Re: sparc-linux
On Tue, Jul 07, 1998 at 02:52:16PM +0200, Dinh-Tuan.Pham@imag.fr wrote:
> I would like to try the sparc/linux debian system on an old
> Sun IPC. I have downloaded the file resc1440.bin in the directoty
cool...man I shoulda bought that IPC at the flea market rather than
the Sparcstation 1....oh well..its all good....
> debian/dists/hamm/main/disks-sparc/current
so far so good
> on the site ftp.de.debian.org and write it to a DOS disquette through
> the rawrite command (I can't use the dd of Sun because of the
> volume manager). However, the diskette won't boot. Here is what I get
>
> ok> boot floppy
> boot device: /fd
> can't read disk label
> can't open Sun disk label packages
> can't open boot device
>
> What is wrong ?
I asked a while ago here baout making boot floppies....
I had no luck either making them (YET) but...I don't have a hard
drive to install on yet either so....
I heard that I need to format them on the SUN first and TEHN rawrite
the disk onto the floppy. I am still unsure of ho wto do this...
I will have a hard drive for it RSN (ordered one yesterday..2nd day air..)
and will try this method.
> I have succeeded in booting the machine under redhat-4.2 this way. But
> unfortunately redhat hasn't provide an installation boot diskette for
> 5.1
did you just rawrite the disks or were they didsk someone else made
(ie from the redhat package?)
You could of course install a tiny RedHat system and then "convert" it to
debian ;)
-Steve
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