Linux on a HP9000 G50 question

[Ralph Gifford]

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.

[Mark Grant]

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.

[Steven E. Protter · Accepted solution]

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

[Heiner E. Lennackers]

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

[Ralph Gifford]

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.