Linux/MIPS HOWTO

Ralf Bächle, ralf@gnu.org

1. The home of the Linux MIPS port

2. Mailing lists and other net resources

• 2.1 Mailing lists
• 2.2 IRC channel.

3. Kernel

• 3.1 Anonymous CVS servers.
• 3.2 Web CVS server.

4.

• 4.1 Commercial Embedded
• 4.2 RedHat 7.1 based
• 4.3 Maciej W. Rozycki
• 4.4 MIPS Technologies
• 4.5 Debian
• 4.6 MIPS Technologies UK (formerly Algorithmics)

5. Toolchains

• 5.1
• 5.2 Commercial Embedded
• 5.3 H.J. Lu
• 5.4 Maciej W. Rozycki
• 5.5 Dan Kegel

6. Commercial Linux

7. Web resources

• 7.1 Webservers
• 7.2 Anonymous FTP servers.
• 7.3 The Linux-VR project

8. Supported Hardware platforms

• 8.1
• 8.2
• 8.3
• 8.4

9.

• 9.1 MIPS32 architecture
• 9.2 MIPS64 architecture
• 9.3 R2000, R3000 family
• 9.4 R4000 family
• 9.5 R5000 family
• 9.6 R6000
• 9.7 RM7000 family
• 9.8 R8000
• 9.9 R10000
• 9.10 Processors without TLB
• 9.11 Processors with partial or no FPU

10. Technical FAQ

• 10.1 Reporting bugs
• 10.2 Installation of Linux/MIPS and common problems.
• 10.3 Milo
• 10.4 Loadable Modules
• 10.5 How do I set up a cross-compiler?
• 10.6 Compiling the kernel

11. Documentation

• 11.1 Getting this information as a single document
• 11.2 See MIPS Run
• 11.3 The MIPS Programmer's Handbook
• 11.4 Computer Architecture - A Quantitative Approach
• 11.5 MIPS ABI documentation
• 11.6 The mips.com site
• 11.7 The NEC site
• 11.8 techpubs.sgi.com

12. Legal Notices

• 12.1 Copyright
• 12.2 Software Use
• 12.3 Links to
• 12.4 Trademarks
• 12.5 Disclaimer
• 12.6 Limitation of liability