I've been hacking my way around this problem much the same way jessy did ever since Dapper was released. It's not like lack of support for newer hardware isn't a common problem with most Linux distributions, so I've accepted that I had to do so. However, today I was made aware of the page at http://www.ubuntu.com/sun/. Select quotes:
«The combination of Ubuntu and Sun Microsystems hardware offers a knock-out combination.» «The following servers and workstations are certified to run Ubuntu Linux [...list including X4100/X4200...]» «[...] the Ubuntu release will make it easy for customers to install Linux on its UltraSPARC T1 and x64-based systems [...]» I was very happy, believing this meant I didn't have go through that pain-in-the-arse process it has been install these boxes anymore (which I do quite often, being a Sun reseller). So I downloaded the latest amd64 netboot.tar.gz from dapper-updates, which was surprisingly enough just as unable to install my X4100 as earlier versions. You might want to tune down the hyperbole a bit until it actually works as stated. Tore -- fusion mpt sas driver does not find a RAID1 disk during installation(Sun Galaxy X4200 and X4100) https://launchpad.net/bugs/37452 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
