Re: What is best kernel/disto combination for SS20 SMP?

2004-07-05 Thread Jan-Benedict Glaw
On Mon, 2004-07-05 22:08:44 +0200, Hartwig Atrops <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Linux on SS20 - received SIGCONT today ;-) Good! > I played around with SS20 SMP kernel 2.4 for a while. My dual Ross 125 is no > fun, my dual TI seemed to be better, but then I had har

Re: What is best kernel/disto combination for SS20 SMP?

2004-07-05 Thread Hartwig Atrops
Hi all. Linux on SS20 - received SIGCONT today ;-) > > It shouldn't make any difference which distro you choose, it's the kernel > > which is the problem. Compile the latest 2.4 from kernel.org and see if > > that's any better. > > > > But as I say, I don't think these CPUs play nicely with Linux

Re: What is best kernel/disto combination for SS20 SMP?

2004-07-05 Thread Gary Parker
- Original Message - From: "David Johnson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Monday, July 05, 2004 5:14 PM Subject: Re: What is best kernel/disto combination for SS20 SMP? > > It shouldn't make any difference which distro you choose, it's the kernel > which is the problem. Compile the latest

Re: What is best kernel/disto combination for SS20 SMP?

2004-07-05 Thread Jan-Benedict Glaw
On Mon, 2004-07-05 12:15:27 -0400, JLB <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Why wouldn't they? Don't all CPUs labeled as "SPARC" have to meet the > SPARC specifications? It's not all *that* easy. There are optional parts which some CPU implement, others don't. IIRC there's a

RE: What is best kernel/disto combination for SS20 SMP?

2004-07-05 Thread Gary Parker
> -Original Message- > From: David Johnson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 05 July 2004 17:15 > To: debian-sparc@lists.debian.org > Subject: Re: What is best kernel/disto combination for SS20 SMP? > > As far as I'm aware, no kernel is stable with even a single > 150MHz Ross CPU, let

Re: What is best kernel/disto combination for SS20 SMP?

2004-07-05 Thread JLB
Why wouldn't they? Don't all CPUs labeled as "SPARC" have to meet the SPARC specifications? On Mon, 5 Jul 2004, David Johnson wrote: > Date: Mon, 5 Jul 2004 17:14:45 +0100 > From: David Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Reply-To: debian-sparc@lists.debian.org > To: debian-sparc@lists.debian.org > Sub

Re: What is best kernel/disto combination for SS20 SMP?

2004-07-05 Thread David Johnson
On Monday 05 Jul 2004 16:12, Gary Parker wrote: > Hi all, I've been successfully running a stock Woody install on an SS5 > 70MHz/128MB for a year or so now as my home firewall/router/mail server but > felt I'd outgrown it's limited processing power (wanting to do more with > it) and recently treate

What is best kernel/disto combination for SS20 SMP?

2004-07-05 Thread Gary Parker
Hi all, I've been successfully running a stock Woody install on an SS5 70MHz/128MB for a year or so now as my home firewall/router/mail server but felt I'd outgrown it's limited processing power (wanting to do more with it) and recently treated myself to a SPARCstation 20 with 2x150Mhz Ross CPUs an