Re: [cobalt-security] Running another OS

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Thanks, Gerald and Jeroen...

On 21/5/03, Jeroen Wunnink <jeroen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>Yes, you can install RaQ4 software on a RaQ3 without problems, RedHat 7.x 
>IS possible, but risky and experimental since you'd need to flash the bios 
>to support the bigger 2.4 kernels...., main reason for this is that the 
>boot method Sun uses on their Raq's differs from generic x86 machines...
>
>On http://www.gurulabs.com/downloads.html you can find an article to 
>install Redhat on a Raq3/4 or Qube, you'll lose your warranty though IF you 
>decide to do it..
>
>I've been pondering to give it a try once too though so we could add the 
>Raq's to our Hsphere cluster, it's a pain in the ass to update all Raq's 
>seperately and wait for the Sun official releases, while running updates on 
>our Hsphere cluster is done easily though the main controlpanel server..
>
>At 03:52 PM 5/20/2003 +0100, you wrote:
>>Just a quick question - and a bit OT but very much with security in mind - 
>>is it possible to
>>'upgrade' a RaQ3 OS to that of a RaQ4?  In fact, is it possible to just 
>>run a copy of Red Hat 7.x on
>>a Cobalt?  I realise that you would loose the GUI and probably the front 
>>panel but now they are
>>classified as EOL, it would be nice to think that there was some future 
>>use for old machines...
>>
>>
>>Thanks.
>>
>>
>>Matt.
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>
>
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>
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