Re: Linux on a Sun Enterprise 5000?
If it helps any, I'm running a 14 cpu E4500 with SCSI drives attach under
2.4.21. I had very few problems getting it up and running with Debian Woody
(r1) with a Sun keyboard & VGA multi-sync monitor attached. Once I had
everything setup, I switched to serial.
I just need the SOC+ drivers to work now. I think I've added the microcode
properly, but it still doesn't work.
On Monday 13 October 2003 04:30, Pieter-Paul Spiertz wrote:
> Hi,
>
> This is by far the weirdest question I have ever sent to this list.
>
> I'm active as a voluntary in a local center to teach kids programming
> (Python), Unix, Povray and about everything that is cool. We do this on
> about ten different Suns, mostly Ultra's running Woody. We got these
> machines 'sponsored' second-hand because they were abandoned by companies
> anyway. The kids are very happy with it, from NEdit to nethack-qt and
> everything in between. Even mplayer works (with weird colors ;))
> Thanks for all your work so far!
>
> Recently, however, we've been offered an Ultra Enterprise 5000. No joke.
>
> Solaris is the obvious choice, of course. But would it be possible to
> run Linux SMP on such a dragon? Can I help with it? And for what big
> purposes could we best use the thing? I already have some ideas :)
>
>
> Thanks,
> Pieter-Paul
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