Subject: RE: Slightly off-topic -- trash score RS6000 help!
From: Steve Kurlin (skurlin@bigpond.net.au)
Date: Thu Nov 01 2001 - 05:08:56 MST
Hi Nathan
I can help you out on this machine. First thing I need to know is
exactly what the Model is.
There should be a 4 digit number on the box somewhere. It might look
something like this : 7012-320 87-804554 or similar. This will tell me
exactly what it is.
Secondly if you want to run Linux, you will need to make sure it is a
PCI bus machine. If it is an older Micro-channel machine it will not run
any Linux distributions.
By the sounds of your description of the unit it probably is a PCI
machine especially if it is a PPC 604e at 375Mhz. The model number will
tell all.
I can send you ISO images of another O/S for it. It is IBM AIX. It will
be a few releases old to avoid any possible copyright laws. Depending on
the model you can run up Windows NT on it as well. I have a special
diskette that allows it to install. You will need a WINDOWS NT CD.
IBM unfortunately have only a handful of Video cards that work in them.
Again I need that elusive model number from the unit to exactly help you
locate a video card.
You can run it up without a Video screen. All you need is to attach a
serial terminal to COM PORT 1. You can use a Wndows PC running
Hyperterminal and make a cable to run between the COM PORT on the
RS/6000 and your PC. If you want I can help you with that as well. AIX
works well without a Video card. I have not run up Linux without a video
card but I believe it does work.
Anyway see if you can find this number on the box and let me know what
you want to run on the box and how. This will help me send you the info
you need.
They are good units to tinker with.
Steve Kurlin
-----Original Message-----
From: Nathan A. McQuillen [mailto:nm@steaky.dhs.org]
Sent: Thursday, November 01, 2001 3:20 PM
To: yellowdog-general@lists.yellowdoglinux.com
Subject: Slightly off-topic -- trash score RS6000 help!
Hey folks --
Well, I guess this is Halloween for you. I just found an RS6000 MLB in
the
trash -- I suppose my upstairs neighbor (who has a little, windows-only
computer business) threw it away 'cause it won't run WinME.
If anybody could give me a little help, I am basically starting from
scratch on this critter -- need P/S, info on whether I can use a PS/2
style mouse and keyboard, whether and how I can get video (doesn't look
like it's got a video port) and some ideas on how to talk to it until I
can get it configured.
There doesn't seem to be an RS/6000 hardware FAQ easily accessible, at
least Google doesn't find one, but from what i can gather, it's probably
at least in the same family as the 43P Model 150 -- 375 MHz PPC 604e, 4
DIMM slots, 4 audio ports, one external and two on-board SCSI ports,
parallel, mouse, keyboard, RJ45.
I'd like to get a bit of help at least on whether I can use a
garden-variety PC power supply with the thing -- I really don't feel
like
smoke-testing the only workstation board i've ever owned... ;)
Thanks,
Nathan
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