Re: Woody/SS5 upgrade problem
On Wed, 24 Jul 2002 18:59:55 PDT, Neil Gruending writes: Since named isn't resolving, how can I finish upgrading my system, or do I need to burn a CD and start over? Looks like I lied earlier - I can't ping anything, including localhost! I keep on getting Network is unreachable errors. Ifconfig says that both eth0 and lo interfaces are up, so I'm getting more confused... Have a look at the routing table `route -n`, also try `ifdown -a; ifup -a`. cheers, rw -- -- Innocence is no protection when governments go bad --- Tom Swiss signature.ng Description: PGP signature
Re: Which Sparc is best?
On or about Wed, Jul 24, 2002 at 12:47:15PM -0400, James Fowler typed: First, the binary listed in the email entry refered to below doesn't exist on the server. So, no worries, I will compile it right (it has directions to modify the source). In the old days of the Web FX: creaking joints we used a trick called backing up the URL... Try http://www.sunsparc.org/linux/ for great steaming heaps of .debs. (Or follow Joshua's advice straight to the one you need.) So I do apt-get source libssl0.9.6. Where does the source get put? clue #1: man apt-get Where are the files located that I need to edit. I cannot find them. clue #2: ls Roger -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Which Sparc is best?
Hello On Tue, 23 Jul 2002, Joshua Uziel wrote: The U5 and U10 are decent machines... moreso on the systems with the 2MB ecache (most of the U10s, and some of the U5s). One problem with those systems is that they have a CMD646U for an EIDE controller... a buggy chipset that Linux deals with poorly (mostly due to CMD's lack of desire to cooperate, I hear). On Wed, 24 Jul 2002, Ferris McCormick wrote: For what it's worth, my experience with Linux (Debian SuSE) on an Ultra10 suggests that if you are going to stress the disk much at all, on such a system, you will want to use one of your expansion slots for a SCSI card. Others will have better information, though. On Wed, 24 Jul 2002, Craig Morehouse wrote: This makes much sense. I use SCSI on all the important Intel boxes. FWIW, my Ultra5/IDE box experienced frequent disk troubles even when it wasn't stressed much (desktop). It kept randomly changing characters in files, leading to visible problems say once per 2-3 months[1]. When stressed more (mini-server for 4-5 people), the bug visibility raised to about one per 2-3 weeks, and eventually led to an unusable system. Both under Debian pre-woody and Solaris (I tested Solaris in order to see whether it would improve, but nope -- my impression was that it became even worse). So, I think you would be probably better off with SCSI even for desktops. Tibor Footnotes: [1] Or faster, almost always, when untarring huge files. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Installing Debian on a Sparc Classic
Hello folks, Hello! Is it possible to install Debian on an old Sparc Classic Workstation ? Yes, I've two Classic running Debian Potato If yes, what for version of Debian ? I do not have tried Woody yet, but it will probably work fine. Use 2.2.20 or 2.2.21 kernel, more is a bit flawless ;-) Is it possible to buy a set of CD ? Yes, I think... look here: http://www.debian.org/CD/vendors/#ch I've just a little connexion with a 56k modem. I know the problem, less than one year ago, I were in the same case. -- Regards Yann Marigo France WLLU (Wine Land Linux Users ;o) ) -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Installing Debian on a Sparc Classic
Zitiere Yann Marigo [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Hallo, I do not have tried Woody yet, but it will probably work fine. Use 2.2.20 or 2.2.21 kernel, more is a bit flawless ;-) I use a Sparc Classic as firewall with kernel 2.4.17, no problem. Yes, I think... look here: http://www.debian.org/CD/vendors/#ch http://www.debian.ch ;) Grx, András -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Ultra5 with woody and XFree 4.1
Hi I upgraded to Woody from 2.2r6, there are plenty of packages useful for that machine, but unfortunately I haven't been able to find a solution for the problem of setting up XFree, I went to an address where someone in the list found a solution with the framebuffer, but it was broken :( . I give info that can be useful for finding a solution. uname -a gives Linux gnu02 2.2.19 #1 Mon Apr 2 14:21:55 EDT 2001 sparc64 unknown lspci gives 00:00.0 Host bridge: Sun Microsystems Computer Corp. Ultra IIi 00:01.0 PCI bridge: Sun Microsystems Computer Corp. Simba Advanced PCI Bridge (rev 11) 00:01.1 PCI bridge: Sun Microsystems Computer Corp. Simba Advanced PCI Bridge (rev 11) 01:01.0 Bridge: Sun Microsystems Computer Corp. EBUS (rev 01) 01:01.1 Ethernet controller: Sun Microsystems Computer Corp. Happy Meal (rev 01) 01:02.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc 3D Rage I/II 215GT [Mach64 GT] (rev 9a) 01:03.0 IDE interface: CMD Technology Inc PCI0646 (rev 03) and the last lines of my configuration gives (II) ATI: ATI driver (version 6.3.6) for chipsets: ati (II) R128: Driver for ATI Rage 128 chipsets: ATI Rage 128 RE (PCI), ATI Rage 128 RF (AGP), ATI Rage 128 RG (AGP), ATI Rage 128 RK (PCI), ATI Rage 128 RL (AGP), ATI Rage 128 Pro PD (PCI), ATI Rage 128 Pro PF (AGP), ATI Rage 128 Pro PP (PCI), ATI Rage 128 Pro PR (PCI), ATI Rage 128 Mobility LE (PCI), ATI Rage 128 Mobility LF (AGP), ATI Rage 128 Mobility MF (AGP), ATI Rage 128 Mobility ML (AGP) (II) RADEON: Driver for ATI Radeon chipsets: ATI Radeon QD (AGP), ATI Radeon QE (AGP), ATI Radeon QF (AGP), ATI Radeon QG (AGP), ATI Radeon VE (AGP) (II) ATI: Candidate Device section Generic Video Card. (WW) ATI: PCI/AGP Mach64 in slot 1:2:0 could not be detected! (EE) No devices detected. Fatal server error: no screens found I also attach de XF86Config-4 that I'm using, I commented many items that some prior messages in the list recommended to do, I also turned to false UseFBDev , but without any success. If all the /var/log/XFree86.0.log needs to be attached, I can send it too, I thought it was a long one, apparently I didn't see any other errors. Thanks in advance, guiding me where to read about the problem, an XF86Config-4 file working on a machine like that, a link or whatever can be useful to get a solution or somewhere to learn about that. -- Igor TAmara Pati~o [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.tamarapatino.com/igor XF86Config-4 Description: application/java-vm
Re: Ultra5 with woody and XFree 4.1
On Thu, Jul 25, 2002 at 03:32:39PM -0500, Igor T?mara wrote: Hi I upgraded to Woody from 2.2r6, there are plenty of packages useful for that machine, but unfortunately I haven't been able to find a solution for the problem of setting up XFree, I went to an address where someone in the list found a solution with the framebuffer, but it was broken :( . I give info that can be useful for finding a solution. uname -a gives Linux gnu02 2.2.19 #1 Mon Apr 2 14:21:55 EDT 2001 sparc64 unknown You need either a 2.4.x kernel, or the 2.2.20 Debian sun4u kernel. -- Debian - http://www.debian.org/ Linux 1394 - http://linux1394.sourceforge.net/ Subversion - http://subversion.tigris.org/ Deqo - http://www.deqo.com/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Woody, Ultra 10 Creator3D
Hi Guys I'm having a problem getting X to work, now that I have upgraded to Woody. running through the config, I set the card as sunffb but then asked for the video cards bus identifier. I understand that the Creator card in not PCI but UPA: Jul 26 01:28:24 i03sw0034 unix: SUNW,ffb0 at root: UPA 0x1e 0x0 Jul 26 01:28:24 i03sw0034 unix: SUNW,ffb0 is /SUNW,[EMAIL PROTECTED],0 The config is requesting I enter the details in the following format: PCI:nn:nn:nn hm well I'm stumped and can't find any further details in the forums... Cheers Chris -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Woody, Ultra 10 Creator3D
On Fri, Jul 26, 2002 at 02:14:58AM +0100, Chris Wren (Sparc-Debian) wrote: Hi Guys I'm having a problem getting X to work, now that I have upgraded to Woody. running through the config, I set the card as sunffb but then asked for the video cards bus identifier. I understand that the Creator card in not PCI but UPA: Jul 26 01:28:24 i03sw0034 unix: SUNW,ffb0 at root: UPA 0x1e 0x0 Jul 26 01:28:24 i03sw0034 unix: SUNW,ffb0 is /SUNW,[EMAIL PROTECTED],0 The config is requesting I enter the details in the following format: PCI:nn:nn:nn hm well I'm stumped and can't find any further details in the forums... Leave it blank. You only need that if you are doing multi head. Also, it would actually be SBUS:xx.xx.xx, or whatever. Starting the X server will show the cards that it probes, FYI. -- Debian - http://www.debian.org/ Linux 1394 - http://linux1394.sourceforge.net/ Subversion - http://subversion.tigris.org/ Deqo - http://www.deqo.com/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
