[SunRescue] Installing RedHat on a Sparc...

Tue Jan 25 11:53:40 CST 2000

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My experience with installing RedHat on 4c and 4m machines is that I have
much better luck if I use a "real" Sun CD-ROM drive. Using my 12X Plextor
(which is fine for Solaris, *BSD, etc) RH Linux installations fail, usually
right after the scsi bus is probed. If I change to my trusty old Sun drive
in the 411 case, the install works, albeit slowly. I've gotten RH on several
SS2's this way.

YMMV

Steve

-----Original Message-----
From: Mike Nicewonger [mailto:twmaster at earthlink.net]
Sent: Tuesday, January 25, 2000 11:48 AM
To: rescue at sunhelp.org
Subject: Re: [SunRescue] Installing RedHat on a Sparc...

>> Chiming in a little late...  I had some severe problems with RedHat
>> 6.0/6.1 installer on the sparcs...  the python program that is the
>> installer kept blowing up.  I never could get an install done.  Debian
>

Ok, RH does not like SS2's, any idea how to get around this? (with out
having to get another distro) I attempted to load RH6 on a Tatung
COMPStation 40 (SS2 clone) last night, I told it to boot from the CD-ROM, it
started the install, spun the spinner for a bit, then said "data access
exception" and promptly dumped me to the ok prompt. Just for giggles I tried
loading OpenBSD 2.5, works like a charm. Yes I *know* OBSD is a better thing
for the wayward old SPARC, but I really do need to get RH on this boxen.

Any Ideas?

Machine:
Tatung CS40
16 MB RAM
411 MB HD
Plextor 40X CDROM (external) Block set to 512, SCSI ID6

Mike N

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My experience with installing RedHat on 4c and 4m =
machines is that I have much better luck if I use a "real" =
Sun CD-ROM drive. Using my 12X Plextor (which is fine for Solaris, =
*BSD, etc) RH Linux installations fail, usually right after the scsi =
bus is probed. If I change to my trusty old Sun drive in the 411 case, =
the install works, albeit slowly. I've gotten RH on several SS2's this =
way.

<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>YMMV</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>Steve</FONT>
</P>

<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>-----Original Message-----</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>From: Mike Nicewonger [<A =
HREF=3D"mailto:twmaster at earthlink.net">mailto:twmaster at earthlink.net</A>=
]</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>Sent: Tuesday, January 25, 2000 11:48 AM</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>To: rescue at sunhelp.org</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>Subject: Re: [SunRescue] Installing RedHat on a =
Sparc...</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>>> Chiming in a little late...  I had some =
severe problems with RedHat</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>>> 6.0/6.1 installer on the sparcs...  =
the python program that is the</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>>> installer kept blowing up.  I never =
could get an install done.  Debian</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>></FONT>
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Ok, RH does not like SS2's, any idea how to get =
around this? (with out
 having to get another distro) I attempted to load =
RH6 on a Tatung
 COMPStation 40 (SS2 clone) last night, I told it to =
boot from the CD-ROM, it
 started the install, spun the spinner for a bit, =
then said "data access
 exception" and promptly dumped me to the ok =
prompt. Just for giggles I tried
 loading OpenBSD 2.5, works like a charm. Yes I =
*know* OBSD is a better thing
 for the wayward old SPARC, but I really do need to =
get RH on this boxen.

<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>Any Ideas?</FONT>
</P>

<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>Machine:</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>Tatung CS40</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>16 MB RAM</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>411 MB HD</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>Plextor 40X CDROM (external) Block set to 512, SCSI =
ID6</FONT>
</P>

<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>Mike N</FONT>
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