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<title>Linux/MIPS HOWTO
<author>Ralf B&auml;chle, <tt/ralf@gnu.org/
<date>November 12, 2000
<date>November 14, 2000
<abstract>
This FAQ describes the MIPS port of the Linux operating system, common
problems and their solutions, availability and more. It also tries to
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The RM400 isn't supported.
<sect2>SNI RW320<p>
This machine is a OEM variant of the SGI Indigo and therefore also unsupported.
This machine is a OEM variant of the SGI Indigo and therefore also
unsupported.
<sect2>Algorithmics P4032<p>
The Algorithmics P4032 port is, at the time of this writing, still running
Linux 2.1.36.
<sect2>Algorithmics P-4032, P-5064, P-6032<p>
Algorithmics (<url url="http://www.algor.co.uk/">) make a series of
single-board computers for MIPS prototyping, and maintain Linux kernels
for all of them:
<itemize>
<item>P-6032 is a new board for CPUs with 32-bit buses (QED
RM5231, NEC Vr43x0, NEC Vr5432, IDT 64x74)
<item>P-4032 is an older board obsoleted by P-6032.
<item>P-5064 is for CPUs with 64-bit buses, notably QED's RM70xx
and RM52xx series.
</itemize>
All the boards have common I/O plus ethernet and disk interfaces onboard,
with spare PCI slots for adding different controllers. They're highly
configurable, so will run with either byte order. All are suitable targets
for 64-bit kernels, but (so far) all the Linux work we've done has been using
32-bit code.
<sect2>Algorithmics P5064<p>
The P5064 is basically an R5000-based 64bit variant of the P4032. A port is
ongoing.
They're available, supported and documented with PDF manuals available
online, like <url url="http://www.algor.co.uk/ftp/pub/doc/p6032-user.pdf">
for the P-6032.
At the time of writing (November 2000) we are using a 2.2.x kernel; kernel
code is shared with the ports being done by people from <htmlurl
url="http://www.mips.com" name="MIPS Technologies, Inc.">).
Algorithmics wrote the floating point trap handler and emulator used in this
kernel - essential for MIPS CPUs to run floating point operations reliably
and correctly.
Algorithmics' kernels and a link to the MIPS userland can be found from a
jump page at <url url="http://www.algor.co.uk/algor/info/linux.html">
You can contact us at <htmlurl url="mailto:ask@algor.co.uk"
name="Algorithmics">.
<sect2>DECstation series<p>
During the late 80's and the early 90's, Digital (now Compaq) built MIPS-based
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<sect1>RedHat<p>
For MIPSeb, there's Rough Cuts Linux, previously known as Hard Hat Linux,
which is most of RedHat Linux 5.1 ported for MIPSeb. You can get this at
<url url="ftp://oss.sgi.com/pub/hardhat">.
<url url="ftp://oss.sgi.com/pub/linux/mips/redhat">.<p>
It is also bundled along with M68k, UltraSparc, and PowerPC in a package
called "Rough Cuts" pressed by RedHat, and available wherever RedHat
products are sold. This is a very convenient way to get it without having
to download 280MB. You can order Rough Cuts directly from RedHat at
<url url="http://www.redhat.com/product.phtml/RC1000">.
It is bundled along with M68k, UltraSparc, and PowerPC in a package called
"Rough Cuts" pressed by RedHat, and available wherever RedHat products are
sold. This is a very convenient way to get it without having to download
280MB. Redhat is no longer offering this product but if you're lucky you
may still find the CD in some shops or somewhere on the net.
Also, there's a distribution based on Red Hat 5.2 that's targeting the
Cobalt Qubes. Those binaries will work perfectly on other MIPSel
architectures available at
<url url="ftp://intel.cleveland.lug.net/pub/Mipsel">.
A distribution based on Red Hat 5.2 that's targeting the Cobalt Qubes. Those
binaries will work perfectly on other MIPSel architectures and are available
at <url url="ftp://intel.cleveland.lug.net/pub/Mipsel">.
<url url="ftp://bolug.uni-bonn.de/mips"> has various rpm packages from
Redhat&nbsp;6.0 and 6.1.
Redhat&nbsp;6.0, 6.1 and 6.2.
<sect1>Debian<p>
A Debian port is underway. Current efforts are being bootstrapped using
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url="ftp://oss.sgi.com/pub/linux/mips/mips-linux/simple">. Also available
is a cross-compiler system to aid in development.
<sect1>Other<p>
Kevin Kissel of MIPS, Inc. has put together a compilation of the
RedHat&nbsp;5.2 mipsel distribution that includes the all the packages
from the Cleveland LUG site
<url url="ftp://intel.cleveland.lug.net/pub/Mipsel">, plus quite a few
others from elsewhere that are either newer than, or missing from, the
Cleveland LUG distribution. This compilation can be found via HTML at
<url url="http://www.paralogos.com/mipslinux"> or directly by FTP at
<url url="ftp://ftp.paralogos.com/pub/linux/mips/RPMS/mipsel">.<p>
<sect>Linux/MIPS net resources.<p>
<sect1>Anonymous FTP servers.<p>
The two primary anonymous FTP servers for Linux/MIPS are