Re: serial connection on debian on sun ultra10

[Frans van Berckel <fberckel@xs4all.nl>]

On Wed, 2017-07-12 at 17:18 +0200, sacarde wrote:
> > linux-image-3.16.0-0.bpo.4-sparc64-smp_3.16.7-ckt25-
> > 2~bpo70+1_sparc.deb
> 
> I download 
> linux-image-3.16.0-0.bpo.4-sparc64-smp_3.16.7-ckt25-
> 2~bpo70+1_sparc.deb
> 
> but running in qemu-debian-9 :  dpkg -i linux-image-
> 3.16..0.........deb 
> 
> dpkg: error processing archive 
> linux-image-3.16.0-0.bpo.4-sparc64-smp_3.16.7-ckt25-
> 2~bpo70+1_sparc.deb 
> (--install):
>  package architecture (sparc) does not match system (sparc64)

*this is for testing purpose only*

You can not install a sparc packages on a sparc64 system. What you can
do is extracting the package and copy the files ...

# mkdir /tmp/kernel
# dpkg -x package.deb /tmp/kernel
# cd /tmp/kernel
# ls -l

Move these files over to the same directory, as listed. Watch out there
is no initrd yet. You can create a new one with this command.

# update-initramfs -c -k version

More help information.

# update-initramfs

Usage: /usr/sbin/update-initramfs [OPTION]...

Options:
 -k version	Specify kernel version or 'all'
 -c		Create a new initramfs
 -u		Update an existing initramfs
 -d		Remove an existing initramfs
 -t		Take over a custom initramfs with this one
 -b directory	Set alternate boot directory
 -v		Be verbose
 -h		This message

And check the SILO bootloader config as wel. Just to be sure.

Thanks,

Frans van Berckel