Re: Trouble installing on an dual-168MHz Ultra2
On Fri, Feb 09, 2001 at 05:47:32PM -0500, Will Andrews wrote: > Hi! > > I am attempting to do an ftp install using floppies. Currently the > Ultra2 has Solaris installed; I am trying to install Debian 2.2 potato. > However, none of the floppies that I obtained from > ftp://ftp.cerias.purdue.edu/pub/os/debian/dists/potato/main/disks-sparc/... > will boot. rescue.bin gives me something like "SILInvalidInstruction" > and the others are "Bad magic number". I followed the instructions > given by README.txt in the directory above. > > Any assistance would be greatly appreciated. :) Did you use the sun4u disks? Don't use a floppy boot on Ultra's. They tend not to work very well. Try tftp boot (using the tftp image in the sun4u directory), or try a CD boot using the ISO images on ftp://cdimage.debian.org/ -- ---===-=-==-=---==-=-- / Ben Collins -- ...on that fantastic voyage... -- Debian GNU/Linux \ ` [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] ' `---=--===-=-=-=-===-==---=--=---'
Re: Enterprise SPARC Linux
* Simon Read <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [010210 15:15]: > I want to install J2EE, but Blackdown haven't released a port yet. > Anyone tried to install the Solaris binaries using the emulation > library? Any 'gotchas' someone can see? Best that I know of is 1.2.2rc4, which is available at ftp://ftp.tux.org/pub/java/JDK-1.2.2/sparc/rc4/ The Solaris version will _not_ work under SPARC/Linux because of the heavy reliance on threads. > I want to install Oracle 8i. Does Oracle have an (unofficial) port? > Anyone tried running it under the emulation libraries? No, there is currently no port of Oracle to SPARC/Linux.
Enterprise SPARC Linux
Folks, I have an SS20 with Debian loaded on it. We have a cluster of SS20s, SS10s and US5s at the University where I teach. I'm trying to convert them from Solaris to Debian. My SS20 works fine, but I want to install some Enterprise class software on it. I was wondering if anyone had any experiences (positive or negative): I want to install J2EE, but Blackdown haven't released a port yet. Anyone tried to install the Solaris binaries using the emulation library? Any 'gotchas' someone can see? I want to install Oracle 8i. Does Oracle have an (unofficial) port? Anyone tried running it under the emulation libraries? Simon Read
Re: Trouble installing on an dual-168MHz Ultra2
* Will Andrews <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [010209 14:48]: > I am attempting to do an ftp install using floppies. Currently the > Ultra2 has Solaris installed; I am trying to install Debian 2.2 potato. > However, none of the floppies that I obtained from > ftp://ftp.cerias.purdue.edu/pub/os/debian/dists/potato/main/disks-sparc/... > will boot. rescue.bin gives me something like "SILInvalidInstruction" > and the others are "Bad magic number". I followed the instructions > given by README.txt in the directory above. Most UltraSPARCs have a PROM bug that prevent them from booting from floppy. You therefore have 2 _other_ good choices: 1) Boot from CD 2) Boot over the network
