Installation on SS5/110

2001-07-30 Thread Chris . Smith
Hi,

Ok, I've got myself a nice SS5/110 and have had some trouble
with various `other OS's' with it (OpenBSD and NetBSD) so
I've decided to try Debian. ;)  Got a couple of questions
before I go and do it though:-

a) This is running as a web/ftp server at home.  I assume
   the thing will work out of the box with a serial console
   (vt100 emulation on laptop ;).  It *does* have a
   framebuffer in it btw!   It'll have a monitor+keyb
   plugged into it at a later date and be used as a
   secondary workstation (when I find somewhere to set it
   up ;)

b) How `reliable' is it compared to the i386 port?

c) Has anyone had trouble with ftp installs lagging in any
   way (aka *BSD)?  The ftp transfer drops to about 2k/sec
   and then the installer crashes on *BSD.  (This could be
   due to me using IIS as an ftp server though :p).

d) Are there any known gotchas that arent listed in the
   installation guide?

Any answers appreciated,

Cheers,

- Chris.



Re: Installation on SS5/110

2001-07-30 Thread Ben Collins
On Mon, Jul 30, 2001 at 09:12:52AM +0100, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
 Hi,
 
 Ok, I've got myself a nice SS5/110 and have had some trouble
 with various `other OS's' with it (OpenBSD and NetBSD) so
 I've decided to try Debian. ;)  Got a couple of questions
 before I go and do it though:-
 
 a) This is running as a web/ftp server at home.  I assume
the thing will work out of the box with a serial console
(vt100 emulation on laptop ;).  It *does* have a
framebuffer in it btw!   It'll have a monitor+keyb
plugged into it at a later date and be used as a
secondary workstation (when I find somewhere to set it
up ;)
 
 b) How `reliable' is it compared to the i386 port?
 
 c) Has anyone had trouble with ftp installs lagging in any
way (aka *BSD)?  The ftp transfer drops to about 2k/sec
and then the installer crashes on *BSD.  (This could be
due to me using IIS as an ftp server though :p).
 
 d) Are there any known gotchas that arent listed in the
installation guide?

Everything should run smooth for you. The stability with 2.2.x kernels
(what you'll get with a Debian install) is very nice (I had an LX with
340 days uptime until the power gods took it all away). The serial
console install is supported (should work without any problems).

Ben

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Re: Installation on SS5/110

2001-07-30 Thread Simone Caldana
Ben Collins wrote:
 The serial
 console install is supported (should work without any problems).

I'm going to pinpoint this on the wall behind my desk :))

(just kidding, Ben, if you will ever come to Turin you'll have more than
a beer)

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