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PostPosted: Wed Feb 04, 2004 12:46 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

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iain@hythe.net wrote:
Anyone here got any experience with Gentoo on Ultra 5? My Ultra 10 seems to be fine, should I expect any major differences in how I roll-out Gentoo?

An Ultra 5 is just an Ultra 10 in a smaller box. Only real difference is that there's one less PCI slot and no room for a UPA card in the u5. Oh, and officially (haha) Sun don't support the faster CPUs in the u5.

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I noticed that if I emerge PHP, there are quite a lot of X dependencies; anyone got any advice about how to emerge a bare-bones PHP install? What USE flags should I negate?

From the looks of things, -X -qt might be a good start... emerge -pv gives pretty good hints usually.


Thanks for the tips

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PostPosted: Thu Feb 05, 2004 12:46 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

http://stuweb.jcu.edu/dfinucane06/ireland/hosted/IMG_0308.jpg

hoping i can play around with one of the 450s maybe :)
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PostPosted: Tue Feb 17, 2004 8:48 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Just off to pick up an Ultra Enterpise 150 tomorrow. Not sure of the specs but it boots, apparently. I have it on the if you can shift it, it's yours payment plan. My first foray into sun hardware, allmost certainly going to get a stage 1 gentoo installation. However first I have to learn the mysteries of getting the serial console working. I have a bog standard pentium 200, running gentoo 1.4, just crying out to be the console.
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PostPosted: Tue Feb 17, 2004 9:12 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

trepid wrote:
http://stuweb.jcu.edu/dfinucane06/ireland/hosted/IMG_0308.jpg

hoping i can play around with one of the 450s maybe :)


If you get them, you better remove some of the dust ;)
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PostPosted: Tue Feb 17, 2004 6:49 pm    Post subject: My gentoo setup... :-) Reply with quote

1 x E450 (4x400MHz 4 gigs ram, 20 disks)
3 x Ultra 5 (but I only have one running anymore, cause I raided the others for their ram, so I guess they don't count).
2 x Ultra 2 (2x200's dont remember how much ram).

Selling the 450 to get an opteron though, I think. :-)
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PostPosted: Wed Feb 18, 2004 2:53 am    Post subject: My Sun Hardware Reply with quote

@Work
2 - Ultra 10's one fresh install of Gentoo, one still solaris 8

@Home - wow I didn't even realize what I had here, I'm a sucker for surplus buys
1 IPC (lunchbox case) no idea what equipment
1 IPX (also a lunchbox) 540 meg drive (set as swap) one 2 gig running
1 Sparc2 - never even opened
RedHat 6.something I think
2 Sparc10's 1 with 256meg Redhat 6.something as well
1 ultraenterprise2 just picked this one up, it will be my home server after I have a chance to Gentoo it
1 Ultra10 - I think this would make a nice web browser mail checker at home.

Man I need a geek garage sale
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PostPosted: Thu Feb 19, 2004 4:10 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Ultra30, 1x 300 MhZ, 384 MB GB RAM, 9 GB SCSI HD, Elite 3D graphics card, SUN HME ethernet...

Runs great.
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PostPosted: Thu Feb 19, 2004 12:17 pm    Post subject: What Sparc? Reply with quote

Ultra Enterprise 2
2 x 300 Mhz Ultra 2 (64 bit) Processors
4 x 18 G U160 SCSI Disks (2 Internal) (2 External)
640 MB RAM
Creator 3D Graphics
Gentoo "~sparc" with gentoo-dev-sparc (2.6.3) Kernel

I have also a QLogic Sbus SCSI Card, CG6 Sbus Graphics Card, (Not used a present) that works under Gentoo.


:) Matt
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PostPosted: Fri Feb 20, 2004 9:48 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

For the topic's sake, on Monday past, I took the plunge and bought a:

Sun Ultra Enterprise 2 box with:
2 x 167 MHz cpus
256 megabytes ram
2 x 4 gigabyte scsi disks
1 x 2.1 gigabyte scsi disk
2 x 10/100 nics
Turbo GX+ graphic card
Sun "entry level" 17" colour monitor
Multipack 711 (12 bays)

all in surprisingly good condition, for about US$350 (just under 300 euros).

Latest Gentoo LiveCD booted fine, and installation was a snap. The documentation I referred to, the supposedly "ancient" install doc, the new faq still in bugs.g.o and the Gentoo Handbook are all clearly and well written.

I wisely :oops: decided to go with sparc-dev-sources-2.6.3_rc3 for my kernel, that being an obviously much more interesting proposition. The kernel compiled fine (the second time, after including unnecessary ide suppt) and boots and runs perfectly. Users can log in over the net without any trouble at all.

However, no amount of .config options I twiddled and/or fiddle with seem to bring my type 5 (masquerading as a type 6) keyboard to life, despite it working flawlessly under the LiveCD.

This is also a plea to keep this workstation from being beheaded :twisted: and banished to the realms of slave serverdom.

Any help to this spark-newbie is greatly appreciated.
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PostPosted: Fri Feb 20, 2004 10:47 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

You need to comment out KEYMAP in /etc/rc.conf with 2.6.x + type5 for it to work properly.

BTW, as of 2.6.3 release, sparc-dev-sources is now deprecated in favour of the new development-sources arch patch voodoo magic.
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PostPosted: Sat Feb 21, 2004 12:20 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

ciaranm wrote:
You need to comment out KEYMAP in /etc/rc.conf with 2.6.x + type5 for it to work properly.

I did so and effected an /etc/init.d keymaps restart, with the following response:

* You need to setup $KEYMAP in /etc/rc.conf first

And ... no keyboard ...

Of course, this is under the sparc-dev-sources kernel. I'm compiling the development-sources as I write this and will try again later ...
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PostPosted: Mon Feb 23, 2004 5:09 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

How about this topic being sticky...
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PostPosted: Tue Feb 24, 2004 2:06 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

chiguire wrote:
ciaranm wrote:
You need to comment out KEYMAP in /etc/rc.conf with 2.6.x + type5 for it to work properly.

Of course, this is under the sparc-dev-sources kernel. I'm compiling the development-sources as I write this and will try again later ...

Funny thing ... I copied my last .config to the new development-sources, without changing anything else, compiled my kernel and lo and behold, I have a fully working machine *with* keyboard.

After this, I recompiled the kernel *without* ide support, which one would think unnecessary for an ultra 2 machine (sparc-dev-sources 2.6.3-rc3 compiled but wouldn't boot!) and although everything else seems fine, there is no keyboard again :roll:
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PostPosted: Tue Feb 24, 2004 3:37 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Sun Enterprise 250 - Headless
2 GB Ram
6 18GB SCSI HDD
2 x 400 Mhz Sparc64
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PostPosted: Wed Feb 25, 2004 4:53 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I have a Sun Ultra 1 170 Series
CPU: UltraSparc 147Mhz
128 MB system memory
2.6 gig SCSI hd
tpe and aui network connections
currently trying to install gentoo,
running kernel 2.2.14-5 (redhat 6.2)
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PostPosted: Thu Feb 26, 2004 6:20 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Hi,

have a U60 (Dual Ultra Sparc 2 / 2Gig RAM / 9 GB HD ) (private)
and some V120, ServerBlade 100, E250 and a V440 at work.

regards mad
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PostPosted: Fri Feb 27, 2004 8:05 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

1. Ultra I, 200MHz, 256MB, CGsix, QFE, PTI
2. Ultra II Creator, 2x300MHz, 512MB, Creator 3D
3. Ultra II Enterprise, 2x300MHz, 512MB, Creator
--> Sun A1000 (HW RAID 1), HP NetServer/8 (SW RAID 5)
4. Ultra 10, 300MHz, 256MB, 28GB

All running gentoo.
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PostPosted: Fri Feb 27, 2004 3:57 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Hi everyone.
Gentoo and Sparc n00b here adding his 2 cents 8)

SparcStation IPX (Hobbes):
piece of crap with 16MB of RAM (I think) and no TP ethernet, but I finally got an AUI to TP tranceiver. The HDD died shortly after I brought it home, and now it just sits there doing nothing as I'm working on the SS5 atm. Had to hack together a serial cable for it too.

SparcStaion Classic (Lunch):
32MB RAM that I'll have a play with once I get the SS5 up and running properly.

SparcStation 5 (Pizza):
Currently trying to install Gentoo on it as I write. Trying to go from Stage 1, but after chrooting, I try to 'emerge sync' but keep getting a Seg Fault when it gets to the ">>> Updating Portage Cache..." bit. grrr :evil:
This is one of those 170MHz TurboSparc processors btw, I'm just seeing if I can get Gentoo on it. I may have to go from stage 3...
and it *definitely* needs more RAM. Only 64MB in it at the moment, but finding it in Australia is not easy.

I also have a HP9000 721/60 (Gecko) with Debian installed, but I haven't got a second ethernet card for it so it does nothing at the moment.

I hope to acquire an UltraSparc of some sort as well.
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PostPosted: Sun Feb 29, 2004 1:14 pm    Post subject: My Sparc Reply with quote

diesel.ieworks.net: SS20, dual 75, 256MB, 5GB disk. Currently acting as MySQL server.
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PostPosted: Tue Mar 09, 2004 2:10 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

At home:
SS4 128mb/9Gb

At work:
2* Ultra5, 2* Ultra10, 3* E250, 2* NetraT1

Vu: try ebay for the memory. failing that i can give you an address in the uk. he may ship to oz
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PostPosted: Wed Mar 10, 2004 8:08 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Thanks Dunch,
I've manage to find someone willing to sell memory (without a system) in Sydney. It's maxed out at 256MB now, and I've finished compiling the kernel (Stage 3 install).

Just have to set a few things and reboot :)
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PostPosted: Wed Mar 10, 2004 9:13 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

2 Sparc classic with 32Mb of RAM and 1Go SCSI HD :D
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PostPosted: Fri Mar 12, 2004 9:58 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

So far:
**Edit**
Ultra2e
2x 300Mhz USII 2mb cache
384mb ram
9Gb internal
12x 4gb in a multipack
40x cdrom in external drivebay
Currently running solaris 9, but soon upgrading to gentoo.
Creator3d (managed to find one in an old u1 we had lying around at work)
quad ethernet

Also have a fireblade 100 , plus a pair of IPCs, 32mb and 320mb drive, that I use as bookends, and a sparcserver4 that I use as a monitor stand... http://magicandmiracle.co.uk/matt/desk.jpg

Cheers

Matt


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PostPosted: Sat Mar 13, 2004 8:36 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

For hitmanh, concerning graphics card: This is posted from a system like
you want to upgrade to---
Check part numbers for Creator3d or Elite3D at
http://sunsolve.sun.com/handbook_pub/Systems/U2/component.graphics.html

And then, I have found that eBay can be your friend if you are patient;
just keep looking for any of X3661A, X3671A, 501-4790, ...
and keep waiting. (For example, if you wanted an old Creator, series 1 for
a U2, that's what eBay item 3083583067 is: 501-4127. I doubt that you want it.)

Essentially, you are looking for Creator3D Series 3 (FFB2+(H)) or Series 2 (FFB2(H))
H=Horizontal; the only thing to watch out for is that the (V)=Vertical parts are more common,
so always check against the part number list on the sun page referenced above.

Hope this gives you an idea of what to look for.
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PostPosted: Sat Mar 13, 2004 11:57 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Ferris wrote:
For hitmanh, concerning graphics card: This is posted from a system like
you want to upgrade to---
Check part numbers for Creator3d or Elite3D at
http://sunsolve.sun.com/handbook_pub/Systems/U2/component.graphics.html

And then, I have found that eBay can be your friend if you are patient;
just keep looking for any of X3661A, X3671A, 501-4790, ...
and keep waiting. (For example, if you wanted an old Creator, series 1 for
a U2, that's what eBay item 3083583067 is: 501-4127. I doubt that you want it.)

Essentially, you are looking for Creator3D Series 3 (FFB2+(H)) or Series 2 (FFB2(H))
H=Horizontal; the only thing to watch out for is that the (V)=Vertical parts are more common,
so always check against the part number list on the sun page referenced above.

Hope this gives you an idea of what to look for.


Thanks for your help... found some stuff on ebay, but so far US only shipping (I'm UK based).

Cheers

Matt
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