I've had similar issues. I just switched to ftp.debian.org for now.
--Chris
On Sun, 16 Sep 2007, Dave Barnett wrote:
For the last several days, I cannot run apt-get update on my Ultra 10 running
unstable:
Get:4 ftp://ftp.us.debian.org unstable/main Packages
Err ftp://ftp.us.debian.org
You should just be able to hit Stop-A and then type boot cdrom on most
Sparc 5's.
If your using a PC style keyboard and not a Sun, then I have no idea. :(
--Chris
On Mon, 23 May 2005, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hi,
I'm trying to start the installation CD on a Sun sparcstation. I
forgot the
On Tue, 14 Oct 2003, Mauricio wrote:
You should not have said, since now I am going to ask you if
you know who could help me finding out why I cannot put debian in my
SS1+ ;)
Back in AncientTimes I had Debian Sparc running on a 1+. Not pretty, but
it worked. Can't remember if I
That version dosn't seem to be usable on the current unstable
release it used to work, and used to work wonderfully (fast, stable,
etc), but as far as I can tell it's toast on 'unstable' and I havn't been
able to get it working. :(
--Chris
On Tue, 24 Apr 2001, Andy Dougherty wrote:
On
None here, that's what has always been killing it on me... i've spent
hours trying to figure out a way around it, but all I get is a 'buss
error' :-(
(i've even tried rebuilding from source, and it still pukes)
--Chris
On Tue, 24 Apr 2001, William F. Gannon wrote:
thanks for the advice
now
do you have. Ultra 5 here
any one else get around this?
On Tue, 24 Apr 2001, Chris Trainor wrote:
None here, that's what has always been killing it on me... i've spent
hours trying to figure out a way around it, but all I get is a 'buss
error' :-(
(i've even tried rebuilding from
I'm using the local console.
I've tried CG6 video, SX and ZX video, with different Xservers... no luck,
bus errors all around.
--Chris
On Tue, 24 Apr 2001, Eduardo Trapani wrote:
Sparc 20. And yes, Mozilla is slow and sucky for me too... i've got a
Are you working at the console or at a
Ok, does anyone know what is required these days to get Netscape to
actually run on woody? I downloaded and installed from source for
netscape 4.5, but I keep getting 'bus errors'. :( Anyone know of a fix
for this? hmmm, i'm thinking I should write a 'how-to' if I ever get this
working again. :)
Any ideas on where I could get a v2.2 PROM for a SS20?
thanks
--Chris
150W is correct. The reason why most PC's have bigger supplies is because
you can put a lot more stuff in them generally. Also, many of the 200W PC
power supplies i've run into wont' run at 200W for too long. :)
--Chris
On Thu, 9 Dec 1999, John Davis wrote:
Hello
I thought someone here
The TX1 is part of the CG6 chipset (just faster) and only supports 8bit
color depth. This is a limitation of the card, not of X.
--Chris
On Mon, 18 Oct 1999 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Is there any way to change color depth on sparc-debian?
I have SS5 with TX1 gphx with 20 monitor.
I
Some stuff works. Like ICQ Java for example, you can hear the noises
correctly. Also, freeamp if you compile it yourself shoudl work. (at
least on my ss5).
--Chris
On Mon, 18 Oct 1999 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Does anyone have audio working on a Debian Sparc box? I compiled a kernel
I think most of the stuff was just quick ports, if they were ported at
all. A lot of the packages seem to come out of the binary-all
directory, not from the binary-sparc direcories.
--Chris
On Mon, 18 Oct 1999 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Some stuff works. Like ICQ Java for example, you can
Wow, dude, take another pill or something. :) I thought I was being
helpful, I didn't expect to be hammered.
Anyway, if you need something to work and it's critical for you, port it
yourself. Or feel free to take on the role of package manager. You could
file bug reports if you like. Here
On Mon, 18 Oct 1999 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Sorry. I didn't really mean to be that aggressive. It's getting late in
this corner of the world, and I've had a little too much caffeine, I think...
No problem... I just woke up so my tolerence level is a bit low. :)
Or feel free to take on
On Tue, 19 Oct 1999 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I've been using Debian more or less exclusively since 0.93R6. I did my
first Debian installation over four years ago. I've been very happy with
Debian, and I'm not eager to switch to RH.
That was on i386, of course. My first Sparc installation
Try using kernel 2.2.9. I use that on my Sparc 5 with netscape 4.5 and
have no troubles.
--chris
On Mon, 14 Jun 1999, sleep wrote:
I upgraded my kernel from 2.0.35 to 2.2.5, now i seem to be getting a bus
error everytime i try to load netscape 4.5. Is there a better version or a
way to
Heya, is there a JDK that works for Debian Sparclinux? I got 1.1.6 from
Blackdown.org for Sparclinux, but it keeps segfaulting on me. :( I know
it works under RedHat, so I was wondering if anyone else out there has
gotten it to work.
thanks
--Chris
(FYI: Sparc5, 2.2.9 kernel, Debian potato
Hello, today I decided to scratch my disc on my SS5 and install from the
CD image just to see how well it goes... :)
Right now i've got a bit of a snag (other then the normal 'why didn't
we link /dev/mouse to /dev/sunmouse' )
when I try to start X, I get the error:
PEXExtensionInit:
I always wanted 24bit color for my sparc, till I found out the cheapest I
could get a ZX framebuffer (or the one of the SS-5) was going to cost as
much as my Sparc5 did... so, needles to say, I live with the ekky colors
in X. :)
--Chris
On Wed, 31 Mar 1999, Joshua Uziel wrote:
Heh... reminds me... don't even ask what this TurboGX cost me. :)
Oh well... at least X is usable now...
Sun hardware is expensive, but you get what you pay for...
True, it's very nice even if ti dosnt' do 24bit color. Eventually (like
in the
Blah, that stinks. What about the APx or whatever it is for the Sparc5?
--Chris
On 31 Mar 1999, Steve Dunham wrote:
Chris Trainor [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
I always wanted 24bit color for my sparc, till I found out the cheapest I
could get a ZX framebuffer (or the one of the SS-5
ftp.lh.umu.se
/pub/linux/debian-non-US
--Chris
On Tue, 9 Mar 1999 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
hi, can someone tell me where i can get ssh for debian sparc?
Shashi Kanbur [EMAIL
Try going to ftp.mozilla.org there should be a netscape sparc version
there... hmm, also, I thought there was a package avaiable. Unfortunally
I can't get to my sparcbox right now to check.
--Chris
You gotta do the mozilla.org site also, in non-free there should be a
DebianSparc package.
--Chris
On Tue, 9 Mar 1999, Daniel Urbach wrote:
Chris Trainor wrote:
Try going to ftp.mozilla.org there should be a netscape sparc version
there... hmm, also, I thought
I'm getting errors trying to compile 2.1.132 on my SS5-85 and was
wondering if anyone else had any trouble, or ideas on how to fix.
thanks
--Chris
kernel 2.1.132
atlantia:~/Kernel/linux# make vmlinux
gcc -D__KERNEL__ -I/root/Kernel/linux/include -Wall -Wstrict-prototypes -O2
Ahhh, ok. Wasn't sure what was up. the .125, .130 and .131 kernels
compile fine for me from tsx-11. Oh well, i'll have to stick with .131.
and play with .132 on my Pentiumpro box. :)
--chris
On Sun, 27 Dec 1998, Anton Blanchard wrote:
I'm getting errors trying to compile 2.1.132 on my
Woo! Just got Enlightenment compiled on my Sparc5 finally. Gonna do up
Eterm and the likes. Has anyone else gotten it to comple yet? How about
the Esound drivers?
If I can figure out how to make a debian package i'll try to do it if it's
not already on someone elses playlist.
Merry Christmas
hmmm, this is weird. Since I upgraded to your set of glibc, I can't seem
to run Dselect anymore. :) (and dpkg gives me a bunch of errors too).
I can't get into the 'select' section of Dselect, and 'update' generates
errors, but seems to chug along.
here they are:
-- while running dpkg --
Blah, how can someone like me get that glibc package up on master? (ie,
someone who dosn't have an account there). If there is no place to put it
for public consumption, send it to me and i'll put it up on my ftp server.
thanks
--Chris
Hmm, weird. got some gzip errors while trying to unpack
glibc-pre2.1-doc_2.0.105-1.deb.
--Chris
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atlantia:/macross/home/christr/Debian# dpkg -i *.deb
(Reading database ... 27308 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to replace glibc-pre2.1-doc 2.0.105-1 (using
I have posted for anon ftp a compiled binary of the 2.1.130 kernel and
it's modules, as well as the XV binary. Also in listed is the config file
that I built the kernel on. I suggest checking that before installing the
binary I have.
For now, goto atlantia.macross.com. Its my Sparc5, on my
Ok, got ProFTPD installed on my well connected machine now. It's also
where I keep a mirror of ftp1.us.debian.org.
You can anon ftp into gatekeeper.macross.com. It supports a max of 10
anon connections for now.
If anyone needs any other config options compiled into the kernel image
i'll be
Just wondering, is a Sparc20 with say an SM61 or 71 cpu module much faster
then a Sparc5-85? Also, are the Hypersparc modules a lot better then the
regular supersparc ones?
thanks
--chris
Howdie, just wondering who else was goign to the MIT flea tommrow.
Perhaps we can meet up at some point.
You can usually spot me out pretty good i'm the crazy fool driving the
Ford Taurus with the Rhode Island Linux plates. :)
--chris
Also, if anyone wants, I can bring a few Debian-Sparc CD's with me. All I
ask is either a blank in return, or a buck.
--Chris
ok, this isn't exactly on-topic here, but i'm trying to find a mirroring
program that's like decent. i tried mirror, and fmirror, and both suck.
it'll just create symlinks, and not get the darned files. I just want to
get the Sparc stuff, I dont' want to have to transfer any of the
'binary-all'
Hello, was wondering if anyone knew of a source where I can get a cheap
used sparc. Preferably something in sun4m, but i'd go for a 1+ even. No
need for monitor, memory or disk. (got SCA discs, and Ram for SS5's)... I
basically have everything but the box. :)
Usually I use my work machines for
On Mon, 31 Aug 1998, Stephen J. Carpenter wrote:
If you happen to be near (or able to come to) the Boston Area...
in Cambridge there is the MIT Flea market/ Hamm Swap-Fest
Thats where I got all 3 of my SParcstations, and I guy I know has
Ok, cool. I'll probably head upto the next one.
Ok, I know I got an entire copy of Debian-Sparc from ftp.debian.org a few
months back... I even burned a CD. now, where did everything go?!?
I've tried the usual mirrors, but I can't find the dist anywhere. Just
the i386 and 68k ports.
--chris
I've had no problems with the boot disks on a Sparc 5. Just figured i'd
let everyone know. ;)
What I would like, and can't find, is a graphical Xclient. I tried just
tossing in Redhats CG6 client, but it didn't seem to work too well, and I
don't have the time right now to play with it. Any
OK, I found where to get the Xserver. I figured i'd just repost it here
again. ;)
ftp.netg.se:/pub/Linux/sparc/X
Has the deb packages for XSUN (CG3/6,etc) XSUN24 (zx, other 24bpp cards)
and Mono.
--Chris
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