With sparc problems its seriously worth looking through the linux-sparc
mail archives and even mail archives of openbsd and netbsd.
i believe sparc linux is at www.ultralinux.com (or org or something)
Dean
Angus Lees wrote:
>
> \begin{Terry Collins}
> > Does anyone know what the error that sort of read
> > error not sun disk label" means.
> > We have the debian 2.2.2 rescue bin on a floppy using
> > dd if=rescue.bin of=/dev/fd0 bs=1024 conv=sync; sync
> > and are getting an error message about the floppy not having a sun disk
> > label.
> > There is nothing in the installation notes other than the dd command.
>
> sounds like its trying to boot the floppy as a hard drive..
>
> how did you tell it to boot from the floppy?
>
> (i just had to do: "boot floppy" - it was really tricky)
>
> > I'd also appreciate it if someone can tell me how I can get dd to stop
> > the speaker squarking - the first dd switch the speaker on. It is also
> > flashing lights on the front panel, but I can ignore those.
>
> that sounds .. healthy.
>
> this is a dd process on your i386 or from another sparc?
>
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