[CLUE-Tech] Re: SPARC systems/Linux

[Peter Motykowski]

I run Debian/SPARC on a Sun Ultra 5 here at work.  I was very pleased with how easy
it was to setup and how nice it has been running.  I ran into an issue when I needed
a JDK.  D'oH, Sun does not distribute a JDK for Linux/SPARC...  As an alternative,
the Blackdown JDK has a Linux/SPARC build that works great.  There has only been one
problem with Blackdown JRE crashing when trying to run a third party SSO policy
manager.  As far as my daily use goes, (Apache Ant, Tomcat, etc) it works just fine.

Peter

> Brandon is correct, Sun doesn't supply Linux for the SPARC, only Solaris.
> You can however install Linux on the sparc - redhat for example makes a
> sparc distribution. Many distributions don't though, so your choices will
> be limited.
>
>> I'm not aware of Sun ever providing Linux/SPARC.  Also, I don't think
>> you can jumpstart linux, there may be ways to install from the network,
>> but that isn't quite the same thing.  Most Ultra's come with a CDROM
>> drive, but there are some Netra's that didn't, however you can hook up
>> an external drive to them.
>>
>> Brandon
>>
>> --- Srbraukhof at aol.com wrote:
>>> Which SPARC boxes do you have?  Netras? Ultra 5/10's?  I believe you
>>> can still download Linux for the SPARC from Sun.  Remember, a lot of
>>> Netras and Ultras didn't come with CD ROMs.  If these don't have CDs
>>> the only way to load them is from a network boot/install (AKA jump
>>> start).  I worked support lines for Sun so if I can be of any help
>>> let me know.
>>> Scott
>>>
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