29 Oct
2002
29 Oct
'02
7:25 p.m.
Hi All,
I keep looking on Ebay for AIX media. I have a 7013-530 Powerstation.
What's the best version for me to pick up? Will I be able to install it
with out an official IBM license code/number/etc?
Chad Fernandez
Michigan, USA
29 Oct
29 Oct
9:30 p.m.
On Wed, 30 Oct 2002, Chad Fernandez wrote:
I keep looking on Ebay for AIX media. I have a
7013-530 Powerstation.
What's the best version for me to pick up? Will I be able to install it
with out an official IBM license code/number/etc?
At /least/ AIX 4.3.3 should run alright on it. I'm not sure about the
newer AIX 5L releases; they may have dropped support for the older
systems. IBM's You don't need a license code; just the media and a
CD-ROM drive from which to boot it.
-brian.
11:04 p.m.
Brian Chase wrote:
On Wed, 30 Oct 2002, Chad Fernandez wrote:
Is 4.3.3 the last release of AIX 4? Thats the latest release I've seen
on Ebay. I was hoping I would here that 4.3.2, or 4.3.1 were "best" for
my machine.... they're cheaper :-)
I don't think 5 has Microchannel support, or so I think I heard.
Chad Fernandez
Michigan, USA
I keep looking on Ebay for AIX media. I have a
7013-530 Powerstation.
What's the best version for me to pick up? Will I be able to install it
with out an official IBM license code/number/etc?
At /least/ AIX 4.3.3 should run alright on it. I'm not sure about the
newer AIX 5L releases; they may have dropped support for the older
systems. IBM's You don't need a license code; just the media and a
CD-ROM drive from which to boot it.
-brian. 
30 Oct
30 Oct
3:13 a.m.
On Wed, 30 Oct 2002, Chad Fernandez wrote:
Brian Chase wrote:
I seem to recall that support for certain fairly common microchannel
graphics boards was dropped in later versions of AIX 4. 4.1.5 has a good
combination of Y2K and microchannel support if graphics is a concern.
On Wed, 30 Oct 2002, Chad Fernandez wrote:
Is 4.3.3 the last release of AIX 4? Thats the latest release I've seen
on Ebay. I was hoping I would here that 4.3.2, or 4.3.1 were "best" for
my machine.... they're cheaper :-) I keep looking on Ebay for AIX media. I have a
7013-530 Powerstation.
What's the best version for me to pick up? Will I be able to install it
with out an official IBM license code/number/etc?
At /least/ AIX 4.3.3 should run alright on it. I'm not sure about the
newer AIX 5L releases; they may have dropped support for the older
systems. IBM's You don't need a license code; just the media and a
CD-ROM drive from which to boot it.
-brian. 
5:03 a.m.
On Wed, 30 Oct 2002, Chad Fernandez wrote:
Brian Chase wrote:
I'm sure either will work just fine, missing a few patches that you might
even be able to download from IBM.
On Wed, 30 Oct 2002, Chad Fernandez wrote:
Is 4.3.3 the last release of AIX 4? Thats the latest release I've seen
on Ebay. I was hoping I would here that 4.3.2, or 4.3.1 were "best" for
my machine.... they're cheaper :-) I keep looking on Ebay for AIX media. I have a
7013-530 Powerstation.
What's the best version for me to pick up? Will I be able to install it
with out an official IBM license code/number/etc?
At /least/ AIX 4.3.3 should run alright on it. I'm not sure about the
newer AIX 5L releases; they may have dropped support for the older
systems. IBM's You don't need a license code; just the media and a
CD-ROM drive from which to boot it.
-brian. I don't think 5 has Microchannel support, or so I
think I heard.
Yes it does! I'm using it right now on a POWERserver 370 (7012-370) at
work an it runs just fine. (That's a 62,5MHz POWER proc, 64bit memory
bus, and MCA for those who don't know.) I'm also fairly certain it'd work
on my 580 (7013-580) if I were to 'borrow' a copy to bring home. But of
course, I'd never steal software from Purdue. ;-)
One more note, I'm not using the graphics console any machine, I'm using a
serial console, and for anything important I telnet in to the machine.
I'm not sure how slow the graphics are, but I'm sure that I don't want to
find out. Also, I have not tried with less than 128MB of RAM in a machine
- but I'm sure it'd probably run in less (maybe as little as 32MB) but I'm
sure it'll get slower...
If you need any help with AIX things feel free to email me, I'm now
involved (somewhat) with some sysadmining of AIX boxen at work, so I might
be able to help with OT things (or talk to someone who has been for a
while).
Pat
--
"The Microsoft/IBM FORTRAN was adequate for teaching FORTRAN 77. But the
performance was AMAZING! It could actually take longer to run a benchmark
like sieve of Erastothanes with compiled FORTRAN than with interpreted
BASIC."
-- Fred Cisin (XenoSoft)
http://dilbert.com/comics/dilbert/archive/images/dilbert2040637020924.gif
8:58 a.m.
On Wed, 30 Oct 2002, Chad Fernandez wrote:
Is 4.3.3 the last release of AIX 4? Thats the latest
release I've seen
on Ebay. I was hoping I would here that 4.3.2, or 4.3.1 were "best" for
my machine.... they're cheaper :-)
AIX 4.3.3 is is the last release of AIX 4 that I see mentioned on IBM's
website. Either 4.3.2 or 4.3.1 should be fine; I was running 4.3.2 on
my 64MB RS/6000 41T about three years ago without problems. I'd imagine
that 4.3.2 and 4.3.1 are cheaper because everyone dumped their copies
once they got their 4.3.3 CDs.
I don't think 5 has Microchannel support, or so I
think I heard.
-brian.
10:12 a.m.
On Wed, Oct 30, 2002 at 05:04:14AM -0500, Chad Fernandez wrote:
I don't think 5 has Microchannel support, or so I think I heard.
oh yes it does!!
MCA isn't going anywhere anytime soon. i'm sure AIX will continue to support
it for some time to come. ;)
-brian (who thinks MCA is WAY better than PCI, thankyouverymuch)
--
<doc> I loved Rush Limbaugh
<doc> till I figured out he wasn't joking
11:32 a.m.
On Wed, 30 Oct 2002, Brian Hechinger wrote:
oh yes it does!!
MCA isn't going anywhere anytime soon. i'm sure AIX will continue to support
it for some time to come. ;)
5.2 will support only CHRP models, of which none are MCA. RSPC models will
not be supported either. Some of those, like the F40, are PCI.
-brian (who thinks MCA is WAY better than PCI,
thankyouverymuch)
You're entitled to your opinion, even though it's wrong. (;
I won't argue that MCA is still pretty cool.
ok
r.
8:27 p.m.
New subject: Microchannel Architecture (was: Best version of AIX for my RS6000)
Hey, I was told many years ago by a DEC guy at a
symposium that IBM ripped off the Pro bus when they
designed the Microchannel Architecture (MCA), and had
to actually pay DEC for patent infringement.
Was that true?
-- Frank
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On Wed, 30 Oct 2002, Brian Hechinger wrote:
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-brian (who thinks MCA is WAY better than PCI,
thankyouverymuch)
You're entitled to your opinion, even though it's
wrong. (;
I won't argue that MCA is still pretty cool.
ok
r.
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