topic Re: Linux on a HP9000 G50 question in Operating System - Linux

Linux on a HP9000 G50 question

Ralph Gifford — Wed, 04 Feb 2004 08:58:02 GMT

I understand that this may be a weird question however here goes.
Can one run LINUX on an HP9000 G50? If so which LINUX (SuSe, RedHaT, Turbo)?
The reason I am asking is I have an oppurtunity to get a G50 free and I am looking to use it as a learning tool at home.

Re: Linux on a HP9000 G50 question

Mark Grant — Wed, 04 Feb 2004 09:40:00 GMT

I believe it has been booted on these machines but you'll not find a distribution to install on it. I think you might need a diferent OS.

Re: Linux on a HP9000 G50 question

Steven E. Protter — Wed, 04 Feb 2004 09:44:59 GMT

To run Linux on an HP-9000 PA-RISC box the answer is none of the above.

You need pa risc linux
http://www.parisc-linux.org/

The box is old but its a great learning op.

SEP

Re: Linux on a HP9000 G50 question

Heiner E. Lennackers — Wed, 04 Feb 2004 09:59:11 GMT

http://www.parisc-linux.de/ is a great choice. Thay are developing the kernel and http://www.debian.org/ is providing the packages for them.
I have a HP9000/712 running with debiabn-woody for parisc without problems for about 10 month now without a reboot.

Heiner

Re: Linux on a HP9000 G50 question

Ralph Gifford — Wed, 04 Feb 2004 10:02:31 GMT

Thanks Steve. That site is the one for all info on LINUX on the old HP servers. Unfortunately they tell me that the old nova series machines (G50 is one) don't have LINUX support as the hardware device interfaces are all HP proprietary and no one has released the doc. Oh well. I may grab the box anyway. As you say it is a great learning op.