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Re: [cobalt-users] Installing a different OS

Hi Jacob,


I was wondereing if anyone has installed another Operating system on a
cobalt box.
Yes, some folks have. Not me, but I'll get around it in a matter of some weeks, I hope (RaQ3)... 


My Raq 4 has just arrived and it seems to have to monitor, keyboard or
mouse ports. It also has no cd but this is not a problem with scsi.


It doesn't "seem" to have: it *hasn't*. :-)


So I'm looking for any information from people who have installed other
operating systems, specifcally hardware related issues.  I'm also
interested in how the installation was performed - ie - with no monitor
or keyboard.
This is a pretty good description for Slackware 8. Heck, Slack is Linux, RH is Linux; you'll prolly be fine. 
http://traumatized.org/linux/cobalt/index.php. Wouldn't know about OpenBSD.
I can't figure out what the guy does with his kernels (maybe I'm misreading here, or maybe it's just not there ;-P), but there's some stuff in the archives: 
http://list.cobalt.com/pipermail/cobalt-developers/2001-December/034938.html
The entire thread is called "Raq3 Kernel compiling problems". Read it.
Sign up on developer.cobalt.com and head for the tech notes. You should get at least DTN6-1-1 (RaQ3), but DTN21-0-0 also lists RaQ4/XTR and Qube3.
If you get the stuff to work, don't ever call it a RaQ[whatever-serial-number's-on-the-box] anymore, or Bruce Timberlake will personally come over and kick your *ss. ;-) [Thanks, Bruce, for the heads up on the 'legal department'!] 

Plus, post your findings here! I already ruined my warranty. :-)

Good luck... Nico