[SunRescue] Linux for SPARCStation 2

[Lyndon Griffin]

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
installer was pretty cool, I had no problems there (and thus, I ran Debian
for a while until I gave up trying to build the SMP kernel and just put
Sol7 on).

Also, I never could get anything to compile right with the Debian install.
Weird stuff, they do.  I was fine as long as I stuck with the binaries
(and I do really like Debian's package management interface - a little
convoluded, if you're not used to it, but great once you are).

<:)  Lyndon Griffin
http://www.bsd4us.org

On Mon, 24 Jan 2000, Mark Price wrote:

> 
> 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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