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  • Bug#266013: Debian Installer RC 1 on SPARCstation IPX

    From Blars Blarson@1:229/2 to All on Fri Aug 20 02:40:06 2004
    XPost: linux.debian.maint.boot
    From: [email protected]

    I suspect that the kernel used on the sparc d-i images will not work
    on sun4c/sun4d systems. The dropping of support for sun4c/sun4d was
    discussed years ago, and there just does not seem to be anyone who has
    both the ability and willingness to support them.

    sun4c includes sparcstation 1 & 2, slc, elc, ipc, and ipx.

    sun4d includes sparcserver 1000.

    sun4m includes sparcestation 10, 20, classic, lx, 4, 5.

    sun4u includes anything with ultra or blade in the name.

    nettra machines that I know of are sun4m or sun4u.

    As far as I know, all the success reports for d-i on sparc are sun4m
    or sun4u.

    I gave away my sun4c systems.

    Sun4m systems are now at the "find someone to haul it off" stage.
    (I've got several I should part with.)

    I've seen working ultra 1 matchines go on ebay for $10 + $20 shipping repeatadly. An ultra 2 or ultra 30 is probably worth the little extra
    it would cost.
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    Blars Blarson [email protected]
    http://www.blars.org/blars.html
    With Microsoft, failure is not an option. It is a standard feature.


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  • From Peter Van Loock@1:229/2 to All on Mon Aug 16 12:50:07 2004
    XPost: linux.debian.maint.boot
    From: [email protected]

    Package: installation-reports

    Debian-installer-version: Release Candidate 1
    uname -a: N/A
    Date: Mon Aug 16 12:21:55 CEST 2004
    Method: Booted from CD

    Machine: Sun Sparcstation IPX
    Processor: ?
    Memory: 64 MB
    Root Device: SCSI, /dev/sda
    Root Size/partition table: N/A
    Output of lspci: N/A

    Base System Installation Checklist:

    Initial boot worked: [E]
    Configure network HW: [ ]
    Config network: [ ]
    Detect CD: [ ]
    Load installer modules: [ ]
    Detect hard drives: [ ]
    Partition hard drives: [ ]
    Create file systems: [ ]
    Mount partitions: [ ]
    Install base system: [ ]
    Install boot loader: [ ]
    Reboot: [ ]
    [O] = OK, [E] = Error (please elaborate below), [ ] = didn't try it

    Comments/Problems:

    The last lines on the screen contained a few 'Unimplemented SPARC system call 188' messages.
    Final messages are:

    Busybox v1.00-pre10 (Debian 20040623-1) multi-call binary

    Usage: cp [OPTION]... SOURCE DEST

    Kernel panic: Attempted to kill init

    Press L1-A to return to the boot prom


    I tried to install without a framebuffer (debian-installer/framebuffer=false) but ended with the same result.




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  • From Joey Hess@1:229/2 to All on Wed Aug 18 23:00:18 2004
    XPost: linux.debian.maint.boot
    From: [email protected]

    It turns out that rc1 of the installer had 2 out of 3 sparc CD images
    broken and corrupt. I don't know which you installed from, but unless it
    was the businesscard image, that probably explains this.

    We belive that this is fixed in the current daily builds of the
    installer, but we've so far been unable to check. I'd really appreciate
    it if you could check, and let us know if they work. The daily builds
    can be downloaded here:

    http://cdimage.debian.org/pub/cdimage-testing/daily/sparc/current/

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