Bug#403229: MIPS additions

[Thiemo Seufer <ths@networkno.de>]

Martin Michlmayr wrote:
> Package: release-notes
> Severity: wishlist
> 
> There are some new sub-architectures on MIPS that should be mentioned
> and one is scheduled for removal after etch:
> 
> mipsel:
> 
> DECstation support is incomplete and untested in etch and will be
> removed completely after this release.  This includes both DECstation
> variants previously supported in Debian, r3k-kn02 and r4k-kn04.
> 
> Installations on MIPS based Cobalt machines (Qube 2700, RaQ1, Qube2,
> RaQ2) are now possible without the use of a serial console.  By
> default, installations on Cobalt are now done via SSH.  See
> http://www.cyrius.com/debian/cobalt/ for more information.
> 
> mips:
> 
> Support for SGI's IP32 platform has been added.  The IP32 platform
> consists of SGI O2 machines with R5000, R5200 or RM7000 processors.
> Installation are possible via frame buffer or the serial console.
> 
> mips and mipsel:
> 
> Support for Broadcom's SB1A evaluation board BCM91480B ("BigSur"),
> which is based on the BCM1480 quad-core chip, has been added, both to
> the kernel and the installer.  This board is supported both in little
> and big endian mode.

And:

mips and mipsel:

Support for a Qemu machine has been added. The Qemu/MIPS machine
emulates a classic ISA PC style machine with a MIPS 4Kc CPU.


Thiemo