Gentoo Archives: gentoo-sparc

From: Ferris McCormick <fmccor@g.o>
To: Keith M Wesolowski <wesolows@××××××××.org>
Cc: Zhang Weiwu <zhangweiwu@××××××.com>, gentoo-sparc@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-sparc] a question regarding using promise PDC 20262 ide card on Ultra 5 as boot device
Date: Tue, 30 Nov 2004 21:35:59
Message-Id: Pine.LNX.4.61.0411302134220.7559@lacewing.inforead.com
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-sparc] a question regarding using promise PDC 20262 ide card on Ultra 5 as boot device by Keith M Wesolowski
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4 On Tue, 30 Nov 2004, Keith M Wesolowski wrote:
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6 > On Tue, Nov 30, 2004 at 09:20:57PM +0000, Ferris McCormick wrote:
7 >
8 >
9 > The problem here is that the add-on card was made for PCs not for
10 > Sun/Apple gear and therefore does not have OBP firmware on it. Cards
11 > without such firmware cannot be used for booting.
12 >
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14 Thanks for the information. I don't know if I should have known that
15 or not, but now both Zhang Weiwu and I do.
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17 >> Perhaps a solution is for you during the install to put the /boot
18 >> partition onto the internal drive and install the boot loader there.
19 >> (This should work fine unless you need to preserve it.)
20 >> Then put / onto the external drive, and follow the installation
21 >> guide for setting up the configuration.
22 >
23 > This would work.
24 >
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26 > Keith M Wesolowski
27 > "Site launched. Many things not yet working." --Hector Urtubia
28 >
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34 Ferris McCormick (P44646, MI) <fmccor@g.o>
35 Developer, Gentoo Linux (Sparc)
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