On Wed, Sep 08, 2004 at 03:46:24PM +1000, Glenn Barry wrote: > >AFAIK, this ability isn't too supported anymore. The guy doing this > >has apparently decided to quit. While I'm sure this doesn't make such > >modifications impossible, it likely makes them more difficult and more > >expensive. > This modification is currently being done with RM5200 boards and > replacing the CPU. You can read more about it at > http://forums.nekochan.net/viewtopic.php?t=1071 > > The RM7000C @ 600MHx chip currently works fine in IRIX, sorry I should > have specified that this isn't specifically related to Linux, I just > thought that you people would have the best knnowledge of the SGI's > outside SGI themselves, given that you've been able to port Linux to > some of their machines. Kumba and I do know all about the RM7000C work, as we are frequent visitors to nekochan. What Kumba was referring to what the mid-August post by ChicagoJoe (on page 14) stating that the company that had been doing the BGA chip replacement is not taking on any more work. > >This would quite likely require direct access to the source code of > >the IP32 PROM. I think only IRIX developers have this access, and > >there are likely license issues that would get in the way of modifying > >such code to allow for detection of the RM7900 > Hmmm...given that the O2 line is discontinued I wonder if SGI would > really object to having the code modified. To get the PROM source, you'd really have to be in bed with SGI, as many other folk from here have asked for a lot less and had no success. -- Robin Hugh Johnson E-Mail : robbat2@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Home Page : http://www.orbis-terrarum.net/?l=people.robbat2 ICQ# : 30269588 or 41961639 GnuPG FP : 11AC BA4F 4778 E3F6 E4ED F38E B27B 944E 3488 4E85
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