Re: [cobalt-developers] 550 software on generic hardware

[Gerald Waugh <gwaugh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Tue, 12 Aug 2003, Paul Aviles wrote:
>
> I just wanted to let people know that I was able to load the 550 OS on
> generic hardware. It took me like 4 days of work, but it was not that
> difficult at the end. I have not done a FAQ yet, and I will be out of the
> country until Tuesday of next week but will do one soon after I return.
>
> And for those who don't believe me, ask Gerald W., he was able to login
> using the management interface and test it. There are a few issues with the
> main console and some generic errors but everything works so far. It does
> not support multiple sessions so pressing ALT-F1, etc does not work, but I
> am sure someone knows how to enable it and I also get errors like:
> open("/dev/nvram/"): device or resource busy, but it all works....
>
> I was also able to install packages, etc, etc..

Yes, I did log into Paul's machine, and it is a standard
RaQ550 GUI.
He did some great work... Anxious to try it out. Now when Sun
releases the code we will be in great shape!
Good Work Paul!

Gerald
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