Re: [suse-sparc] Help with installing SuSE 7.3 on a Sun Blade 100

From: Linux - User (linux@ods.co.cr)
Date: Tue Feb 19 2002 - 14:30:28 PST

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    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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