tftpboot.img error loading kernel on a 4/330
Hello,
I have looked for information on this at the S/Linux site and the Debian
Sparc Port site and don't know what I am doing wrong. I am trying to
install Debian on a SparcStation 4/330 (deskside model) via a netboot. The
tftp side of things seems to be working OK (the boot box is a debian Intel
box). The instructions from the Debian site seem to work fine until the
kernel is actually being loaded. I get the following After doing
Stop-A....
>b le(0,0,0)
Boot: le(0,0,0)
Using IP Address 172.16.1.2 = AC100102
Booting from tftp server at 172.16.1.1 = AC1000101
Downloaded 2516353 bytes from tftp server.
Illegal instruction "0x00158E04" was encountered at PC 0x00004004
>
I beleive this box to be an old unmodified 4/330. The boot PROM seems to
be old from the discriptions of the instructions (no OK prompt, instead a
">" and I have to use the b le(0,0,0) syntax) Am I doing something wrong?
Is the 4/330 really supported by S/Linux or Debian Sparc Linux? Am I
doomed to failure? Is there a different kernel image I should be using?
Thanks for any insights or help,
Robert Doiel
(attempting on impress my kids with a Sun running Debian....)
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