Re: [cobalt-users] PC & Raq 3(i)

[Kris Dahl <krislists@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

on 6/14/00 2:29 AM, Jonathan Alstead at jjma@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:

> 
> Can I ask if it is worth buying an old pc and simulating software
> installations and trials as a test before I install the exact software on a
> raq 3. I was told that the raq 3 (i) uses a socket 7 chip.
> 
> I would look to install the same type of OS as the raq and would like to
> know whether the CD rom that reinstalls a broken raq wouls work on a pc, if
> 1) the same version of linux was installed iniatilly 2) the same apcahe
> software was installed iniatially. Has anyone tried to install this
> combination on an old pentinium/x86 computer before.

I am pretty sure that the recovery cd's check to make sure it is on the
right peice of equipment.

You can certainly install the same kernel, packages, apache whatever on a
PC.  But I don't think that it would be worth engineering all that just to
test out some scripts/what not--and I certainly don't think it would be more
cost-effective than just buying a Raq3 and using it as a development or
test/qa server.

What software are you thinking of installing?  Do you currently have a
development server that you are using to develop this software?

-k