Re: YDL 2.0 on RS/6000


Subject: Re: YDL 2.0 on RS/6000
From: Leigh Brown (leigh@solinno.co.uk)
Date: Thu Jul 19 2001 - 09:11:48 MDT


> The Machine I am trying this on is a IBM 7043-150.
> It has a PPC 604e Processor at 375MHz.
> 128MB Memory.
> The IBM VGA adapter is a rebadged Matrox Mystique PCI card.
Okay.

> The kernel I am using is 2.2.17pre1
>
> It is the only one I have been able to get to work. I got this of the YDL
> 1.2 CD. There does not appear to be a zImage file with the
> YDL 2.0 CD.
Your are right. I thought there was, sorry.

> I have downloaded the 2.2.19 Linux kernel and tried compiling it
> and create a zImage file. I can create the zImage but have not had a
> successful boot yet. I get confused as to wether my machine is a PREP
> machine or a CHRP machine. I thought that if the BIOS had
> Open Firmware that it was a CHRP machine.
I'm almost certain your machine is CHRP.

> I have many other flavors of RS/6000 machines at my disposal.
You lucky thing :-) Let me know how it goes on an S80 <g>

> I managed to get YDL 1.2 going ok on my 7043-140 as well.
>
> I will try compiling more zImages tonight and see how I go.
Okay. I'm hoping to get mine going over the weekend. Hopefully,
between us we can get it running.

Cheers,

Leigh.



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