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It's aimed at both new users and experienced users alike. It has been split into a number of categories to make navigation easier. </p> <p> If you have anything to contribute to the FAQ or, having read this guide, you still have questions that are left unanswered, feel free to <uri link="http://mips.gentoo.org";>drop us a line</uri>. </p> </body> </section> <section> <title>Content</title> <body> <p> <b>About the Gentoo/MIPS project</b> </p> <ul> <li><uri link="#what">What is Gentoo/MIPS?</uri></li> <li><uri link="#why">Why install Gentoo Linux on MIPS?</uri></li> <li> <uri link="#port">Why don't you port Gentoo to NetBSD/MIPS or IRIX?</uri> </li> </ul> <p> <b>MIPS Hardware FAQs</b> </p> <ul> <li><uri link="#hw-what">What is MIPS?</uri></li> <li> <uri link="#hardware">What sort of hardware uses MIPS processors?</uri> </li> <li><uri link="#supported">Is my machine supported?</uri></li> <li><uri link="#support_X">Why don't you support machine X</uri></li> </ul> <p> <b>MIPS Software FAQs</b> </p> <ul> <li><uri link="#stage">Which stage tarball do I use?</uri></li> <li> <uri link="#chroot">I got told "illegal instruction" or "Cannot Execute Binary File" when chrooting. What did I do wrong?</uri> </li> </ul> <p> <b>Silicon Graphics Specific FAQs</b> </p> <ul> <li><uri link="#netboot">Why doesn't my SGI machine netboot?</uri></li> <li> <uri link="#serial">The machine downloads the kernel, but then "hangs" (using a monitor and keyboard -- not serial console)</uri> </li> </ul> <p> <b>Cobalt Specific FAQs</b> </p> <ul> <li><uri link="#cobaltboot">Why won't my Cobalt machine boot?</uri></li> <li><uri link="#qube2700">Why don't you support the Qube 2700?</uri></li> </ul> </body> </section> </chapter> <chapter> <title>About the Gentoo/MIPS Project</title> <section id="what"> <title>What is Gentoo/MIPS?</title> <body> <p> Gentoo/MIPS is a small project within the Gentoo Foundation, responsible for looking after the MIPS port of Gentoo Linux. We currently look after two main sub architectures of the MIPS family specifically: Silicon Graphics systems and MIPS-based Cobalt servers. </p> </body> </section> <section id="why"> <title>Why install Gentoo Linux on MIPS?</title> <body> <p> Okay, sure, some MIPS machines aren't the fastest boxes on the block these days. However, despite the age of some of these beasts, they still can make very functional, useful machines. A Cobalt Qube 2 could make a very nice broadband Internet router, capable of hosting websites, email, IRC and numerous other tasks. There are a number of reasons why you'd want to install Linux on this sort of hardware. </p> <ul> <li> It teaches you a lot about computer hardware by giving you an alternate frame of reference </li> <li> It allows you to turn what would otherwise be useless junk into a very functional system </li> <li> Status Symbol: Linux on x86 is so common these days it's not funny. However, Linux on MIPS is a lot less common and quite a talking point. </li> </ul> </body> </section> <section id="port"> <title>Why don't you port Gentoo to NetBSD/MIPS or IRIX?</title> <body> <p> Hey, great idea. Unfortunately, a lot of the Gentoo/MIPS team already have their hands full looking after Linux/MIPS as well as other commitments. However, you're welcome to give it a try. May I suggest raising this on the <uri link="http://forums.gentoo.org/viewforum-f-32.html";>Gentoo Forums</uri> and see what the interest is first. Also, have a look at some of the other threads on porting Gentoo to other architectures such as <uri link="http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic-t-113387.html";>Solaris/SPARC</uri>, <uri link="http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic-t-319607.html";>IBM OS/2</uri> and <uri link="http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic-t-319691.html";>Microsoft Services For Unix</uri> for hints on how to proceed. If after some hacking you get something useful out of it... chances are a few developers will pick up on this and help you get it to the next stage. </p> </body> </section> </chapter> <chapter> <title>MIPS Hardware FAQs</title> <section id="hw-what"> <title>What is MIPS?</title> <body> <p> <uri link="http://www.mips.com";>MIPS Technologies</uri> is a company that produce a number of RISC CPU cores which implement the MIPS Instruction Set Architecture. These processors appear in all sorts of hardware ranging from small embedded devices to large servers. </p> <p> It also happens to be an acronym; <b>M</b>illions of <b>I</b>nstructions <b>P</b>er <b>S</b>econd. </p> </body> -- [email protected] mailing list
