[MAISun Blade 100 Etch install - need /etc/silo.conf [SOLVED]

[amacater@galactic.demon.co.uk (Andrew M.A. Cater)]

Here's the magic I needed: "install video=atyfb:off ide=nodma 
DEBIAN_FRONTEND=text" for an install using the Etch KDE CD #1 
for Sparc

ide=nodma was the clincher: with that, the CDROM would work. 

video=atyfb:off was necessary because the ATI Rage wouldn't work 
correctly without this nad would lock immediately after the 
Booting Linux message.

DEBIAN_FRONTEND=text was needed because the newt frontend doesn't show 
up and because the Sun screen doesn't show well in a Unicode locale.


All installed, I've possibly still got to do some X Windows tweaking
but that's OK.

Thanks to all who helped, especially Josip 

Andy


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