Re: linux on sgi 230/320

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From: Max Waterman (maxw++at++sgi.com)
Date: 09/19/2001 15:33:04

Tom Flynn wrote:
>
> On Wed, 19 Sep 2001, Robert Kwak wrote:
>
> > has anyone tried installing redhat on the sgi 230 or the 320?

I'm told it won't work on a 320. The 230 is a more regular machine, so
it should be fine. Or did you mean the 330?

Max.

> > are there any
> > known problems with the install procedure? as far as i know, we've done
> > everything by the book, but we are still unable to boot from cd. any
> > comments?
>
> you mean from the RedHat CD? it should boot fine assuming your BIOS is
> set to boot from CD before hard drive. when booting your machine, hit
> control-alt-esc and look under boot options. you probably want a boot
> order of something like: 1.Floppy, 2.CD-ROM, 3.HardDrive.
>
> -tom
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