[ale] Sparc 5 questions

[Denny Chambers]

What distros still actively support Sparc? My Sparc 10 still has RH 6.2.
I would like move up to the 2.4 kernel.

rob hoppe wrote:
> 
> Chris Fowler wrote:
> 
> > I've been able to install Debian on those.  Make sure you have disk.
> >
> > I only had 100Mb so I could only install the base package and then I had to
> > kill the install.
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: John Wells [mailto:jbwellsiv at yahoo.com]
> > Sent: Friday, February 15, 2002 1:09 PM
> > To: ale at ale.org
> > Subject: [ale] Sparc 5 questions
> >
> > I have the option of purchasing (cheaply) a Sparc 5
> > workstation...either the 70 mhz or 170 mhz.
> >
> > I've read of some problems installing linux on the
> > 170.  Has anyone successfully done this?  I'd really
> > like to get that extra 100 mhz ;-).
> >
> > Also, what are these equivalent to in the intel world?
> >  I have no experience with Sun boxes....
> >
> > Thanks,
> > John
> 
> I have 2 sparc5, 10, 20s that we want to load with linux for fun and joy.
> Install fest???  March 9
> 
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