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:I'm thinking about installing SPARCLinux on my Sparc clone from DTK.
:As far as I know, this clone uses a different floppy controller
:chip than the original sun (can't remember the type). Does somebody
:know some details? I guess I'll need a special floppy driver. Is
:someone working on this already?
:
:Thanks
:
:   Thomas

 If the floppy controller is upwards compatible with the Intel controllers,
there shouldn't be any problem.

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 Alain

I'm thinking about installing SPARCLinux on my Sparc clone from DTK.
As far as I know, this clone uses a different floppy controller
chip than the original sun (can't remember the type). Does somebody
know some details? I guess I'll need a special floppy driver. Is
someone working on this already?

Thanks

   Thomas
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:>  If the floppy controller is upwards compatible with the Intel controllers,
:> there shouldn't be any problem.
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:>  Alain
:
:My Sparc at home is a 4 year old 1+ from DTK. It came with a special
:floppy driver. Either they only fixed some bugs (I doubt it..), or
:there is a real hardware difference.
:
:  Thomas

 Well..., the best way would be to just try it out, and see what
happens.

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  Thomas

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I also have a different sparc clone.  Unfortunately this machine won't
boot normal sparc kernels, will this be hopeless to boot SparcLinux?

Machine type: Sun4
Machine Processor: S4000/KAP
Machine name: Solbourne S4000

I only have SunOS4.0.3 and can't locate a newer copy of SunOS that would
work on it (Requires "OS/MP 4.1C") so Linux would be a perfect
substitute.

I have a feeling Linux too will require major hacks :(  Any ideas?
-bc

Quote:> I'm thinking about installing SPARCLinux on my Sparc clone from DTK.
> As far as I know, this clone uses a different floppy controller
> chip than the original sun (can't remember the type). Does somebody
> know some details? I guess I'll need a special floppy driver. Is
> someone working on this already?

http://www.geog.ubc.ca/sparclinux.html

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Quote:>> I'm thinking about installing SPARCLinux on my Sparc clone from DTK.
>> As far as I know, this clone uses a different floppy controller
>> chip than the original sun (can't remember the type). Does somebody
>> know some details? I guess I'll need a special floppy driver. Is
>> someone working on this already?
>Look for information on the Linux/SPARC project in this place:
>http://www.geog.ubc.ca/sparclinux.html

BTW, the Sparcstations I maintain all run SunOS 4.1.[34], but I have recently
been trying out Sparclinux on a spare SLC, netbooting.  It does actually
work!!  And I like the virtual consoles and text screen driver.  With
SunOS the text screen is almost unusable.

RH.

Thomas

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http://www.geog.ubc.ca/sparclinux.html

has information on how to join the mailing lists which would be a much
better place to pose this question.

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: I'm thinking about installing SPARCLinux on my Sparc clone from DTK.
: As far as I know, this clone uses a different floppy controller
: chip than the original sun (can't remember the type). Does somebody
: know some details? I guess I'll need a special floppy driver. Is
: someone working on this already?

: Thanks

How about an Opus 500 (Sparc clone).  When I try to net boot, it loads
the kernel (counts to 12f400, and snoop on a Sparc 4 tells me this is the
whole kernel).  Unfortunately, this is as far as it gets.  I am using
this "latest kernel" vmlinux-960708 from vger.rutgers.edu
Is this the correct kernel for a sun4c?  Do the sun4m and sun4c use the
same kernel?  I can net boot with the vmunix, why not vmlinux?
any suggestions?

Tnx,
Brian

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Quote:>How about an Opus 500 (Sparc clone).  When I try to net boot, it loads
>the kernel (counts to 12f400, and snoop on a Sparc 4 tells me this is the
>whole kernel).  Unfortunately, this is as far as it gets.

Quote:> Do the sun4m and sun4c use the same kernel?

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