Re: [suse-sparc] Installing SuSe on an Sun X1

From: Thorsten Kukuk (kukuk@suse.de)
Date: Tue Feb 12 2002 - 07:07:41 PST

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    Date: Tue, 12 Feb 2002 16:07:41 +0100
From: Thorsten Kukuk <kukuk@suse.de>
Message-ID: <20020212160741.A8926@suse.de>
Subject: Re: [suse-sparc] Installing SuSe on an Sun X1

    On Tue, Feb 12, Richard Mortimer - Volume Systems Products wrote:

    >
    > I don't see a report from you stating whether you were successful or
    > not but I suspect that you might not have any luck with the netboot
    > images from Suse Sparc 7.3.
    >
    > There were some network (tulip) driver changes that were necessary for
    > running the X1 network at 100 base T. You might be lucky if you use a
    > 10 base T hub or if you can force your hub to negotiate a link at 10
    > base T.

    This fixes are all in the SuSE Linux 7.3 SPARC kernels. I have a X1
    here and I can install it without any problems.

      Thorsten 

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