Re: Debian on Sun Enterprise 250
Debian Sarge worked just fine on my Sun 250 :) I'm just settling for
this distro and just build around it.
thanks list for all the replies and help :)
-beavis
On Tue, Sep 2, 2008 at 1:06 PM, Beavis <pfunix@gmail.com> wrote:
> Debian-sparc Etch is detecting my keyboard as a type 5 but i have a
> type 6 keyboard on my sun 250. anyone have an idea how i can force to
> detect keyboard type=6 settings during bootup on SILO ?
>
>
> thanks,
> -b
>
> On Tue, Sep 2, 2008 at 10:44 AM, <garthus1@lilrc.org> wrote:
>> Sounds like a dirty keyboard try another and see if it does the same
>> thing. If that is the only one you have good luck. I usually clean them in
>> a dishwasher, dry them with a fan on the keyboard for 3-4 days (face 45%
>> down). I did not have that key board problem, only the driver installation
>> issue.
>>
>> Gerry
>>
>>
>>
>>> thanks for the reply gerry. I tried to setup debian via TEXT mode
>>> install. I was successfull but the darn keyboard just doesn't let me
>>> install because as soon as i select an option and hit enter the
>>> keyboard will just go haywire and all I see is the screen is
>>> scrolling. i can sometimes stop it with just one hit on the back-space
>>> key. but after picking the next station, it does the same thing.
>>>
>>> -b
>>>
>>> On Tue, Sep 2, 2008 at 10:15 AM, <garthus1@lilrc.org> wrote:
>>>> I had similar problem with 220r, what I did was to do command line
>>>> installation and not load the video drivers. It worked fine with Webmin
>>>> and I am using it for a webserver. I just could not get the video card
>>>> drivers to load propperly.
>>>>
>>>> Gerry
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> hi guys,
>>>>>
>>>>> I'm having some problems with the setup installer for debian 4.0.4a
>>>>> (etch) for sparc. I tried passing the following on SILO:
>>>>>
>>>>> SILO Boot
>>>>>
>>>>> boot: install video:atyfb:off DEBIAN_FRONTEND=text
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> I was able to successfully load the kernel through this method but for
>>>>> some weird reason my sun keyboard will all of a sudden go hay-wire. as
>>>>> soon as i pick the first option that the installer asks for and hit
>>>>> the (ENTER key) the screen will just keep on scrolling. at first i
>>>>> thought it's a keyboard issue but I've changed it for the 3rd time and
>>>>> when im on OpenBOOT i can run the commands without any hassle. If
>>>>> there is someone that was able to make this to work and would like to
>>>>> share I would very much appreciate this...
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> thank you all!
>>>>>
>>>>> -B
>>>>>
>>>>>
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