Re: Debian on SunBlade 2500

2005-05-28 Thread Ivan Stepaniuk
You're the first person likely to try and install on this machine. thanks... that explains lots of things =P SunBlade1500 wouldn't boot properly until I got one myself and added the necessary fixes, I certainly wish I had a 2500 too so is this HW so different to the SB1500 one?. this

Re: Debian on SunBlade 2500

2005-05-26 Thread David S. Miller
On Thu, 26 May 2005 00:59:12 -0300 Ivan Stepaniuk [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I've tried to install from CD, also via tftp, in both cases it crashes when loading the kernel/initrd with diferent error mesages about memory mapping (i'll post those messages later, im at home now). I'm

Re: Debian on SunBlade 2500

2005-05-26 Thread Tad Bilby
We are a Sun OEM that put the 2500 mainboard into rack chassis- Do you or Ben C. have a specific tftp image that has most of the drivers bundled in (i.e. a full initrd image). We would like to help but I am not sure about loaning hardware.. I personally have run Woody on the Sun

Debian on SunBlade 2500

2005-05-25 Thread Ivan Stepaniuk
Hello I'm new to sparc architecture, Is there a way to install Debian on a SunBlade 2500 Workstation (UltraSparc IIIi)? docs an how-tos don't make mention to this hardware in particular (cause it's very new?). I've tried to install from CD, also via tftp, in both cases it crashes