On Tue, Jul 07, 1998 at 02:52:16PM +0200, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I would like to try the sparc/linux debian system on an old > Sun IPC. I have downloaded the file resc1440.bin in the directoty
cool...man I shoulda bought that IPC at the flea market rather than the Sparcstation 1....oh well..its all good.... > debian/dists/hamm/main/disks-sparc/current so far so good > on the site ftp.de.debian.org and write it to a DOS disquette through > the rawrite command (I can't use the dd of Sun because of the > volume manager). However, the diskette won't boot. Here is what I get > > ok> boot floppy > boot device: /fd > can't read disk label > can't open Sun disk label packages > can't open boot device > > What is wrong ? I asked a while ago here baout making boot floppies.... I had no luck either making them (YET) but...I don't have a hard drive to install on yet either so.... I heard that I need to format them on the SUN first and TEHN rawrite the disk onto the floppy. I am still unsure of ho wto do this... I will have a hard drive for it RSN (ordered one yesterday..2nd day air..) and will try this method. > I have succeeded in booting the machine under redhat-4.2 this way. But > unfortunately redhat hasn't provide an installation boot diskette for > 5.1 did you just rawrite the disks or were they didsk someone else made (ie from the redhat package?) You could of course install a tiny RedHat system and then "convert" it to debian ;) -Steve -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
