Re: Linux on a Sun Enterprise 5000?

2003-11-09 Thread Steven Wilcoxon
Sounds like SILO needs to be updated as to the boot device. If your previous install is configured for /dev/sda and the drive shows as something else (like /dev/sdb) it won't boot. Of course, I'm speaking from experiance booting Debian directly, not using a tftpboot, but I think the problem is

Re: Linux on a Sun Enterprise 5000?

2003-11-08 Thread Pieter-Paul Spiertz
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Hi Steven, On Sun, 2 Nov 2003, Steven Wilcoxon wrote: Here is the 2.4.21 .config file I used. Thanks! I compiled a tftpboot.img using a kernel with an adjusted version of your .config, and it seems to recognize the StorEdge D1000 disk array now.

Re: Linux on a Sun Enterprise 5000?

2003-10-29 Thread Pieter-Paul Spiertz
Hi, On Tue, 28 Oct 2003, Steven Wilcoxon wrote: The problem is that the driver for the differential isn't compiled into the kernel and it is a module. I got around that on a E4500+D1000 by including my driver in the kernel, but I've heard that you can force the module to load with Silo

Re: Linux on a Sun Enterprise 5000?

2003-10-28 Thread Pieter-Paul Spiertz
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Hi, On Mon, 13 Oct 2003, Pieter-Paul Spiertz wrote: Anyway, thanks for your help! I'll try to return to this list when I have actually installed the beast :) I just tried to install Woody with a net installation (tftpboot.img) on this Enterprise

Re: Linux on a Sun Enterprise 5000?

2003-10-28 Thread Steven Wilcoxon
The problem is that the driver for the differential isn't comppiled into the kernel and it is a module. I got around that on a E4500+D1000 by including my driver in the kernel, but I've heard that you can force the module to load with Silo options. On Tuesday 28 October 2003 14:15,

Linux on a Sun Enterprise 5000?

2003-10-13 Thread Pieter-Paul Spiertz
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Hi, This is by far the weirdest question I have ever sent to this list. I'm active as a voluntary in a local center to teach kids programming (Python), Unix, Povray and about everything that is cool. We do this on about ten different Suns, mostly

Re: Linux on a Sun Enterprise 5000?

2003-10-13 Thread Steven Wilcoxon
If it helps any, I'm running a 14 cpu E4500 with SCSI drives attach under 2.4.21. I had very few problems getting it up and running with Debian Woody (r1) with a Sun keyboard VGA multi-sync monitor attached. Once I had everything setup, I switched to serial. I just need the SOC+ drivers to

Re: Linux on a Sun Enterprise 5000?

2003-10-13 Thread Pieter-Paul Spiertz
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Hi Steven, On Mon, 13 Oct 2003, Steven Wilcoxon wrote: Recently, however, we've been offered an Ultra Enterprise 5000. (..) Could such a dragon run Linux? If it helps any, I'm running a 14 cpu E4500 with SCSI drives attach under