new bootdisks available

Hello, I've just uploaded new release of boot disks to erlangen. Hope it will reach master rather soon... New features: - diskless workstation support - 2.0.35 kernel - 2.0.100 libc (Debian/SPARC snapshot 11/27/98) - apt support Still available: - serial console support - fl

Re: Installing on an IPC

Per a suggestion from the list (and this is on a 1.6 prom), I removed the cg3 card from the box, installed using the bw2, installed the 2.0.35 kernel deb, re-installed the cg3, and it now works - I suspect it was a problem with the the kernel on the rescue disk, and a newer version of the rescue di

Compiling SAMBA 2.0

I tried to compile Samba 2.0.0beta1 the other day and ran into a little problem. Compilation failed in printing/printing.c with an error as follows... Compiling printing/printing.c printing/printing.c: In function `parse_lpq_bsd': printing/printing.c:266: `__ERROR__XX__NEVER_USE_STRCAT___' undecl

RE: Installing on an IPC

Same here, however, I have 2 of these boxes. One is 1.3, the other is 2.9 (from memory...[1]). The 1.3 box suffers the same fate, the 2.9 one works perfectly. I am wondering what the situation is re copying the PROM and giving someone a binary image to burn into a new one. I have a binary image

Distribution Help

I have a few UltraSparc1 Creators and a few Sparc5's & 20's here at work. I am familar with i386 but would like to fire up some of these machines. I've see the distribution sites, but does anyone have a CDROM distribution or would be willing to burn/sell me one? If so lemme know. Thanks

Re: eject floppy in SS10?

uh, yeah. :) i do believe that i mentioned that here: > > (floppy is NOT mounted, just inserted) 'df' shows no mounted floppy. so i take it that all of you have an 'fd0' ?? i was starting to think that because it was a sun, it had a different name for the floppy device... :) maybe i cold try del

Re: eject floppy in SS10?

I hate to ask this, but is the disk mounted when you try to eject it? --Chris On Thu, 3 Dec 1998, Matt Wagner wrote: > yeah, i've tried that... and so my problem now becomes deeper. here is > what's happening: > > (floppy is NOT mounted, just inserted) > [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~-#> eject /dev/fd0 >