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

[ErikZ]

I'm not sure, I can't tell from your reply which processor is in the
notebook. :D

On Fri, May 7, 2010 at 7:17 PM, Don Schwartz <dSchwartz at aerorad.com> wrote:
> 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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