From: Jakub Jelinek <jj@sunsite.ms.mff.cuni.cz>
To: ultralinux@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: UltraPenguin 1.1.9 on Ultra Enterprise 1
Date: Fri, 26 Mar 1999 07:12:26 +0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <marc-linux-ultrasparc-92243269126821@msgid-missing> (raw)
> I'm hoping you might have some hints for me regarding UP-1.1.9.
>
> I am trying to install UltraPenguin 1.1.9 on a Ultra Enterprise 1 (143MHz),
> with a serial console. I'm very excited about the possiblity of
> using Sparc UltraLinux as a file-server, but have had no luck getting
> it working.
>
> When I try to boot from a floppy using the boot.img in the UP-1.1.9 dist,
> SILO prints "SI" then I get "Program terminated" and am dumped back into
> the PROM monitor.
I suppose this is PROM bug I'm seeing on Ultra1/Creator here as well.
I was told newer PROMs in Ultra1 machines should have fixed this, but with
your current PROM there is no way to boot floppy. Try CD-ROM/net/tape
booting instead. Sorry.
Cheers,
Jakub
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Jakub Jelinek | jj@sunsite.mff.cuni.cz | http://sunsite.mff.cuni.cz
Administrator of SunSITE Czech Republic, MFF, Charles University
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UltraLinux | http://ultra.linux.cz/ | http://ultra.penguin.cz/
Linux version 2.2.4 on a sparc64 machine (3958.37 BogoMips)
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