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Modified: xml/htdocs/doc/en/draft gentoo-mips-faq.xml |
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Log: |
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Revision Changes Path |
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1.3 +9 -9 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=1.3&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=1.3&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=1.2&r2=1.3&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 1.2 |
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retrieving revision 1.3 |
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diff -u -r1.2 -r1.3 |
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--- gentoo-mips-faq.xml 9 Aug 2005 11:24:51 -0000 1.2 |
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+++ gentoo-mips-faq.xml 9 Aug 2005 11:29:38 -0000 1.3 |
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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 1.2 2005/08/09 11:24:51 swift Exp $ --> |
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+<!-- $Header: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/draft/gentoo-mips-faq.xml,v 1.3 2005/08/09 11:29:38 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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<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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+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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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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+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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<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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+Good question. 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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theoretically run Gentoo/MIPS. I've also written a |
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<uri link="http://stuartl.longlandclan.hopto.org/gentoo/mips/">hardware support |
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database</uri> in which users may contribute their experiences. This can help |
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-gauge how well Gentoo/MIPS runs on a particular machine. |
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+measure how well Gentoo/MIPS runs on a particular machine. |
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</p> |
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<p> |
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<p> |
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Sometimes the filename will have <c>n32</c> or <c>n64</c> in the filename as |
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well. These refer to 64-bit userland images. At the moment, support for 64-bit |
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-userlands is still quite flakey and a lot of packages are broken. I'd suggest |
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+userlands is still quite flaky and a lot of packages are broken. I'd suggest |
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leaving these alone unless you're particularly brave and don't mind a rather |
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bumpy ride. |
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</p> |
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<body> |
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<p> |
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-Unfortunately, not all graphics framebuffers are supported under Linux yet. |
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+Unfortunately, not all graphics frame buffers are supported under Linux yet. |
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This doesn't mean you can't use the machine... it just means you'll need a |
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null-modem serial cable to interact with it. It is quite possible that the |
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machine is in fact running, however, the system is outputting to the serial |
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</li> |
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<b>Is the server giving out the correct details via BOOTP?</b><br /> |
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- Double check your <path>/etc/dhcp/dhcpd.conf</path>. ISC's dhcpd won't dish |
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+ Double check your <path>/etc/dhcp/dhcpd.conf</path>. ISCs dhcpd won't dish |
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out addressing information via BOOTP unless the machine has been statically |
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defined with a fixed address. |
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<b>Are you exporting <path>/nfsroot</path> in your |
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<path>/etc/exports</path>?</b><br /> |
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Make sure you are exporting that to the Cobalt machine. It only needs |
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- readonly access. Also remember to run <c>exportfs -av</c> after you edit |
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+ read-only access. Also remember to run <c>exportfs -av</c> after you edit |
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the file. |
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</li> |
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