On 8/31/25 08:02, Dennis Clarke wrote:
On 8/31/25 07:56, John Paul Adrian Glaubitz wrote:
Hi Dennis,
On Sun, 2025-08-31 at 07:45 -0400, Dennis Clarke wrote:
However eventually the GRUB just dies with no clue what to do.
My suggestion would be to install using the netboot installer in Wheezy:
https://archive.debian.org/debian/dists/wheezy/main/installer-sparc/
current/images/netboot/
I think there is a ports mirror somewhere but it has been years since I
tried this :
┌────────────┤ [!!] Choose a mirror of the Debian archive
├─────────────┐
│
│
│ The specified (default) Debian version (wheezy) is not available
from │
│ the selected mirror. It is possible to continue and select a
│
│ different release for your installation, but normally you should
go │
│ back and select a different mirror that does support the correct
│
│ version.
│
│
│
│ Go back and try a different mirror?
│
│
│
│ <Go Back> <Yes> <No>
│
│
│
└───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
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Dennis Clarke
RISC-V/SPARC/PPC/ARM/CISC
UNIX and Linux spoken
