Re: UltraPenguin 1.1.9 on Ultra Enterprise 1

Re: UltraPenguin 1.1.9 on Ultra Enterprise 1

[Jakub Jelinek]

> 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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