Re: install on Sun Blade 100
dale robinson wrote:
> > is Debian SPARC reliable as a production system or are there a pile
> of issues?
>
> > just looking to run a basic Internet server - httpd and sshd
>
> Anthony,
>
> As mentioned before I have sarge running on an ultra 5. It runs
> flawlessly. (I'm using it now, it's my main machine :-)) My blade is
> sitting over on the other side of the room with a pile of intel boxen.
> I'll start playing with it again in a week or two. (need a serial
> cable a bigger hard drive, to run as a local server) Most of the other
> boxes have x86 debian.
>
> As for debian on sparc being production reliable, the debian-sparc
> port is just that - a port. The only different part is the adaptation
> (or port) the the 64bit sparc processor. (essentially just a different
> kernel) The rest of the system is just what we're used to - plain old
> debian and we all know how reliable that is. ;-)
that's a bit presumptous don't you think. we all know that it's not
*simply* a port that *only* has a different kernel. There are lots of
things that can't be handled by sparc hardware that are different, the
loader for instance... which makes install this "debian port" give so
many people a headache.
Brandon
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