Re: Debian Linux on Sun UltraSparc IIi
On Mon, Aug 14, 2000 at 03:52:30PM +0100, Wilson Yau wrote:
> Hi! Do anyone have the experience of successful installation of Debian
> Linux on a Sun UltraSparc IIi?
> I download the 1.44 floppy image for sparc (rescue, root, driver and
> base) rom a mirror site, but the box did not boot the rescue disk.
> Thanks for all your sharing.
UltraSPARCs have a tendencie not to boot from floppy. You should try
either the tftp image or a CDROM. Note, make sure you use the sun4u
images, since those are the ones needed for UltraSPARCs. Also, you can
sub/post to debian-sparc to get better help specific to Debian/SPARC.
Ben
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