2.2 runs good on Sparc 32 (Sparc 2, 10, 20) 2.4 runs good on Sparc 64 (Ultra 2, 10, 60) Sparc Linux is more stable than "Puffin" IMHO http://parisc-linux.org/index.html
T Joël Soete wrote: > Thanks a lot. > I will waiting better days (actually I > already try to follow progress of other Linux projects) > > Joel > > PS: more I read about 2.4 (sparc, parisc, > ...) more I thing it would better named 2.3.xxxx :-;). Don't you? > > Tad Bilby <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > 23-08-01 04:01 PM > > To: Joël Soete/BRU/[EMAIL PROTECTED] > cc: [email protected]@[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: Sparc20 and kernel 2.4.7: problem to boot > > 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 > > > > > -- ---- Tad Bilby Rave Computer Assoc. Technical Support 800-966-7283 x224 [EMAIL PROTECTED] *******************************
