Re: [suse-sparc] How to install Suse on my ultra 5

From: Chris Wareham (chris.wareham@iosystems.co.uk)
Date: Tue Jan 22 2002 - 05:29:58 PST

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Date: Tue, 22 Jan 2002 13:29:58 +0000
From: Chris Wareham <chris.wareham@iosystems.co.uk>
Subject: Re: [suse-sparc] How to install Suse on my ultra 5

    Benoit BALLESTER wrote:

    >
    > I've got a Sun Ultra 5 in my office and I would try to install Suse sparc
    > 7.3 - I've downloaded it, i mean the first iso file corresponding to the
    > first CD, and then burnt it to a cd ....!
    > The cd doesn't boot when I start my Sun .....!
    > I am new in the Linux world, and would like more informations about
    > installing Suse 7.3 for sparc !!!
    > Thank you for your help....
    >

    What did you use to burn the ISO image to a CD? Most Windows
    software f*cks up by creating an ISO image of the ISO image,
    so when you mount it, all you get is one huge file.

    Try using cdrecord to burn the CD, as this expects a premade
    ISO image unlike most proprietary Windows CD burning software.
    (A Windows version of cdrecord is available).

    http://www.fokus.gmd.de/research/cc/glone/employees/joerg.schilling/private/cdrecord.html

    If the CD is OK (ie. you see a bunch of files when you
    mount it either under Windows or Unix), then you
    might need to type "boot cdrom" at the PROM console.
    Assuming an Ultra 5's PROM is ike a SparcStation 5's...

    Chris 

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