Re: Any Yellow Dogs on 7200?


Subject: Re: Any Yellow Dogs on 7200?
From: Dennis Moser (aldus@angrek.com)
Date: Sun Aug 27 2000 - 08:21:51 MDT


>YDL says 7200 is unsupported but 'should' run. Anyone using it successfully
>on a 7200?
>
>--
>Randy Perry
>rgp systems
>
>Mac Consulting/Sales

Define "successfully"...yes, I have installed it and run it . But I
hesitate to describe it as "successful." Given the issues that the 7200 has
with video, the entire Linux experience can be quite frustrating,
especially if you don't like trying to work "blind"...my suspicion is that
the 7200 would work best if you can do a headless (serial/terminal)
installation and run it as a headless box. I got it to run where the video
was working, needed to do a re-install, and (CAN"T BELIEVE IDIDN'T FOLLOW
MY OWN ADVICE!!!) failed to take notes as to what I did to get it to the
video to work the second time. Gave up, found a great deal on a 7600, so I
installed YDL on the 7600 with great success (it's been running for weeks
at a time without restarts). Am using the 7200 with Mac OS server.

The video on these machines (7200) just really make them a headache to get
working with Linux (yes, I tried the Mklinux route as well...same issue:
the initial video interrupt.).

Of course, YMMV...

Dennis

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