RE: Pb with Linux et Sparc 2 when booting
Dear Mr. Estelle BARBET,
thank you for your request submitted to the SuSE installation support.
You simple CAN'T run SuSE Linux on a Sparc 2. No way. It doesn't even have
a 386 compatible processor, has it?
On Sun, 28 Feb 1999 inaninck@solair1.inter.nl.net wrote:
> X-SuSE-Regcode: No Regcode found!!!
> From: inaninck@solair1.inter.nl.net
> To: Alain & Estelle BARBET <Home.Barbet@wanadoo.fr>
> Resent-From: Daniel Bischof <sdaniel@suse.de>
> Date: Sun, 28 Feb 1999 11:53:23 +0100 (MET)
> Subject: RE: Pb with Linux et Sparc 2 when booting
>
> Hi,
>
> The bootrecord on a PC is 512 bytes, while on the Sun it has a bigger size.
> That's why the Sun can't read its bootsector.
> I think you won't get away with this like that.
> Do you have a local network? Then you might consider to install the Sparc
> over NFS.
> I have attached my story about how I did it.
> I also posted this several times to the list, but it seems that nobody
> reads it. And then, afterwards, I have to send it out to several people asking
> for it...
> Anyhow, that's life...
>
>
> On 27-Feb-99 Alain & Estelle BARBET wrote:
> > Hello !
> >
> > Thanks for your job !
> >
> > I have a problem ....
> >
> > I want to install Suse Linux 5.2 on a Sun Sparc2 without CD-ROM drive .
> > So I put the SCSI hard drive on a PC, installed linux and reboot . Lilo
> > & Linux start . OK, so I put the HD on the Sparc.
> > When boot I have the following message :
> >
> > Boot device: /sbus/esp@0,800000/sd@3,0 Files and args :
> > Bad magic number in disk label
> > Cant't open Sun disk label package
> > Can't open boot device
> >
> > Please, can you help me ?
> >
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> ---
> Isn't this my STOP?!
>
> Best regards, don't let the bits byte!
> Ivo Naninck
> ~
> ~
> wq!
>
>
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