[BlueOnyx:01249] Re: Blue Onyx on a Cobalt Qube 3?

[Jeroen Lettinck]

Have a look here, These guys did quite a nice job. They did it with bluequartz
(i have 2 qubes running with it for fun).

http://www.osoffice.co.uk/products/strongbolt2.html


They made it possible to install by using a usb disk.



On Mon, 18 May 2009 19:46:14 +0200, Bob Noordam wrote
> > 
> > Hello,
> > 
> >   does Blue Onyx run on a Cobalt Qube 3 (AMD K6-2)? What is the best
> > way to go about installing it? I currently have the last Sun Cobalt
> > release installed on the machine, but would like to get a release
> > that is more current due to security concerns.. Does this require an
> > boot EPROM upgrade? Is there a FAQ yet?
> > 
> > Best regards,
> > Dave Ritchie
> > 
> > 
> >
> 
> This;
> 
> http://www.gurulabs.com/archive/rhl-cobalt-howto/index.html
> 
> Is a general guideline for a 2.4 kernel and an ancient RH release, 
> you can basically use that to get more recent 2.4 series running. It 
> is also possible to use the 550 Restore CD on a qube 3, which will 
> give you the 550 OS based on the 2.4 kernel.
> 
> I have never seen 2.6 running on a Qube, And while updating and rebuilding
> modern versions for the 550 OS (and thus the Qube3 running that) is still
> possible, it is *a lot* of work, and more of a hobby then a serious
> alternative for running applications.
> 
> The K6 will become sluggish very quickly when loaded with a few 
> sites and modern versions of the packages for the 550 OS. Imagine 
> how it would react to a 2.6 based system like BlueOnyx or BQ.
> 
> If you realy are into the hobby stuff, you can still find some 
> rebuilds for the Q3 here;
> 
> http://www.depopo.net/bin/qube3/
> 
> It is not complete anymore (used to have a more recent httpd too) -
>  and they are also quite outdated by now. But, they include the srpm 
> files, which could give you an entry into building your own stuff.
> 
> I maintained a Qube into 2007 because of the coolness of the 
> hardware, but it really wasn't suitable for much more then say a dns 
> server in the end, simply because it can't be expanded memory and 
> storage wise to what you need today for serious work.
> 
> B.
> 
> _______________________________________________
> Blueonyx mailing list
> Blueonyx at blueonyx.it
> http://www.blueonyx.it/mailman/listinfo/blueonyx
> 
> -- 
> This message has been scanned for viruses and
> dangerous content by MailScanner, and is
> believed to be clean.


--
Open WebMail Project (http://openwebmail.org)


-- 
This message has been scanned for viruses and
dangerous content by MailScanner, and is
believed to be clean.