[Gllug] SGI O2 + Origin Server (an update)

[David Zverina]

About 3 years ago I had an Indy and played with linux on it. It wasn't
too difficult to get linux installed on it but getting it to run X was
very hard! IIRC the no framebuffer support means no possibility of
running X. FWIW those machines are really better of with IRIX. However
if you don't have a copy of it, it can be quite expensive to get. And
besides I found it frustrating to use IRIX as linux is much friendlier.
In the end I just sold it to someone who wanted to run IRIX on it.

Just my 2c worth,

Dave.

On Thu, 2003-07-24 at 18:18, Richard Cottrill wrote:
> Replying to my own post... Shoot me.
> 
> A little further digging shows:
>    http://www.debian.org/ports/mipsel/index.html
> O2 R10000 is NOT supported
> O2 R5000 - EXPERIMENTAL without framebuffer
> 
> Fortunately these machines are R5000 models. I need to betray my 
> ignorance here by asking what the implications of running "with 
> framebuffer" are? I guess crap graphics performance (ironically).
> 
> Or for those looking for good news:
>    http://www.linux-debian.de/howto/debian-mips-woody-install.html
> Uses an Indy, but the boot(). command seems to be the only SGI hurdle to 
> leap...
> 
> Richard
> 
> Richard Cottrill wrote:
> > James Bailey wrote:
> > <snip>
> > 
> >> machines as they were more readily available. Does any one of the list
> >> have an O2 running Linux or know any one that has got one???
> > 
> > 
> > Damn, you cared me for a minute:
> > http://www.total-knowledge.com/progs/mips/o2-howto.shtml
> > 
> > 
> > 
> 
> 


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