Re: sparc 5/170

yesterday i tried suse 7.3 on my sparc 5/170/32 mb. and it worked!! i was able to
partition my disks, the bootloader was written, the prom bootdevice was modified.
incredible. the beast booted and worked. now i will try to find more memory.
i know about the 5/170 but i would like to have this thing as my personal workstation
at home for writing and surfing. nothing else.
i am deeply regret that suse has canceled sparc linux, although i understand this step
(because developing and managing is really expensive). on the other side there are many
folks who would like to give a new life to good old things.
greetings
Gert Lettner

On Fri, 27 Feb 2004 09:16:13 +0100, Jens Kruse <[email protected]> wrote:

> Hi Gert!
>
> Am Freitag, 27. Februar 2004 09:15 schrieb Gert Lettner:
>>   aurora linux didn`t work for me at all. i got a very large error message
>> on the end of the installation process (something in a script is wrong). i
>> will check if my cdr is damaged (iso is ok, checked md5).
>>   debian is unable to boot (something is bothering about my prom and hd > 1
>> gb). this weekend i will try suse 7.3
>>   Gert Lettner
>>   ps: sparcstation 5/170
>
> SS5/170 is a kind of beast, but I had no problems with it running SuSE 7.3.
> It's really a pitty, that they won't go on with.
>
> I posted SuSEs negative decision Sparc policy already a year or so ago when we
> had talks with SuSE about SuSE on Sparc.
>
> Regards, Jens
>
>
>> > On Thu, 26 Feb 2004 15:39:14 +0100, pierre granier
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>> >> If we are going to change from SuSE sparc, some body can help for chose
>> >> betwen the large  panel of linux: auroralinux, mandrake, knoppix,
>> >> etc....
>> >> Whitch one you think is the best, for you?
>> >> Thanks
>> >> Pierre
>> >>
>> >> Jurzitza, Dieter wrote:
>> >>> Dear Dave,
>> >>> dear listmembers,
>> >>> you said it on your own: "discontinued". The patches are gone. And
>> >>> there used to be a lot of patches.
>> >>> Nevertheless, try www.auroralinux.org instead!
>> >>> Take care
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>> Dieter
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>> -----Original Message-----
>> >>> From: Dave Lee [mailto:[email protected]]
>> >>> Sent: Wednesday, February 25, 2004 11:43 PM
>> >>> To: [email protected]
>> >>> Subject: [suse-sparc] RE [suse-sparc] Watchout ...
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>> Really?
>> >>> I just downloaded the 7.3 ISO's and updates from ftp.suse.com.....
>> >>> ***
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LG