Sun manual is here: http://sunsolve.sun.com/handbook_pub/Systems/SS20/SS20.html
On December 10, 2004, 195.224.195.66 wrote: Kernel series 2.6 currently not supported but it is possible to successfully install 1.0 - read about it here http://junkcomputers.blogspot.com/2004/11/installing-linux-on-sun-sparcstation.html
The 2.6 kernel seems to run just fine on the SS20 with SuperSPARCs, but only in uniprocessor mode. If you want/need SMP or have HyperSPARCs, stick to 1.0. Otherwise there's no known reason to avoid 1.92.
Tested Configurations
Aurora Version |
Configuration |
Remarks |
Reporter |
1.0, 1.92 |
85MHz SuperSPARC-II, Sun TGX video, 64MB RAM |
Works fine SMP on 1.0 (until my second CPU died), and UP on 1.91/1.92. Headless via serial. |
|
1.0 |
2 x 150MHz HyperSPARC, Sun cg14 video, 192MB RAM |
Boots SMP everytime, and video works. Adding extra RAM (highmem) reduces the odds of a successful SMP boot. |
Bob |
1.92 |
150MHz HyperSPARC, Sun cg14 video, 192MB RAM |
esp DMA errors, and crashes with cg14 framebuffer |
Bob |