Hello! I have been reading the documentation on the SGI Open Source
website dealing with the SGI ProPack 1.2 for Linux. As a systems
administrator for Sprint Long Distance, I have the opportunity to run
several Origin 2000 servers in support of Sprint's billing stream. I
enjoy using IRIX and I like what SGI is doing for the Linux community.
I'd like to enjoy some of SGI's contributions at home.
Unfortunately, having a bona-fide SGI Linux machine at home is not an
option for me at this time. I am currently running a dual Celeron system
with Red Hat Linux 6.1. Since owning an SGI Linux system isn't on the
immediate horizion, I have the following questions:
* Can the SGI Linux ProPack 1.2 be installed on Red Hat Linux 6.1 running
on non-SGI hardware?
* If the ProPack cannot be completely installed, what parts of the ProPack
-can- be installed?
* If I recall correctly, a complete install of the SGI Linux Environment
1.1 on non-SGI hardware would render the system unbootable as the kernel
was specific to the 1400L server. Does the same caveat apply to the
SGI supplied kernel in the Linux ProPack 1.2?
* If the ProPack cannot be completely installed, will the ProPack
installer recogize that it is not running on SGI hardware and act
accordingly, installing as much of the software as possible?
Basically, I would like as much of the ProPack as possible installed on my
system, but I don't want to render the system unusable. Any advice you
might be able to offer would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!
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Chris
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