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Eschaton: /* Hardware */ The RC3240 also uses the R2400 (M/120) board.

2025-10-30T23:22:56Z

Hardware: The RC3240 also uses the R2400 (M/120) board.

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	\| RS3230 \|\| R3030 \|\| R3000 \|\| 25MHz \|\| PC-ATx1 \|\| SCSI \|\| Desktop \|\| aka M/20, Pizazz, Magnum 3000		\| RS3230 \|\| R3030 \|\| R3000 \|\| 25MHz \|\| PC-ATx1 \|\| SCSI \|\| Desktop \|\| aka M/20, Pizazz, Magnum 3000
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	\| RC3240 \|\| \|\| R3000 \|\| 25MHz \|\| PC-ATx4 \|\| SCSI \|\| Deskside \|\| M/120 with CPU-board upgrade		\| RC3240 \|\| R2400 \|\| R3000 \|\| 25MHz \|\| PC-ATx4 \|\| SCSI \|\| Deskside \|\| M/120 with CPU-board upgrade
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	\| RC3330 \|\| \|\| R3000 \|\| 33MHz \|\| PC-AT \|\| SCSI \|\| Desktop \|\|		\| RC3330 \|\| \|\| R3000 \|\| 33MHz \|\| PC-AT \|\| SCSI \|\| Desktop \|\|

Walker at 22:43, 19 February 2023

2023-02-19T22:43:42Z

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	\| Historical information about UMIPS/RISC/os \|\| [http://www.umips.net/]		\| Historical information about UMIPS/RISC/os \|\| [http://www.umips.net/]
	\|}		\|}

			[[Category:Year_1989]]

Pmackinlay: /* RISC/os Installation */

2019-06-10T10:46:12Z

RISC/os Installation

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	</pre>		</pre>

	Most of the prompts from <code>inst</code> are fairly ~~self-explanatory~~, however there are ~~some~~ which ~~may~~ require further ~~guidance~~:		Most of the prompts from <code>inst</code> are fairly obvious, however there are a few which require further explanation:
	* The "remote package root" and "remote packaging information tree" responses must correspond to the "tree" and "umips4.52" directories within the RISC/os network installation structure respectively.		* The "remote package root" and "remote packaging information tree" responses must correspond to the "tree" and "umips4.52" directories within the RISC/os network installation structure respectively.
	* The "mh" package is damaged and cannot be installed successfully from the currently available installation media.		* The "mh" package is damaged and cannot be installed successfully from the currently available installation media.

Pmackinlay: /* References */

2019-06-10T10:43:59Z

References

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	\| RISC/os documentation \|\| [http://www.bitsavers.org/pdf/mips/RISCos/]		\| RISC/os documentation \|\| [http://www.bitsavers.org/pdf/mips/RISCos/]
	\|-		\|-
	\| Historical information about UMIPS/RISC/os \|\| [www.umips.net/]		\| Historical information about UMIPS/RISC/os \|\| [http://www.umips.net/]
	\|}		\|}

Pmackinlay: /* References */

2019-06-10T10:43:30Z

References

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	\| Archived post describing RISC/os installation \|\| [https://web.archive.org/web/20140517195919/http://no-l.org/pages/riscos.html]		\| Archived post describing RISC/os installation \|\| [https://web.archive.org/web/20140517195919/http://no-l.org/pages/riscos.html]
	\|-		\|-
	\| Blog describing ~~installation~~ and use of an RS2030 \|\| [http://www.geekdot.com/the-mips-rs2030/] [http://www.geekdot.com/mips-rs2030-resurrection/] [http://www.geekdot.com/mips-2030-home-improvements/]		\| Blog describing setup and use of a real RS2030 \|\| [http://www.geekdot.com/the-mips-rs2030/] [http://www.geekdot.com/mips-rs2030-resurrection/] [http://www.geekdot.com/mips-2030-home-improvements/]
	\|-		\|-
	\| MIPS Monitor reference \|\| [http://www.bitsavers.org/pdf/mips/PRM-01-DOC_PROM_Monitor_Ref_Jun92.pdf]		\| MIPS Monitor reference \|\| [http://www.bitsavers.org/pdf/mips/PRM-01-DOC_PROM_Monitor_Ref_Jun92.pdf]

Pmackinlay: /* References */

2019-06-10T10:42:40Z

References

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	\| RISC/os documentation \|\| [http://www.bitsavers.org/pdf/mips/RISCos/]		\| RISC/os documentation \|\| [http://www.bitsavers.org/pdf/mips/RISCos/]
			\|-
			\| Historical information about UMIPS/RISC/os \|\| [www.umips.net/]
	\|}		\|}

Pmackinlay: /* References */

2019-06-10T10:36:55Z

References

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	== References ==		== References ==
	The following are useful references pertaining to MIPS computer systems.		The following are some useful references pertaining to MIPS computer systems.
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Pmackinlay: /* Booting RISC/os */

2019-06-10T10:36:20Z

Booting RISC/os

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	Once installation is complete, the MIPS monitor may be configured to boot RISC/os normally:		Once installation is complete, the MIPS monitor may be configured to boot RISC/os normally:
	<pre>		<pre>
	setenv bootfile dksd(,,8)sash		setenv bootfile dksd(0,0,8)sash
	</pre>		</pre>

Pmackinlay: /* RISC/os Installation */

2019-06-10T10:35:57Z

RISC/os Installation

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	* The "remote package root" and "remote packaging information tree" responses must correspond to the "tree" and "umips4.52" directories within the RISC/os network installation structure respectively.		* The "remote package root" and "remote packaging information tree" responses must correspond to the "tree" and "umips4.52" directories within the RISC/os network installation structure respectively.
	* The "mh" package is damaged and cannot be installed successfully from the currently available installation media.		* The "mh" package is damaged and cannot be installed successfully from the currently available installation media.
	* ~~It is recommended to skip~~ the disk space check, as it can be quite time-consuming and is unnecessary if using a sufficiently-sized disk.		* Skipping the disk space check is recommended, as it can be quite time-consuming and is unnecessary if using a sufficiently-sized disk.
	* ~~It is recommended to skip~~ the network configuration steps, as they may cause <code>inst</code> to abort if unable to copy ~~rsh~~ configuration files from the host.		* Skipping the network configuration steps is recommended, as they may cause <code>inst</code> to abort if unable to copy r-command configuration files from the host.

	A minimal installation (root, rc2030, usr) should take about 10 minutes, after which the system should be shut down with <code>telinit</code>.		A minimal installation (root, rc2030, usr) should take about 10 minutes, after which the system should be shut down with <code>telinit</code>.
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	telinit 0		telinit 0
	</pre>		</pre>

	=== Booting RISC/os ===		=== Booting RISC/os ===
	Once installation is complete, the MIPS monitor may be configured to boot RISC/os normally:		Once installation is complete, the MIPS monitor may be configured to boot RISC/os normally:

Pmackinlay: /* Miniroot Installation */

2019-06-10T10:34:24Z

Miniroot Installation

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	=== Miniroot Installation ===		=== Miniroot Installation ===
	As with the <code>format</code> utility, there are two versions of the standalone shell ~~(sash)~~. <code>sash.std</code> is used for all but the RC2030 and RS2030 systems which have their own dedicated ~~version~~, <code>sash.2030</code>. Launch <code>sash</code> as follows.		The standalone shell (sash) is very similar to the monitor, but is loaded from network or disk, has access to more devices and provides a few more commands. As with the <code>format</code> utility, there are two versions of the standalone shell. <code>sash.std</code> is used for all but the RC2030 and RS2030 systems which have their own dedicated implementation, <code>sash.2030</code>. Launch <code>sash</code> as follows.
	<pre>		<pre>
	boot -f bfs()tree/stand/sash.2030		boot -f bfs()tree/stand/sash.2030
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	</pre>		</pre>
	This process should take around 10 minutes to complete.		This process should take around 10 minutes to complete.

	=== RISC/os Installation ===		=== RISC/os Installation ===
	After the miniroot has been copied to disk, RISC/os may be booted using it as a root file system with a kernel loaded from TFTP.		After the miniroot has been copied to disk, RISC/os may be booted using it as a root file system with a kernel loaded from TFTP.