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Mark Smith | 1 Nov 2007 05:50
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Re: Updates

Cool!  I'm looking forward to the ISO image being released :-)

On 28/10/2007, at 8:26 PM, Stuart Winter wrote:

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> Hi
>
> I've just uploaded the updates
> X.org 7.3
> KDE 3.5.8
> Linux 2.6.23.1
> and everything else which brings it in line with Slackware-current.
>
> Enjoy!
> Stuart
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Stuart Winter | 1 Nov 2007 10:30
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Re: Updates


Hi Mark

> Cool!  I'm looking forward to the ISO image being released :-)

You contacted me a while ago about the RiscPC?

The thing is that I already created the ISOs - it's easily done.
The only sticking point for me was that during the installation,
the kernel lock the IRQ that the RapIDE controller is using (my discs are
on RapIDE for speed) so the hard disk stopped working.
I'll try again soon and see what the error message was.

Are the ISOs of any use to non RiscPC users?  I can't imagine them
being much use for QEMU installations.  Most of the ARM installations
I'm guessing, would be done over NFS.

I'm going on holiday for 2 weeks on Monday; I'll see if I can make
some before going away, but if not I'll definitley make some when
I get back.  If it helps people think about installing ARMedslack
on their RiscPC then that's a good start :-)
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Mark Smith | 1 Nov 2007 20:09
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Re: Updates

On Nov 1, 2007 10:30 PM, Stuart Winter <m-lists <at> biscuit.org.uk> wrote:

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> > Cool!  I'm looking forward to the ISO image being released :-)
>
> You contacted me a while ago about the RiscPC?
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Yup I've one of those

> The thing is that I already created the ISOs - it's easily done.
> The only sticking point for me was that during the installation,
> the kernel lock the IRQ that the RapIDE controller is using (my discs are
> on RapIDE for speed) so the hard disk stopped working.
> I'll try again soon and see what the error message was.
>

What's involved in making a RiscPC bootable ISO ?  Not familiar with
the process myself.

> Are the ISOs of any use to non RiscPC users?  I can't imagine them
> being much use for QEMU installations.  Most of the ARM installations
> I'm guessing, would be done over NFS.
>

I've been messing around via NFS ... but as I had a bit of trouble
getting a modern hard disk to work in the RiscPC, I couldn't squeeze
the gigabytes of stuff I wanted into a 1.2Gb drive, and the silly
Seagate isn't usable with the onboard IDE .. got an old 10GB drive now
though, plus I seem to remember someone mentioned that the PowerTec
SCSI boards will cause lock ups in Linux so I wouldn't be able to use
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Stuart Winter | 30 Nov 2007 22:06
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> > You contacted me a while ago about the RiscPC?
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> Yup I've one of those

It's amazing that they still go strong even after 16 years or so!
Although my main one is starting to play up on me now when booting Linux,
unless it's just a bug in GRUB.

> What's involved in making a RiscPC bootable ISO ?  Not familiar with
> the process myself.

Not a lot really!  It's basically just a case of putting the !SlackBt
application into the filesystem, adding the RISC OS filetypes
to the filenames (say !Run,ffb for an 'Obey' file), and using a patched
mkisofs that translates these file names into RISC OS file types proper.

I have scripts to do it, some of which are based on Pat's scripts that
he uses to build the real Slackware ISOs, which he doesn't want to
release, so I can't release mine either unless I basically rewrite them
all.

> I've been messing around via NFS ... but as I had a bit of trouble
> getting a modern hard disk to work in the RiscPC, I couldn't squeeze
> the gigabytes of stuff I wanted into a 1.2Gb drive, and the silly
> Seagate isn't usable with the onboard IDE ..

No?  I will have to have a look at that.  I haven't put a large hard disk
onto the motherboard IDE for a while now, but I have a 120GB or so sitting
around so I will see if it recognises it in RISC OS, and perhaps make a
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