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Conference hydra::amiga_v1

Title:AMIGA NOTES
Notice:Join us in the *NEW* conference - HYDRA::AMIGA_V2
Moderator:HYDRA::MOORE
Created:Sat Apr 26 1986
Last Modified:Wed Feb 05 1992
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:5378
Total number of notes:38326

4595.0. "Minix for 680x0 available" by STAR::GUINEAU (but what was the question?) Mon Mar 18 1991 10:14


For Amiga Minix users, I have put the lastest version of the Amiga Minix loader
and Kernel images at:


	DFS::DFS$DUA1:[AMIGA_MINIX.IMAGES]


	MINIX.FORM		- form to fill in for beta testing this
				  version (included below)

	MINIX.Z			- Minix loader image - compressed!

	MINIX.IMGZ		- Minix kernel image - compressed!


So what's new about this stuff? Well, it supports the A590 hard disk (and 
I believe the A2091). It also supports hard disks on an XT controller
with the bridgeboard. But most importantly, it runs on the 680x0 processors!!!

A3000 and A2500 users can now enjoy Minix.

I tried it out a bit this weekend and it seems to work. There are still
a few places where it panics (Unix equiv of a GURU), but it runs!

john
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4595.1still cryingASDS::WARDWeed my tulips - (Bo) No (Knew) New TaxesTue Mar 19 1991 18:235
    O.k.  lets re-visit this one-more-time.
    
    Note 4248 - "Minix <> Amiga 1000"
    
    Anyone got a "definitive", "working" answer?
4595.2STAR::GUINEAUbut what was the question?Wed Mar 20 1991 08:1916
>   <<< Note 4595.1 by ASDS::WARD "Weed my tulips - (Bo) No (Knew) New Taxes" >>>
>                                -< still crying >-
> 
>     O.k.  lets re-visit this one-more-time.
>     
>     Note 4248 - "Minix <> Amiga 1000"
>     
>     Anyone got a "definitive", "working" answer?
> 

I thought I had seen someone on Usenet claim they had it running on an A1000.
I think one of the concerns is memory. You need at least 1meg to make the
system usefull (I think 512K is minimum) - and 7 meg is right nice :-)


john
4595.3ROBOCOP I scene dubbed for networksASDS::WARDWeed my tulips - (Bo) No (Knew) New TaxesThu Mar 21 1991 18:461
    why me... (bang bang bang) why me... (bang bang bang)
4595.4Is that all I need?COMICS::HOGGANNo, I am not kidding !!!Thu May 30 1991 12:098
    
    Hi,
    
    Presuming that I had a copy of the images in .0, can I use a unix
    system on the ami?
    
    Dave (who's just been on the Ultrix System Manager Course!)
    
4595.5STAR::GUINEAUbut what was the question?Thu May 30 1991 15:369
>  Presuming that I had a copy of the images in .0, can I use a unix
>  system on the ami?
   

no. That is only a part of the distribution (the compiled kernel). There are 
9 floppies in the real kit which must be purchased from Prentice Hall
for about $180.00 (I think)

4595.6Is this the best U*IX available for me? PAMSRC::63643::BARRETTI will not instigate revolutionFri Jun 07 1991 19:586
For someone with a 68020/6881, 4meg 32 bit memory, 3 meg 16 bit memory,
and a 105 meg harddisk, is this the best UN*X I can get for my system? Are there
other choices?

Keith Barrett
PAMSRC::BARRETT
4595.7Wait for Commodore's UNIX?KALI::PLOUFFinexplicably mimicking his ...Sat Jun 08 1991 00:5010
    re: -.1
    
    If your accelerator card includes an MMU (68851), then it might be
    worthwhile waiting for Commodore to release its version of Unix for
    A2500-class machines.  They've stated on Usenet that there _will_ be a
    general release.  However, hardware requirements are along the lines of
    what you've got for CPU, memory and harddrive, plus MMU chip and
    probably a tape drive for backups.
    
    Wes
4595.8AMIX == Amiga UNIXPAMSRC::63643::BARRETTI will not instigate revolutionSat Jun 08 1991 12:3313
    
    Re: -.1
    
    Thanks. Yes, there's an MMU. I Didn't have plans for a tape drive
    though, so I hope there's alternative backup means (I have a "real"
    SCSI controller, just no $$ for a drive). The reason I asked this was
    because the CBM 68020 board will boot "AMIX" (which since was renamed
    by CBM to Amiga Unix), so I wondered if it was still going to be true.
    
     I'm also wondering how much space I'll lose on the 100meg drive to the
    Unix/Minix software. I'd like to have AmigaDOS and *IX.
    
    Keith