On Thu, 06 Apr 2000, you wrote:
> John Aldrich wrote:
>
> > We've got a Sparc5 that wouldn't install Linux. RedHat (up
> > through 6.1) said it wasn't supported. We downloaded the
> > ISO for RedHat 6.2 and it installed fine, except we had to
> > use the "text expert" install. Unfortunately, I don't THINK
> > Mandrake supports this model (yet?)
>
> I thought it did, though I've never used it myself.
>
Well, last time I talked with them, the Mandrake folks said
they didn't have a Sparc5-170 (?) to test it on. The
architecture is slightly different enough that what'll
install on a Sparc5-70 won't install on an UltraSparc (the
previously "Unsupported" Sparc.)
John
