To run well, linux needs the IEEE floating point hardware because lots of applications make extensive use of these instructions. I believe you need a G5 or later 9672 processor for this hardware. We have a R66 which works fine.
Hope this helps. Jeff Davis -----Original Message----- From: Neil Carson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, June 14, 2002 8:45 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [LINUX-390] S/390 Linux on 9672-R32 ? Will S/390 Linux run native on a 9672-R32 ? Or would you need VIF ? Thanks in advance...Neil The information in this electronic mail message is sender's business Confidential and may be legally privileged. It is intended solely for the addressee(s). Access to this Internet electronic mail message by anyone else is unauthorized. If you are not the intended recipient, any disclosure, copying, distribution or any action taken or omitted to be taken in reliance on it is prohibited and may be unlawful. The sender believes that this E-mail and any attachments were free of any virus, worm, Trojan horse, and/or malicious code when sent. This message and its attachments could have been infected during transmission. By reading the message and opening any attachments, the recipient accepts full responsibility for taking protective and remedial action about viruses and other defects. Galileo International is not liable for any loss or damage arising in any way from this message or its attachments.
