On Thu, 10 Dec 1998 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> On Wed, Dec 09, 1998 at 03:47:19PM -0600, Andrew R. Baker wrote:
>
> > Anyone care to make any comments on porting Linux to an SGI Challenge L
> > machine w/ (4) R4400 processors? Am I crazy to even attempt this?
>
> You're not crazy, after all Linux is already running on bigger iron and
> about to run on Sun's E10000. However you should checkout again what
> hardware you actually have on your system. A Challenge L is mostly like
> an Indy (which is supported), that is strictly uniprocessor. So
> your system either is not a multiprocessor system or not a Challenge L.
That's a Challenge S (basically an Indy with the graphics hardware
daughtercard replaced with a daughtercard with two FWD SCSI controllers and
a second ethernet controller). A Challenge L is a serious SMP system that
can have up to 2 processor cards with up to 8 total CPUs.
However, I think you would have to be nuts to try to get Linux running on
them... they're complex hardware, and SGI doesn't even make them anymore
(the Origin 200/2000 has replaced the Challenge L and XL).
Might be better off (and less poor) with four R4400SC Indy's if you really want
to run Linux on multiple MIPS CPUs. :-)
-Andy
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http://www.globalauctions.com
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