[H-GEN] sparc fest

[Michael Anthon]

OK, I got the HDD to work !!! WOO HOO !!

Umm... thanks I believe is due to Dave Makepeace (yet again).  The solution 
is as follows...

Run a low level format on the disk first (2 out of the 3 we got had to do 
this).  The only way I know of to do this is to stick it on an intel box 
and use the SCSI card BIOS to do it, if anyone knows of a program to do it 
under Sparc Linux, I would like to know of it too thanks !!  Once you have 
done this, connect it back into the Sparc and start the install.  When you 
get to the bit where you have to run fdisk, use the "s" option in the main 
menu to create a new Sun label and let it auto detect.  It seems to get it 
right, the geometry does not match the hardware (I believe this is fairly 
common) but it seems to work fine.  Then set up your partitions.  These 
will have been set automatically when creating the sun label, but it seems 
to get it wrong... go figure.  You need to create a Linux native, a Linux 
swap and a "complete" disk partition (use the ones created automatically as 
a guide) and set the sizes correctly.  That should be it.

I am currently in the process of dloading the sparc install for RH4.2 at 
work onto one of these disks in an external case and will probably be going 
in some time on Saturday to have a play.  If anyone wants to join me and 
bring along their new toy, you are more than welcome (I only have one 
AUI<->UTP trancvr though).  Monitor would be optional I guess since I have 
3 of them sitting there.

Work is at Stones Corner, drop me an email if your interested.

Regards
Michael Anthon

On Thursday, 9 April 1998 21:47, Frank Brand [SMTP:fbrand at uq.net.au] wrote:
> Just as a point of confirmation (probably no new info here), but it
> looks like the colour monitor (yes Robert 17" colour monitor) was worth
> the price of admission alone.
>
> I acquired 2 of the machines and have had them both running linux for
> sparc off the floppy [interesting the neat little penguin logo at
> start-up I have not noticed that before] but again fdisk can not access
> /dev/sda. What limited stuff I have been able to do off the floppy has
> certainly given me some encouragement
>
> One of the machines I let go to a Sun guru I know who is working on the
> installation problems.
>
> Has anybody tried to change the hard disk (since it's a tad on the small
> size anyway). My guru says he has quite a supply of scsi disks and will
> change to a larger disk and 32 or 48 Mb of memory. He is also looking at
> (with the help of a techo) making the DOS cable some of you were after.
> So I will keep you posted on that.
>
> I happen to have a copy of Sun Solaris 2.6 for Sparc but need a CDROM to
> install. Anyone have one I might be able to use for an hour or so at
> some stage?
>
> --
> Frank Brand
> E-mail: fbrand at uq.net.au
> Homepage: http://www.uq.net.au/~zzfbrand
>
>
>
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