Check the list archive- 2.4 and Sparc32 don't mix well- http://lists.debian.org/debian-sparc/2001/debian-sparc-200107/msg00149.html
T Joël Soete wrote: > Hi all, > > I found an old Sun Sparc20 station with dual processor, 64Mb of mem and 2 > disk of 1Gb. > I successfully install the last Debian "potato (r3)". > > As it is a dual processor, I would like to test kernel 2.4 with > multi-processor support. > I first try to boot with unstable package > "kernel-image-2.4.7-sun4u_14_sparc.deb" (and update libc6 and modutils). > But SILO failed to load kernel: "decompressing error, uncompress image too > long, wouldn't fir into destination". > > Being newbee on Sparc Linux, all advises will be well come. > > Regards, > Joel > > ********************************************************************** > This e-mail and any attachments to it may contain confidential information > which is strictly intended for the use of the authorised recipient. If you > have received this e-mail in error, please delete it and notify the sender by > replying to this e-mail. > Thank you for your co-operation. > ********************************************************************** > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- ---- Tad Bilby Rave Computer Assoc. Technical Support 800-966-7283 x224 [EMAIL PROTECTED] *******************************
