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hi, I have an architecture of SPARC 4, sfv 890 which is currently running on Solaris 10. Is it possible to replace Solaris 10 with RHEL 5 on the same ...
  1. 08-21-2009 #1
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    Exclamation RHEL 5 support on SPARC 4

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    I have an architecture of SPARC 4, sfv 890 which is currently running on Solaris 10. Is it possible to replace Solaris 10 with RHEL 5 on the same architecture? What issues do i face up?


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    AFAIK, there is no RHEL 5 support for Sparc systems. According to the Red Hat web site, the supported architectures are:

    x86 and x86_64
    Itanium 2
    Power PC
    IBM System z and System S/390

    No Sparc mentioned. There are a number of other distributions that will run on Sparc, however.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Arunachalam View Post
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    RedHat has this thing called "documentation" - check it out.
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    Quote Originally Posted by HROAdmin26 View Post
    RedHat has this thing called "documentation" - check it out.
    Yes. The Sparc architecture is conspicuous only by its absence...
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    FWIW, significant Linux distributions with Sparc support include Gentoo, Slackware, and Debian. Here is a page from The Linux Documentation Project web site with a listing and links to Linux Sparc distributions. The Red Hat and Suse versions a very much dated. I cannot recommend them.

    SPARC-HOWTO.: Choosing a distribution.
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    Wow - so you mean that if there is a doc for 5 or 6 CPU architectures and the one I am looking for is NOT there, I will have to *make a wild guess* that it's not supported? Hmm, I guess I will have to make a thread asking if there is a RHEL build for a Motorola 6811 proc now.

    Darn, I expected them to document *everything* that's not supported. Amiright? Kinda like a warning label for a power saw that says "not meant to be used to remove warts?" I mean, if it's not stated explicitly, it should work right?

    Edit: And everything posted in this thread can be found via Google/searching. Getting the OP to help himself will benefit him more in the long run.
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    Let's not skewer the newbie too badly on his first post, ok? What? Windows won't run on my ARM netbook computer? Gee. It doesn't say it won't...
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    Quote Originally Posted by Rubberman View Post
    Yes. The Sparc architecture is conspicuous only by its absence...
    My post was directed at your apparent need to note that Sparc is *not* listed in RedHat's documentation. That was the whole point: the OP needs to go find RedHat's doco, review it, and make some logical conclusion.

    ...the newbie too badly on his first post
    If you are implying that someone running a Sun Fire V890 is such a new computer user that they cannot search/find/read documentation, then I shudder to think of what that environment looks like.
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