* Brugier Pascal <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [020830 02:27]: > I'm newbie in SPARC architecture, but i want to try to install > Debian on it. > > Someone gave me a SPARCstation 20, but there is no CD driver and > no FD driver.
To be honest, they're not too important when you can boot the machine and install everything you need over the network. > I want to know if it's possible to use a "standard" SCSI2 CD driver > in this station and if i can install a "PC" FD driver in it ? So the 512 byte block thing I covered in another email... and for an SS20, there are two different case styles, but in both case you need a sparc floppy drive of some sort. > The last question is there someone who has already use an adapter > to make a PC monitor working on the this SPARC station, if it's > possible can you give me the reference of this kind of adapter > because i found some on the Internet but i want to be sure to > not make a mistake before buying it. Yeah, they exist but I don't have any... nor do I have a link for one. In the worst case, you can use the system over a serial console initially... you just need a null modem cable and to go at 9600 8N1. > ... and off course the deal is really to install woody on > this station. Which is doable without cd or floppy... there's an older email I wrote with some details on net booting at http://sunsparc.org/netboot.html ... and the Debian website has some info in the install docs.
