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Modified: xml/htdocs/doc/en metadoc.xml |
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#100228 - Adding Gentoo/MIPS FAQ |
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<members> |
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<file id="apache-developer">/doc/en/apache-developer.xml</file> |
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<file id="freebsd-guide">/doc/en/gentoo-freebsd.xml</file> |
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file : http://www.gentoo.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/xml/htdocs/doc/en/gentoo-mips-faq.xml?rev=1.1&content-type=text/x-cvsweb-markup&cvsroot=gentoo |
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plain: http://www.gentoo.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/xml/htdocs/doc/en/gentoo-mips-faq.xml?rev=1.1&content-type=text/plain&cvsroot=gentoo |
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<?xml version='1.0' encoding="UTF-8"?> |
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<!-- $Header: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/gentoo-mips-faq.xml,v 1.1 2005/09/06 17:59:53 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 frequently asked questions |
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relating to 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/2.5 --> |
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<license/> |
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<version>1.0</version> |
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<date>2005-09-06</date> |
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<chapter> |
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<title>About this document</title> |
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<section> |
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<title>Introduction</title> |
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<body> |
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<p> |
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This FAQ is intended to answer frequently asked questions about Gentoo/MIPS and |
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Linux/MIPS that we receive from various users. It's aimed at both new users |
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and experienced users alike. It has been split into a number of categories |
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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 that are left 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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<section> |
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<title>Content</title> |
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<body> |
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<p> |
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<b>About the Gentoo/MIPS project</b> |
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</p> |
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<ul> |
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<li><uri link="#what">What is Gentoo/MIPS?</uri></li> |
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<li><uri link="#why">Why install Gentoo Linux on MIPS?</uri></li> |
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<li> |
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<uri link="#port">Why don't you port Gentoo to NetBSD/MIPS or IRIX?</uri> |
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</li> |
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</ul> |
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<p> |
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<b>MIPS Hardware FAQs</b> |
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</p> |
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<li><uri link="#hw-what">What is MIPS?</uri></li> |
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<uri link="#hardware">What sort of hardware uses MIPS processors?</uri> |
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</li> |
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<li><uri link="#supported">Is my machine supported?</uri></li> |
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<li><uri link="#support_X">Why don't you support machine X</uri></li> |
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</ul> |
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<p> |
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<b>MIPS Software FAQs</b> |
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</p> |
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<li><uri link="#stage">Which stage tarball do I use?</uri></li> |
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<li> |
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<uri link="#chroot">I got told "illegal instruction" or "Cannot Execute |
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Binary File" when chrooting. What did I do wrong?</uri> |
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</li> |
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</ul> |
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<p> |
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<b>Silicon Graphics Specific FAQs</b> |
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</p> |
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<ul> |
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<li><uri link="#netboot">Why doesn't my SGI machine netboot?</uri></li> |
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<li> |
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<uri link="#serial">The machine downloads the kernel, but then "hangs" |
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(using a monitor and keyboard -- not serial console)</uri> |
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</li> |
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</ul> |
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<b>Cobalt Specific FAQs</b> |
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</p> |
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<li><uri link="#cobaltboot">Why won't my Cobalt machine boot?</uri></li> |
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<li><uri link="#qube2700">Why don't you support the Qube 2700?</uri></li> |
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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 id="what"> |
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<title>What is Gentoo/MIPS?</title> |
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<body> |
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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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sub architectures 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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</section> |
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<section id="why"> |
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<title>Why install Gentoo Linux on MIPS?</title> |
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<body> |
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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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It teaches you a lot about computer hardware by giving you an alternate |
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frame of reference |
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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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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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</section> |
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<section id="port"> |
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<title>Why don't you port Gentoo to NetBSD/MIPS or IRIX?</title> |
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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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</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 id="hw-what"> |
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<title>What is MIPS?</title> |
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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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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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