* Linux on an NCD X Terminal?
@ 2001-10-29 23:22 Hans Johnson
2001-10-29 23:44 ` Matthew Locke
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From: Hans Johnson @ 2001-10-29 23:22 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: linuxppc-embedded
Hi Folks,
Just wondering if anyone has attempted a port of PPC Linux to the NCD
EXplora X Terminals? I just picked one up cheap ($10) and upon opening
it up, discovered that it seems to be constructed out of essentially
standard components.
it has a PPC 403GCX CPU, an S3 Trio64 video chipset, an AMD PCNet fast
ethernet chipset, and a National Semiconductor I/O controller. I'm not
sure what it has for a PCMCIA controller, but it does have a slot.
Anyway, just curious if has attempted this before. I think this could be
a really neat little box, if it had an operating system. :)
Peace,
Hans
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* Re: Linux on an NCD X Terminal?
2001-10-29 23:22 Linux on an NCD X Terminal? Hans Johnson
@ 2001-10-29 23:44 ` Matthew Locke
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From: Matthew Locke @ 2001-10-29 23:44 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Hans Johnson; +Cc: linuxppc-embedded
Hans Johnson wrote:
>
> Hi Folks,
>
> Just wondering if anyone has attempted a port of PPC Linux to the NCD
EXplora X Terminals? I just picked one up cheap ($10) and upon opening
> it up, discovered that it seems to be constructed out of essentially
> standard components.
>
> it has a PPC 403GCX CPU, an S3 Trio64 video chipset, an AMD PCNet fast
> ethernet chipset, and a National Semiconductor I/O controller. I'm not
> sure what it has for a PCMCIA controller, but it does have a slot.
>
> Anyway, just curious if has attempted this before. I think this could be
> a really neat little box, if it had an operating system. :)
>
I happen to have one on my desk:) I have not tried to boot linux on it
yet. The 403 code is in the latest _devel kernel
> > EXplora X Terminals? I just picked one up cheap ($10) and upon
> opening it up, discovered that it seems to be constructed out of
> essentially standard components.
>
> it has a PPC 403GCX CPU, an S3 Trio64 video chipset, an AMD PCNet
> fast ethernet chipset, and a National Semiconductor I/O controller.
> I'm not sure what it has for a PCMCIA controller, but it does
> have a slot.
>
> Anyway, just curious if has attempted this before. I think this
> could be a really neat little box, if it had an operating system. :)
>
I happen to have one on my desk:) I have not tried to boot linux on it
yet. The 403 code is in the latest _devel kernel. It *should* work but
I haven't tested it lately. Let me know if it works.
btw, the PCMCIA seems to be a custom pld.
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