Subject: Re: RS/6000 43P
From: Sean M. Alderman (netsurfer@mindless.com)
Date: Fri Sep 17 1999 - 10:57:31 MDT
I'm trying a 43P model 132...which can only use an F1/F4 (for the IBM SMS
disk) and F2 for the boot device options.
I had a thought about something...for the future of the RS/6K portion. All
of IBM's AIX media will boot in any model of IBM machine. I have a single
CD set that I used to install/upgrade AIX 4.2.1 on all 11 of my
RS/6Ks...these are a mishmosh of 250s, 39hs, j40s, j50s, 43ps, and r30s. So
the boot image on that one CD booted all these different rs/6ks.
Wouldn't it be great if a similar universal boot image was created and added
to the YDL CD set?
Also, IBM hardware support suggested the idea of writing the ZIMAGE file to
a CD for some of the older 43P models - the 132 model won't boot a
floppy...only update firmware/microcode.
----- Original Message -----
From: Dan Burcaw <dburcaw@terraplex.com>
To: <yellowdog-general@lists.yellowdoglinux.com>
Sent: Friday, September 17, 1999 10:32 AM
Subject: Re: RS/6000 43P
>
> Ok.. I'll work on it.
>
> On Fri, 17 Sep 1999, Alberto Varesio wrote:
>
> > Dan Burcaw wrote:
> > >
> > > > IMHO the images you (and me) are trying aren't meant for that model.
> > > > Model 120, as well as 100 (mine) and 133, do NOT have OF, so they do
NOT display
> > > > a boot prompt nor handle F8 key.
> > > > That model look after a different type of boot floppy, like the ones
that
> > > > were available for LinuxPPC installation.
> > > > I hope YDL people will soon build a backward compatible boot image.
> > >
> > > Are you sure a LinuxPPC boot disk worked on these OF-less machines?
> > >
> >
> > Yes !!
> > I still have LinuxPPC R4 installed on my 43P-100. I only can't get any
further.
> > Boot images for R5 (1999) have some problem handling the SCSI adapter,
but
> > correctly boot an installer. That is why I was trying YDL.
> > I think there is some little kernel problem to be fixed.
> >
> > --
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> Dan
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