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From: swift <swift@×××××××××××.org>
To: gentoo-doc-cvs@l.g.o
Subject: [gentoo-doc-cvs] cvs commit: gentoo-mips-faq.xml
Date: Tue, 06 Sep 2005 18:00:24
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1 swift 05/09/06 17:59:53
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6 #100228 - Adding Gentoo/MIPS FAQ
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37 <file id="sudo-guide">/doc/en/sudo-guide.xml</file>
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63 <?xml version='1.0' encoding="UTF-8"?>
64 <!-- $Header: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/gentoo-mips-faq.xml,v 1.1 2005/09/06 17:59:53 swift Exp $ -->
65
66 <!DOCTYPE guide SYSTEM "/dtd/guide.dtd">
67 <guide link="/doc/en/draft/gentoo-mips-faq.xml">
68
69 <title>Gentoo Linux/MIPS Frequently Asked Questions</title>
70
71 <author title="Author">
72 <mail link="redhatter@g.o">Stuart Longland</mail>
73 </author>
74
75 <abstract>
76 This FAQ is intended to answer some of the most frequently asked questions
77 relating to Gentoo/MIPS and Linux/MIPS in general.
78 </abstract>
79
80 <!-- The content of this document is licensed under the CC-BY-SA license -->
81 <!-- See http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5 -->
82 <license/>
83
84 <version>1.0</version>
85 <date>2005-09-06</date>
86
87 <chapter>
88 <title>About this document</title>
89 <section>
90 <title>Introduction</title>
91 <body>
92
93 <p>
94 This FAQ is intended to answer frequently asked questions about Gentoo/MIPS and
95 Linux/MIPS that we receive from various users. It's aimed at both new users
96 and experienced users alike. It has been split into a number of categories
97 to make navigation easier.
98 </p>
99
100 <p>
101 If you have anything to contribute to the FAQ or, having read this guide, you
102 still have questions that are left unanswered, feel free to
103 <uri link="http://mips.gentoo.org">drop us a line</uri>.
104 </p>
105
106 </body>
107 </section>
108 <section>
109 <title>Content</title>
110 <body>
111
112 <p>
113 <b>About the Gentoo/MIPS project</b>
114 </p>
115
116 <ul>
117 <li><uri link="#what">What is Gentoo/MIPS?</uri></li>
118 <li><uri link="#why">Why install Gentoo Linux on MIPS?</uri></li>
119 <li>
120 <uri link="#port">Why don't you port Gentoo to NetBSD/MIPS or IRIX?</uri>
121 </li>
122 </ul>
123
124 <p>
125 <b>MIPS Hardware FAQs</b>
126 </p>
127
128 <ul>
129 <li><uri link="#hw-what">What is MIPS?</uri></li>
130 <li>
131 <uri link="#hardware">What sort of hardware uses MIPS processors?</uri>
132 </li>
133 <li><uri link="#supported">Is my machine supported?</uri></li>
134 <li><uri link="#support_X">Why don't you support machine X</uri></li>
135 </ul>
136
137 <p>
138 <b>MIPS Software FAQs</b>
139 </p>
140
141 <ul>
142 <li><uri link="#stage">Which stage tarball do I use?</uri></li>
143 <li>
144 <uri link="#chroot">I got told "illegal instruction" or "Cannot Execute
145 Binary File" when chrooting. What did I do wrong?</uri>
146 </li>
147 </ul>
148
149 <p>
150 <b>Silicon Graphics Specific FAQs</b>
151 </p>
152
153 <ul>
154 <li><uri link="#netboot">Why doesn't my SGI machine netboot?</uri></li>
155 <li>
156 <uri link="#serial">The machine downloads the kernel, but then "hangs"
157 (using a monitor and keyboard -- not serial console)</uri>
158 </li>
159 </ul>
160
161 <p>
162 <b>Cobalt Specific FAQs</b>
163 </p>
164
165 <ul>
166 <li><uri link="#cobaltboot">Why won't my Cobalt machine boot?</uri></li>
167 <li><uri link="#qube2700">Why don't you support the Qube 2700?</uri></li>
168 </ul>
169
170
171 </body>
172 </section>
173 </chapter>
174
175 <chapter>
176 <title>About the Gentoo/MIPS Project</title>
177 <section id="what">
178 <title>What is Gentoo/MIPS?</title>
179 <body>
180
181 <p>
182 Gentoo/MIPS is a small project within the Gentoo Foundation, responsible for
183 looking after the MIPS port of Gentoo Linux. We currently look after two main
184 sub architectures of the MIPS family specifically: Silicon Graphics systems and
185 MIPS-based Cobalt servers.
186 </p>
187
188 </body>
189 </section>
190 <section id="why">
191 <title>Why install Gentoo Linux on MIPS?</title>
192 <body>
193
194 <p>
195 Okay, sure, some MIPS machines aren't the fastest boxes on the block these days.
196 However, despite the age of some of these beasts, they still can make very
197 functional, useful machines. A Cobalt Qube 2 could make a very nice broadband
198 Internet router, capable of hosting websites, email, IRC and numerous other
199 tasks. There are a number of reasons why you'd want to install Linux on this
200 sort of hardware.
201 </p>
202
203 <ul>
204 <li>
205 It teaches you a lot about computer hardware by giving you an alternate
206 frame of reference
207 </li>
208 <li>
209 It allows you to turn what would otherwise be useless junk into a very
210 functional system
211 </li>
212 <li>
213 Status Symbol: Linux on x86 is so common these days it's not funny.
214 However, Linux on MIPS is a lot less common and quite a talking point.
215 </li>
216 </ul>
217
218 </body>
219 </section>
220 <section id="port">
221 <title>Why don't you port Gentoo to NetBSD/MIPS or IRIX?</title>
222 <body>
223
224 <p>
225 Hey, great idea. Unfortunately, a lot of the Gentoo/MIPS team already have
226 their hands full looking after Linux/MIPS as well as other commitments.
227 However, you're welcome to give it a try. May I suggest raising this on the
228 <uri link="http://forums.gentoo.org/viewforum-f-32.html">Gentoo Forums</uri> and
229 see what the interest is first. Also, have a look at some of the other threads
230 on porting Gentoo to other architectures such as
231 <uri link="http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic-t-113387.html">Solaris/SPARC</uri>,
232 <uri link="http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic-t-319607.html">IBM OS/2</uri> and
233 <uri link="http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic-t-319691.html">Microsoft Services
234 For Unix</uri> for hints on how to proceed. If after some hacking you get
235 something useful out of it... chances are a few developers will pick up on this
236 and help you get it to the next stage.
237 </p>
238
239 </body>
240 </section>
241 </chapter>
242
243 <chapter>
244 <title>MIPS Hardware FAQs</title>
245 <section id="hw-what">
246 <title>What is MIPS?</title>
247 <body>
248
249 <p>
250 <uri link="http://www.mips.com">MIPS Technologies</uri> is a company that
251 produce a number of RISC CPU cores which implement the MIPS Instruction Set
252 Architecture. These processors appear in all sorts of hardware ranging from
253 small embedded devices to large servers.
254 </p>
255
256 <p>
257 It also happens to be an acronym; <b>M</b>illions of <b>I</b>nstructions
258 <b>P</b>er <b>S</b>econd.
259 </p>
260
261 </body>
262
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