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**First: know thy system | **First: know thy system | ||
− | The question is yours, which sun-microsystem-axel-sparc-clone do you have? | + | :The question is yours, which sun-microsystem-axel-sparc-clone do you have? |
− | Don't know? The best hint is on the front, if it says ultra on it then... yes it will be an ultrasparc! | + | ::Don't know? The best hint is on the front, if it says ultra on it then... |
− | If that case is true, then your dealing with a 64bit processor, and will need to search for a sutiable, useable, and | + | :yes it will be an ultrasparc! If that case is true, then your dealing with |
+ | :a 64bit processor, and will need to search for a sutiable,useable, and hop | ||
+ | efuly community based operating system, or start your own. I recommand, gnu/ | ||
+ | ;Linux debian, | ||
− | <center><big>WARING</big><center> | + | <center><big>WARING</big></center> |
− | + | ;prereqs | |
− | + | ; yes computers have those.. | |
− | + | ;You should know the basics before starting a install on anything other then an | |
+ | ;i386, and even then when you install linux on a PC you do know how to use a mo | ||
+ | ;nitor? it's as simple as that, using what is in front of you, keyboard, mouse, | ||
+ | ;monitor, (maybe a little less of the mouse). | ||
− | + | ;other stuff to know | |
+ | ;WTF RS232, it's a type of connection, very programmable (*beyond scope of documentation) | ||
+ | ;If you know what an' old printer cable looks like you could tell me what this port looks like. | ||
+ | ;Like-wise for the old DB9 mice.(the ways of RS232 are dying and are beyond me, really) | ||
+ | |||
+ | ;same boat? great. | ||
+ | ;Now find a null-modem cable. hmm, what would one look like you ask? The truth, at least for me, | ||
+ | ;Is that I couldn't tell you what one looks like, but I could go and find you one in recycling ^_^ | ||
+ | ;( as a note, when cable diving in the cable been, pease do bring all the other good cables back to | ||
+ | ;the top with you) | ||
+ | |||
+ | ;you might need some adapters too. | ||
+ | |||
+ | ;that cable looks better then my ascii art, but trust me it's way cooler then a real picture.... | ||
+ | |||
+ | DB9---\ /---DB9 | ||
+ | \___________________/ | ||
+ | / \ | ||
+ | DB25---/ \--- DB25 | ||
+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | ;;yay!! are you with me... now use a searial connection program like [http://www.gnu.org/software/screen/ ;;screen] |
Revision as of 16:52, 26 December 2005
- Systems with the SPARC to them
- First: know thy system
- The question is yours, which sun-microsystem-axel-sparc-clone do you have?
- Don't know? The best hint is on the front, if it says ultra on it then...
- yes it will be an ultrasparc! If that case is true, then your dealing with
- a 64bit processor, and will need to search for a sutiable,useable, and hop
efuly community based operating system, or start your own. I recommand, gnu/
- Linux debian,
- prereqs
- yes computers have those..
- You should know the basics before starting a install on anything other then an
- i386, and even then when you install linux on a PC you do know how to use a mo
- nitor? it's as simple as that, using what is in front of you, keyboard, mouse,
- monitor, (maybe a little less of the mouse).
- other stuff to know
- WTF RS232, it's a type of connection, very programmable (*beyond scope of documentation)
- If you know what an' old printer cable looks like you could tell me what this port looks like.
- Like-wise for the old DB9 mice.(the ways of RS232 are dying and are beyond me, really)
- same boat? great.
- Now find a null-modem cable. hmm, what would one look like you ask? The truth, at least for me,
- Is that I couldn't tell you what one looks like, but I could go and find you one in recycling ^_^
- ( as a note, when cable diving in the cable been, pease do bring all the other good cables back to
- the top with you)
- you might need some adapters too.
- that cable looks better then my ascii art, but trust me it's way cooler then a real picture....
DB9---\ /---DB9 \___________________/ / \ DB25---/ \--- DB25
- yay!! are you with me... now use a searial connection program like ;;screen