Re: Is SGI Octane supported?
"T. Ermlich" <[email protected]>
| Newsgroups | gmane.linux.debian.ports.mips |
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Mark Morgan Lloyd <[email protected]> schrieb am 30.11.2013 11:57: > T. Ermlich wrote: >> Dear list, >> >> Wheezy runs fine on my SGI O2, so I bought an Octane ... love the >> cases ;) >> >> I checked http://www.debian.org/ports/mips/ and mipsel, and found no >> information regarding an Octane. >> But I'm curious as arcload (http://packages.debian.org/stable/arcload) >> supports it ... >> >> Is it possible to install Debian on an Octane? > > Since nobody else has chipped in: I looked at that a year or so ago, and > I think at the time I concluded that older versions might work but that > no effort was being made to keep it running. At that point the PSU went > in Octane #1, and Octane #2 started tripping the main breaker... > > I suggest trying it to see what happens, but my experience with older > systems suggests that you /might/ be better off with nothing newer than > Lenny. /Please/ keep us updated on how you get on. Thanks a lot, Mark! I'll give it a try during christmas holidays ... and if there's any result I'll post it here. Have a nice day! cu, Torsten