Re: Help with Linux on sparc64
On 7/31/07, Rami Rosen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello Nadav, What binary distribution has the best support for Sun machines? The first distribution which was equipped with support for Sun SPARC64 is Ubuntu; this happened after some attempts to boot Fedora Core (by Dave Miller and others) failed giving panic. This of course does not imply the Ubuntu is the best one , but it is the most veteran in this field. So I suggest you try it (you can try Ubuntu live-cd first to see what are the results). That's a very dangerous statement - I've installed at least 3 linux distros on my 64-bit ultra5 years before Ubuntu was created. Granted, one of them was debian :-) but after boot the keyboard stops working (It only has USB keyboardmouse). to make sure this keyboard is identified please try : tail -f /var/log/messages, and then unplug the USB keyboard and plug it back in. Do you see any messages ? Regards, Rami Rosen On 7/26/07, Nadav Shemer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi. I have a Sun Ultra 45 and I've tried (unsuccessfully) to install some kind of Linux distribution on it. I've tried Debian netinst (both stable and testing) and Gentoo (stage2) CDs, but after boot the keyboard stops working (It only has USB keyboardmouse). Booting from the serial console, It hangs with the following message: su: Cannot register IRQ 1 Has anyone had any luck with this particular machine? What binary distribution has the best support for Sun machines? Can anyone help me? Nadav Shemer Tehuti Networks [EMAIL PROTECTED] = To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word unsubscribe in the message body, e.g., run the command echo unsubscribe | mail [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Help with Linux on sparc64
Hello, I've installed at least 3 linux distros on my 64-bit ultra5 years before Ubuntu was created Regarding ultra5 - you are right. The Ubuntu distribution was to first to run on a Niagra SPARC64 machines. I should have mention this. Regards, Rami Rosen On 7/31/07, Mike Tewner [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 7/31/07, Rami Rosen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello Nadav, What binary distribution has the best support for Sun machines? The first distribution which was equipped with support for Sun SPARC64 is Ubuntu; this happened after some attempts to boot Fedora Core (by Dave Miller and others) failed giving panic. This of course does not imply the Ubuntu is the best one , but it is the most veteran in this field. So I suggest you try it (you can try Ubuntu live-cd first to see what are the results). That's a very dangerous statement - I've installed at least 3 linux distros on my 64-bit ultra5 years before Ubuntu was created. Granted, one of them was debian :-) but after boot the keyboard stops working (It only has USB keyboardmouse). to make sure this keyboard is identified please try : tail -f /var/log/messages, and then unplug the USB keyboard and plug it back in. Do you see any messages ? Regards, Rami Rosen On 7/26/07, Nadav Shemer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi. I have a Sun Ultra 45 and I've tried (unsuccessfully) to install some kind of Linux distribution on it. I've tried Debian netinst (both stable and testing) and Gentoo (stage2) CDs, but after boot the keyboard stops working (It only has USB keyboardmouse). Booting from the serial console, It hangs with the following message: su: Cannot register IRQ 1 Has anyone had any luck with this particular machine? What binary distribution has the best support for Sun machines? Can anyone help me? Nadav Shemer Tehuti Networks [EMAIL PROTECTED] = To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word unsubscribe in the message body, e.g., run the command echo unsubscribe | mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] = To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word unsubscribe in the message body, e.g., run the command echo unsubscribe | mail [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Help with Linux on sparc64
Hello Nadav, What binary distribution has the best support for Sun machines? The first distribution which was equipped with support for Sun SPARC64 is Ubuntu; this happened after some attempts to boot Fedora Core (by Dave Miller and others) failed giving panic. This of course does not imply the Ubuntu is the best one , but it is the most veteran in this field. So I suggest you try it (you can try Ubuntu live-cd first to see what are the results). but after boot the keyboard stops working (It only has USB keyboardmouse). to make sure this keyboard is identified please try : tail -f /var/log/messages, and then unplug the USB keyboard and plug it back in. Do you see any messages ? Regards, Rami Rosen On 7/26/07, Nadav Shemer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi. I have a Sun Ultra 45 and I've tried (unsuccessfully) to install some kind of Linux distribution on it. I've tried Debian netinst (both stable and testing) and Gentoo (stage2) CDs, but after boot the keyboard stops working (It only has USB keyboardmouse). Booting from the serial console, It hangs with the following message: su: Cannot register IRQ 1 Has anyone had any luck with this particular machine? What binary distribution has the best support for Sun machines? Can anyone help me? Nadav Shemer Tehuti Networks [EMAIL PROTECTED] = To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word unsubscribe in the message body, e.g., run the command echo unsubscribe | mail [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Help with Linux on sparc64
I installed linux on my ultra5 quite a bit ago. Have you cheked out ultralinux, or better yet, auroralinux.org? -mike On 7/27/07, Nadav Shemer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Thank you for your comments. I'll definitely try stage 3. On 7/27/07, Geoffrey S. Mendelson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Before you attempt to get Linux to run on it, it would be a good idea to make sure there is not a hardware problem. I started the process with a machine running Solaris. I cleared out a slice, intending on installing linux on it. Nadav
Help with Linux on sparc64
Hi. I have a Sun Ultra 45 and I've tried (unsuccessfully) to install some kind of Linux distribution on it. I've tried Debian netinst (both stable and testing) and Gentoo (stage2) CDs, but after boot the keyboard stops working (It only has USB keyboardmouse). Booting from the serial console, It hangs with the following message: su: Cannot register IRQ 1 Has anyone had any luck with this particular machine? What binary distribution has the best support for Sun machines? Can anyone help me? Nadav Shemer Tehuti Networks [EMAIL PROTECTED] = To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word unsubscribe in the message body, e.g., run the command echo unsubscribe | mail [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Help with Linux on sparc64
Hi. I have a Sun Ultra 45 and I've tried (unsuccessfully) to install some kind of Linux distribution on it. I've tried Debian netinst (both stable and testing) and Gentoo (stage2) CDs, but after boot the keyboard stops working (It only has USB keyboardmouse). Booting from the serial console, It hangs with the following message: su: Cannot register IRQ 1 Has anyone had any luck with this particular machine? What binary distribution has the best support for Sun machines? Can anyone help me? Nadav Shemer Tehuti Networks [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Help with Linux on sparc64
On Thu, Jul 26, 2007 at 07:19:53PM +0300, Nadav Shemer wrote: Hi. I have a Sun Ultra 45 and I've tried (unsuccessfully) to install some kind of Linux distribution on it. I've tried Debian netinst (both stable and testing) and Gentoo (stage2) CDs, but after boot the keyboard stops working (It only has USB keyboardmouse). Booting from the serial console, It hangs with the following message: su: Cannot register IRQ 1 Has anyone had any luck with this particular machine? What binary distribution has the best support for Sun machines? Can anyone help me? What happens when you boot with Solaris? Before you attempt to get Linux to run on it, it would be a good idea to make sure there is not a hardware problem. Geoff. -- Geoffrey S. Mendelson, Jerusalem, Israel [EMAIL PROTECTED] N3OWJ/4X1GM IL Voice: (07)-7424-1667 U.S. Voice: 1-215-821-1838 Visit my 'blog at http://geoffstechno.livejournal.com/ = To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word unsubscribe in the message body, e.g., run the command echo unsubscribe | mail [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Help with Linux on sparc64
Thank you for your comments. I'll definitely try stage 3. On 7/27/07, Geoffrey S. Mendelson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Before you attempt to get Linux to run on it, it would be a good idea to make sure there is not a hardware problem. I started the process with a machine running Solaris. I cleared out a slice, intending on installing linux on it. Nadav
