On Mon, 28 Feb 2000 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I was involved in the Debian project some years back (i386 -- I was > involved in a number of packages around 1997), but had to give it away > due to a lack of time. However, there is a fair chance that I can pick > up a free DECstation 5000. > > Questions: > * Is this a supported platform for working with Linux/MIPS in general, and > Debian MIPS in particular? (it's based, if I remember rightly, on the R3000 > processor.)
Yes there are packages for it, but since there is a glibc problem currently, Debian development is at a low profile. There are also R4000 based DECstations around. > * If it's not a supported platform, would it be reasonably straightforward > (even if tedious) to get it working? > > Thanks in advance. If everything seems favourable, I'll let you lot know > once I have the machine. (Bear in mind that I've a few non-computing > activities that do take a fair amount of my time, so I probably won't be > as productive as others.) Following sites have information about it: http://decstation.unix-ag.org/ http://www.xs4all.nl/~vhouten/mipsel/ http://www.inter.nl.net/users/schnecke/mips/ http://oss.sgi.com/mips/mips-howto.html Regards, Richard
