Blars Blarson wrote:
[...]
Sun4m is the last supported 32-bit sparc architecture. Reportedly,
the 2.6 kernel does not work in multi-processor mode on them, and
dropping support of 2.4 from Etch is being discussed.
Note that lack of hardware is not the problem, if anyone wants some
sun4m systems (located in Los Angeles) let me know before they wind up
in the recycle pile.
To add to this for anyone who is interested, I have 5 sparcstation LX
machines, some possibly needing the boot-lock removed (possible using a
kernel hack some time ago, not sure now), which are currently just
gathering dust in my bedroom. So if anyone is in the UK (Aberdeen,
Scotland) and would work on updating the sun4m port, I can make one or
more available too. I'm not sure how much memory they have, but perhaps
the SS10/20 dimms that Eric Jorgensen advertised may work ok in them.
OTOH while I'm not a kernel hacker, I could at least do
installation/run-testing with these - I even have an external scsi cdrom
drive for them, somewhere.
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Neil
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