Re: Hi and Netra
"Shawn Huston" <[email protected]> Sat, 4 Jun 2005 17:18:03 -0400
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------=_NextPart_000_001D_01C56929.5D590D60 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Fredde Find another Linux....Suse hasn't been supported for sparc for a while. = You probably have the final version for sparc. I switched to debian = (www.debian.org) If you want to see who else still makes distros of = Linux for sparc check www.linuxiso.org, they have a lot of distros = listed there. =20 Huston ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Fredrik Petersson=20 To: [email protected]=20 Sent: Saturday, June 04, 2005 4:34 PM Subject: [suse-sparc] Hi and Netra Hi all! =20 Im new to this list, Fredrik 27, software writer from Sweden, likes = heavymetal music and fast bikes.=20 =20 New to SUN but familiar with SUSE. =20 Well, a friend gave (nice friend) me a old Netra (like 400MHz, 512RAM, = 2x8GB scsi.) I said thanks and planned to install SUSE on it and use it = for a nameserver. =20 Ok just to plug the keyboard, well nope, a few hours later I got LOM = to work with my cable and wintendo XP over hyperterminal. Sweet.=20 I didn't manage to get to the ok> prompt until I tried booting without = the disks, ok I got to the ok prompt.=20 If I tried probe-ide-all I can se my cdrom on primary slave (if I = remember correct) and the correct modelname of the cdrom driver. I run "boot cdrom" It says=20 Cant open disk label package Cant open boot device =20 The cd that's in a homemade (with nero) with suse 7.3 for sparc, = downloaded from suse. =20 I have tried three other cd-rom players. =20 Any ideas of what I should check/do next? Are 7.3 a good version to use on my server, any alternatives? =20 Best regards =20 /Fredde =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 ------=_NextPart_000_001D_01C56929.5D590D60 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML xmlns=3D"http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40" xmlns:o =3D=20 "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w =3D=20 "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" xmlns:st1 =3D=20 "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"><HEAD> <META http-equiv=3DContent-Type content=3D"text/html; = charset=3Diso-8859-1"> <META content=3D"MSHTML 6.00.2900.2627" name=3DGENERATOR><o:SmartTagType = name=3D"country-region"=20 namespaceuri=3D"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"></o:SmartTagT= ype><o:SmartTagType=20 name=3D"place"=20 namespaceuri=3D"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"></o:SmartTagT= ype><o:SmartTagType=20 name=3D"metricconverter"=20 namespaceuri=3D"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"></o:SmartTagT= ype><!--[if !mso]> <STYLE>st1\:* { BEHAVIOR: url(#default#ieooui) } </STYLE> <![endif]--> <STYLE> <!-- /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {margin:0cm; margin-bottom:.0001pt; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman";} a:link, span.MsoHyperlink {color:blue; text-decoration:underline;} a:visited, span.MsoHyperlinkFollowed {color:purple; text-decoration:underline;} span.E-postmall17 {mso-style-type:personal-compose; font-family:Arial; color:windowtext;} @page Section1 {size:595.3pt 841.9pt; margin:70.85pt 70.85pt 70.85pt 70.85pt;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY lang=3DSV vLink=3Dpurple link=3Dblue bgColor=3D#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Fredde</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Find another Linux....Suse hasn't been = supported=20 for sparc for a while. You probably have the final version for=20 sparc. I switched to debian (<A=20 href=3D"http://www.debian.org">www.debian.org</A>) If you want to = see who=20 else still makes distros of Linux for sparc check <A=20 href=3D"http://www.linuxiso.org">www.linuxiso.org</A>, they have a lot = of distros=20 listed there. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Huston</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=3Dltr=20 style=3D"PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV=20 style=3D"BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B>=20 <A [email protected] href=3D"mailto:[email protected]">Fredrik = Petersson</A>=20 </DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = [email protected]=20 href=3D"mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</A> </DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, June 04, 2005 = 4:34=20 PM</DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [suse-sparc] Hi and = Netra</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV class=3DSection1> <P class=3DMsoNormal><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN lang=3DEN-GB=20 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Hi=20 all!<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN lang=3DEN-GB=20 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: = Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN lang=3DEN-GB=20 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Im new to this list, = Fredrik 27,=20 software writer from <st1:place w:st=3D"on"><st1:country-region=20 w:st=3D"on">Sweden</st1:country-region></st1:place>, likes heavymetal = music and=20 fast bikes. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN lang=3DEN-GB=20 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: = Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN lang=3DEN-GB=20 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">New to SUN but familiar = with=20 SUSE.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN lang=3DEN-GB=20 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: = Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN lang=3DEN-GB=20 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Well, a friend gave = (nice friend)=20 me a old Netra (like 400MHz, 512RAM, 2x8GB scsi=85) I said thanks and = planned to=20 install SUSE on it and use it for a = nameserver.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN lang=3DEN-GB=20 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: = Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN lang=3DEN-GB=20 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Ok just to plug the = keyboard, well=20 nope, a few hours later I got LOM to work with my cable and wintendo = XP over=20 hyperterminal. Sweet. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN lang=3DEN-GB=20 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">I didn=92t manage to get = to the=20 ok> prompt until I tried booting without the disks, ok I got to the = ok=20 prompt. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN lang=3DEN-GB=20 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">If I tried probe-ide-all = I can se=20 my cdrom on primary slave (if I remember correct) and the correct = modelname of=20 the cdrom driver.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN lang=3DEN-GB=20 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">I run =93boot=20 cdrom=93<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN lang=3DEN-GB=20 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">It says=20 <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN lang=3DEN-GB=20 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Cant open disk label=20 package<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN lang=3DEN-GB=20 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Cant open boot=20 device<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN lang=3DEN-GB=20 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: = Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN lang=3DEN-GB=20 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">The cd that=92s in a = homemade (with=20 nero) with suse 7.3 for sparc, downloaded from=20 suse.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN lang=3DEN-GB=20 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: = Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN lang=3DEN-GB=20 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">I have tried three other = cd-rom=20 players.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN lang=3DEN-GB=20 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: = Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN lang=3DEN-GB=20 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Any ideas of what I = should=20 check/do next?<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN lang=3DEN-GB=20 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Are <st1:metricconverter = w:st=3D"on"=20 ProductID=3D"7.3 a">7.3 a</st1:metricconverter> good version to use on = my=20 server, any alternatives?<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN lang=3DEN-GB=20 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: = Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN lang=3DEN-GB=20 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Best=20 regards<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN lang=3DEN-GB=20 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: = Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN lang=3DEN-GB=20 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: = Arial">/Fredde<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN lang=3DEN-GB=20 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: = Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN lang=3DEN-GB=20 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: = Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN lang=3DEN-GB=20 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: = Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN lang=3DEN-GB=20 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: = Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN lang=3DEN-GB=20 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: = Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN lang=3DEN-GB=20 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: = Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTM= L> ------=_NextPart_000_001D_01C56929.5D590D60--