Re: Starting off
On 17 Feb 2000, Stephen Zander wrote:
> >>>>> "Tim" == - <-> writes:
> Tim> 1. Stick a PC scsi cd-rom on the scsi bus.
>
> Ah, no. PC CD-ROM drives normally don't work in Sparcs. Sparcs
> excpect the CD-ROM to have 512 byte sectors. Mos PC CD-ROMs have 2048
> byte sectors. You could probably pick up acheck Sparc CD-ROM from
> somewhere though. Search the archives of debian-sparc for possible
> sources (<URL:http://www.debian.org/List-Archives/>).
AFAIK most Plextor CDrom drives have a jumper to run 512 byte sectors. I
was considering purchasing a second burner from them at one time, and was
looking at them for exactly that reason.
>
> Tim> 2. Make a Linux (UltraLinux in some distribution?) CD from
> Tim> ISO.
>
> The distribution formerly known as UltaraLinux has been rolled into
> RedHat 6.1. However, you don't want it anyway as it's for 64bit
> SPARCS ans you don't have one. :) That's not to say you can't use
> RedHat, of course. But then why post to a Debian list? :)
>
> There should be ISO images for the necessary CDs on the Debian
> mirrors. Serach the debian-sparc archives for information on this and
> the location of the latest Debian SPARC boot-disks.
>
> Tim> 3. Get into the nvram somehow and boot from cdrom.
>
> 'boot cdrom' at the ok promt will make that happen (assuming you've
> got the right sort of
>
> Tim> 4. Linux installs just as on PC's.
>
> That's what is supposed to happen, yes.
>
> Tim> Is this too simplistic?
>
> Nope.
>
> I'd suggest you start here
>
> <URL:http://www.debian.org/releases/slink/sparc/install>
>
> and most of your questions should be answered.
>
> Also you should probably subscribe to the debian-sparc mailing list
> (<URL:http://www.debian.org/MailingLists/subscribe>) as the list to
> which you psted is basicly dead.
>
> --
> Stephen
>
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>
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