[REQ] SPARC Linux Distros

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User5274
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[REQ] SPARC Linux Distros

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I am looking for these Linux distributions for SPARC. I ask you because I wasn't able to find any of them on the Internet, but I know they exist...
SuSE 7.3 for SPARC (suse-sparc-7.3-CD1.iso)
Caldera OpenLinux 2.2 for SPARC (?)
UltraPenguin 1.1 for SPARC (?)

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Re: [REQ] SPARC Linux Distros

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Why do you want SPARC linux distro's? Is it because you have an old sun workstation?
Pseudo-localized builds are awesome!

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whistler2250 wrote:Why do you want SPARC linux distro's? Is it because you have an old sun workstation?
No, I want to try them inside QEMU. Just for fun.

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Re: [REQ] SPARC Linux Distros

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User5274 wrote:
whistler2250 wrote:Why do you want SPARC linux distro's? Is it because you have an old sun workstation?
No, I want to try them inside QEMU. Just for fun.
I have tried qemu's sun spark emulator and it's just plain terrible. Qemu is terrible for emulating anything that isn't x86 architecture.
Pseudo-localized builds are awesome!

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Re: [REQ] SPARC Linux Distros

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whistler2250 wrote:
User5274 wrote:
whistler2250 wrote:Why do you want SPARC linux distro's? Is it because you have an old sun workstation?
No, I want to try them inside QEMU. Just for fun.
I have tried qemu's sun spark emulator and it's just plain terrible. Qemu is terrible for emulating anything that isn't x86 architecture.
Actually it's the opposite. If you have the correct PROMs and know the options, qemu can emulate a SPARC and other architectures pretty well. It even runs Windows NT on MIPS, for example. But you need to know what you're doing and which switches/parameters you need to use, otherwise you will have the same experience that you had with it ...
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