On 2003.06.04 15:15 Ethan Dicks wrote:
> Linux for SPARC is a dog.
This doesn't depend on the architecture it runs on. ;-)
> It runs, but for certain architectures
> (sun4c especially, which is a little newer than yours),
> it's vastly suboptimal.
The Sun 4/6xx is sun4m and that is newer then sun4c. In fact, the 4/6xx
was the very first sun4m machine.
> Given the age of the equipment, nobody wants to fix the problem,
either.
On Linux. NetBSD-current/sparc has gone multiprocessor recently.
> If you aren't going to run Solaris, I'd recommend *BSD.
BTW: You can patch Solaris 8 (and 9?) and get it on the 4/6xx. A friend
did this with a 4/6xx board in a 3/60 case. But NetBSD would be a very
good choice, especially if there isn't enough RAM...
> I can understand that. This stuff wasn't exactly designed for home
> use.
I.e.: It makes a lot of fun. :-)
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Jochen
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Received on Wed Jun 04 2003 - 13:30:01 BST