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>Installing GNU/Linux on the IBM RS/6000 43P model 7248 HOWTO</H1
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> This document describes the installation of several Linux
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distributions on the IBM RS/6000 43P model 7248 series.
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> This document describes how to install GNU/Linux on the IBM
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RS/6000 43P 7248 series, that is, the 43P-100, 43P-120 and
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43P-133. It describes quite in detail anything to get one of
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these boxes from a non working stage to a networked workstation
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with a nice graphical user interfase. This relase covers several
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Linux distributions. Earlier, this document described the
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installation of several Linux distributions. Earlier, it only
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covered the LinuxPPC distribution, which is now obsolete. If
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you, for any particular reason, should be interested in versions
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of LinuxPPC, please have a look at <A
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>my homepage
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> Some years ago I got a couple of old 7248s for free and I did
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not have any OS to run on them. So I gathered some bits and
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pieces from the net, and got it to install LinuxPPC-1999. Later,
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I found that a lot of other people may have the same problems
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that I had, so I wrote this document to help. Later I rewrote it
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in SGML and it is now a part of the LDP.
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> "Linux" is a registrated trademark owned by Linus Torvalds. "IBM" and
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> This document is made after own experiences on a 43P
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7248-132. The things I did might or might not work for
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you. You are on your own. I take no responsibility whatsoever
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for any damage, loss or expenses because of something you
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might have done because this document said so. If you want to
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give me feedback on errors, typos, or anything that can make
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this document better, please feel free to contact me by
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sending an e-mail to <TT
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> No liability for the contents of this documents can be
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accepted. Use the concepts, examples and other content at
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your own risk. As this is a new edition of this document,
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there may be errors and inaccuracies, that may of course be
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damaging to your system. Proceed with caution, and although
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this is highly unlikely, I do not take any responsibility for
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> This document is about installing GNU/Linux on the IBM RS/6000
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43P, model 7248. The methods described in this document may or
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may not work on other machines or models. They may or may not
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work on other Linux distributions than described. Please don't
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ask me about this, as I have not tested others. Look in the
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find that these instructions work on other models or
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distributions, please let me know, and I'll add that info
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> All copyrights are held by their by their respective owners,
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unless specifically noted otherwise. Use of a term in this
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any trademark or service mark.
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> Naming of particular products or brands should not be seen
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> You are strongly recommended to take a backup of your system
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before major installation and backups at regular intervals.
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> Note that the 7248-132 and the 43P-133 are two terms for the
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same model, and the same goes for 7248-133 which I've also
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seen referenced from time to time. These three terms describes
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the exactly same model. You can safly assume that they are all
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the same machine.
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> If you feel that this document makes your life better, makes you
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glad and happy, or if you just are in a good mood, and have
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nothing to do, feel free to donate hardware, money, pizzas,
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e-mailed thankyous, postcards or anything to me. I can be
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snail-mail: Ingvar Hagelund, Asperudlia 15, NO-1258 OSLO, NORWAY.<br>
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> A lot of people have given me suggestions and help on these
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pages. I might have forgotten some of them, and if so, I
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apologize. Please send me a note to me at
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><<A
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>ingvar@linpro.no</A
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>, and I'll list you here. Thanks to
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all of you, I could not have done this without you.
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><P
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> Ingvar
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</P
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><P
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> Here is list of people that have been helpful, in a completely
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unordered fashion :-)
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><P
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>Ingvar Hagelund</P
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><P
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>James Rooker </P
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><P
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>Mike McCammant </P
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><P
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>Alberto Varesio </P
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><P
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>Rolf Brudeseth </P
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>Ian Dale </P
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><P
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>Hollis R Blanchard </P
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><P
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>Linar Yusupov </P
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><P
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>Cort Dougan </P
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><P
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>Roger Bonussen </P
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>Rolf Zimmerli </P
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><P
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>Philippe Senot </P
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><P
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>John Roebuck </P
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>Jacopo Silva </P
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><P
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>Martin Espenschied </P
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><P
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>Dan Burcaw </P
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><P
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>www.linuxppc.com</P
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><P
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>Tor Arne Rein </P
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><P
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>Chien-Yu Chen </P
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>Wadamori Naoki </P
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>Arne Chr. Jørgensen</P
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>Doc Shipley </P
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>Thomas M. Nymand </P
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>Alberto Varesio </P
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>Pat Berge </P
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>Kazunori Aoshima </P
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><P
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>David Monro </P
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><P
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>Matt Porter </P
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><P
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>Olaf Hering </P
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><P
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>Xavier Piednoir </P
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><P
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>Steve Cornett </P
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><P
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>Greg Ferguson </P
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><P
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>Nader Salasshahri</P
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><P
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>Thomas Junker </P
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> Feedback is most certainly welcome for this document. Without
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your submissions and input, this document wouldn't exist. Please
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send your additions, comments and criticisms to the following
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e-mail address : <TT
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CLASS="EMAIL"
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><<A
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HREF="mailto:ingvar@linpro.no"
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>ingvar@linpro.no</A
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> This document exists in English only. If you want to translate
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this document into an other language, please do so, just give me a
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