Hi, On Sun, 2025-08-31 at 13:56 +0200, 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/ > > Or install SUSE Linux for SPARC: > > https://fsck.technology/software/SUSE%20Linux/SUSE%207.3%20SPARC/ > > Let me know when you want to try SUSE Linux for SPARC, I can send you the > TFTP image. > > You can then replace the kernel with a custom one which I can provide to you > to test the kernel patch on your Netra X1.
There is also a netboot kernel and initrd available here: https://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/ports/debian-installer/2025-08-29/sparc64/debian-installer-images_20250804_sparc64.tar.gz I have never tested it though. Adrian -- .''`. John Paul Adrian Glaubitz : :' : Debian Developer `. `' Physicist `- GPG: 62FF 8A75 84E0 2956 9546 0006 7426 3B37 F5B5 F913
