very
98	functional system
99	</li>
100	<li>
101	Status Symbol: Linux on x86 is so common these days it's not funny.
102	However, Linux on MIPS is a lot less common, and quite a talking point.
103	</li>
104	</ul>
105
106	</body>
107	</section>
108
109	<section>
110	<title>Why don't you port Gentoo to NetBSD/MIPS or IRIX?</title>
111	<body>
112
113	<p>
114	Hey, great idea. Unfortunately, a lot of the Gentoo/MIPS team already have
115	their hands full looking after Linux/MIPS as well as other commitments.
116	However, you're welcome to give it a try. May I suggest raising this on the
117	<uri link="http://forums.gentoo.org/viewforum-f-32.html">Gentoo Forums</uri> and
118	see what the interest is first. Also, have a look at some of the other threads
119	on porting Gentoo to other architectures such as
120	<uri link="http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic-t-113387.html">Solaris/SPARC</uri>,
121	<uri link="http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic-t-319607.html">IBM OS/2</uri> and
122	<uri link="http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic-t-319691.html">Microsoft Services
123	For Unix</uri> for hints on how to proceed. If, after some hacking you get
124	something useful out of it... chances are a few developers will pick up on this
125	and help you get it to the next stage.
126	</p>
127	</body>
128	</section>
129	</chapter>
130
131	<chapter>
132	<title>MIPS Hardware FAQs</title>
133
134	<section>
135	<title>What is MIPS?</title>
136	<body>
137
138	<p>
139	<uri link="http://www.mips.com">MIPS Technologies</uri> is a company that
140	produce a number of RISC CPU cores which implement the MIPS Instruction Set
141	Architecture. These processors appear in all sorts of hardware ranging from
142	small embedded devices to large servers.
143	</p>
144
145	<p>
146	It also happens to be an acronym; <b>M</b>illions of <b>I</b>nstructions
147	<b>P</b>er <b>S</b>econd.
148	</p>
149
150	</body>
151	</section>
152
153	<section>
154	<title>What sort of hardware uses MIPS processors?</title>
155	<body>
156
157	<p>
158	Good quesion. In short... Heaps. MIPS Processors see use inside all sorts
159	of machines, ranging from small PDAs (such as the early Windows CE powered Casio
160	PDAs), X Terminals (e.g. Tektronix TekXPress XP330 series), through to
161	workstations such as the Silicon Graphics Indy and O2, and even high end servers
162	such as the Silicon Graphics Origin 2000.
163	</p>
164
165	<p>
166	Here is a list of some of the more famous MIPS-based systems in use. A more
167	comprehensive list can be found on the
168	<uri link="http://www.linux-mips.org/wiki/index.php/Systems">Linux/MIPS website</uri>
169	</p>
170
171	<table>
172	<tr>
173	<th>Sony Game Consoles</th>
174	<ti>
175	<uri link="http://www.linux-mips.org/wiki/index.php/PS1">
176	PlayStation</uri><br />
177	<uri link="http://www.linux-mips.org/wiki/index.php/PS2">
178	PlayStation 2</uri><br />
179	<uri link="http://www.linux-mips.org/wiki/index.php/PSP">
180	PlayStation Pocket</uri>
181	</ti>
182	</tr>
183	<tr>
184	<th>Nintendo Game Consoles</th>
185	<ti>
186	<uri link="http://www.linux-mips.org/wiki/index.php/Nintendo_64">
187	Nintendo 64
188	</uri>
189	</ti>
190	</tr>
191	<tr>
192	<th>Silicon Graphics Machines</th>
193	<ti>
194	<uri link="http://www.linux-mips.org/wiki/index.php/IP12">
195	Iris Indigo</uri><br />
196	<uri link="http://www.linux-mips.org/wiki/index.php/IP19">
197	Challenge</uri><br />
198	<uri link="http://www.linux-mips.org/wiki/index.php/IP19">
199	Onyx</uri><br />
200	<uri link="http://www.linux-mips.org/wiki/index.php/IP22">
201	Indy</uri><br />
202	<uri link="http://www.linux-mips.org/wiki/index.php/IP22">
203	Indigo 2</uri><br />
204	<uri link="http://www.linux-mips.org/wiki/index.php/IP22">
205	Challenge S</uri><br />
206	<uri link="http://www.linux-mips.org/wiki/index.php/IP27">
207	Origin 200</uri><br />
208	<uri link="http://www.linux-mips.org/wiki/index.php/IP27">
209	Origin 2000</uri><br />
210	<uri link="http://www.linux-mips.org/wiki/index.php/IP27">
211	Onyx 2</uri><br />
212	<uri link="http://www.linux-mips.org/wiki/index.php/IP30">
213	Octane</uri><br />
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