[rescue] HP9000/C100

[Thomas Bogendoerfer]

On Tue, Dec 11, 2001 at 07:43:23PM -0500, Mike Nicewonger wrote:
> >    Is there anything besides HP/UX that will run on this? It appears that
> > Linux has a port that may be in usable shape; OpenBSD's effort looks like
> > it's just starting or never got very far.
> 
> You are stuck with HP-UX. Although it isn't all that bad. Ok, it is creepy. :)

Linux runs on the C100 (and other PA-RISC machines):

c100:~# uname -a
Linux c100 2.4.16-pa11 #176 Tue Dec 4 22:49:52 MET 2001 parisc unknown
c100:~# cat /proc/cpuinfo
processor       : 0
cpu family      : PA-RISC 1.1c
cpu             : PA7200 (PCX-T')
cpu MHz         : 100.000000
model           : 9000/777/C100
model name      : Raven 100 T'
hversion        : 0x00005920
sversion        : 0x00000481
I-cache         : 256 KB
D-cache         : 258 KB (WB)
ITLB entries    : 120
DTLB entries    : 120 - shared with ITLB
BTLB fixed      : max. 16384 pages, pagesize=4096 (64MB)
BTLB fix-entr.  : 0 instruction, 0 data (16 combined)
BTLB var-entr.  : 0 instruction, 0 data (0 combined)
bogomips        : 99.73
software id     : 2011439531

http://www.parisc-linux.org

There is a new ISO image nearly out (debian). There is one fixed bug with the 
fastwide diff scsi controller, which is still present on the ISO image (my
fix came too late). Workaround for that is to boot with parameter 
"ncr53c8xx=burst:3" (should be in the errata).

Thomas.

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