Sparc linux network install problem!

by pano » Wed, 31 Mar 1999 04:00:00

Hi,
I try to install Redhat 5.2 on a Sparc Classic. The disk is formated now
so it boots from a linux box on the same ethernet with tftpboot.
The installation program proceeds well until I finish the selection
of packages to be installed and then it exits with a message that it
failled to put the ftp server in passive mode.

I tried with a lot of ftp servers (from the ftp mirror page at
www.redhat.com) but always the same :-(

Any ideas are welcome...

That's all

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1. Installing RH Linux 5.2/Sparc on Sparcstation2 via my Windows95/98 peer-peer network

Hello!

I would like to install Redhat Linux 5.2/Sparc on a Sun SS2 via my
Windows95/98 peer-peer network. I would have loaded RH Linux on a
CDROM drive, but the only SCSI I could find at work is not compatible
with the SS2. I'm fairly new to unix in general - I have limited
experience with shell accounts at my previous school. And I'm very new
to the Sparc2, as I just picked it up recently.

I'm not sure what steps I need to take to accomplish the install. The
Sparcstation2 is running Solaris 2.5.

My questions are -

1) How do I setup the SS2 under Solaris 2.5 for the correct network
settings for my LAN? (ie, I would need to set it as 192.168.150.4)

2) Once I download RH 5.2/Sparc onto one of my Windows98 PC's, how to
I get the Sparc2 to retrieve it and begin installation?

Thanks greatly for your help!

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