Re: PReP Boot disk problems


Subject: Re: PReP Boot disk problems
From: Aaron Burt (aaronb@eskimo.com)
Date: Fri Oct 22 1999 - 14:02:40 MDT


On Fri, 22 Oct 1999, Dan Burcaw wrote:
> Thanks for the input. Realize that the image was made without a PReP
> machine. We haven't tested them, etc.

A-yep. It's surprisingly close. Given a running LinuxPPC system or
working cross-GCC, how hard is it to make an install image? I was trying
to do that for the LinuxPPC folks, but I couldn't figger out how.

> > Any chance the IBM PS850 (PReP) might work?
>
> Theres been some debate on linuxppc-workstation about this. At this point
> I'd say no.

I have several here to play with. Let's find out...

> > Has anyone heard of IBM porting DB/2 to PPC Linux? Seems a perfect match.
>
> Stay tuned.

Happy happy joy joy!



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