[luau] SparcStation IPX

Ben Beeson beesond001 at hawaii.rr.com
Wed Jul 17 17:05:01 PDT 2002


Thanks,

Ben 


On Wednesday 17 July 2002 05:02 pm, you wrote:
> If you get really creative, you can take the HDD out of it, put it in
> another comp, and install the OS to it.  You'll need an OS that will let
> you install for a different arch than you're on (unless you have another
> sparc that is), but it's quite possible.  I've done it before (by hand
> using a cross compiler) for stuff on my ipaq.  Your desktop will have to
> be able to read the sun disklabel, which will probably require a kernel
> compile.
>
> The HDDs are usually standard 3.5" 50 pin SCSI II hard drives shoudl you
> want to replace it.  Be aware you'll have to create a new sun disklabel.
>
> --MonMotha
>
> Ben Beeson wrote:
> > To all,
> >
> > 	I can't resist this one.  I have a Sparc 20 that could use a new OS.  I
> > would ultimatley like to use it as a smart terminal on my home LAN.  Only
> > problem is I don't have a floppy drive or a CDROM for it.  Short of
> > visiting Hawaii Computer Recycling, does anyone have any ideas on how to
> > go about upgrading the OS?  Also,  any ideas on replacing the hard drive
> > for a quieter one?
> >
> > Thanks in advance,
> >
> > Ben
>
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