Re: kernel 2.2.9, slink and Sparc
On Tue, May 18, 1999 at 04:39:14PM +0200, Andreas Jaehnigen wrote:
> Hi there,
>
> I'm trying to compile kernel 2.2.9 on a Sparc at the moment an keep my
> fingers crossed... :-)
> While reading the Installation Manual for Debian Linux for Sparc, I
> stumbled over the following:
>
> "Debian 2.1 is not certified for use with the Linux 2.2 kernel. However, if
> you are willing to download some packages from
> ftp://ftp.debian.org/debian/dists/unstable/, you should be able to have a
> functioning system. "
>
> What does "some packages" mean here? What packages do I need?
> I'm also very thankful for further references regarding this topic. :-)
>
> Thanks in advance! :-)
It should work on Sparc. Don't worry about the statement ;-)
Most of us here are running 2.2.x kernels nowadays with a slink system.
Greetings,
Christian
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Christian Meder, email: meder@isr.uni-stuttgart.de
What's the railroad to me ?
I never go to see
Where it ends.
It fills a few hollows,
And makes banks for the swallows,
It sets the sand a-blowing,
And the blackberries a-growing.
(Henry David Thoreau)
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