RedHat 5.1 Linux- Now for your Amiga !!!

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( Last Update: Oct 24, 1998 )     []

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 Recent Changes of Interest: 

  Major Revision- this document-set now covers installation of RedHat m68k Linux version 5.1.
  As explained in the cdrom section, RedHat now offers this package in their Rough Cuts disk-set which can be ordered online.
  If you have problems installing from an IDE cdrom, try the patched initrd.img explained in the Problems section.

~~~~~Disclaimer~~~~~

  This FAQ assumes you have a little knowledge of Amiga and/or Linux software.

Installing any operating system can be a challenging task.
Partake upon this path only if you feel you are up to it,
and only after you have performed a total backup of your system.

 

Please do not send personal email to me or Jes.
Its not that we don't want to help- the answer to your question(s) may already be present on the RedHat m68k mailing-list or m68k usenet (newsgroup) as described in the References section at the end of this document.

Table of Contents:

    1. Introduction
    2. CDROM Information
    3. System Requirements
    4. Typical Disk Requirements
    5. Known or Potential Problems
    6. Disk Preparation
    7. Finding The Files
    8. First Install
    9. Post-Install Setup
    10. Excerpt of m68k kernel-options.txt
    11. Adding New Users
    12. Modem/ppp Setup
    13. Configuring A Kernel
    14. Compiling Your Own Kernel
    15. Wimping Out On FTP Download
    16. Background
    17. References
    18. Revision History

The files that comprise this document set may be made available online or on CDROM by anyone wishing to do so, this includes freeware, shareware, and commercial distributions. A tarred/gzipped .tgz archive of this document package is available here (use save file mode).

I, and the developers contributing to m68k Linux cannot, and will not be held responsible for the loss of data, profits, or hardware resulting from the ability or inability to use, misuse, or understand this document or any of the software. (I'm glad thatÆs over)

This document package is designed and tested using Netscape- If it breaks while using uSoft Internet Exploder, well, what do you expect?

If you find this document useful, please send me a short message at rjflory@feist.com. I have no other way of knowing whether or not I'm helping or hindering the m68k Linux/Amiga effort.

           

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