Notes and additional information
Sourceforge Website
Additional install process documentation for Linux on SGI VWS can
be found here. The
sourceforge site is not up to date, but there is a mailing list for
news, questions and feedback. More information can be found here.
Knoppix for SGI VWS
This should be easy to create. More information to follow.
Compiling your own kernel
Make sure you select "Remove kernel features" and disable
"VGA text console". You do not need a compressed kernel
image so use "make vmlinux" instead of "make [b]zImage"
to compile a kernel.
References
http://linux-visws.sourceforge.net/
http://www.home.unix-ag.org/boor/projekte/sgivws_linux.html
A note from the author
My SGI320 is mainly used for software developed. It has the following
specifications: 2 x 550MHz CPU, 512MB, SCSI+IDE HDD, QLA1080, Adaptec
2949UW pro. Many thanks to Andrey Panin for porting and maintaining
Linux on VWS and Jesse Barnes for supplying important information
and other help!
