On Thu, 23 Jul 1998, Dave Broudy wrote: > With all that's been said about the SS2 and sun4c in general, I just > wanted to note that I've had no problems with mine so far. Once I found > where to download X (from the list archives), it worked pretty well > (though only as root, haven't looked why yet, but it's not the > /etc/X11/Xserver file). I did have to link /dev/mouse manually. > > With my cg6, I have no problems with vc's switch, or with keymaps getting > messed up.
Humph. Damn you :) > > And, I had no problems with the tftpboot.img (I didn't have to pad it). > Though, I did have to insert the Driver disk, which I though was odd, and > sort of defeats some of the purpose of netbooting the thing in the first > place. I was using Debian hamm/x86 as a tftp server. Actually, I only > did the rarp step, I guess it figured out arp on it's own. > Yup, debian rarp/arp 'figures it out' as you suggest. I didn't have to insert the driver disk - but you do have to know how do do a net install - i.e. configure the 'net card first, and then when it asks for drivers, it will suggest nfs as a possibility. What is the version of your prom? (cat //proc/cpuinfo if you don't feel like rebooting). I would guess the tftp problem is with a specific prom versions. Jules /----------------+-------------------------------+---------------------\ | Jelibean aka | [EMAIL PROTECTED] | 6 Evelyn Rd | | Jules aka | [EMAIL PROTECTED] | Richmond, Surrey | | Julian Bean | [EMAIL PROTECTED] | TW9 2TF *UK* | +----------------+-------------------------------+---------------------+ | War doesn't demonstrate who's right... just who's left. | | When privacy is outlawed... only the outlaws have privacy. | \----------------------------------------------------------------------/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
