Message-Id: <5.1.0.14.2.20020219163023.0396c298@mail.ods.co.cr> Date: Tue, 19 Feb 2002 16:30:28 -0600 From: Linux - User <linux@ods.co.cr> Subject: Re: [suse-sparc] Help with installing SuSE 7.3 on a Sun Blade 100
>On Sun, 2002-02-17 at 17:45, Eduardo J. Vega A wrote:
> >
> > > > But when I try to install it on the Sun Blade 100 it freeze on any
> of the
> > > > Installations (yast2, test, manual, etc)... any idea why ?
> > >
> > >I guest that the freeze problem, is realted to the DMA issue. Use hdparm
> > >to let the hard drive and the CD not to use DMA.
Hi.. and what should be the parameter to set it up ? and how...
> > > > on the text mode it just start putting strange white points on the
> monitor
> > > > and freeze... and on yast2 it display very weird... any how to or any
> > > guide ?
> > >
> > >The console on the Rage LX is a little fscked up even on kernel 2.4.17.
> > >David Miller has already fixed this on the 2.4.18-pre series.
> > >
> > >I also tried to install a blade 100 with SuSE, and I had some other
> > >issues. Yast2 doesn't get X up properly, so you would have to use the
> > >yast2 text interface[1].
> >
yikes... what I want to do is to setup a dual boot because I have also a
SunPCI II Pro that doesn't have any drivers or software to be run on
Linux.. so I can't leave the solaris at 100% because of that..
Is there any one that know if the drivers exist for the Sun PCI under Linux ?
> > =(
> >
> > yikes...
> > que madre...
> >
> > y es que mi idea si es que se puede es poner tanto solaris 9 como alguna
> > distro de linux en dual boot... ya que tengo una Sun PCI II Pro, y ya que
> > no he encontrado forma de correrla en Linux tendre que seguir con Solaris
> > para no perder esa opcion...
> >
> > Yo tengo la Sun Blade con configuración basica, o sea tarjeta de video
> > incorporada, tarjeta de red incorporada y esas cosas... solo si le aumente
> > el RAM tanto a la Sun Blade como a la tarjeta Co-Procesadora... y tengo un
> > disco duro adicional para ponerle...
> >
> > >I also had another problem with didn't allowed me *at all* to finish the
> > >instalation process. When the installer is ready to partition and format
> > >the drive, it just told me it wasn't able to format it. I didn't tell me
> > >why.
> > >
> > >The installer also showed up a lot of minor errors at the console.
> > >
> > >Since you also live in Costa Rica, perhaps you could come here and we can
> > >try to debug it.
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