Great, i am about to install Suse 7.3 on my SS5/170/72Mb.
I had to do some preparation like, rewrite the host-id + ethernet address.
This is great!
Frank
On Thu, 4 Mar 2004, Gert Lettner wrote:
> yesterday i tried suse 7.3 on my sparc 5/170/32 mb. and it worked!! i was able to
> partition my disks, the bootloader was written, the prom bootdevice was modified.
> incredible. the beast booted and worked. now i will try to find more memory.
> i know about the 5/170 but i would like to have this thing as my personal workstation
> at home for writing and surfing. nothing else.
> i am deeply regret that suse has canceled sparc linux, although i understand this
> step
> (because developing and managing is really expensive). on the other side there are
> many
> folks who would like to give a new life to good old things.
> greetings
> Gert Lettner
>
>
> > On Fri, 27 Feb 2004 09:16:13 +0100, Jens Kruse <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >
> >> Hi Gert!
> >>
> >> Am Freitag, 27. Februar 2004 09:15 schrieb Gert Lettner:
> >>> aurora linux didn`t work for me at all. i got a very large error message
> >>> on the end of the installation process (something in a script is wrong). i
> >>> will check if my cdr is damaged (iso is ok, checked md5).
> >>> debian is unable to boot (something is bothering about my prom and hd > 1
> >>> gb). this weekend i will try suse 7.3
> >>> Gert Lettner
> >>> ps: sparcstation 5/170
> >>
> >> SS5/170 is a kind of beast, but I had no problems with it running SuSE 7.3.
> >> It's really a pitty, that they won't go on with.
> >>
> >> I posted SuSEs negative decision Sparc policy already a year or so ago when we
> >> had talks with SuSE about SuSE on Sparc.
> >>
> >> Regards, Jens
> >>
> >>
> >>> > On Thu, 26 Feb 2004 15:39:14 +0100, pierre granier
> >> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >>> >> If we are going to change from SuSE sparc, some body can help for chose
> >>> >> betwen the large panel of linux: auroralinux, mandrake, knoppix,
> >>> >> etc....
> >>> >> Whitch one you think is the best, for you?
> >>> >> Thanks
> >>> >> Pierre
> >>> >>
> >>> >> Jurzitza, Dieter wrote:
> >>> >>> Dear Dave,
> >>> >>> dear listmembers,
> >>> >>> you said it on your own: "discontinued". The patches are gone. And
> >>> >>> there used to be a lot of patches.
> >>> >>> Nevertheless, try www.auroralinux.org instead!
> >>> >>> Take care
> >>> >>>
> >>> >>>
> >>> >>>
> >>> >>> Dieter
> >>> >>>
> >>> >>>
> >>> >>> -----Original Message-----
> >>> >>> From: Dave Lee [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >>> >>> Sent: Wednesday, February 25, 2004 11:43 PM
> >>> >>> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >>> >>> Subject: [suse-sparc] RE [suse-sparc] Watchout ...
> >>> >>>
> >>> >>>
> >>> >>> Really?
> >>> >>> I just downloaded the 7.3 ISO's and updates from ftp.suse.com.....
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