Questions on a Sun box

Ok, I'll make this as simple as I can.
I wont need to write for a FAQ, the Debian docs are pretty good.
Remember to "unwrap" URI/URL lines.

For dd I always use the following for Sparc:
dd if=<FILE> of=/dev/fd0 conv=sync

Here is what you do.

change directory (cd) to:
ftp://ftp.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/disks-sparc/current/images-1.44

use dd or rawrite to put the root.bin image onto a floppy.

change directory to:
ftp://ftp.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/disks-sparc/current/sun4cdm/images-1.44

use dd or rawrite to put the rescue.bin image onto a floppy.

Please look at the "doc" directory for the following:
ftp://ftp.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/disks-sparc/current/doc/install.en.txt

As Seen in the README.txt file:
===============================
sun4cdm .... This is used for most non-Ultra systems. This includes
                  SPARCStation 1, 2, ELC, IPC, IPX, 5, 10, 20 as well as
                  SPARC Classics.

     sun4dm-pci . Same as the above kernel but with PCI support for use
                  with systems that have a PCI bus and/or ps2 mouse and
          keyboard

** Specific Files of Interest

Using the descriptions above, you need to select the directory
containing the set of files which is appropriate to the installation
you are doing. You will need all of the following `.bin' images,
unless marked otherwise.

.../rescue.bin

      Rescue disk image, containing the kernel and a boot loader.

.../root.bin

      Root disk image, containing the root file system.

===============================

All you should need is 2 floppies.
The rest is a 'net install and goes pretty quick, even over
a dialup connection.

JLF Sends...

--- David Demland <demland@home.com> wrote:
> Jean,
>
> I have been trying to get this to work. I have read the README.txt file and
> trying to build the floppies. When I bring down the root.bin file and the
> base-11.bin file, they are smaller than 1.4Mb that all the other disks have.
> Then I do the "dd of=/dev/fd0 if=<file> bs=1024" command followed by the
> "cmp /dev/fd0 <file>", that the documentation said to used to build the
> disks they fail. Yet every other disk works fine. Am I missing something?
>
> Thank You,
>
> David
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "J.L.Francois" <frenchie@magusnet.gilbert.az.us>
> To: <plug-discuss@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us>
> Sent: Tuesday, January 30, 2001 4:47 PM
> Subject: Re: Questions on a Sun box
>
>
> > It seems like on Tue, Jan 30, 2001 at 03:09:34PM -0700, David Demland
> scribbled:
> > Orig Msg> At the current time I have a Storm firewall on our partial T1
> and a NT
> > Orig Msg> firewall on our ISDN line. We have a Spark 20 just sitting
> around here. The
> > Orig Msg> goal: use the Spark 20 box as a firewall for both lines. I would
> like to put
> > Orig Msg> a Debian distribution on the Spark box, if possible. I also will
> need to
> > Orig Msg> replace the 10 megabit card with 3 three 100 megabit cards.
> Question: Where
> > Orig Msg> do I get a Linux version and does anyone know where I can get
> NICs?
> > Orig Msg>
> > Orig Msg> Thank You,
> > Orig Msg>
> >
> > I currently run Debian and OpenBSD on Sparc(Classic,IPX,IPC,2) with
> > great success. All are headless boxes.
> >
> > To do the install you can use a one floppy install or use "boot net"
> > from a tftp server inside your LAN.
> > I like the net boot method because if the firewall ever gets compromised
> > for any reason and rebooted, the PROM can be configured to not boot
> > automatically, so you will know something is up :)
> >
> > First look at:
> > ftp://ftp.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/disks-sparc/current/
> > and read thru the docs.
> >
> > For the NIC go to:
> > http://www.goldcircuit.com and see if they have any Sparc20 units lying
> > around. That should be your least expensive way of hooking this up.
> > Of course, there is always Ebay.
> >
> > If you need any assistance, let me know.
> >
> > Jean Francois - JLF Sends...
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