Re: boot

On Wed, 19 Nov 2003, Bill Schoolcraft wrote:

> "Sharpe, Richard" wrote:
> > 
> > I have found this list to be mostly unread, you would be better off
> > installing Debian, the support list there is quite active and supported.
> > 
> > 
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: GUILHERME DE LUCA Linhares
> > > [mailto:[email protected]]
> > > Sent: Wednesday, November 19, 2003 1:14 PM
> > > To: [email protected]
> > > Subject: boot
> > >
> > >
> > > i have a ultrasparc 1 ...i'd like to install linux redhat 6.2
> > > ... i downloaded the 3 cds  but the first cd dont boot the
> > > system called : can't boot device how i boot to other
> > > interface....floppy disk, net .....step by step...
> > >
> > > help me !
> 
> RedHat-6.2 (for Sparc) was one of the most flawless installs I've done
> on a Sparc box and if you can still get the correct media I'd suggest
> you give it try.
> 
> Guilherme, did you point the machine to the cdrom at boot time?  It
> won't "autoboot" from a CD like a x86 machine will.

I cannot agree more. I could not get Solaris to work on my standalone
sparc5 but the RD6.2 was installed in around 73MB and took less than 2
hrs.

Anybody tried Aurora sparc??? I wanna check it out.

Thanks,
-a