Faber Fedor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> I've recently bought a Sun Ultra Sparc to learn Sun (and I got a good price
> ;-). I decided to put Linux on it just to see what the differences are.
>
> To that end, I picked up the Red Hat 6.1 Sparc CD and Mandrake 7.0 Ultra
> Sparc CD from Cheap Bytes. I was able to figure out how to boot from the
> CD (I am *really* new to Sun machines) thanks to the UltraLinux FAQ.
>
> The RedHat install went well enough (it usually does), but I can't get the
> Mandrake to install. The installation program starts, asks me where I'm
> installing from (CD-ROM) and then says it can't find a SCSI CD-ROM. When I
> suggest another type (IDE), it says it can't find that, either. So now
> what?
i would suggest if you have a problem with the sparc Mandrake install,
please send a report of your problem on [EMAIL PROTECTED]
where the sparc team can help you.
> It's my understanding that the difference between a Sparc and an Ultra
> Sparc is the former is a 32 bit CPU and the latter a 64 bit CPU, right?
> I'd like to see what a 64 bit OS looks/feels like.
> Oh, and can anyone tell me how to invoke the 64 bit Solaris OS? Whenever I
> boot, it keeps telling me that it's loading the 32 bit version.
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