From: Jakub Jelinek <jj@sunsite.ms.mff.cuni.cz>
To: ultralinux@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Booting An Ultra Sparc 10
Date: Wed, 13 May 1998 11:29:14 +0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <marc-linux-ultrasparc-90222356531019@msgid-missing> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <marc-linux-ultrasparc-90222356531012@msgid-missing>
>
> On Wed, 13 May 1998, Eddie C. Dost wrote:
>
> > > yep :)
> > >
> > > took it out and it installed ok
> >
> > You need to reinstall newer kernels once available before you put the
> > card back in...
> i'll look at that this evening
> ps can i normally use the stnd linux kernel (2.1.101?)
No
>
> or where to get patches (as with the alpha i have)
> or ....
ftp://vger.rutgers.edu/pub/linux/README.CVS
> (sun ultra sparc 10)
>
> can i just plugin a pc scsi card /ethernet (ncr/adaptec/3com)
> pci card ?
>
> and are these supported by the kernel ?
> (can i use a 3com 3c900 (100mbit tcpip))
Well, it might and might not work. The issue is that if the adapter needs to
be initialized by the on-card BIOS, you'll be in big trouble: Ultra10 has no
Intel emulator nor is it currently implemented in Linux kernel.
That's one thing. The other thing is that you need to hack up a bit the
driver, at least check it if it is 64bit clean and does not use any
intelisms.
Cheers,
Jakub
___________________________________________________________________
Jakub Jelinek | jj@sunsite.mff.cuni.cz | http://sunsite.mff.cuni.cz
Administrator of SunSITE Czech Republic, MFF, Charles University
___________________________________________________________________
Ultralinux - first 64bit OS to take full power of the UltraSparc
Linux version 2.1.101 on a sparc64 machine (498.80 BogoMips).
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next prev parent reply other threads:[~1998-05-13 11:29 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 10+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
1998-05-12 19:56 Booting An Ultra Sparc 10 Stephan van Hienen
1998-05-12 21:12 ` David Andrew - Sun MDE
1998-05-12 21:17 ` Stephan van Hienen
1998-05-12 22:56 ` Eddie C. Dost
1998-05-12 23:10 ` Stephan van Hienen
1998-05-13 5:47 ` Eddie C. Dost
1998-05-13 11:06 ` Stephan van Hienen
1998-05-13 11:29 ` Jakub Jelinek [this message]
1998-05-13 11:36 ` David S. Miller
1998-05-13 21:02 ` Booting An Ultra Sparc 10 (fwd) Eddie C. Dost
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