Re: Debian on Sun Enterprise 250
Sorry the last mail went privately... 1. Maybe you can issue a bugreport to debian install team. 2. And you can upgrade from Sarge to Etch:) 3. I installed debian on a E250 successfully. But I can't remember what d-i I used. Maybe it was the snapshot one. Cheers! Beavis wrote: Debian Sarge worked just fine on my Sun 250 :) I'm just settling for this distro and just build around it. thanks list for all the replies and help :) -beavis -- 续本达 Xu, Benda Academic Talent Program on Fundamental Science of Mathematics and Physics, Tsinghua University, Beijing, P.R.China http://learn.tsinghua.edu.cn:8080/2005012177/index.html http://thirsty.phys.tsinghua.edu.cn/MyWiki/heroxbd -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Debian on Sun Enterprise 250
Debian Sarge worked just fine on my Sun 250 :) I'm just settling for this distro and just build around it. thanks list for all the replies and help :) -beavis On Tue, Sep 2, 2008 at 1:06 PM, Beavis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Debian-sparc Etch is detecting my keyboard as a type 5 but i have a > type 6 keyboard on my sun 250. anyone have an idea how i can force to > detect keyboard type=6 settings during bootup on SILO ? > > > thanks, > -b > > On Tue, Sep 2, 2008 at 10:44 AM, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Sounds like a dirty keyboard try another and see if it does the same >> thing. If that is the only one you have good luck. I usually clean them in >> a dishwasher, dry them with a fan on the keyboard for 3-4 days (face 45% >> down). I did not have that key board problem, only the driver installation >> issue. >> >> Gerry >> >> >> >>> thanks for the reply gerry. I tried to setup debian via TEXT mode >>> install. I was successfull but the darn keyboard just doesn't let me >>> install because as soon as i select an option and hit enter the >>> keyboard will just go haywire and all I see is the screen is >>> scrolling. i can sometimes stop it with just one hit on the back-space >>> key. but after picking the next station, it does the same thing. >>> >>> -b >>> >>> On Tue, Sep 2, 2008 at 10:15 AM, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I had similar problem with 220r, what I did was to do command line installation and not load the video drivers. It worked fine with Webmin and I am using it for a webserver. I just could not get the video card drivers to load propperly. Gerry > hi guys, > > I'm having some problems with the setup installer for debian 4.0.4a > (etch) for sparc. I tried passing the following on SILO: > > SILO Boot > > boot: install video:atyfb:off DEBIAN_FRONTEND=text > > > I was able to successfully load the kernel through this method but for > some weird reason my sun keyboard will all of a sudden go hay-wire. as > soon as i pick the first option that the installer asks for and hit > the (ENTER key) the screen will just keep on scrolling. at first i > thought it's a keyboard issue but I've changed it for the 3rd time and > when im on OpenBOOT i can run the commands without any hassle. If > there is someone that was able to make this to work and would like to > share I would very much appreciate this... > > > thank you all! > > -B > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >>> >> >> >> > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Debian on Sun Enterprise 250
Debian-sparc Etch is detecting my keyboard as a type 5 but i have a type 6 keyboard on my sun 250. anyone have an idea how i can force to detect keyboard type=6 settings during bootup on SILO ? thanks, -b On Tue, Sep 2, 2008 at 10:44 AM, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Sounds like a dirty keyboard try another and see if it does the same > thing. If that is the only one you have good luck. I usually clean them in > a dishwasher, dry them with a fan on the keyboard for 3-4 days (face 45% > down). I did not have that key board problem, only the driver installation > issue. > > Gerry > > > >> thanks for the reply gerry. I tried to setup debian via TEXT mode >> install. I was successfull but the darn keyboard just doesn't let me >> install because as soon as i select an option and hit enter the >> keyboard will just go haywire and all I see is the screen is >> scrolling. i can sometimes stop it with just one hit on the back-space >> key. but after picking the next station, it does the same thing. >> >> -b >> >> On Tue, Sep 2, 2008 at 10:15 AM, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> I had similar problem with 220r, what I did was to do command line >>> installation and not load the video drivers. It worked fine with Webmin >>> and I am using it for a webserver. I just could not get the video card >>> drivers to load propperly. >>> >>> Gerry >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> hi guys, I'm having some problems with the setup installer for debian 4.0.4a (etch) for sparc. I tried passing the following on SILO: SILO Boot boot: install video:atyfb:off DEBIAN_FRONTEND=text I was able to successfully load the kernel through this method but for some weird reason my sun keyboard will all of a sudden go hay-wire. as soon as i pick the first option that the installer asks for and hit the (ENTER key) the screen will just keep on scrolling. at first i thought it's a keyboard issue but I've changed it for the 3rd time and when im on OpenBOOT i can run the commands without any hassle. If there is someone that was able to make this to work and would like to share I would very much appreciate this... thank you all! -B -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> >>> >>> >> > > > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Debian on Sun Enterprise 250
thanks for the reply gerry. I tried to setup debian via TEXT mode install. I was successfull but the darn keyboard just doesn't let me install because as soon as i select an option and hit enter the keyboard will just go haywire and all I see is the screen is scrolling. i can sometimes stop it with just one hit on the back-space key. but after picking the next station, it does the same thing. -b -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Debian on Sun Enterprise 250
I had similar problem with 220r, what I did was to do command line installation and not load the video drivers. It worked fine with Webmin and I am using it for a webserver. I just could not get the video card drivers to load propperly. Gerry > hi guys, > > I'm having some problems with the setup installer for debian 4.0.4a > (etch) for sparc. I tried passing the following on SILO: > > SILO Boot > > boot: install video:atyfb:off DEBIAN_FRONTEND=text > > > I was able to successfully load the kernel through this method but for > some weird reason my sun keyboard will all of a sudden go hay-wire. as > soon as i pick the first option that the installer asks for and hit > the (ENTER key) the screen will just keep on scrolling. at first i > thought it's a keyboard issue but I've changed it for the 3rd time and > when im on OpenBOOT i can run the commands without any hassle. If > there is someone that was able to make this to work and would like to > share I would very much appreciate this... > > > thank you all! > > -B > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Debian on Sun Enterprise 250
On Tue, Mar 04, 2003 at 07:56:00AM -0800, P Ballasy wrote: > Good point. > Services needed are: > > Apache > DNS > Terminal services for 16 Sun Ray 1 terminals > DHCP - for Sun Rays > Possible FTP in the future By terminal services for the Sun Ray's, I hope you plan to use standard xterminal services. Linux does not have any sort of notion of what Solaris does with the smart cards and all that good stuff. -- Debian - http://www.debian.org/ Linux 1394 - http://www.linux1394.org/ Subversion - http://subversion.tigris.org/ Deqo - http://www.deqo.com/
Re: Debian on Sun Enterprise 250
This will be server for some advanced web engineering students. Sounds like you've had good experiences with it. Thanks, Pete Ballasy Ian Cass <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > P Ballasy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Being unfamiliar with Sun hardware and any Debian > > distro, I have some specs to run by you all to see > if > > I should, in reality, dump the Solaris 5.7 OS on > our > > Sun Enterprise 250 and replace it with Debian 3.0. > > Our E250 here was installed with Suse Linux years > ago before I came along > and started using Debian everywhere. > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~ > uptime > 11:25am up 173 days, 23:11, 2 users, load > average: 5.62, 6.58, 6.76 > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~ > uname -a > Linux aerosmith 2.4.19 #1 SMP Tue Aug 6 15:47:06 GMT > 2002 sparc64 unknown > > It's only ever rebooted on the rare occasion that I > upgrade the kernel. It's > our mail server & is rock solid stable. > > We've also got 2 x E450's and an E420 which are also > rock solid stable. > > I don't think you'd want to use the E250 as a > desktop device because Linux > does not support the environment monitoring system > on these machines, so the > fans run at full speed all the time rather than > switching to low speed. For > us, this doesn't matter as they are all cabinet > mounted. > > -- > Ian Cass > __ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Tax Center - forms, calculators, tips, more http://taxes.yahoo.com/
Re: Debian on Sun Enterprise 250
Good point. Services needed are: Apache DNS Terminal services for 16 Sun Ray 1 terminals DHCP - for Sun Rays Possible FTP in the future Pete Ballasy --- Daniel van Eeden <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > You probaly ment SunOS 5.7 which is Solaris 7. What > do you expect from > Debian GNU/Linux and what services should that > machine provide? > > Daniel van Eeden <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > P Ballasy wrote: > > Hello all, > > > > Being unfamiliar with Sun hardware and any Debian > > distro, I have some specs to run by you all to see > if > > I should, in reality, dump the Solaris 5.7 OS on > our > > Sun Enterprise 250 and replace it with Debian 3.0. > > > > Hardware is as follows: > > > > 2 x 400Mhz UltraSPARC CPU's > > Sun Quad-port Ethernet card > > Raptor GFX graphics adapter > > 6 x Seagate Cheetah ST318203LC SCSI HDD > > > > Any input would be much appreciated. > > > > Thank you, > > Pete Ballasy > > > > > > __ > > Do you Yahoo!? > > Yahoo! Tax Center - forms, calculators, tips, more > > http://taxes.yahoo.com/ > > > > > > > -- > +-+ > | Daniel van Eeden <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> | > | icq: 36952189 | > | aim: Compukid128| > | jabber: [EMAIL PROTECTED] | > | msn: [EMAIL PROTECTED]| > | phone: +31 343 522622 | > | http://compukid.no-ip.org/about_me.html | > +-+ > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > __ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Tax Center - forms, calculators, tips, more http://taxes.yahoo.com/
Re: Debian on Sun Enterprise 250
P Ballasy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Being unfamiliar with Sun hardware and any Debian > distro, I have some specs to run by you all to see if > I should, in reality, dump the Solaris 5.7 OS on our > Sun Enterprise 250 and replace it with Debian 3.0. Our E250 here was installed with Suse Linux years ago before I came along and started using Debian everywhere. [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~ > uptime 11:25am up 173 days, 23:11, 2 users, load average: 5.62, 6.58, 6.76 [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~ > uname -a Linux aerosmith 2.4.19 #1 SMP Tue Aug 6 15:47:06 GMT 2002 sparc64 unknown It's only ever rebooted on the rare occasion that I upgrade the kernel. It's our mail server & is rock solid stable. We've also got 2 x E450's and an E420 which are also rock solid stable. I don't think you'd want to use the E250 as a desktop device because Linux does not support the environment monitoring system on these machines, so the fans run at full speed all the time rather than switching to low speed. For us, this doesn't matter as they are all cabinet mounted. -- Ian Cass
Re: Debian on Sun Enterprise 250
On Mon, Mar 03, 2003 at 03:06:58PM -0800, P Ballasy wrote: > Hello all, > > Being unfamiliar with Sun hardware and any Debian > distro, I have some specs to run by you all to see if > I should, in reality, dump the Solaris 5.7 OS on our > Sun Enterprise 250 and replace it with Debian 3.0. > > Hardware is as follows: > > 2 x 400Mhz UltraSPARC CPU's > Sun Quad-port Ethernet card > Raptor GFX graphics adapter > 6 x Seagate Cheetah ST318203LC SCSI HDD On Mon, Mar 03, 2003 at 07:00:36PM -0500, Ben Collins wrote: > > Raptor GFX graphics adapter > > THis might not work, but everything else specs out close to Debian's > Ultra60 that is used for the main archive server. Yup, AFAIK the E250 is really just a tower version of an UE2 (UltraEnterprise 2), I think even the same motherboard, which I have and it works great, but I only have the dual 300s. Wah. Really nice machine with Debian 3.0 on it. The machine is so loud when running that you can't stay with 10 feet of it, so naturally I don't use the video at all. a
Re: Debian on Sun Enterprise 250
You probaly ment SunOS 5.7 which is Solaris 7. What do you expect from Debian GNU/Linux and what services should that machine provide? Daniel van Eeden <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> P Ballasy wrote: Hello all, Being unfamiliar with Sun hardware and any Debian distro, I have some specs to run by you all to see if I should, in reality, dump the Solaris 5.7 OS on our Sun Enterprise 250 and replace it with Debian 3.0. Hardware is as follows: 2 x 400Mhz UltraSPARC CPU's Sun Quad-port Ethernet card Raptor GFX graphics adapter 6 x Seagate Cheetah ST318203LC SCSI HDD Any input would be much appreciated. Thank you, Pete Ballasy __ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Tax Center - forms, calculators, tips, more http://taxes.yahoo.com/ -- +-+ | Daniel van Eeden <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> | | icq: 36952189 | | aim: Compukid128| | jabber: [EMAIL PROTECTED] | | msn: [EMAIL PROTECTED]| | phone: +31 343 522622 | | http://compukid.no-ip.org/about_me.html | +-+
Re: Debian on Sun Enterprise 250
> Raptor GFX graphics adapter THis might not work, but everything else specs out close to Debian's Ultra60 that is used for the main archive server. -- Debian - http://www.debian.org/ Linux 1394 - http://www.linux1394.org/ Subversion - http://subversion.tigris.org/ Deqo - http://www.deqo.com/
