:developerWorks: Migrating from x86 to PowerPC, Part 3: Kuro Box Linux Up Close
developerWorks: Migrating from x86 to PowerPC, Part 3: Kuro Box Linux Up Close Mar 10, 2005, 07 :00 UTC (0 Talkback[s]) (6478 reads) (Other stories by Lewin Edwards)
"The first couple of articles in this series focused generally on the hows and whys of building Linux distributions on x86 versus PowerPC platforms. Part 3 gets into actual implementation specifics for the Kuro Box platform.
"An important point to note before you start: While you're experimenting with the Kuro Box, it's very helpful to have a connection to the default console. That's where bootloader and kernel debugging messages normally appear, and it's also your best chance to talk directly to the box--particularly if something goes mildly wrong. Without this direct connection, you have to log in through telnet, over the network interface--and that interface might not be working properly if your experiments go awry..."