Re: Problems installing Aurora 2.99 on SUN Ultra 5 hardware

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On Tue, Jun 1, 2010 at 4:26 PM, Milan Ponjevic <[email protected]> wrote:

> Hi Guys,
>
> I am a novice to linux on SUN Ultra 5 hardware, so forgive me if my
> question is stupid. First of all I am trying to install from CDROM, the
> bootable cdrom disk I created from
>
> AL-2.99-sparc-disc1.iso<http://aurora.fedoramirror.net/pub/aurora/build-2.99/iso/AL-2.99-sparc-disc1.iso> file.
> I had initial problem booting from it, giving me ' memory address not
> aligned' error. Found out that my OBP firmware was old so I had to upgrade
> from 3.25, to 3.31. Then it booted fine, but when choosing install media, it
> says it does not have a driver for that media?! And I selected local CDROM
> for install?!
>
> It is IDE CDROM, as well as internal disk. Do I have to supply driver for
> it, and if yes where to find it?
>
>
>
Not too sure if this pointer can help you, but it's worth to try:
http://users.ecs.soton.ac.uk/mas01r/aurorafaq.html#IDEInstall
Aurora's mailing list is a better place to ask,
http://lists.auroralinux.org/mailman/listinfo/aurora-sparc-user

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<div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Tue, Jun 1, 2010 at 4:26 PM, Milan Ponjevic <=
span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]=
om</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"bord=
er-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-l=
eft: 1ex;">
<div style=3D"word-wrap: break-word;"><font size=3D"4"><span style=3D"font-=
size: 14px;">Hi Guys,</span></font><div><font size=3D"4"><span style=3D"fon=
t-size: 14px;"><br></span></font></div><div><font size=3D"4"><span style=3D=
"font-size: 14px;">I am a novice to linux on SUN Ultra 5 hardware, so forgi=
ve me if my question is stupid. First of all I am trying to install from CD=
ROM, the bootable cdrom disk I created from</span></font></div>
<div><font size=3D"5" face=3D"Times"><span style=3D"font-size: 18px;"><br><=
/span></font></div><div><span><a href=3D"http://aurora.fedoramirror.net/pub=
/aurora/build-2.99/iso/AL-2.99-sparc-disc1.iso" target=3D"_blank"><font siz=
e=3D"5" face=3D"Times"><span style=3D"font-size: 18px;">AL-2.99-sparc-disc1=
.iso</span></font></a><font size=3D"5" face=3D"Times"><span style=3D"font-s=
ize: 18px;">=C2=A0file. I had initial problem booting from it, giving me &#=
39; memory address not aligned&#39; error. Found out that my OBP firmware w=
as old so I had to upgrade from 3.25, to 3.31. Then it booted fine, but whe=
n choosing install media, it says it does not have a driver for that media?=
! And I selected local CDROM for install?!</span></font></span></div>
<div><font size=3D"5" face=3D"Times"><span style=3D"font-size: 18px;"><br><=
/span></font></div><div><font size=3D"5" face=3D"Times"><span style=3D"font=
-size: 18px;">It is IDE CDROM, as well as internal disk. Do I have to suppl=
y driver for it, and if yes where to find it?</span></font></div>
<div><font size=3D"5" face=3D"Times"><span style=3D"font-size: 18px;"><br><=
/span></font></div><br></div></blockquote><div><br>Not too sure if this poi=
nter can help you, but it&#39;s worth to try: <a href=3D"http://users.ecs.s=
oton.ac.uk/mas01r/aurorafaq.html#IDEInstall">http://users.ecs.soton.ac.uk/m=
as01r/aurorafaq.html#IDEInstall</a> <br>
Aurora&#39;s mailing list is a better place to ask, <a href=3D"http://lists=
.auroralinux.org/mailman/listinfo/aurora-sparc-user">http://lists.auroralin=
ux.org/mailman/listinfo/aurora-sparc-user</a><br></div></div>

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