[clue-tech] ubuntu install on olde Sun Notebook ?

[Don Schwartz]

ErikZ

Yup, that's apparently the CORRECT processor :)

NOW what ?

ALOHA

don

> Are you sure it has an x86 processor? I'm completely unfamiliar with
> the Sun notebook line, but the first hit I got in Google showed it was
> powered by a 64 bit Spark processor.
> 
> On Fri, May 7, 2010 at 6:12 PM, Don Schwartz <dSchwartz at aerorad.com> wrote:
>> Chris et al
>> MANY thankx for the help, i FINALLY fig'r'd out the STOP button, managed 2
>> STOP sequence, but after enter'n the boot cdrom command, it STALLS w/ the
>> follow'n;
>> Boot device: /pci at 1f, 0/pci at 1, 1/ide@ cdrom at 2, 0:f
>> BAD MAgic number in disk label
>> Can't open disk package
>> Can't open boot device
>> i'm try'n 2 use a "factory" 9.04 CD ?
>> ALOHA & MAHALO in advance !!!
>> Don
>> 
>> he'd like me to install Jaunty or Lucid, BUT i'm NOT familiar with how to
>> access the Boot Sequence ( set CD/DVD Drive 1st to Boot)............,
>> 
>> If I remember my old Sun stuff... hit STOP-A at the OpenBoot prompt
>> (displayed while it's initializing and testing memory following power-up)
>> that should leave you at the OK> prompt. IIRC you can type "boot cdrom"
>> at that prompt and be on your way.
>> 
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