Fwd: 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