Re: sparc linux

["Adam Sleight" <adams linearcorp com>]

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHEA1999045-01.html

2. Problem description:
        An anaconda boot disk and updates disk are now available which fixes the
following problems: 

             Type 0x0f partitions not being recognized as extended 
             HPFS and NTFS partitions not being identified properly 
             Upgrades not mounting filesystem w/ options set in /etc/fstab 
             No lilo.rpmsave file is created during upgrades 
             Non-ext2 mount points were not created in /mnt 
             Static IP address not working during kickstart installs 
             Linear option and kernel options not being placed in /etc/lilo.conf 
             LILO configuration being skipped during upgrades 
             No opportunity to create boot disks during upgrades 

        3. Bug IDs fixed:

        4. Relevant releases/architectures:
        Red Hat Linux 6.1, Intel 
                           ^^^^^^^^^^^  not sure if this would apply to sparc


On Thu, 2 Mar 2000 17:00:12 -0600 (CST)
 Steve Feehan <steve cis ksu edu> wrote:
> I have tried installing the 6.1 version of Redhat for sparc several times
> and the installation always fails after the ldconfig package is installed.
> 
> I have downloaded the iso, mounted it on another linux box, exported the
> mount point (/etc/cdrom) via nfs. I thought that maybe the iso was bad so
> I downloaded it again (this time from ftp.redhat.com) but I still have the
> same problem. 
> 
> 
> Can anyone offer some advice? Is there a problem with the ISO? Is there
> a problem with NFS installs? My boss is going to order the CD, but I am
> in a hurry :-)  
> 
> --
> Steve Feehan