RE: [cobalt-users] raq 4 os

[Greg Boehnlein <damin@xxxxxxxx>]

On Wed, 7 Jan 2004, Be-com Computers wrote:

> Not sure why just wanted an upgrade didn't know the 550 was an option 

It is provided you make sure that you flash your Raq3 to the latest 
Firmware revision and be aware of some of the gotchas:

1. Specifically, be -VERY VERY VERY- careful to SELECT THE RIGHT 
ARCHITECTURE WHEN YOU ATTEMPT TO UPGRADE YOUR RAQ BIOS USING THE RAQ550 OS 
RESTORE CD! I accidentally chose "Raq 550" without thinking and turned one 
of my Raq 3 units into a doorstoop. Since the Raq3 has SOLDERD EPROMS, I 
had to sent it to Gerald Waugh at Frontstreet Networks who charged me $120 
to replace the EEPROM.

2. The Raq3 uses an AMD K6 processor, which has an i586 core. Cobalt 
released all their kernel updates for the Raq550 as i686 only, so you need 
to get the ones provided by Nuonce to correct for security issues.
 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: cobalt-users-admin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:cobalt-users-admin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Ryan Verner
> Sent: Wednesday, January 07, 2004 6:30 PM
> To: cobalt-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [cobalt-users] raq 4 os
> 
> 
> On 08/01/2004, at 12:40 PM, Be-com Computers wrote:
> 
> > I currently have a raq 3 and wish to install the raq 4 os
> > I found the download on cobalt's ftp site 960-RAQ4S101AU.iso.gz
> > Is this the correct one their seems to be a lot almost the same
> 
> Howdy,
> 
> Why RaQ4 and not RaQ550, which works perfectly on the RaQ3?
> 
> R
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