RE: [suse-sparc] installation problem, text mode, Ultra 1

From: Harty, Brook (brook.harty_at_attws.com)
Date: Tue Jul 16 2002 - 23:25:20 CEST

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    From: "Harty, Brook" <brook.harty@attws.com>
    Date: Tue, 16 Jul 2002 16:25:20 -0500
    Subject: RE: [suse-sparc] installation problem, text mode, Ultra 1
    

    Hum, only problems I had was on the Sparc64, DMA would lock the machine hard
    during install. I just turned it off, and had a perfect install.
    I also has no problems on my sparc 20, and I left DMA on it. I guess you
    just type "nodma" on the silo prompt, or used hdparm, "hdparm -d 0
    /dev/hda".

    Good luck, maybe you can post the package it gets hung on if DMA isn't your
    issue.

    -Brook Harty

    -----Original Message-----
    From: John Koenig [mailto:jfkoenig@vipb.com]
    Sent: Tuesday, July 16, 2002 2:15 PM
    To: suse-sparc@suse.com
    Subject: [suse-sparc] installation problem, text mode, Ultra 1

    I am trying to install SuSE SPARC GNU/Linux on one of the first Sun Ultra 1
    boards (147 MHz) however with a SBUS expansion bus, hence the video card is
    not recognized by the installer, yast2...

    I connected a console to the serial port and am able to interact with the
    installer to some degree, in text mode, however, something causes it to hang
    when the program appears to be performing accounting of packages... during
    the package selection stage...

    Any hints to get through this installation? I am assuming this is the best
    SPARC installation available... like no sense in going back to RH's zoot,
    right? Is there a better way to do this? I have a SuSE on Intel on the same
    network. It is running and happy. Can that machine be of use?

    thx
    J

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