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Modified: xml/htdocs/doc/en/draft gentoo-mips-faq.xml |
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Some language construct fixes plus license version |
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1.2 +135 -145 xml/htdocs/doc/en/draft/gentoo-mips-faq.xml |
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file : http://www.gentoo.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/xml/htdocs/doc/en/draft/gentoo-mips-faq.xml?rev=1.2&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/draft/gentoo-mips-faq.xml?rev=1.2&content-type=text/plain&cvsroot=gentoo |
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diff : http://www.gentoo.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/xml/htdocs/doc/en/draft/gentoo-mips-faq.xml.diff?r1=1.1&r2=1.2&cvsroot=gentoo |
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Index: gentoo-mips-faq.xml |
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RCS file: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/draft/gentoo-mips-faq.xml,v |
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retrieving revision 1.1 |
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retrieving revision 1.2 |
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--- gentoo-mips-faq.xml 9 Aug 2005 11:08:24 -0000 1.1 |
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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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+<!-- $Header: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/draft/gentoo-mips-faq.xml,v 1.2 2005/08/09 11:24:51 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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</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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+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/1.0 --> |
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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>2005-04-23</date> |
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+<version>1.1</version> |
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+<date>2005-08-09</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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+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 unanswered, feel free to |
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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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<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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+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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+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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</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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+ 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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<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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+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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</section> |
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<title>What sort of hardware uses MIPS processors?</title> |
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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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+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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<table> |
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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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- <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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- <uri link="http://www.linux-mips.org/wiki/index.php/IP30"> |
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- Octane 2</uri><br /> |
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- <uri link="http://www.linux-mips.org/wiki/index.php/IP32"> |
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- O2</uri><br /> |
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- <uri link="http://www.linux-mips.org/wiki/index.php/IP34"> |
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- Fuel</uri><br /> |
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- <uri link="http://www.linux-mips.org/wiki/index.php/IP35"> |
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- Origin 3000</uri><br /> |
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