Ted Nolan <tednolan> wrote:
> In article <1147792076.481850.147950@i40g2000cwc.googlegroups .com>,
> toby <toby@telegraphics.com.au> wrote:
> >
> >
> >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.
> >
> >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.
> >
> >
> >>
> >> Forget SunOS unless your doing the antique computer thing. its very slow.
> >
> >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.
> >
> >>
>
> 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..

But also not related to SunOS 4 except in name. SunOS 4 is BSD, leaner
and meaner (also runs on (68K) Sun3 up to 4.1.1).

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>
> Ted