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digital diesel
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PostPosted: Tue Nov 05, 2002 5:06 am    Post subject: Sparc 5 170mhz Reply with quote

has anyone tried to install 1.4rc1 on the sparc 5 170mhz? i'm really want to install gentoo on my sparc, but i don't really know where to start? I was looking for the ISO's and I can't seem to find it for 1.4rc1. Should I used an earlier release?
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PostPosted: Thu Nov 07, 2002 4:24 am    Post subject: ok I realized something Reply with quote

i can't install 1.4rc1
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PostPosted: Sat Nov 09, 2002 3:12 am    Post subject: You should be able to. Reply with quote

You don't need a brand new install ISO to get the latest gentoo onto your sparc5, you just need to be able too boot a linux cd (any sparc distro should do), and grab a fresh copy of the portage-tree from somewhere, either using rsync or http from the daily portage-dump.

Make sure your /etc/make.profile symlink points to the correct profile, which in this case should be /usr/portage/profiles/default-sparc-1.4.

I've successfully used an old gentoo 1.1a sparc image, and even debian images.

Of course, having previous experience with gentoo i a bonus, as the install procedure is a bit tricky. It's gotten better now with the SPARC install guide, though.
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PostPosted: Sat Nov 09, 2002 3:17 am    Post subject: Errr, come to think of it... Reply with quote

...you also need to grab at least a stage1 tarball for sparc32 and untar that onto your destination drive.

But the SPARC install guide explains all this.
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