Debian on Sun 4/6x0 (ss600mp) machines - any caveats, etc?

Hiya, I've decided to setup my Sun 4/6x0 machine (a 4/6x0 board with a 166 Mhz Hypersparc CPU, 2.14.3H bootROM's, installed in a Sun 3-slot deskside VME tower case!) as a Linux box and the actual installation process off a set of Potato CD-R's was painless (except the second CD failed

Re: Debian on Sun 4/6x0 (ss600mp) machines - any caveats, etc?

On Thu, Nov 29, 2001 at 09:48:04PM +1100, Craig Ian Dewick wrote: Hiya, I've decided to setup my Sun 4/6x0 machine (a 4/6x0 board with a 166 Mhz Hypersparc CPU, 2.14.3H bootROM's, installed in a Sun 3-slot deskside VME tower case!) as a Linux box and the actual installation process off

Sun-4 ??

Hello, From the FAQ at www.ultralinux.org: QUOTE - 12. What about the Sun4 machines ? (Such as 4/330) There are quite a few differences with the Sun4 machines vs. the Sun4cdmu types, such as MMU, Ethernet chip, disk controller and graphics cards. In

Debian on Sun-4/110?

Hi, I just got a Sun-4/110. It's an old tower, but it's my first Sun workstation. Can I run Debian Linux, or do I have to run *bsd? Or, should I stick with SunOs 4.1.x? I'd really like to stick with Linux, but beggars can't be choosers. Any thoughts will be appreciated. Thanks. Best regards