Debian Sparc on a Tadpole SparcLE 650

["J. Todd Slack" <slack@code-poets.com>]

I purchased Debian Sparc 3.0 r1 on CD.

Went to install it and I get a Timer Chip problem? 

Here is my system configuration: (per the vendor) 

Tadpole SparcLE650 (www.tadpolecomputer.com)
SPARCLE 650SX with 650MHz UltraSPARC-IIi processor, 15" SXGA+ (1400 × 
1050) TFT Display, 60GB Disk, DVD/CD-RW Combo Drive, Solaris 9, 2GB 
Memory, PCCard slot and Integrated 802.11b wireless networking

Would anyone have thoughts on how to get debian working on my notebook? 

-Jason