Quoting Steve Dunham <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > "Ivan E. Moore" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > I had issues installing from floppy on my ultra 5 as well...but I think > > it has something to do with how they have things setup here at work. > > > I used the CD to install it and everything was happy. > > You can't boot floppies on an Ultra 5. (Rumor has it that it is > possible on an Ultra1 with a PROM upgrade, but I haven't confirmed > it.)
Just for the record, I don't know about the PROM upgrade but I was able to install Debian from the floppy drive in an Ultra 1 (bought around 1997). -- Hermano Cabral
