On Wed, May 12, 1999 at 07:42:09AM -0500, Ian Keith Setford wrote: > > I posted this question to the Sparc list but didn't get a reply so I'm > trying it here. > > I have an Ultra5 that I would like to install on. The installation pages > make no mention of this, or any other machine being "supported". I am > curious because the RedHat installation manual specifically states that > the Ultra5 is "unsupported". I have also heard that this is a kernel > problem and the kernels after 2.2.5 *do* support this machine. > > Can anybody clear this up? I have been using Debian on Intel for almost > three years and I'd like to put Debian on this box if at all possible.
We have users and developers running stock slink on Ultra1's Ultra30's and I believe an Ultra5. The boot disks to use are the 2.2.1-sun4u, I'm pretty sure you will have no problems.
