In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > >I finally made some more tests, with netinst 20041024 >(http://cdimage.debian.org/pub/cdimage-testing/daily/sparc/20041024/sarge-sparc-netinst.iso) >SILO 1.4.8 > Fast Data Access MMU miss
Please try the netinst iso image in http://people.debian.org/~blarson/ and let me know if that works or not. >A note on the 32/64 question. The sparc chip in these boxes is indeed >64-bit. However apparently there were some errors in the chip design >that forced Sun to make Solaris run in 32-bit mode. >Maybe linux does not have this problem? The problem is with undefined instructions causing the processor to hang. It affects any OS with 64-bit user mode and allows any user to crash your system. >Or maybe there is a PROM setting that needs tweaking, to force 64-bit? No. 64-bit solaris should run on them with a minor tweek to it that disables the disabling code. :-) (Search the archives of the appropriate usenet newsgroups, I don't remember the exact tweek.) -- Blars Blarson [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.blars.org/blars.html With Microsoft, failure is not an option. It is a standard feature. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
