Re: [cobalt-users] raq 4 os

["Zeffie" <cobaltlist@xxxxxxxx>]

> > 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
>
> Why RaQ4 and not RaQ550, which works perfectly on the RaQ3?
> R

There are actually a lot of reasons not to do this to your cobalt... Things
like...

Loss of official support for the kernel.

The 550 version is very hackable (it only takes about 30 seconds)

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 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...

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...

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..

Zeffie
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