Hardware :: Choosing A Distribution For Sparc Ultra45 Platform?
Jun 20, 2010
I am looking for the best distribution to run on specific hardware. I prefer PCLinuxOS to all other distributions, and I prefer KDE 3.x to even KDE 4. I would like to be able to support CDE, Gnome, and XFCE at a minimum. I work on a Sun box with Solaris 10 that I am required to run integration testing, but not allowed to modify in any way. We have other systems, some Windows and some Linux that we must also integrate into our environment, but wouldn't you know that we don't have the hardware available just yet?
I spoke with the other engineers and we decided that we want to run Linux and virtualize our other machines on that one box. In addition, we want to be able to log into these sessions on our other machines on that network. The hardware I have to work with is a Sparc Ultra45 with 2 x 250GB SCSI HDDs. I will have to install on disk 1 and leave disk 0 untouched until the Linux host is fully operational. Then we need to clone disk 0 and import the image to disk 1 as a virtual environment. I downloaded OpenSolaris 2009.6 AI for Sparc several times and burned it to several different media, but each time we tried to boot from cdrom, we failed.
The first error is that the machine ALWAYS tried to boot into the network, even when we tried Stop + A and had the network cable disconnected. We tried to boot from USB, but that also failed. Unless I tried to boot from the actual USB hub or device, the boot command returned a net boot error.
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Jan 15, 2010
I'm planning to build a NAS using spare bits of PC. I'm hoping to run the OS from a CF card. I want the machine to host music and also general files. I'm planning to install TwonkyMedia Server for the music.
1. I'd like to choose a small distribution, but one that is easy for me to deploy and manage (I'm new to Linux, but I am an IT professional). What shall I use?
2. I'd like to understand the implications of using Compact Flash. Will the OS need to write to disk? Can I configure my installation so that the CF card is read-only and provide a small writeable partition on my hard drive for any required IO? Should I not bother, and put it all on HD? (My motivation for using CF was to limit power-consumption/noise/heat).
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Mar 5, 2009
I would like to install a program (R for statistical computing). I am using Slackware. On the download page of R (The Comprehensive R Archive Network) there are options to download the code for Debian, Redhat, Suse, and Ubuntu. Which one should I download in my case (using Slackware)? Is there any of them which I should not download?
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Feb 18, 2011
Usually I use LINUX and I can set the running scripts under /etc/init.d and I can check this with 'chkconfig'. But now by Solaris I got "chkconfig: not found"
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Mar 31, 2010
what version support sun sparc tell version or link load fedora support sun sparc
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Nov 8, 2010
how to guide there should be a disk for sparc [URL] but I only see one for x86 and x64? I read somewhere that Ubuntu no longer has sparc, but the link seems to be for 10.10
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Aug 14, 2010
I'm trying to install Debian on a Sun Ultra Enterprise 3000. See: [url]
So, I guess the cdrom is kaput. My next option is to net boot. I find the instructions here: [url]
A bit lacking. So, I want to ask if I am doing things right. Using this page and others from found via the Google, I have the following:
On Ubuntu 8.04 LTS, I ran:
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to install rarpd. In /etc/hosts I have
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In /etc/ethers I have
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Then run
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So, I think that should set up the RARP server, but I don't know. Now for the TFTP server. I follow the instructions here: [url]
except for step 4 I use
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In /etc/inetd.conf I have
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So I put the files from:[url]
in /srv/tftp. Then I cd /srv/tftp, and run
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Then
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Ok, finially, from the OpenBoot OK propmt on the Sun machine, I type
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All I get is
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and it just keeps doing that....
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Jan 18, 2015
So the other day I installed Debian Wheezy on my Sun Blade 150. While the OS is installed fine, all the webkit based browsers continuously crash after a few pages. So, I tried to download IceWeasel since it wasn't installed when I tried installing Debain off the DVD. The only problem is, it won't install as the Xulrunner version it requests is xulrunner-24.0_24.5.0esr-1~deb7u1_sparc, however the only version available on the repositories is newer. Is there any way to get the older xulrunner version, or is there going to be a fix for IceWeasel soon on Sparc?
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Apr 25, 2010
I JUST registered here as I have not used Linux in several months. Linux and I have been and off and on relationship, but after I realized Ubuntus limitations Ive pretty much only dealt only with Debian (on PPC as well as x86, and also some Suse on x86).
Anyway, so I just picked up a couple Sun Ultra 5s for free. One had 256MB RAM (4 x 64MB), a 4.3GB IDE HD (no SCSI in the Ultra 5), and booted fine in Solaris up to the login screen at which point it wasnt really any use to me since I dont know the login name or password, and really want to run Linux anyway. The other I am told needed a firmware (chip?) and basically didnt do much more than power on. However, it had a 40GB HD and 2 x 128MB RAM modules. So, I replaced the 4.3GB drive with the 40GB, and replaced 2 of the 64MB RAM modules with 2 128MB modules, for a total of 384MB RAM.
BTW, both machines have the 270MHz Ultra1 CPU. Anyway, I used my main Windows x86 machine (which Im on now), downloaded the Debian SPARC net install, and burned it to a CD. Put the CD in the Ultra 5, installation proceeded nicely, though with one disconcerting message stating the urgency of which a reboot was required (though still telling me to wait for installation to finish). I mean, the whole installation process basically went perfectly except that one odd message.
So, when install is complete, I choose finish installation, the machine reboots, ejects the CD, and then ultimately get a message saying "cant open boot device". I am very new to Sun hardware, and am by no means an expert to Linux. The only thing Ive really tried so far is to type "boot hda" which only causes the same message to appear.
From previous experience, I have written on paper the info for all of my partitions. So I think my Debian install is sitting there waiting to be utilized, but the Sun hardware is oblivious to the fact that theres a perfectly good OS on the machine yearning to be booted.
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Nov 27, 2010
first of all, i will be glad if i can get prebuild toolchain for target=arm1176jzf-s on host= sparc-sun-solaris2.10. ( i hav browsed but can't find prebuild one) so, i tried to establish by myself i hav established binutils first, but while trying to configure& build gcc(gcc4.4.0) , i was interrupted with following error.. error message: this error has come while building boot strap gcc for cross complier tools chain
checking build system type... sparc-sun-solaris2.10
checking host system type... arm-unknown-linux-gnu
checking target system
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Feb 5, 2011
So this also happened to me when trying to install an old version of Ubuntu (hardy I believe). I have a Sun Netra X1 that I am trying to install the latest stable Debian Sparc64 port on. I'm doing a TFTP boot, and am able to get the kernel to load. However, once the kernel loads the installer, the screen gets garbled (attached is a screenshot from my console session) This server has no graphics card, so I have to install using the serial console. I don't recall having this issue when I installed the last stable version. Any ideas what's going on or how to fix it? I even passed the option "DEBIAN_FRONTEND=text" to the kernel, but it didn't seem to do anything.
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Jun 1, 2011
We have a problem with CPU fan not spinning in Sun server. There are two very small fans attached to heatsink on CPU. We can find identically sized replacement in local electronics shop; but the problem is they all lack the third wire. I presume that if we did that, Solaris would keep alarming about fan problem.
Original fan is quite expensive (sold in pair together with heatsink), and (more importantly) cannot be easily found here. We lubricated it so it works, but that's only temporary solution, obv. So, is it possible to disable fan alarm in Solaris 10 for SPARC? If both fans die and CPU (UltraSPARC IIIi) overheats, will it shutdown before it breaks?
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Jun 13, 2011
we wish to upgrade RAM on sun fire v125 server. it has 1Gb currently (2x512MB, I believe). Does RAM have to be ECC? registered? Does it need to have certain latency?
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Mar 14, 2011
I'm a DBA by trade, so I'm afraid my skills at troubleshooting errors on this app are pretty much non-existent. On my new Redmine install, I'm on the step labeled "Create the database structure".
rake db:migrate RAILS_ENV="production" --trace
(in /apps/redmine-1.1.0)
** Invoke db:migrate (first_time)
** Invoke environment (first_time)
** Execute environment
rake aborted!
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Feb 7, 2011
I am an intermediate linux user. However, I know nothing about solaris. I am trying to install Debian Sparc on a sun blade 2500 workstation. I was told it should work. I am able to go through the debian installation process but when the box reboots it does not boot into Debian. I have now gone through the debian install process several times and now it saids there are too many primary partitions. I tried a rescue install but it saids there are no partitions installed on disk? What am I doing wrong? I am curious if I need to pass a specific argument at the command line to boot into silo? I cannot find any relevant guidance online about this problem and I cannot believe I am the only one to stumble here.
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Aug 14, 2010
Got kernel panic when upgradeing from 9.04 to 9.10... Have a tough time with this sparc server. On newer disto it doesnt regognize the cdrom in installation what will result in no install. I tried all trix I found on internet about this issue but none of them did it for me. So I went back in versions. When I come to 7.10 gutsy everything seems to work, so now everything is up and running.
But now I want it back on version 9.04. Last time (a year ago) I did the same thing, and just do-release-update to current version. Now that doesnt work. Maybe becourse I need some updates to gutsy, and the gutsy repositorys is not available anywere. how I can pass this upgrade to 8.04? I set the APT::Get::AllowUnauthenticated true; to pass this far...
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May 14, 2011
I have to connect from my linux client laptop to SPARC machine by using roll-over cable and RJ45 interface on the server. On windows I always used Tera Term but don't know how to accomplish this task from linux laptop.
Is there some kind of app like TeraTerm on linux too ?
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Jan 21, 2010
i have a recicled sun fire v240 that i need to use for central loging server, i got an ubuntu 7.10 cd that i got to install succefully in the server. So foar so good, the problem now is that i cant install any software, everytime i run apt-get update the error says:
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I guess the old repositories configured in the old 7.10 iso are no longer valid, where can i find a valid one?
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Jun 29, 2011
I've got 10.04 installed on my Blade 1000 workstation. Installed 6.06 first and worked my way up as per other postings. See attached cookbooks I wrote. Framebuffer is Elite3D-lite, and I have done the afbinit install. Using Xorg w/ Gnome and other windowing software to eliminate the possibility it is Gnome. From what I understand, Ubuntu does not require a custom X11 conf file like OpenBSD.
Current screen output shows large vertical stripes, where the stripes overlay on top of the GNOME desktop. Inside the stripes are the prior boot screen output of Ubuntu 10.04. When the screen saver kicks in, the Gnome desktop disappears, but the blue 10.04 stays visible. Mouse cursor moves across the screen, under each stripe as it goes.
My knowledge of framebuffers is limited. Would this then imply that the framebuffer is not fully "refreshing"? The screen does not provide full width even though the correct OpenBoot monitor configuration is set. Haven't found any mention of this issue from other Ubuntu/Linuxes Sparc users. Attached the X11 log. Looking at the log, I suspect this will need a custom X11 config file.
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May 7, 2011
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Mar 1, 2011
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Jul 13, 2010
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Sep 13, 2010
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