From: bairstow@white.crayola.cs.psu.edu (Steven A Bairstow) Subject: Re: linux on PS2 MCA & SCSI disk Date: Sun, 18 Apr 1993 00:32:01 GMT
In article <br.pct.64.735071887@RLG.Stanford.EDU> br.pct@RLG.Stanford.EDU (Peter C. Tam) writes:
>Hi,
> Pardon me if it is a FAQ, but:
>
> Can linux run off IBM MicroChannel PS2s, with SCSI disks?
I don't thinnk you can install any of the distributed packages directly to a
PS/2. There are patches around for a 508 controller. (I think that is the
number.) You need to have someone compile these into a new boot disk for you.
> & How stable & performance is the TCP/IP, NFS, ARPA services like
> telnet, ftp, ping, lpr, lpd, etc.?
The answer to this seems to be a yes and no. I have no problems with net
programs, another guy 2 floors below me with the same card is getting all
sorts of problems. I don't understand why though.
Steve