ubuntu in Fujitsu Primepower 450?

[Charlie Kravetz]

On Fri, 2007-11-09 at 14:29 +0800, Yang Zhao wrote:
> 2007/11/9, Charlie Kravetz <cjk at teamcharliesangels.com>:
> >
> > On Thu, 2007-11-08 at 08:53 +0800, Yang Zhao wrote:
> > > Hi, guys:
> > >
> > > Is there any one installed ubuntu in Fujitsu Primepower 450
> > > successfully? I tried to install the server version of ubuntu 7.10,
> > > but failed showing up a message "Red State Exception CPU#0".
> > >
> > > This machine has a Sparc64 V processor. Any idea?
> > >
> > > Thanks a lot!
> > >
> > > Yang
> > >
> > I have not installed Ubuntu in the Fujitsu Primepower 450, but I think
> > you will need the Sun UltraSparc based version if the system has a
> > Sparc64 V based processor. If you go to the bottom of the download page,
> > there is a line for this version. IMHO, the intel and AMD 64-bit
> > versions will not work on the Sparc64 processor.
> > You may be able to get to the graphical download page from
> > http://www.ubuntu.com/getubuntu/download
> >
> > or wget
> > http://ftp.yz.yamagata-u.ac.jp/pub/linux/ubuntu/releases/gutsy/ubuntu-7.10-server-sparc.iso
> >
> > Good luck,
> >
> > --
> > Charlie Kravetz
> > Linux Registered User Number 425914
> > Never let anyone steal your DREAM.
> >
> 
> I did get the sparc version of ubuntu 7.1 and tried it on the fujitsu
> PP 450, but failed. It seems that ubuntu may support machines from
> Sun's family, but not Fujitsu, although both of them use the same cpu
> with the same architecture.
> 
> There is an opinion that Fujitsu did not release its technique details
> to any linux, thus none of the linux version support Fujitsu
> Primepower machines.
> 
> Yang
> 
I see. I'm out of ideas then. As I do not have such a server to
experiment on, I can not be of any help to you.

Good luck,

-- 
Charlie Kravetz
Linux Registered User Number 425914
Never let anyone steal your DREAM.