Re: Configuring QLogic QLA4010c on Debian on Sparc
Stan Hoeppner put forth on 2/21/2011 6:37 PM: > RR put forth on 2/21/2011 5:47 PM: Have you made any progress on this? -- Stan >> I hope it's "simply" just that and the HBA doesn't need any programming via >> its own utility that accesses the firmware through some low-level API via >> the driver etc that I have packages for for other OS/Distros > > Have you looked yet in? > /sys/module/qla4xxx/parameters/ > > You should read this: > http://filedownloads.qlogic.com/files/driver/51633/readme_iSCSIsol.html#sample_file > > paying attention to aspects that apply to you and ignoring those that > don't. I.e. find the conf files on your system with similar names. > > Also, if you can find a version of this script for the qla4xxx series, > you should be set. I've been unable to locate one. > > http://dag.wieers.com/home-made/qla-autoconf/ > > If you can hack this up for the qla4xxx series it should do exactly what > you need, from the command line. > >> I'm already on the Debian Sparc mailing list but will enrol in the Debian >> Enterprise and Linux iSCSI lists as well. Thanks for the suggestions Stan. >> You DO sound like a Hardware freak / geek and I mean that as a compliment, >> of course :) > > I so wish I had one of these cards in a system. I'd have likely had > this solved for you already. That said, if I could do it, you should be > able to as well. You already have the module loaded and thus all the > conf files exist. You should be able to find them all in a just few > minutes, edit and save the, reboot, done. > > Also, given Debian SPARC has a driver module for that card, and it > installs and works correctly, given the Qlogic doesn't provide a > Linux/SPARC version of its GUI config tool, I'd bet there is already a > CLI config tool on your Debian install somewhere. You just need to find > it. I was hoping someone on one of these lists would have this information. > > Thanks for the compliment. :) I'm not as much of a hardwarefreak as I > once was. Or, maybe I'm just freaking on lesser amount of different > (higher end) hardware. ;) > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/4d6c6956.5070...@hardwarefreak.com
Re: Configuring QLogic QLA4010c on Debian on Sparc
RR put forth on 2/21/2011 5:47 PM: > I hope it's "simply" just that and the HBA doesn't need any programming via > its own utility that accesses the firmware through some low-level API via > the driver etc that I have packages for for other OS/Distros Have you looked yet in? /sys/module/qla4xxx/parameters/ You should read this: http://filedownloads.qlogic.com/files/driver/51633/readme_iSCSIsol.html#sample_file paying attention to aspects that apply to you and ignoring those that don't. I.e. find the conf files on your system with similar names. Also, if you can find a version of this script for the qla4xxx series, you should be set. I've been unable to locate one. http://dag.wieers.com/home-made/qla-autoconf/ If you can hack this up for the qla4xxx series it should do exactly what you need, from the command line. > I'm already on the Debian Sparc mailing list but will enrol in the Debian > Enterprise and Linux iSCSI lists as well. Thanks for the suggestions Stan. > You DO sound like a Hardware freak / geek and I mean that as a compliment, > of course :) I so wish I had one of these cards in a system. I'd have likely had this solved for you already. That said, if I could do it, you should be able to as well. You already have the module loaded and thus all the conf files exist. You should be able to find them all in a just few minutes, edit and save the, reboot, done. Also, given Debian SPARC has a driver module for that card, and it installs and works correctly, given the Qlogic doesn't provide a Linux/SPARC version of its GUI config tool, I'd bet there is already a CLI config tool on your Debian install somewhere. You just need to find it. I was hoping someone on one of these lists would have this information. Thanks for the compliment. :) I'm not as much of a hardwarefreak as I once was. Or, maybe I'm just freaking on lesser amount of different (higher end) hardware. ;) -- Stan -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/4d63052c.5050...@hardwarefreak.com
Re: Configuring QLogic QLA4010c on Debian on Sparc
On Wed, Feb 16, 2011 at 7:10 PM, Stan Hoeppner wrote: > RR put forth on 2/16/2011 1:14 PM: > > > All through this though I'm assuming that since the kernel modules seem > to > > be loaded already and if I'm planning to configure the HBAs via config > files > > I don't need the driver that is available from Qlogic for the Redhat and > > Suse packages as I don't have to worry about accessing those adapters to > > configure them? > > Now you're starting to understand. Everything you need to make that HBA > work is > already part of the kernel/module driver system. You simply need to find > instructions/information allowing you to manually program the HBA using > scripts > or conf files. And you'll need the exact/correct iSCSI target path name of > the > LUN you want to mount. This is the part where the Qlogic GUI tool comes in > really handy--target discovery. > > I hope it's "simply" just that and the HBA doesn't need any programming via its own utility that accesses the firmware through some low-level API via the driver etc that I have packages for for other OS/Distros > Regarding getting into the HBA BIOS from that SUN box, it will definitely > be a > PITA compared to an x86 box if you're not familiar with the process, and > especially over an IP KVM 10,000 miles away. > Haha no kidding, although the console works very well and only slightly slower than most remote systems I've had to access locally within the US or even within NY. We have remote power boot and remote console into it so poweroff/poweron/remote boot etc is a breeze, the only hard thing is if any of these procedures need stuff like "hold power button while booting", turn key to unlock ALOM etc which obv I can't do without employing smarthands which don't come cheap at all > > Hit the Debian SPARC mailing list, Debian Enterprise, Linux iSCSI, etc. > You > can't be the first and only person to try this. Someone out there knows > how to > do this. Hope you can find him or that he documented it. > > I hope not! These are the things that you hope like hell you're not the first esp. when you're on a strict timeline :( > If you need that box up and running now, ditch Debian and go back to > Solaris. > > Haha mm yeah I have considered that however, the core software that I need to run on this box has little or very little Solaris support and I can survive without access to the SAN directly through the HBA (for a little while) but I can't without the core software platform having full support on that OS, and I'll have a better luck with that on Debian than on Solaris. Although this might quickly change with Solaris 11 etc. as that's becoming even more friendlier and easy to manage/maintain/upgrade etc than even Solaris 10 which is quite cool in itself. I'm already on the Debian Sparc mailing list but will enrol in the Debian Enterprise and Linux iSCSI lists as well. Thanks for the suggestions Stan. You DO sound like a Hardware freak / geek and I mean that as a compliment, of course :) Cheers, \RR
Re: Configuring QLogic QLA4010c on Debian on Sparc
RR put forth on 2/16/2011 1:14 PM: > All through this though I'm assuming that since the kernel modules seem to > be loaded already and if I'm planning to configure the HBAs via config files > I don't need the driver that is available from Qlogic for the Redhat and > Suse packages as I don't have to worry about accessing those adapters to > configure them? Now you're starting to understand. Everything you need to make that HBA work is already part of the kernel/module driver system. You simply need to find instructions/information allowing you to manually program the HBA using scripts or conf files. And you'll need the exact/correct iSCSI target path name of the LUN you want to mount. This is the part where the Qlogic GUI tool comes in really handy--target discovery. Regarding getting into the HBA BIOS from that SUN box, it will definitely be a PITA compared to an x86 box if you're not familiar with the process, and especially over an IP KVM 10,000 miles away. Hit the Debian SPARC mailing list, Debian Enterprise, Linux iSCSI, etc. You can't be the first and only person to try this. Someone out there knows how to do this. Hope you can find him or that he documented it. If you need that box up and running now, ditch Debian and go back to Solaris. -- Stan -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/4d5c6788.2090...@hardwarefreak.com
Re: Configuring QLogic QLA4010c on Debian on Sparc
On Mon, Feb 14, 2011 at 12:24 AM, Stan Hoeppner wrote: > >> No. What I'm saying is that Qlogic never shipped, and does not ship, a > >> SPARC/Linux binary of its utility package. And they don't ship the > source. > >> If > >> that package is required to program that HBA, then you're hosed, > screwed. > >> > >> > > Hi Stan, > > > > thanks for that. Just FYI and FWIW, > > > > They actually do ship packages for RH /SuSE Linux (32-bit and 64-bit) and > > Solaris for x86 and SPARC both. > > Note very carefully what I stated above: > > "...does not ship, a SPARC/Linux binary..." > > This is the thorn in your side. > > Right, that's true! None of the packages I had worked in my environment since using the packages for Linux in rpm format won't convert to deb using alien (complains about some libpthread.so.0 library missing which is actually there) and then trying to install the rpm using the rpm utility isn't working either as it can't find '/bin/sh' which is ALSO there, but my guess is that it needs the sh.rpm installed? so I might have to do that as well. I should've stuck with using Solaris/OpenSolaris on Sparc...considering I'm not smart enough to muck around with these cross-platform, porting etc. and not all 3rd party packages are available for Debian on Sparc. > Regarding getting the Qlogic tools installed and working on Linux/SPARC? > Yes, > they are that bad. In this regard your ship is already sunk, as you won't > be > able to obtain the tools in Linux/SPARC binary format. Qlogic won't give > you > source to built your own, either, unfortunately. > Yeah it's all hitting me in the face now! > > I will take your advice however and go pester the people in these other > > mailing lists you mentioned to see if someone's tinkered with the > available > > driver and utility packages to reverse-engineer/rebuild/port them to > Debian > > The problem isn't "porting" to Debian. Debian is just another Linux > distro. If > the machine was an Opteron or Xeon you could simply use alien to install > the Red > Hat or SuSE RPM and you'd be done in 10 minutes or less. The problem is > you're > running on SPARC processors. If you had a Red Hat/SPARC binary RPM > available > from Qlogic you could simply use alien with that. But, again, there is no > Linux/SPARC binary. You can't get around this, and no one else has either. > > As I see it you have two possible options: > > 1. Boot from a Solaris/SPARC live CD, program the HBA, an hope the > settings > stick in EEPRON/FLASH/etc. This is probably a no-go since you haven't > changed > the settings since installing Debian onto the box. This may actually be a > good > thing as it means the OS kernel needs to program the HBA on each > boot/hotplug. > > 2. Assuming the device is configured by the kernel as hot plug, you should > be > able to find out where in sysfs the parameters for the HBA exist, and > simply > echo the parameters you need into those files. Or, it could be as simple > as > creating something in /etc. This is still a long shot, but someone on one > of > these lists I mentioned (or others) may have this information you seek. > > Don't waste time trying to get the Qlogic binary utils installed. > Concentrate > your efforts on #2 above. If it's possible to hit pay dirt, you'll do so > using > path #2. > > Good luck. > > Thanks Stan. I really appreciate you taking the time in thinking through this for me. You are right on every account. I even opened a case at QLogic and they simply said, just go and install Redhat or Suse and I'm like WTF? You can't just change OSes willy-nilly. So then they said well just try the RH/suse packages and see if they work, then that didn't either so they were like ok, try and configure the HBA in the BIOS and add targets in the BIOS and then when the OS boots up it'll attach the targets, the problem is that I don't know how to get into the BIOS in these SUN machines. So I'm screwed. Like you said, my only shot at hitting pay-dirt is method #2 above, but I don't know where I'll find that info as to what files that QLogic manager writes to and what it writes in those files to configure these adapters. Maybe I can call Qlogic this time as you suggested as clearly opening a case didn't help and lastly join the iSCSI mailing list and ask if someone there has configured this on their redhat/suse machines and if they can send me their configs so I can copy them to my machine by hand and see if that works All through this though I'm assuming that since the kernel modules seem to be loaded already and if I'm planning to configure the HBAs via config files I don't need the driver that is available from Qlogic for the Redhat and Suse packages as I don't have to worry about accessing those adapters to configure them? Thanks again Stan, \R
Re: Configuring QLogic QLA4010c on Debian on Sparc
RR put forth on 2/9/2011 9:00 AM: > On Wed, Feb 9, 2011 at 3:48 AM, Stan Hoeppner wrote: > >> No. What I'm saying is that Qlogic never shipped, and does not ship, a >> SPARC/Linux binary of its utility package. And they don't ship the source. >> If >> that package is required to program that HBA, then you're hosed, screwed. >> >> > Hi Stan, > > thanks for that. Just FYI and FWIW, > > They actually do ship packages for RH /SuSE Linux (32-bit and 64-bit) and > Solaris for x86 and SPARC both. Note very carefully what I stated above: "...does not ship, a SPARC/Linux binary..." This is the thorn in your side. > But things are not as bad as you made > them sound :) Regarding getting the Qlogic tools installed and working on Linux/SPARC? Yes, they are that bad. In this regard your ship is already sunk, as you won't be able to obtain the tools in Linux/SPARC binary format. Qlogic won't give you source to built your own, either, unfortunately. > Yes, you read correctly that V240 has 4 GbE ports. Unfortunately, those are > all taken wired up to different switches which are completely isolated from > the SAN cloud and I live 10,000 miles from where these machines are. They > were running Solaris 8, but then due to various reasons I remotely network > installed Debian for Sparc on them, but now I'm stuck with trying to > configure the HBA which is the _only_ physical connection to the SAN cloud > for this poor machine. You didn't look before leaping. ;) > I will take your advice however and go pester the people in these other > mailing lists you mentioned to see if someone's tinkered with the available > driver and utility packages to reverse-engineer/rebuild/port them to Debian The problem isn't "porting" to Debian. Debian is just another Linux distro. If the machine was an Opteron or Xeon you could simply use alien to install the Red Hat or SuSE RPM and you'd be done in 10 minutes or less. The problem is you're running on SPARC processors. If you had a Red Hat/SPARC binary RPM available from Qlogic you could simply use alien with that. But, again, there is no Linux/SPARC binary. You can't get around this, and no one else has either. As I see it you have two possible options: 1. Boot from a Solaris/SPARC live CD, program the HBA, an hope the settings stick in EEPRON/FLASH/etc. This is probably a no-go since you haven't changed the settings since installing Debian onto the box. This may actually be a good thing as it means the OS kernel needs to program the HBA on each boot/hotplug. 2. Assuming the device is configured by the kernel as hot plug, you should be able to find out where in sysfs the parameters for the HBA exist, and simply echo the parameters you need into those files. Or, it could be as simple as creating something in /etc. This is still a long shot, but someone on one of these lists I mentioned (or others) may have this information you seek. Don't waste time trying to get the Qlogic binary utils installed. Concentrate your efforts on #2 above. If it's possible to hit pay dirt, you'll do so using path #2. Good luck. -- Stan P.S. It also couldn't hurt to call Qlogic tech support. Don't email them, call them. It's harder for most human beings to say "no" over the phone than via email, and harder still in person. Your gear is out of warranty, and you're doing something they don't officially support. However, you're still a customer. Most customers of SAN gear are _repeat_ customers, and they know that. They'd rather keep you, and your employer, happy, if they can, than send you to Brocade or Emulex for your next purchase of a dozen, or a hundred, HBAs. SANs are big business, and no SAN hardware vendor wants an unhappy customer spreading negative word of mouth advertising. :) -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/4d58bca1.5050...@hardwarefreak.com
Re: Configuring QLogic QLA4010c on Debian on Sparc
On Wed, Feb 9, 2011 at 3:48 AM, Stan Hoeppner wrote: > No. What I'm saying is that Qlogic never shipped, and does not ship, a > SPARC/Linux binary of its utility package. And they don't ship the source. > If > that package is required to program that HBA, then you're hosed, screwed. > > Hi Stan, thanks for that. Just FYI and FWIW, They actually do ship packages for RH /SuSE Linux (32-bit and 64-bit) and Solaris for x86 and SPARC both. - http://driverdownloads.qlogic.com/QLogicDriverDownloads_UI/SearchByProduct.aspx?ProductCategory=82&Product=341&Os=65 Now it appears that these packages come with an install script and rpm packages or whatever is equivalent for the Suse distribution and tried to build it/port it/translate it to work over Debian. So I was trying to see if there was anyone who's maybe played around with it a bit or talked to QLogic support in the past and have them build him a special package. I don't suppose it would be too hard for the Qlogic engineers to re-package the same driver and installer for Debian if they did it for RH Linux and Suse. Alternatively, I somehow seem to remember that there was an RPM install utility for Debian available, but again just because it lets one install an RPM doesn't mean the packages will work. I don't actually know how each of these Linux Distros are different i.e. RHEL/SuSE/Debian etc. Other than different commands and packages etc, I don't know how're / if they're architecturaly or fundamentally different that given the packages for one distro one smart Linux engineer can't make it work on the other. So was trying to see if someone has done it. But things are not as bad as you made them sound :) > Given that the box you bought has no less than _4_ GbE ports IIRC, I'd > probably > recommend that you use the software iSCSI initiator and forget using the > Qlogic > iSCSI HBA. You'll likely save yourself a TON of time and heartache. And > since > you bought this box surplus at more than 4 years of age, it means you don't > _need_ maximum performance WRT your iSCSI traffic to your SAN array. If > you > _do_ need maximum performance, bond 2 or 3 of the GbE ports and get > double/triple what you can with the single Qlogic HBA. > Yes, you read correctly that V240 has 4 GbE ports. Unfortunately, those are all taken wired up to different switches which are completely isolated from the SAN cloud and I live 10,000 miles from where these machines are. They were running Solaris 8, but then due to various reasons I remotely network installed Debian for Sparc on them, but now I'm stuck with trying to configure the HBA which is the _only_ physical connection to the SAN cloud for this poor machine. I will take your advice however and go pester the people in these other mailing lists you mentioned to see if someone's tinkered with the available driver and utility packages to reverse-engineer/rebuild/port them to Debian Cheers, \R
Re: Configuring QLogic QLA4010c on Debian on Sparc
RR put forth on 2/8/2011 11:55 AM: > On Mon, Feb 7, 2011 at 6:10 PM, Stan Hoeppner wrote: > >> Thoroughly read the Debian iSCSI HBA documentation, specifically the >> sections >> relating to the QLA4xxx series adapters. >> >> -- >> Stan >> > > Thanks Stan, will have a look and see what I can find. Just the confidence > with which you say it, I'm assuming it's been done and is documented? No. What I'm saying is that Qlogic never shipped, and does not ship, a SPARC/Linux binary of its utility package. And they don't ship the source. If that package is required to program that HBA, then you're hosed, screwed. Reading all of the Debian documentation available _might_ (read: long shot) lead you to a method of programming said HBA. I've no first hand experience doing what you're trying to do. Probably very very few, if any, people have. I recommend you ask on the Debian Enterprise list, the linux-scsi list, and if it exists, the linux-iscsi list. Given that the box you bought has no less than _4_ GbE ports IIRC, I'd probably recommend that you use the software iSCSI initiator and forget using the Qlogic iSCSI HBA. You'll likely save yourself a TON of time and heartache. And since you bought this box surplus at more than 4 years of age, it means you don't _need_ maximum performance WRT your iSCSI traffic to your SAN array. If you _do_ need maximum performance, bond 2 or 3 of the GbE ports and get double/triple what you can with the single Qlogic HBA. -- Stan -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/4d5254dc.50...@hardwarefreak.com
Re: Configuring QLogic QLA4010c on Debian on Sparc
On Mon, Feb 7, 2011 at 6:10 PM, Stan Hoeppner wrote: > Thoroughly read the Debian iSCSI HBA documentation, specifically the > sections > relating to the QLA4xxx series adapters. > > -- > Stan > Thanks Stan, will have a look and see what I can find. Just the confidence with which you say it, I'm assuming it's been done and is documented?
Re: Configuring QLogic QLA4010c on Debian on Sparc
RR put forth on 2/7/2011 12:57 PM: > Hello All, > > So I have a QLA4010c on my V240 running Debian. Debian seems to have picked > the existance of the adapter in the machine and pre-loaded some kernel > modules already: > > # lsmod | grep -i qla > qla4xxx58248 0 > scsi_transport_iscsi34328 1 qla4xxx > scsi_mod 167432 6 > sd_mod,libata,sym53c8xx,qla4xxx,scsi_transport_spi,scsi_transport_iscsi > > But I need to setup an IP address and obviously other configuration for it > to be able to see the LUNs/ Volume etc on the SAN it's connected to. On the > QLogic website, there are only rpms available for the SANSurfer > configuration utility. Or they have the .Z files for Solaris. Does anyone > happen to have experience with configuring these bad boys on Debian? Thoroughly read the Debian iSCSI HBA documentation, specifically the sections relating to the QLA4xxx series adapters. -- Stan -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/4d507bfd.7080...@hardwarefreak.com
Configuring QLogic QLA4010c on Debian on Sparc
Hello All, So I have a QLA4010c on my V240 running Debian. Debian seems to have picked the existance of the adapter in the machine and pre-loaded some kernel modules already: # lsmod | grep -i qla qla4xxx58248 0 scsi_transport_iscsi34328 1 qla4xxx scsi_mod 167432 6 sd_mod,libata,sym53c8xx,qla4xxx,scsi_transport_spi,scsi_transport_iscsi But I need to setup an IP address and obviously other configuration for it to be able to see the LUNs/ Volume etc on the SAN it's connected to. On the QLogic website, there are only rpms available for the SANSurfer configuration utility. Or they have the .Z files for Solaris. Does anyone happen to have experience with configuring these bad boys on Debian? Any help/guiadance will be greatly appreciated :) Thanks so much. So far the Debian community has been stellar in helping out :) Cheers, \R
Re: debian on sparc
On Fri, Sep 20, 2002 at 07:46:35AM -0400, Kevin Coyner wrote: > I recently received an old Sun SparcStation 20 that I'd like to load up > with Debian. I've been running Debian Woody on my i386 and went looking > for Woody for the Sparc, but am only finding Potato. Am I just looking > in the wrong places, or is Debian for a Sparc a version behind the > i386's. Kevin, fwiw, I wrote up a small howto on booting sparc's from tftp which bypasses many of the formatting issues with cd iso's and floppies: http://www.clockbot.net/HowTo/Time/TFTPBootSparc/Redhat/HowTo.txt ... I also belong to the debian-sparc user list, which is equally as great as this list. 8) -- Regards, Time 13 \ 9 . 3 clockbot.net / 6 msg02960/pgp0.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: debian on sparc
On Fri, Sep 20, 2002 at 07:46:35AM -0400, Kevin Coyner wrote: > > I recently received an old Sun SparcStation 20 that I'd like to load up > with Debian. I've been running Debian Woody on my i386 and went looking > for Woody for the Sparc, but am only finding Potato. Am I just looking > in the wrong places, or is Debian for a Sparc a version behind the > i386's. Look at your favorite Debian mirror in /debian/dists/woody/main/disks-sparc/current/ If you are looking for CD images, try using jigdo. I don't believe that complete downloadable .iso images exist for Woody. Bob -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: debian on sparc
On Fri, Sep 20, 2002 at 07:46:35AM -0400, Kevin Coyner wrote: > I recently received an old Sun SparcStation 20 that I'd like to load up > with Debian. I've been running Debian Woody on my i386 and went looking > for Woody for the Sparc, but am only finding Potato. Am I just looking > in the wrong places, or is Debian for a Sparc a version behind the > i386's. Debian's always released in sync for all architectures. You could start here: http://www.debian.org/releases/stable/sparc/release-notes/ Cheers, -- Colin Watson [[EMAIL PROTECTED]] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: debian on sparc
* Kevin Coyner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [20-09-2002 13:48]: > I recently received an old Sun SparcStation 20 that I'd like to load up > with Debian. I've been running Debian Woody on my i386 and went looking > for Woody for the Sparc, but am only finding Potato. Am I just looking > in the wrong places, or is Debian for a Sparc a version behind the > i386's. bob@robian-sparc:~$ cat /etc/debian_version 3.0 bob@robian-sparc:~$ uname -r 2.4.19-ss4 robian-sparc is a Sparcstation 4 Kernel 2.2.20 does not mean it's not Woody. I installed Woody and then compiled my own kernel since a 2.4 image does not seem to be available from official Debian sources. Bob -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
debian on sparc
I recently received an old Sun SparcStation 20 that I'd like to load up with Debian. I've been running Debian Woody on my i386 and went looking for Woody for the Sparc, but am only finding Potato. Am I just looking in the wrong places, or is Debian for a Sparc a version behind the i386's. Thanks Kevin -- Kevin Coyner mailto: [EMAIL PROTECTED] GnuPG key: 1024D/8CE11941 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Debian on Sparc
Send "subscribe" to debian-sparc@lists.debian.org . They have it running. Bruce -- Can you get your operating system fixed when you need it? Linux - the supportable operating system. http://www.debian.org/support.html Bruce Perens K6BP [EMAIL PROTECTED] 510-215-3502 -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
Re: Debian on Sparc
Mike Chovan writes: > Does anyone have any info on the Debian port to the Sparc processor?? > > I've just inherited an old Sparc 1+, and I'd really like to install Debian on > it. Join #Debian on irc.debian.org _now_ There are at least two sparc ppl around. Regards Joey -- / Martin Schulze * [EMAIL PROTECTED] * 26129 Oldenburg / / [EMAIL PROTECTED] / /verursacht durch kaputte Gatesoftware auf der CyberBox / -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
Debian on Sparc
Hi, Does anyone have any info on the Debian port to the Sparc processor?? I've just inherited an old Sparc 1+, and I'd really like to install Debian on it. -- Mike Chovan Network Specialist CSGnet Sacramento, Calif. -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
Re: Debian on Sparc...
Norman Walsh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > I can't find any reference to the debian-sparc mailing list > (or did one never exist?). Is anyone using Debian on a > sparc (or barring that, is anyone using Linux on a sparc ;-). > The heart of my question is this, is it possible to get Linux > up and running on a sparc w/o a CD-ROM drive? Can Debian > Linux/Sparc boot off a floppy and establish an ethernet connection > so that the rest of the install can proceed off a mounted > filesystem? You should be able to pull this off without a floppy - the boot rom knows how to do BOOTP and then load a kernel off the net. Steve [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Debian on Sparc...
On 30 Mar 1997, Norman Walsh wrote: > I can't find any reference to the debian-sparc mailing list > (or did one never exist?). Is anyone using Debian on a > sparc (or barring that, is anyone using Linux on a sparc ;-). > > The heart of my question is this, is it possible to get Linux > up and running on a sparc w/o a CD-ROM drive? Can Debian > Linux/Sparc boot off a floppy and establish an ethernet connection > so that the rest of the install can proceed off a mounted > filesystem? > > --norm > The ftp site has debian-sparc archived. Looks like it's been growing. Check the debian-lists directory at ftp.debian.org . If you download the latest one, you can get some email addresses of participants. Paul Wade - Greenbush Technologies Corporation http://www.greenbush.com/cds.html Linux CD's sent worldwide
Debian on Sparc...
I can't find any reference to the debian-sparc mailing list (or did one never exist?). Is anyone using Debian on a sparc (or barring that, is anyone using Linux on a sparc ;-). The heart of my question is this, is it possible to get Linux up and running on a sparc w/o a CD-ROM drive? Can Debian Linux/Sparc boot off a floppy and establish an ethernet connection so that the rest of the install can proceed off a mounted filesystem? --norm
