RE: Trouble installing 1.4.1

[Fred Heitkamp <heitkamp%attglobal.net@localhost>]

On Thu, 17 Feb 2000, Paul Andrews wrote:

> Further investigation has revealed that *absolutely nothing* seems
> to work :-( I have tried, as well as netbsd, debian linux and redhat
> 5.1 m68k-amiga ports and all of them die after trying to boot the
> kernel during the initial install (the linux ports actually crash
> rather than lock up). Do these things work with the G-Force at all?
> (it also has a Guru-ROM on it which I forgot to mention below).
> Can anyone help?? please!!!
>

I only have two comments based on my experience with Linux when
I had an A2000, and a GForce 040.  First 8 MB ram is really not
enough to run anything but text consoles.  Second, does your
GForce have full  '040 or '030 chip?  Mine had a 68030EC that
did not have an MMU.  To run Linux I had to get a 68030 from
a surplus electronics store.  Also I had to get a 68882 FPU
chip as well, but that may only be required for Linux.  If your
board has a 68040 it probably has a working FPU, but possibly
not a working MMU.

Fred