[rescue] Sparc Server 1000E

Peter Stokes peter at ashlyn.co.uk
Wed Dec 10 03:24:27 CST 2014


Hi

>From what I remember, 8 is the last to support the 32 bit architecture.

Peter
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On 10 Dec 2014, at 07:50, supervinx <supervinx at libero.it> wrote:

> Hi!
> It's the first time I write here...
>
> I "rescued" a Sparc Server 1000E, with 8 CPUs.
>
> I repaired the PSU (two mosfets, a BJT, two diodes and other minor
> stuff...) and now it's alive.
>
> I found, on board, a misconfigured Linux installation, not a production
> one.
> So I'm planning to start from ground reinstalling SunOS/Solaris.
> The 1000E should have 256MB of ram.
>
> Is Solaris 8 the last version to support the 1000E (sun4d) architecture?
>
> Thanks!
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