In article <1147792076.481850.147950@i40g2000cwc.googlegroups .com>,
toby <toby@telegraphics.com.au> wrote:
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>graham salkin wrote:
>> Solaris 7 is the last supported solaris release on an IPC. However, you
>> should be prepared to not use X, and fully load it with whatever memory
>> you have.
>>
>> I have found better performance with the BSDs, NetBSD and OpenBSD seem
>> to work acceptably.
>>
>> I gave up using the CD, and netinstalled them.
>> Using CD-R's in a CD-rom drive of the sort of age suitable to work with
>> a computer that old is a tricky experience. it may work, but dont count
>> on it.
>>
>> You *can* install linux, but on an IPC, i dont recommend it. It works
>> fine on the more powerful boxes, but on a 25Mhz SPARC I, it seems even
>> slower than Solaris 7.
>>
>> If you are going to try linux, try Debian Woody. Its the only one I have
>> found which seems to install relatively cleanly. Even Sarge seems to
>> have problems.
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>If you're trying older Linux releases, watch out for the crippling
>memory management bug on the sun4c. It makes the system useless, you'll
>need a kernel with that fixed. ISTR I hit this problem with Debian 2.2.
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>> Forget SunOS unless your doing the antique computer thing. its very slow.
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>Actually SunOS 4 isn't slow at all on the class of machine we're
>talking about -- it's feels similar to, or even faster in general than
>the more recent releases of NetBSD. It's a nice unbloated BSD.
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I put 2 NICs in one of our IPCs, and used it as the office router/firewall for
years. Sunos 2.7, no speed problems..


Ted