Howto uninstall Linux for Sparc

I'm trying to install Solaris 8 on an Ultra 5 and it gives me an error after trying to create the swap space early in the install process. I think it's probably because I have Sparc Linux on the system and SILO is installed. Has anyone encountered this and knows how to fix it?
Thanks!

In case anyone runs into this problem, I researched it and ended up using format to modify each of the partition slices under the partition menu in format. This forced it to label the disk and partitions and then the installer was able to work with the disk.

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Arch linux for Sparc Ultra2

I have flat rate adsl2 24/7 and a sparc ultra 2 idle connected, I can trust some people on it to port all arch PKGBUILD,
18Gb hard disk scsi3 15000 rpm 1280Mb rom 2 300Mhz CPUs.
I can make Arch base boot on it in a couple of weeks. Anybody with me?

I have an ss10 I can test/compile(once the port is ready) on
I would also point out that debian was compiling 32bit userland for all sparcs with some exceptions that saw speedups like the kernel so supporting older 32bit sparcs should be an added bonus
I have been trying to get T2 SDE (it just spits out binary packages you can build a custom distro with... supposedly supports sparc32) to build a bootstrap environment but the cross compiler build is broken and I can't figure out how to get on the mailing list to ask for help I may email the main dev directly. T2 should also be able to create bootable install images to get us started once the bugs are cleaned up. Gentoo has dropped sparc32 support which I don't really understand except that the machines were slow they are still pretty neat and would make decent personal servers etc.
I think it would be nice to get a single boot image ready and have 64bit additional repos for those that can run them.
Anybody could fix the T2 GCC compiler that would be GREAT Glibc and quite a few other packages needed for the cross compiler work however it fails here
== 16:27:56 =[0]=> Building base/gcc [4.3.4 8.0-trunk].
/home/tv/t2/t2-trunk/build/sparc-8.0-trunk-generic-sparc-v8-cross-linux/TOOLCHAIN/tools.cross/lib/parse-config: line 8: package/./base/gcc/parse-config: No such file or directory
-> Reading package config: package/base/gcc/gcc.conf
-> Preparing build in src.gcc.sparc.20091101.162755.20021.Vectortheta
-> Building. Writing output to $root/var/adm/logs/0-gcc.out
*> Corrected ./libtool.m4
*> Corrected ./libjava/libltdl/ltmain.sh
*> Corrected ./libjava/classpath/ltmain.sh
!> checking whether sigaltstack is declared... yes
!> checking for struct tms... yes
!> checking for clock_t... yes
!> checking for .preinit_array/.init_array/.fini_array support... yes
!> checking if mkdir takes one argument... no
!> *** Configuration sparcv8-t2-linux-gnu not supported
!> Due to previous errors, no 0-gcc.log file!
!> (Try enabling xtrace in the config to track an error inside the build system.)
-> $root/var/adm/logs/0-gcc.out -> 0-gcc.err
Last edited by cb88 (2009-11-01 22:37:26)

Arch linux for SPARC, is there still any activity?

Hello all,
I just got my hands on some sparc servers and I'd love to put arch linux on there.
I found a wiki-page about SPARCH, but the last real edit is over 2 years ago, and the repository is down.
Is anyone still interested in this / working on this?
Ward

Ok, so Dave replied.
It's been a while since he worked with the SPARC version, and can't find the files anymore.
However, he does have some very useful basic information regarding what the basic problems with the porting process were, the framework he used (Cross-LFS; http://trac.cross-lfs.org/) and so on. Dave also mentioned, it was far faster to do the compiling on his x86 desktop than the actual SPARC box.
I'm highly motivated in getting something done about porting Arch to SPARC. Haven't done anything quite like this before, but that's not a problem. Lack of time might be though, which is why I'm hereby announcing I'm looking for volunteers to participate in a group effort to get the porting moving along and fully available to the public as soon as possible.
What I can offer is this:
- Server space from a fast x86_64 Sun Blade (running Arch) to host repositories and possibly do some compiling as well; 1 gbit uplink
- A Sun Fire V240 with 2 CPUs (1.5 GHz if I remember right) and 4 GB RAM for compiling / testing
- A plan, lots of ideas, an open mind and skills in areas such as design & co-operation
I would love to get involved in the actual porting myself as well, but as things look at the moment, I will only have the chance to do so occasionally and for short periods of time.
I can and very much wish to participate in designing the whole process though, and the first couple of people I feel the project needs would be designers / project leaders as well. Someone(s) with previous experience in porting any OS to any new architecture would be useful to say the least.
I'm also seriously thinking about kind of combining OpenBSD and / or DragonFly BSD with some parts of Arch. Can't really say which would be the dominating "gene" but Pacman and the rolling release approach are one of the key points of the whole thing. I used OpenBSD for years and loved it for its security and stability, but keeping it up to date and clean (no old libraries around etc.) means you will have to re-install it once a year. I got so tired of that I could simply not go on, and after lots of research ended up with Arch - which I love, apart from the fact that some things keep changing so radically that it's easy to drop out of the smooth upgrade track and get your otherwise super-stable server messed up.
So, this secondary plan of mine has to do with taking the best parts of OpenBSD, DragonFly and Arch, and putting it all together in a way that provides a super-stable, secure and KISS distribution heavily targeted at the server scene, possibly being available as 64-bit only. If it's based on Linux kernel then it will have things such as GRSecurity installed and on by default. Server software packages designed to be chrooted (or at least providing a chrooted version) whenever possible, and so on. Clear, unified way of how the system is configured and how the init works - this is where I'm thinking about the Arch way again. I am leaning towards using the OpenBSD kernel but importing lots of stuff from Arch / Linux.
If anyone's interested in either of these little projects, please pm or e-mail me at jyri (ät) archlinux (punkt) fi

Instant Client for Linux for SPARC 64?

I'm running Linux on SPARC64 and I would like to compile PHP with the OCI module... BUT I cannot.
I either run in to TLS problems (which get fixed with LD_PRELOAD=libclntsh.so ) or I run in to missing Sun libraries (as expected, but I found no ports) like libkstats.
Is it possible to do what I want to do? I have thought about using the PHP and JavaBridge, but that doesn't seem to mean I don't have to use OCI libraries (libclntsh and etc)... and may be a huge performance hit (two interpreted languages? UGH!)
Ideas?

just curious... which distro are you running on SPARC 64??? :)

Announcing availability of x86 hosted cross compiler for SPARC/Solaris

We are pleased to announce the release for GCC For Sun Systems 4.2.0 cross compilers!
This is a Solaris/x86 hosted compiler with target code generation for
SPARC/Solaris systems. If you develop on your OpenSolaris, or Solaris
x86 laptop or desktop, you can now start compiling your sources for
SPARC systems. Almost all features available in the
native SPARC GCC For Sun Systems 4.2.0 compiler are available
for use in the cross compiler. Please refer to the mini cross compiler howto
page for additional details on install and usage, and gotchas in cross
development environment.
Please continue to provide us your feedback and issues, which helps
us make the product better.
Thanks
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Can GCCFSS also cross compile from in reverse - from SPARC to x86/x64?
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How to Install Oracle 11g on Linux for Power?

I've installed RedHat Enterprise Linux 5.4 on IBM PowerPC server.
Now I want to install Oracle 11g on it. But there are no Oracle 11g downloads for Linux for Power.
Is there any workaround so Oracle 11g can be installed on Linux on Power?

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What all Operating System are Supported on Oracle VM Server for Sparc ?

hi,
Does Oracle VM Server for Sparc Support's Solaris OS of different version
or it also supports linux & windows OS also...
thnaks in advance....

The modern SPARC platform ( sun4v ) is locked in Solaris. No chances for open-source OS'es like Linux or *BSD.
This is because the important hardware documentation is closed ( known only to Sun / Oracle engineers ). For example:
  * virtualization features of CPU are documented only at hypervisor-call level (part of Sun servers' firmware), and only partially.
  * CPU errata are closed ( Some errata for old UltraSPARC III were opened during OpenSolaris project, but that's all).
  * crypto features ( SPU and MAU ) are closed.
-- Konstantin

Oracle VM for SPARC

Hi there,
I am a Solaris enthusiast who recently purchased a second hand Sun Fire v210 with 2 CPU's and 4 GB of RAM.
Now I am running Solaris 10 (sparc) on it and I want to toy around with virtual machines on it this is because I would like to run OS X and if possible x86 Linux inside a VM.
Since I am just a hobbyist and i dont have the funds to purchase expensive software does anybody have any suggestions on what software to use and where to get it?
With kind regards,
Gertjan

Gertjan wrote:
Now I am running Solaris 10 (sparc) on it and I want to toy around with virtual machines on it this is because I would like to run OS X and if possible x86 Linux inside a VM.Unfortunately, this is not how SPARC/Solaris virtualization works. You can't run x86 software on the SPARC platform, so neither MacOS X nor Linux compiled for x86 would work. I'm also not even sure if the UltraSPARC processor in that v210 supports Oracle VM for SPARC (formerly LDOMs), but I'm not a Solaris expert. Essentially, if it is supported, you will be able to run Solaris guests on your SPARC, but that's pretty much it.

Oracle Linux on Sparc

Larry announced a while back (Sparc system launch in 2010) the possibility of Oracle (Enterprise) Linux being available on Sparc.
Anything happening in this regard, or not?
I've been asked to look at running Linux on an old Sunfire v890 (<i>sun4u sparc SUNW,Sun-Fire-V890</i>). I've found a Debian 6.06 release for Sparc, but would like to run a RHEL-based distro (as we do on all our servers - the only Debian around here is Ubuntu on my office desktop).
Should I plod ahead with that Debian distro? Are there better distros for Sparc? Or is this idea of running Linux on V890 a terrible one? (Solaris is not an option due to cost implications that management consider unwarranted for using a mothballed server for some basic Oracle RDBMS development)
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Reading about ARM on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ARM_architecture I find a lot of interesting information, but I don't see much groundbreaking, though I must admit that I'm not a CPU engineer or have lots in-depth knowledge about it.
Am I a RISC fan? Well, I like good hardware. And I like to test hardware to see what performance is possible, storage systems in particular.
Personally I regret the loss of the Alpha chip and the loss of the Apple PowerPC. I had some interesting talks with a couple of HP engineers 10 years ago, complaining about the Alpha chip being superior to the IA-64 technology. I have forgotten the details. What I know is that video compressing tasks on my 8 year old PowerMac quad-core G5 with 4 x 2.5 GHz PPC 604e is noticeably faster than doing the same job on my Mac Pro 2009 with dual quad-core 2.3 GHz Intel Nehalem with all the latest and greatest.
Regarding RISC based and CISC based compilers. I think the advantage of CISC lies in simplicity for the programmer. I remember Apple developer guidelines from the early 90's to rely on system libraries residing in ROM. It had its advantages in terms of programming ergonomics, but caused more complexity and overhead in the CPU itself and thus making programs less efficient. I think the same applies to CISC. RISC is less efficient in terms of coding, but more CPU efficient, though shifting more work to the compiler. CISC versus RISC compiling was a valid argument in the past, but does it still apply?
Somewhere I read about the huge progress of the x86_64 architecture, which claims to outperform any existing RISC architecture, but I have not been able to experience that in practice. My experience with replacing old legacy RISC server systems is that it requires 4 times the hardware. But of course it is impossible to seriously compare old with new or different systems.
Looking forward by looking back, the best way to predict the future is to invent it. I wonder if some of the past developments are really coincidence. How does my future look and why I still have plans? ;-)
Edited by: Dude on Jan 9, 2013 6:50 AM

SQLPlus and SQLLoader needed for Sparc Solaris 2.6

Hello,
for a test i need the two Oracle utilities SQLPlus and SQLLoader
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Olaf.
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hai Alan,
Let me specific on the problem.
I developed a fail-over software for Linux servers(need 2 servers of same configuration). In this servers ,there are two modes , Active and passive mode. At a time one can be active,and other passive. Clients can communicate the with the servers through a common alias ip address. But the actual ip address of servers can be different.Normally Active server would be having the alias ip.
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Uninstall Linux and Grub dual boot from Win7 HP dm4..

uninstall Linux and Grub dual boot from Win7 HP dm4. I only have recovery disks. I just want to do a Startup Repair not a full system recovery.
When I reboot with the recovery disk there is no choice for Startup Repair.
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I hope this is helpful. If you have further questions just let me know. Have a great day!
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Flash 7 for Sparc needed

I just installed Firefox 2 in a U60 running Solaris
9, I downloaded Flash 9 for Sparc but It does not run on Solaris 9,
the System requirements say that it runs only on Solaris 10, I
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libm.so.2 library, . Solaris 9 has libm.so.1 library so I created a
soft link to library 1. However it does not functioned. Somebody
can tell me where can I download Flash 7 for Sparc? I was loking
for it but I did not find it. Please help me.
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Panthetic,
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Solaris 8 on Intel and apps for Sparc

I have installed Solaris 8 on PC wit Intel processor
but when i tried to run applications compiled for Solaris 2.6 for Sparc or Ultrasparc
they did not start .
Is there any way to start applications compiled for Solaris - Spark
under Solaris for Intel ?
And how if possible ?
Or the problem is elsewhere ?
Thanks

No way. Different CPU architecture, you must
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I want to test Oracle VM for Sparc System but I don't have new model Server to test it. What is the best practice of Oracle VM for Sparc System?
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Heng Horn wrote:
How about computer desktop or computer workstation with the latest version has CPU supports Oracle VM or SPARC?Nope. The only place you find SPARC T4 processors is in Sun Servers (and some Fujitsu servers, I think).

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