On Thu, Jul 05, 2012 at 08:44:50AM +0000, Code Blue wrote: > On Wed, Jul 04, 2012 at 10:07:52PM +0200, Tomas Bodzar wrote: > > On Wed, Jul 4, 2012 at 7:59 PM, Code Blue <codeb...@inbox.lv> wrote: > > > Thanks to the OpenBSD team and Miod Vallat for the Loongson port. > > > > > > I am trying to put together a MIPS development machine and I installed > > > OpenBSD 5.1. I didn't see a change log for the Loongson snapshot > > > referenced > > > from the OpenBSD Loongson page so I don't know if there are any relevant > > > changes for my intended use or whether the snapshots are supposed to be > > > experimental. Which version should I use and should I be tracking current > > > for this machine? Thanks. > > > > > For sure better to use snapshots/current. > > Thanks, I'll reinstall then. Should I track current on this? I don't have > any idea how many changes are being done on it. > > > And I think it's valid for any similar "experimental" port. > > Is Loongson an "experimental" port? The OpenBSD page lists it under the > officially support platforms...I realize it's a work in progress, but I > didn't think it was experimental. Aside from the bootblocks not installing > from either 5.1 release or the 5.2. snapshot, everything seems to be working.
Loongson is not experimental. There are less users using it compared to some other platforms, but the port is certainly stable enough to be used for real stuff. I'm running a Fuloong as my general purpose mai/file/dns/web server at home and i have had zero trouble with it. In fact I'm typing this mail on it ... > > > BTW this one http://lemote.kd85.com/ will work with Loongson port as well? > > Seems like it's slightly different CPU. > > Good question and I have no idea. Yes, it's a different CPU. The 2E and 2F > are uniprocessors. The 3A is a quard. Maybe the port maintainer will chime > in. Many patches are hitting the Linux kernel and binutils from Lemote and > MIPS people so I believe there are significant differences. ATM we do not run on these. One big practical problem is that so far these machines are not available for purchase. -Otto
