[ale] Sparc10

[Chris Fowler]

I have the sparc 10 loaded with Debian.  Is it just me, or does it seem sloooooooowwwwww?



-----Original Message-----
From: James Kinney [mailto:jkinney at localnetsolutions.com]
To: ale at ale.org
Sent: Monday, April 09, 2001 2:10 PM
To: Chris Fowler
Cc: 'Jon Uhler'; 'ale at ale.org'
Subject: RE: [ale] Sparc10



ftp-linux.cc.gatech.edu/pub/linux/distributions/redhat/linux/updates
has theos stuff for sparc. The last RH release was for 6.2. It has been
dropped for 7.0


Debian also has sparc binaries. I think there is also an iso image.


On Mon, 9 Apr 2001, Chris Fowler wrote:


> I've located a CD unit.  Can someone point me where I can download a RH
> sparc ISO?  I have a 500mb HDD.  I am loading via serial console.
>
> Thanks,
> Chris
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jon Uhler [mailto:juhler at eoncc.com]
> Sent: Monday, April 09, 2001 11:58 AM
> To: 'Chris Fowler'
> Subject: RE: [ale] Sparc10
>
>
> The floppy device is not a "bootable" device on a Sun.  I do not think it is
> big enough to hold all of the crap needed to boot a sun.
>
> The older single speed SCSI cd-rom's sould work on the 10.  Set the SCSI ID
> to "6".  Sun looks at "6" for the boot CD.
>
> Jon
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Chris Fowler [mailto:ChrisF at computone.com]
> Sent: Monday, April 09, 2001 11:54 AM
> To: 'Jon Uhler'
> Subject: RE: [ale] Sparc10
>
>
> I do not have CD.  I can try to install via network.  Why is floppy not
> listed?
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jon Uhler [mailto:juhler at eoncc.com]
> Sent: Monday, April 09, 2001 11:50 AM
> To: 'Chris Fowler'
> Subject: RE: [ale] Sparc10
>
>
> Chris,
>
> Do you have a CD rom on this machine?  Can you boot off of the CD to verify
> the disk?
>
> I have a CD-ROM and media if needed.  Also have a Sparc 20 I want to
> sell.....
>
> Looks like no bootstrape on the disk.  Sun is also picky on the SCSI id
> numbers.
>
> Jon
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Chris Fowler [mailto:ChrisF at computone.com]
> Sent: Monday, April 09, 2001 11:46 AM
> To: 'Jon Uhler'
> Cc: 'ale at ale.org'
> Subject: RE: [ale] Sparc10
>
>
> Here is what I have done
> ok probe-scsi
> Target 1
>   Unit 0   Disk     QUANTUM P105SS 910-10-94A.1 08/31/89005090092
>Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â  GENERIC
> ok probe-scsi-all
> /iommu at f,e0000000/sbus at f,e0001000/espdma at f,400000/esp at f,800000
> Target 1
>   Unit 0   Disk     QUANTUM P105SS 910-10-94A.1 08/31/89005090092
>Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â  GENERIC
>
>
> ok boot /iommu at f,e0000000/sbus at f,e0001000/espdma at f,400000/esp at f,800000
> Boot device: /iommu at f,e0000000/sbus at f,e0001000/espdma at f,400000/esp at f,800000
> File and args:
> Boot load failed
> ok
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jon Uhler [mailto:juhler at eoncc.com]
> Sent: Monday, April 09, 2001 11:45 AM
> To: 'Chris Fowler'
> Subject: RE: [ale] Sparc10
>
>
> Chris,
>
> You need to do a stop a or a break during boot to get to the boot prompt
> (ok>) then change boot device.....
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Chris Fowler [mailto:ChrisF at computone.com]
> Sent: Monday, April 09, 2001 11:34 AM
> To: 'ale at ale.org'
> Subject: [ale] Sparc10
>
>
> I have a sparc10 I want to run Linux on.  I need to load Linux on the unit
> and the unit tries to boot from Ethernet.  How can I disable that?
> I keep getting the following error message:
>
>
> Timeout waiting for ARP/RARP packet
> I can use arp to provide an address, but I need to boot from the hdd to see
> if Solaris is loaded.  Hoe do I tell the system to boot from the drive not
> Ethernet.  I'm not using video, I'm using serial console.
> Chris
>


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