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>Installing GNU/Linux on the IBM RS/6000 43P model 7248 HOWTO</H1
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>Ingvar Hagelund</A
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> <TT
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>Revision 2.0</TD
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>2003-06-02</TD
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>Revised by: ih</TD
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>2.0 is out.</TD
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>Revision 1.64</TD
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>2003-06-01</TD
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>Revised by: ih</TD
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>YellowDog 3.0 (Sirius) is availble through dist-upgrade</TD
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>Revision 1.63</TD
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>2003-05-26</TD
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>Revised by: ih</TD
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>Main parts of Suse, Yellowdog and Debian and Mandrake done.</TD
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>Revision 1.62</TD
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>2003-02-26</TD
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>Revised by: ih</TD
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>Working on complete new version with several distributions.</TD
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>Revision 1.6</TD
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>2002-12-19</TD
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>Revised by: ih</TD
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>Change from LinuxPPC to other distributions, first sketch</TD
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>Revision 1.52</TD
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>2001-08-29</TD
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>Added a chapter on Linux 2.4.
Fixed some dead and wrong links.
Fixed a lot of typos.</TD
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>Revision 1.51</TD
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>2001-04-06</TD
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>Revised by: ih</TD
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>Download site for LinuxPPC-2000 Q4 cd images</TD
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>Revision 1.50</TD
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>2001-02-06</TD
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>Now supports LinuxPPC-2000 Q4</TD
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>2000-12-14</TD
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>Translated to SGML. This is the initial release for LDP</TD
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> This document describes the installation of several Linux
distributions on the IBM RS/6000 43P model 7248 series.
</P
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><A
NAME="INTRO"
></A
>Introduction</H1
><A
NAME="AEN62"
></A
><P
> This document describes how to install GNU/Linux on the IBM
RS/6000 43P 7248 series, that is, the 43P-100, 43P-120 and
43P-133. It describes quite in detail anything to get one of
these boxes from a non working stage to a networked workstation
with a nice graphical user interfase. This relase covers several
Linux distributions. Earlier, this document described the
installation of several Linux distributions. Earlier, it only
covered the LinuxPPC distribution, which is now obsolete. If
you, for any particular reason, should be interested in versions
of LinuxPPC, please have a look at <A
HREF="http://users.linpro.no/ingvar/43p/start.html"
TARGET="_top"
>my homepage
</A
>.
</P
><P
> Some years ago I got a couple of old 7248s for free and I did
not have any OS to run on them. So I gathered some bits and
pieces from the net, and got it to install LinuxPPC-1999. Later,
I found that a lot of other people may have the same problems
that I had, so I wrote this document to help. Later I rewrote it
in SGML and it is now a part of the LDP.
</P
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NAME="COPYRIGHT"
></A
>Copyright Information and Legal stuff</H2
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> This document is copyrighted (C) 2003 Ingvar Hagelund and is
distributed under the terms of the Linux Documentation Project
(LDP) licence, stated below.
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> Updated: June 1, 2003.
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NAME="DISCLAIMER"
></A
>Disclaimer and scope</H2
><A
NAME="AEN81"
></A
><P
> This document is made after own experiences on a 43P
7248-132. The things I did might or might not work for
you. You are on your own. I take no responsibility whatsoever
for any damage, loss or expenses because of something you
might have done because this document said so. If you want to
give me feedback on errors, typos, or anything that can make
this document better, please feel free to contact me by
sending an e-mail to <TT
CLASS="EMAIL"
><<A
HREF="mailto:ingvar@linpro.no"
>ingvar@linpro.no</A
>></TT
>
</P
><P
> No liability for the contents of this documents can be
accepted. Use the concepts, examples and other content at
your own risk. As this is a new edition of this document,
there may be errors and inaccuracies, that may of course be
damaging to your system. Proceed with caution, and although
this is highly unlikely, I do not take any responsibility for
that.
</P
><P
> This document is about installing GNU/Linux on the IBM RS/6000
43P, model 7248. The methods described in this document may or
may not work on other machines or models. They may or may not
work on other Linux distributions than described. Please don't
ask me about this, as I have not tested others. Look in the
<A
HREF="x734.htm"
>the Section called <I
>Resources</I
></A
> for other resources on this. If you
find that these instructions work on other models or
distributions, please let me know, and I'll add that info
here.
</P
><P
> All copyrights are held by their by their respective owners,
unless specifically noted otherwise. Use of a term in this
document should not be regarded as affecting the validity of
any trademark or service mark.
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><P
> Naming of particular products or brands should not be seen
as endorsements.
</P
><P
> You are strongly recommended to take a backup of your system
before major installation and backups at regular intervals.
</P
><P
> Note that the 7248-132 and the 43P-133 are two terms for the
same model, and the same goes for 7248-133 which I've also
seen referenced from time to time. These three terms describes
the exactly same model. You can safly assume that they are all
the same machine.
</P
><P
> If you feel that this document makes your life better, makes you
glad and happy, or if you just are in a good mood, and have
nothing to do, feel free to donate hardware, money, pizzas,
e-mailed thankyous, postcards or anything to me. I can be
reached at:
<P
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> e-mail: <TT
CLASS="EMAIL"
><<A
HREF="mailto:ingvar@linpro.no"
>ingvar@linpro.no</A
>></TT
><br>
snail-mail: Ingvar Hagelund, Asperudlia 15, NO-1258 OSLO, NORWAY.<br>
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>New versions</H2
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> Version 2.0
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>2.0 is finally out.</P
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>Lots of updates. Now supports Debian, Mandrake, SuSE and YellowDog.</P
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> Version 1.64
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>YellowDog 3.0 (Sirius) is availble through a
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>Heading for 2.0.</P
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> Version 1.63
<P
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>Most parts of Mandrake, YellowDog, SuSE and Debian
are done</P
></LI
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>Heading for 2.0.</P
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> Version 1.62
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>Working on complete new version with several
distributions</P
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>Heading for 2.0.</P
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> Version 1.61
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> Added an appendix on making SMS and firmware images from Linux </P
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> First sketch for other distributions </P
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> Fixed some wrong links and typos </P
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> Version 1.51
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> Download site for LinuxPPC-2000 Q4 cd images </P
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> Updated to cover LinuxPPC-2000 Q4 </P
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> Version 1.40:
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> Added a FAQ section. </P
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> Reformatted howto to SGML. </P
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> New copyright notices. </P
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> Ready for bundling with the LPD. </P
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> If you are reading an offline version of this document, please
note that an up to date HTML version can be found at
<A
HREF="http://users.linpro.no/ingvar/43p"
TARGET="_top"
> http://users.linpro.no/ingvar/43p</A
>.
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><A
NAME="CREDITS"
></A
>Credits</H2
><A
NAME="AEN163"
></A
><P
> A lot of people have given me suggestions and help on these
pages. I might have forgotten some of them, and if so, I
apologize. Please send me a note to me at
<TT
CLASS="EMAIL"
><<A
HREF="mailto:ingvar@linpro.no"
>ingvar@linpro.no</A
>></TT
>, and I'll list you here. Thanks to
all of you, I could not have done this without you.
</P
><P
> Ingvar
</P
><P
> Here is list of people that have been helpful, in a completely
unordered fashion :-)
</P
><P
>Ingvar Hagelund</P
><P
>James Rooker </P
><P
>Mike McCammant </P
><P
>Alberto Varesio </P
><P
>Rolf Brudeseth </P
><P
>Ian Dale </P
><P
>Hollis R Blanchard </P
><P
>Linar Yusupov </P
><P
>Cort Dougan </P
><P
>Roger Bonussen </P
><P
>Rolf Zimmerli </P
><P
>Philippe Senot </P
><P
>John Roebuck </P
><P
>Jacopo Silva </P
><P
>Martin Espenschied </P
><P
>Dan Burcaw </P
><P
>www.linuxppc.com</P
><P
>Tor Arne Rein </P
><P
>Chien-Yu Chen </P
><P
>Wadamori Naoki </P
><P
>Arne Chr. Jørgensen</P
><P
>Doc Shipley </P
><P
>Thomas M. Nymand </P
><P
>Alberto Varesio </P
><P
>Pat Berge </P
><P
>Kazunori Aoshima </P
><P
>David Monro </P
><P
>Matt Porter </P
><P
>Olaf Hering </P
><P
>Xavier Piednoir </P
><P
>Steve Cornett </P
><P
>Greg Ferguson </P
><P
>Nader Salasshahri</P
><P
>Thomas Junker </P
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note, and read the copyright notices above.
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