All,
I tried to install Suse sparc 7.3 on my sparc 5/170/72MB. The follwing
happens:
1. Booting from CD: OK.
2. Partitioning, sometimes fails ("not able to partition disk")
3. If partiiotning is succesful then installing packages starts, after
filling out some questions.
4. Installing silo: OK.
5. Rebooting fails: "Boot disk contains bad executable" or something
similar.
Regarding point 5. Does anybody understand why this is happening?
Apart from this all, it seems that after you booted from CD you need to
eject it; later on in the installation it does not recognise the CD
already being mounted and keeps on asking "insert CD1".
Any briljant ideas?
Regards,
Frank
On Fri, 12 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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