[H-GEN] RedHat for sparc

[Willie Yeo]

	I will be using it. I am going to install RedHat 5.1 if I can find
a copy at the meeting for me to use it on my Sparc IPC & IPX.

	Willie

On Wed, 5 Aug 1998, Paul Gearon wrote:

> I was wondering if anyone has been getting any use out of the sparc
> RH4.2 which was donated to Humbug a few months ago?
> 
> I'm asking this because I've ended up with an extra copy of sparc RH5.1
> which I was thinking of donating.  Only there's not a lot of point if
> no-one uses it.  I'd recommend it to the sparc RH4.2 users out there as
> the 5.1 kernel is faster.
> 
> The only hassle is that this copy can't boot from CD on a sun4c machine
> (i.e. SS2, IPC, IPX, etc.), but you can apparently boot just fine with a
> sun4m machine.  It was because of this problem that I have been shipped
> another copy of sparc RH5.1 free of charge.  :o)  Anyway, the problem
> isn't really a big deal since you can still do floppy or tftp boots
> without any dramas at all.
> 
> So, is there any interest?
> 
> Paul Gearon
> gearon at computer.org
> 
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