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PA-RISC – Back to the Future (Again..)

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As part of my quest to test Linux on more obscure/historical hardware, and given that the theme was ‘HP’ after my perilous foray into the world of Linux on IA64, I have now acquired (eBay!) an ‘inexpensive’ PA-RISC system – HP 9000/785 C3700 – after upgrading from an older C3000, and adding some more up-to-date IO cards.. … Continue reading →

ARM – Rock2 – Not so Hot, Now..

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Finally managed to cobble together a rudimentary case and fan with heatsink for the rock2, and now I can compile correctly (# make -j5, etc..) and run # git clone… without the system overheating and rebooting..    Just two sheets of perspex, and some assorted m3 nylon pillars and screws.. The 5V power supply needs to be around … Continue reading →