Messages in this thread | | | Date | Sun, 25 Nov 2001 21:33:16 +0000 | From | Joel Becker <> | Subject | Re: Linux and RS/6000 250 |
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On Sun, Nov 25, 2001 at 06:10:51PM +0100, Dominik Kubla wrote: > On Sun, Nov 25, 2001 at 05:47:42PM +0100, Sven.Riedel@tu-clausthal.de wrote: > > On Sun, Nov 25, 2001 at 02:40:38PM +0100, Dominik Kubla wrote: > > > Add a 350 from me. But the problem is not just the PPC/MCA combination, > > > but also the CPU. It's Power, not PowerPC! > > > > Really? The IBM website says the following: > > > > <quote> > > The IBM* RS/6000 Model 250 is flexible and powerful, and performs well > > as either a graphics workstation or a server. Driven by a 66MHz PowerPC > > 601* microprocessor,[...] > > </quote> > ... > > Marketing strikes again, eh? :/ > > No, i screwed up. The 250 and the 43P user PowerPC...
The 7011-250 uses a PowerPC 601, which may or may not be happy with arch/ppc. The 7248 (PReP-based 43P) uses a PowerPC 604 and should run fine. The 7043 (CHRP-based 43P) uses a PowerPC 604e and should also run fine.
Joel
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