On Tue, May 18, 1999 at 04:39:14PM +0200, Andreas Jaehnigen wrote: > Hi there, > > I'm trying to compile kernel 2.2.9 on a Sparc at the moment an keep my > fingers crossed... :-) > While reading the Installation Manual for Debian Linux for Sparc, I > stumbled over the following: > > "Debian 2.1 is not certified for use with the Linux 2.2 kernel. However, if > you are willing to download some packages from > ftp://ftp.debian.org/debian/dists/unstable/, you should be able to have a > functioning system. " > > What does "some packages" mean here? What packages do I need? > I'm also very thankful for further references regarding this topic. :-) > > Thanks in advance! :-)
It should work on Sparc. Don't worry about the statement ;-) Most of us here are running 2.2.x kernels nowadays with a slink system. Greetings, Christian -- Christian Meder, email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] What's the railroad to me ? I never go to see Where it ends. It fills a few hollows, And makes banks for the swallows, It sets the sand a-blowing, And the blackberries a-growing. (Henry David Thoreau)