Greetings, I recently replaced some old RaQ3 and RaQ4 servers with newer faster hardware, running BlueOnyx 5107R on SL 6.3. Not wanting the old blue appliances to feel left out, I then worked through the process of upgrading them to run BlueOnyx 5106R on CentOS 5.8.
Of course, while the BlueOnyx software is fully modern, actively maintained and up to date, the Cobalt RaQ hardware is definitely old and tired and a wee bit slow. Still, they're at least useful for simple hosting or backup tasks. I started with George (aka Mr. Webcam) Hall's instructions for upgrading the RaQ550s to BX, but found there were some differences for the older RaQ3 & RaQ4 machines, primarily the difference between the i586 platform vs i686. Anyway, with a fair bit of searching, testing, and patience I was ultimately successful. I've written up the whole process, in case anyone else wants to try the same thing. http://www.thackernet.com/RaQtoBX/RAQ34_to_BlueOnyx.html No warranties, ymmv, etc. Have fun! Regards, dAvid tHacker Email: [email protected] Thacker Network Technologies Inc. Http://www.ThackerNet.com _______________________________________________ Blueonyx mailing list [email protected] http://mail.blueonyx.it/mailman/listinfo/blueonyx
