Re: 712/60 question
On Wed, 27 Aug 2003, Larry Crouch wrote:
> I was given 3 HP 712/60 workstations.
[envy]
> Since I've been in the Windows world for many years, learning Linux will
> have a substantial learning curve but I thought there was no better time.
:)
> I read enough to boot the HP into the boot_admin and isl screens. If I let
> the machine boot normally it loads HPUX and then an application which hangs
> looking for network resources.
I suggest fetching the Debian/hppa CD non-US #1, performing a base install, then
moving on from there. The key trick is to find out how to get your 712 to boot
from CD. Once thta is taken care of, following the installation instructions is
fairly straightforward.
> Anyway, I have a Windows 2000 Pro computer running haneWIN DHCP server
> 2.0.1.
Works well with Debian too, assuming you setup your network preferences to fetch
the IP using DHCP.
> Can someone steer me in the right direction to get Linux installed on one of
> these HP boxes?
I hope the above helps. My website also has a bit more. LAter on, once you've
performed the basic install, I could send you my 712-optimized kernel also.
--
Martin-Éric Racine
http://www.pp.fishpool.fi/~q-funk/
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