Dennis Boone wrote: I'm trying to install on an E3500 via serial console. The disks are internal FC. The machine has a Creator3D board I'm currently ignoring. Just use the netboot installer. Settign up a tftpd + dhcp is done in a few minutes if you don't have them around allready. Overall, the install CD seems geared _only_ to desktop systems, which is disappointing. that's ...
I'm trying to install on an E3500 via serial console. The disks are internal FC. The machine has a Creator3D board I'm currently ignoring. I downloaded the install media on September 7 from: http://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/daily-builds/daily/arch-latest/sparc/iso-cd/ I've gotten past the inability to mount the cdrom by manually loading the esp driver. The current sticking point is ...
... that the relevant modules were now in the installer, but nobody has explicitly confirmed that they work. The soc, socal and pluto drivers are being shipped but might not work: I don't have an E3500 or an external FC disc box for an E4500, so I can't check. However I suspect that these drivers are probably drifting in and out of the kernel and- in particular- the installation initrd on ...
... by others, there's a hole in FC support. Nevertheless: I'm flattered by Frans' offers, but unfortunately I don't have the time to personally fix the issue. My goal was to revive an E3500 machine, that's all. Debian was an option, the preferred one. We rolled back to OpenSolaris, and everything works fine - including FC. Thanks for your support, Giorgio On Sun, Jul 13, 2008 at ...
...CD, so can't be loaded to fetch the module. I've built a modified netinst CD with the module added, which I will try tomorrow when I'm in the same room with the e3500. Maybe I even built it correctly. :) After looking at this again I'm fairly certain that this is the real problem, so I've gone ahead and made the necessary changes. These changes I made should become effective...
.... Anyone any idea what could be missing or if this hardware is supported by linux at all? Here's basic hardware info; the installation report [1] has more extensive logs. 5-slot Sun Enterprise E3500, No Keyboard OpenBoot 3.2.24, 4096 MB memory installed, Serial #12336266. Ethernet address 8:0:20:bc:3c:8a, Host ID: 80bc3c8a. {a} ok probe-scsi-all /sbus@7,0/SUNW...
... the (as yet undetected) CD, so can't be loaded to fetch the module. I've built a modified netinst CD with the module added, which I will try tomorrow when I'm in the same room with the e3500. Maybe I even built it correctly. :) De -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-REQUEST@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmaster@lists.debian.org
...the same driver. Anyone any idea what could be missing or if this hardware is supported by linux at all? Here's basic hardware info; the installation report [1] has more extensive logs. 5-slot Sun Enterprise E3500, No Keyboard OpenBoot 3.2.24, 4096 MB memory installed, Serial #12336266. Ethernet address 8:0:20:bc:3c:8a, Host ID: 80bc3c8a. {a} ok probe-scsi-all /sbus@7,0/SUNW,fas@3,...
Bernd Zeimetz wrote: Modprobe can't find it to load it. Nothing in dmesg. Nothing in /lib/modules *soc*. It's just not included in the lenny installers. Which seems silly. Which is why I'm being a pita. :) The d-i team pinged me today, the new installer was uploaded today which is supposed to include the modules. Could you give the next daily build a try ...
