From Suresh_katakam@BBV.Satyam.com Thu Oct 14 15:24:39 1999 Received: from bbvproxy.satyam.com ([208.220.247.7]) by guadalquivir.fnet.fr with SMTP (8.8.8/97.02.12/Guadalquivir); id PAA01226; Thu, 14 Oct 1999 15:24:33 +0200 (MET DST) Received-Date: Thu, 14 Oct 1999 15:24:33 +0200 (MET DST) Received: from 208.220.247.3 by bbvproxy.satyam.com (InterScan E-Mail VirusWall NT) Received: by BBVNT001 with Internet Mail Service (5.5.2448.0) id <4523K7WJ>; Thu, 14 Oct 1999 18:49:57 +0530 Message-ID: From: Suresh_katakam To: linux-mips@fnet.fr Subject: Help required Date: Thu, 14 Oct 1999 18:49:56 +0530 Importance: high X-Priority: 1 Return-Receipt-To: Suresh_katakam MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Internet Mail Service (5.5.2448.0) Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----_=_NextPart_001_01BF1646.CF1D7600" This message is in MIME format. Since your mail reader does not understand this format, some or all of this message may not be legible. ------_=_NextPart_001_01BF1646.CF1D7600 Content-Type: text/plain Dear Sir/M'am, When I was surfing thru the web for an embedded-linux for my Single-Motherboard, I found your web page "The Linux/MIPS FAQ" very interesting. But I have few simple querries to decide whether Linux/MIPS is the right OS for me. The board what I have is run by IDTR4700. It has 32MB Ram, 4 MB Flash and 16K PROM. The board was supplied from IDT and all these days it ran IDT Sim6.5 monitor. Now, I am in search of a OS for the same. Is Linux/MIPS a right solution ? How difficult is it to modify the kernel source to tune to my CPU/board architecture ? My aim is to run the Linux from the flash RAM of the board. Other board details: Can be rigged onto a PCI slot of a host machine and can access other PCI devices with its PCI controller. Has 2 serial ports. Please help me to decide ! Thanks in advance. Suresh S Katakam Suresh_Katakam@bbv.satyam.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Suresh S Katakam Satyam Computer Services Ltd. Basaveshwaranagar, Bangalore, India Ph : (Off) 3305047 / 3355237 (Res) 6611724 Fax: 3303903 Suresh_Katakam@BBV.Satyam.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- ------_=_NextPart_001_01BF1646.CF1D7600 Content-Type: text/html Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Help required

Dear Sir/M'am,

When I was surfing thru the web for an = embedded-linux for my Single-Motherboard, I found your web page = "The Linux/MIPS FAQ" very interesting. But I have few simple = querries to decide whether Linux/MIPS is the right OS for = me.

The board what I have is run by IDTR4700. It = has 32MB Ram, 4 MB Flash and 16K PROM. The board was supplied from IDT = and all these days it ran IDT Sim6.5 monitor. Now, I am in search of a = OS for the same. Is Linux/MIPS a right solution ? How difficult is it = to modify the kernel source to tune to my CPU/board architecture ? My = aim is to run the Linux from the flash RAM of the board.

Other board details: Can be rigged onto a PCI = slot of a host machine and can access other PCI devices with its PCI = controller. Has 2 serial ports.

Please help me to decide !

Thanks in advance.

Suresh S Katakam
Suresh_Katakam@bbv.satyam.com


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Suresh S Katakam
Satyam Computer Services = Ltd.
Basaveshwaranagar, Bangalore, = India
Ph : (Off) 3305047 / = 3355237
        (Res) 6611724
        Fax: 3303903
Suresh_Katakam@BBV.Satyam.com
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