[huskerlug] Re: Linux on SPARC

I had trouble with networking in Suse 7.3 on a Ultra SPARC 1...works =
fine on
a SPARCstation 5, I'm using Aurora Linux now without any problem on the =
same
Ultra 1

Gentoo I can only imagine how long that would take on my might 70Mhz, =
110Mhz
and 143Mhz machines :)

Mandrake Beta? Have to look into that one...

One Problem I'm having with seems just a mater of Linux on SPARC is Java
support in web browser.

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On Behalf Of Jim Worrest
Sent: Friday, July 11, 2003 6:36 PM
To: huskerlug@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [huskerlug] Re: Linux on SPARC


        Ben, I will point out that Debian appears to have a SPARC distro,
and Mandrake a beta one.   If you're more familiar with how those=20
behave,  it could make it easier for you.  I guess Sparc computers are=20
a little crankier get working than the typical pc.  ---Jim



On Friday 11 July 2003 02:56, you wrote:
> I'll probably start with SuSE 7.3 because it looks like it's the=20
> easiest one to install.
>
> Does anybody know why the big distros dropped sparc support?  I wonder =

> how much extra work it was for them to port everything...
>
> --Ben Chavet
>
> Quoting Jim Worrest <jworrest@xxxxxxxxx>:
> >     Someone brought up this awhile ago and did come up with a=20
> > distribution different from SuSE 7.3.  I use this distro on my IBMs=20
> > and it usually works very well, and there is still support for it. =20
> > ---Jim
> >
> > On Thursday 10 July 2003 23:44, you wrote:
> > > We have a bunch of old Sun machines where I work and I'm=20
> > > interested in putting linux on them.  For some of the machines it=20
> > > will mean bringing
> >
> > them
> >
> > > back from the dead, for others it will be a migration from=20
> > > Solaris.  Most of these machines are workstations in our computer=20
> > > lab which nobody really uses, which is why I'm interested in=20
> > > introducing something new.  It might sparc some new interest in=20
> > > these machines (pun half-way intended :)
> > >
> > > Looking around, it seems that most of the major distros have=20
> > > dropped SPARC support quite a while ago.  Does anybody have any=20
> > > suggestions as to which distro would work best.  I'd like to have=20
> > > a package-based distro of some sort just to make software=20
> > > installation a bit easier.  Although I realize that most projects=20
> > > don't package for SPARC anyway, so I'd be willing to play around=20
> > > with a source-based distro.
> > >
> > > Any tips or suggestions would be much appreciated.
> > >
> > > --Ben Chavet
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