[SunRescue] Linux for SPARCStation 2

[Mark Price]

Hi, even though it is supposed to work, I don't think RedHat Linux 6.1
will install on your SS2.  It wouldn't install on mine (w/ 64MB RAM) and
I've heard from other people that the install program is too bloated or
something for SS2's..  RedHat 6.0 should work, but of course most people
prefer to run a BSD-variant on the SPARCstations.  NetBSD and OpenBSD will
run, as well as OpenStep.

Mark

On Sun, 23 Jan 2000, Stou Sandalski wrote:

> Hi, I have this old skool SPARCStation 2, its running SunOS 4.1.1, and I
> heard that its a pretty weak OS so I am looking for somethine else to run on
> this thing.. I was looking for linux... but on the www.UltraLinux.org site
> under "What machines will never run Linux?" they say "(or for that matter
> the really old Sun 2 and Sun 1)" I am not sure if that means this Sparc
> station or not... Can someone shed some light on this? Other then Linux what
> else can I run?
> 
> Thanx
> 
> Stou
> 
> 
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