Re: Bring Out Yer' Dead... Dead Sparcs That Is.

2000-10-14 Thread Ben Collins
On Sat, Oct 14, 2000 at 09:10:38AM -0400, Cory Snavely wrote: > Check your keyboard connections, both at the motherboard and at the > keyboard. If the keyboard is connected, you should hear a beep (from the > keyboard) at power-on. > > It is possible that's what's causing it not to boot is that it

Re: Bring Out Yer' Dead... Dead Sparcs That Is.

2000-10-14 Thread Cory Snavely
Check your keyboard connections, both at the motherboard and at the keyboard. If the keyboard is connected, you should hear a beep (from the keyboard) at power-on. It is possible that's what's causing it not to boot is that it's in diag mode. Without console output from the PROM, you're not going

Re: Status of Debian in Ultra/Sparcs

1998-11-24 Thread Leandro Guimaraens Faria Corcete Dutra
ED] But I've heard the SPARC (32 bits) version is already ok for daily, non-mission-critical use. Could be even better by now. > coming with Sparc, if is simple to install Debian in Sparcs as in PCs? > If not, I will have to install RedHat and I prefer Debian.

Status of Debian in Ultra/Sparcs

1998-11-23 Thread Paulo Henrique Baptista de Oliveira
Hi Debian users, my techer is asking me for help him install Linux at two Sun Ultra Sparcs that he is buying. I thought a little and think that I want the same quality in Suns that I have in PCs with Debian installed. I'm asking about the status of Debian Ultra S

Re: Sparcs

1998-01-01 Thread William R Ward
? How do I tell them apart? > > I've used just about all of the SPARCs at one time or another and know of > none that one should "stay away from". This includes a 1+, 2, 4, 5, 10, > 20, and Ultra 1. These were all used with some version of Sun's OS, SunOS >

Re: Sparcs

1998-01-01 Thread Mark W. Eichin
> available on a name-brand workstation, such as a SPARC. Assuming you're > using Linux, do commercial SPARC software packages work with Linux? Well, sunos ones appear to; on my SS1+ here, which is booting sparc-linux off of a zip disk, but still mounts the original SunOS 4.1.3 disks under /sd/

Re: Sparcs

1998-01-01 Thread Steve Witt
ciate any information or direction! > > Thanks in advance, > > Ian > I've used just about all of the SPARCs at one time or another and know of none that one should "stay away from". This includes a 1+, 2, 4, 5, 10, 20, and Ultra 1. These were all used with some ve

Sparcs

1997-12-31 Thread Ian Keith Setford
Hi- I am looking to buy a used Sparc and I know that there are important differences between older models. What are the models to stay away from and which ones are ideal? How do I tell them apart? Appreciate any information or direction! Thanks in advance, Ian __