Running Scilab on debian-sparc?!

2002-08-14 Thread Eduardo Mendes
Hello Out of curiosity, did anyone on list manage to compile and run Scilab on a debian-sparc? Many thanks Ed

Re: Solaris Binaries - 2002 question!

2002-08-04 Thread Eduardo Mendes
Hello Many thanks for the replies! One final question: would it be possible to download the solaris libraries from place in the web? As I said I have no idea where I put some of the CDs. Many thanks Ed - Original Message - From: "Ben Collins" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To:

Solaris Binaries - 2002 question!

2002-08-02 Thread Eduardo Mendes
Hello I read the thread on the list dated from May, 1st 2001 but (as a newbie) I wonder whether someone could help me with some issues: a) Do I need have any lib from Solaris 2.6 itself? I have wiped mine for good (of course, I have a pack of solaris 2.6 CDs that came with the sun but I suspect

Running Matlab on a sparc with linux???

2002-08-01 Thread Eduardo Mendes
Hello Is there a way to run Matlab on a sparc running debian? I have browsed the web and found that there is something like sunos emulation on linux. Does it work? Many thanks Ed

Re: X on a sparc 10 - Creator 3D, Sony 21 - howto?

2002-08-01 Thread Eduardo Mendes
On Thursday 01 August 2002 10:11 am, you wrote: > Edit /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 and comment out the line that loads the dri > module. It worked! Debian rocks! Many thanks Ed

X on a sparc 10 - Creator 3D, Sony 21 - howto?

2002-08-01 Thread Eduardo Mendes
Hello Debian is now the sole OS on my sparc 10. The installation process went fine despite a slow internet connection (thanks to all on the list again and again). Although the installation process went through all the settings for X, the only thing that came out was a blank screen (I didn't s

Time out - can it be repaired later?

2002-07-31 Thread Eduardo Mendes
Hello I am installing debian 3.0 on my sparc 10 (thanks to all on the list for prompt reply and attention) but my network connection is pretty slow. The packages are now being donwloaded and I have noticed that several error messages (time out; socket ... ) came out. How does this error affect

Debin on my Sparc 10 - 2nd question!

2002-07-30 Thread Eduardo Mendes
Hello I have downloaded netinst.iso so as to install debian 3.0 on my sparc 10 but I don't remember how to force the sparc to boot using the cdrom. Can I do that? Sorry for my silly questions but it has been ages since I last use my sun. Many thanks Ed Ps. I am planning to wipe out solaris

Installing debian 3.0 on a sparc Ultra 10 (newbie)

2002-07-26 Thread Eduardo Mendes
Hello I've got a sparc ultra 10, 300 MHz, 192 MB, 4.3Gb (HD) and wonder whether it is a good idea to wipe out solaris 2.6 and go for debian 3.0. My sparc box is kind of needing a clean up and re-configuration ... How hard is to install debian 3.0? Many thanks Ed -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email t