Re: [cobalt-users] raq 4 os

["Zeffie" <cobaltlist@xxxxxxxx>]

> > Why RaQ4 and not RaQ550, which works perfectly on the RaQ3?
> There are actually a lot of reasons not to do this to your cobalt...
Things
> like...
> ---->>Loss of official support for the kernel.
>  Q. So is upgrading from a Raq3 to a Raq4 keep within these guidelines? I
> thought the 550 os was opensourced by sun now. Doesn't that allow for
> opensource support?

yes and no.. there are parts that were not opensourced and thus chunks of it
are worthless.

> ---->>The 550 version is very hackable (it only takes about 30 seconds)
> Q. Hackable?? In a bad way? In a script kiddies kind of way, or in a XBOX
> kinda of way? Hacking the XBOX was the best thing that happened to that
> console. So many more options. It was a positive step. Unless your
> (Microsoft)

hackable in a "script kiddies kind of way"
get an account, wget, gcc bla, ./aout, done

> ---->>You take a risk when you flash those bios of turning it into a boat
> anchor
> (a bad one at that) or buying it all over again by having the chip
replaced
> by gerald...  looking at
> http://store.raqware.com/product_info.php?cPath=24&products_id=82
> <http://store.raqware.com/product_info.php?cPath=24&products_id=82>  it's
> $100
> more if you trash the rom...  I would say this is a very nice offering by
> gerald and I might be tempted myself someday...
>
>  Q. Know of a good guide you can recomend to avoind this pitfall.

not really.. I would reccomed geralds service first... after that I would
suggest you do a fresh restore of raq4 with no sites...  and then do the
flash...  it should work better on a fresh/smooth running box

> ----->>The thing that bothers me the most is the load issues...  A RaQ3 is
a
> pretty
> slow server actually (only 596.37 bogomips) and as much as we have
problems
> with simple logrotation, and running the java stuff, to simple mail
> overloads... I just don't think it's a good choice to overload a machine
> with all this...  and yes I know it can be done and will work to some
> degree...
>
>
> Q. I heard of a "mod" or upgrade to an AMD 400mhz?? What about maxing out
> the memory?? Can you go higher?

I have never done the processor upgrade and I have seen a raq3 > raq550
upgrade that wouldn't take a kernel update to save it's life...  You can get
the processor upgrade on e-bay i noticed last night for about $50...  I
don't know how well it works...

> ------>>I run a "Phoenix firewall" that has been converted to 550 and it
> does work
> fine... however it is for devel only and thus gets no traffic...  This
> server is just so I can build things for the 550 line and nothing more..
>
> Q. I'm interested in hosting a small amount of sites for friend. Nothing
> heavy. Maybe 10-20 domains MAX. Is that too many? I'm sure one or two
would
> run a mysql forum the likes of phpbb2. I thought you could host something
> like 100 sites with these units.
> Michael

that should all work.. but it's not how many sites but instead the "load
factor" Ie: you can't run a high traffic site like playboy.com...

Zeffie
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