[Tfug] Running Debian on Sparc Ultra clone

[Bexley Hall]

--- Earl <earljviolet at juno.com> wrote:

> Thanks, don,
> 
> I finally got the SPARC stuff out of the closet. I
> held the STOP-N keys and when nothing happened after
> a while, I flipped the other switch. Shortly after
> that the monitor came on. HOORAY!!!

Hard to say how long it takes to wade through the
POST.  Put 4 CPUs in an SS20 and you can read a
short story in the time it takes to get an OBP
prompt!  :-(

> There must be another reset of some sort in the
> monitor too. The monitor wouldn't work on either of
> my clones.

These are the U10 clones?

> As an aside, I asked the debian Sparc group which
> driver works for the card; they agreed the
> configuration for video is a obscure and needs to be
> updated and clarified.

Gee, imagine that!  :>
 
> Thanks,
> Earl


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