[NTLUG:Discuss] Qube 2?

[Tim Riker]

Rev. wRy wrote:
> Has anybody else out here installed linux on a Cobalt Qube2?

I've done it on one of two that I have.

> I've got what I think is the proper info, but was curious as to any 
> obvious gotcha's in this document since I don't normally play with 
> NFS/DHCPD/netboot combinations.
> 
> http://devel.alal.com/pipermail/cobalt-22/2002-July/000298.html

I did a debian install onto the drive from another machine, then 
installed it back in the qube to get the rest of the bits in place.

> I know that NetBSD will run on the qube as well, and that's what I 
> currently have installed on it, but I'd prefer to use linux if possible. 
> (Especially since I'm getting many bizzare errors trying to get pkgsrc & 
> friends to compile).
> 
> Eventually, I'd like to have a box that looks something like this:
> 
> http://www.shon.org/qube/
> 
> Only with twice the memory, one 7200rpm hard drive, and running Debian 
> instead of NetBSD.

I'm running a 2.4.19 kernel and having issues with the driver for the 
built in ethernet ports. If you run with a PCI ethernet card all is 
well. With the built in ones, simultaneous ether and serial activity can 
cause complete lockups.

I'd be happy to show it, once the moving trucks get here. ;-)

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