Eric Delaunay <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Well, I thought about this and found more problems I didn't solve yet: > debian-sparc32 is based on 2.0.35 kernel (at least for installation) but > debian-ultra is 2.2 based. At least modules & serial console device are > differents. > Therefore I need a specific install program to locate the right drivers' disk > imagen on the cdrom, and maybe more...
> I'm willing to work on sparc32 bootdisks & cdrom first then I will spend the > rest of my spare time (if any) to combine both world. > BTW, have you tried to build bootdisks dedicated to the ultra port based on > the boot-floppies package ? Working bootdisks could be a start for me to see > the differences. I've managed to build a kernel package from the 2.2.0-pre5 source using kpkg (with some minor tweaks). And you can grab the package from: ftp://www.cse.msu.edu/pub/debian/kernel-image-2.2.0-pre5_1.0.sparc.deb kpkg-make did't really like the "-pre?" kernels very well. It kept putting the modules in the wrong place. I'm going to make a new package with the 2.2.0 source plus David Miller's patch (to make it compile on the sparc) and another David Miller patch to fix a semop() problem that breaks postgresql and fakeroot. I'll let you know when they are ready. (kpkg-make should make a full set of packages this time.) I still haven't been able to get a bootable floppy made yet. (I have successfully created bootable CD's for the sparc in the past, but no floppies.) When I try the floppy in an Ultra1, I get: SIIllegal Instruction ok instead of the usual SILO prompt. (I did use the boot-floppies package to make the floppies.) Dunno why. Same thing happens when I try to build an UltraPenguin floppy by hand. I will look into the problem further. Either way, the generated floppy images can be used to do tftpboot and cdrom installs. Steve [EMAIL PROTECTED]