>>>>> "Ben" == Ben Collins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
Ben> On Mon, May 01, 2000 at 10:37:59AM -0400, Josh Kuperman wrote: >> I installed Debian Sparc initially by purchasing the CDs and >> installing from the CDs. I have since loaned the CD drive to a >> friend. (I could get it back, easily enough.) After I installed I >> updated to frozen and an SMP kernel. I have another Sparc (only one >> CPU) that I would like to experiment with. I have my own network >> for all practical purposes. >> >> What is the simplest way to install Debian on a Sparc without a >> CD-ROM. I would need to reformat or at least redo the layout of >> hard disks. I could download images to another machine a PC, the >> abovementioned Debian Sparc installation or a PC Debian >> Installation, or RedHat. I'm curious because, while I prefer >> Debian in most respects to RedHat, I do see RedHat's ability to >> install over the Internet from a single floppy as a great plus. Ben> You can install Debian over the internet with 2 floppies, or even Ben> easier (same with RedHat) boot from a tftp server using the tftp Ben> images. On the Debian box this is as simple as "apt-get install Ben> tftpd". I tried this yesterday, but with no luck :-/ I used the tftpboot.img from boot-floppies 2.2.12 on my SPARC IPC. When the installation process need to download the drivers.tgz it fails. On the Debian site there is no such file, but a driver-1.bin. /[EMAIL PROTECTED]
