Login or Register to Ask a Question and Join Our Community

Sponsored Content
Full Discussion: Sun Ultra 5 new user
Operating Systems Solaris Sun Ultra 5 new user Post 302968697 by jlliagre on Sunday 13th of March 2016 05:39:46 PM
Old 03-13-2016
Quote:
Originally Posted by _JonB_
What is the latest version of Solaris that will run comfortably on this machine? I have a copy of Solaris 10 but it will not boot (with a DVD reader installed it complains that it hasn't got enough memory). But I read that Solaris 10 on these machines is too slow.
Solaris 8 should run fine.
Quote:
Is the memory really limited to 512Mb? If that is true, how does the Ultra 10 (which I read uses the Ultra 5 motherboard) manage a maximum of 1Gb?
The U5 service manual is describing a four 256MB DIMM configuration leading to 1 GB so I guess it is possible.
Quote:
Is it "safe" to connect to the Internet? I'm thinking "vulnerabilities" here. Bear in mind it is sitting behind a firewall. I would like to be able to SSH into it from outside.
The obvious risk is to run unpatched services/libraries. You would need to run current openssh/openssl software and make sure the system is quickly updated when vulnerabilities are discovered.
Quote:
I notice it has no C compiler. What is the best approach for getting this installed, and how do I do it?
The simplest would be to find a gcc package for Solaris 8, this site looks to fit the need Index of /tgcware/sunos5.8_sparc/stable , it also had openssh/openssl packages.
Quote:
Finally, what's the best (fastest, most secure, easiest to use) Linux distribution for this and can it dual boot?
No idea.
This User Gave Thanks to jlliagre For This Post:
_JonB_
 

10 More Discussions You Might Find Interesting

1. UNIX Desktop Questions & Answers

Using a Sun Ultra 5 at work

I wouldn't call myself exactly new to Unix. I've played with Linux before so I can get around alright. I just have never really learned the basics, like setting a user's path. How do I do that on my Sun station? Obvioulsly, I've got several different bins, but I can only use the commands in... (1 Reply)
Discussion started by: skinnell2
1 Replies

2. UNIX Benchmarks

Sun Ultra 2 Solaris 8

Sparc Ultra2: Notes prtdiag: System Configuration: Sun Microsystems sun4u Sun Ultra 2 UPA/SBus (2 X UltraSPARC-II 296MHz) System clock frequency: 99 MHz Memory size: 768 Megabytes ========================= CPUs ========================= Run Ecache CPU CPU... (0 Replies)
Discussion started by: tnorth
0 Replies

3. UNIX Benchmarks

Sun Ultra 30 Solaris 8

Sun Ultra30 Solaris 8 Notes: ... Results: System -- SunOS box 5.8 Generic_108528-23 sun4u sparc SUNW,Ultra-30 Start Benchmark Run: Fri Sep 12 11:59:12 EDT 2003 1 interactive users. Dhrystone 2 without register variables 502087.7 lps (10 secs, 6 samples) Dhrystone 2 using... (2 Replies)
Discussion started by: tnorth
2 Replies

4. Solaris

sun ultra or sun sparkstation

am wonder wich sun computer is better, a sun ultra or sun sparkstation, and what is the difference (7 Replies)
Discussion started by: nobody
7 Replies

5. Solaris

sun ultra

Hi Guys, I have a 2nd hand Sun ultra-5, I wanted to know how to be able to run it as a normal window. I do not have any experience whatsoever with solaris/unix. Does anyone can give me a clue where to start. When I switch it goes to: unix console login: pa$$word: #UNIX sendmail : enable to... (0 Replies)
Discussion started by: lingosa
0 Replies

6. Solaris

hey i just got a Sun ultra 5!!!

now what do i do? im looking at it and i booted it after a bunch of code i got a line askign for the password i also downloaded solaris 10 any advice on how to install it? (36 Replies)
Discussion started by: russian460
36 Replies

7. Solaris

sun ultra 10 workstation

Hi All, I bought a sun workstation from ebay. Can I replace the cd-rom drive with a dvd-rom drive with any type? I mean, can I just buy a dvd-rom drive from a pc store? Thanks, itik (2 Replies)
Discussion started by: itik
2 Replies

8. Solaris

sun ultra 10 monitor

hi all, it seem hard to see on a regular monitor the ultra 10 converter to rgb so that it can go to a pc monitor. do u know how can i fix the monitor properly? it's not easy to see on the monitor there's so many lines. thanks in advance. (2 Replies)
Discussion started by: itik
2 Replies

9. Solaris

SUN ULTRA 45 - Solaris

hi, my sun box hangs- KEYBOARD not found. Using hyper link it boots and then hangs without able to access or get ok promt ----SCREEN SHOT AS-------------------------------------------------- ˙Loading onboard drivers: ebus i2c i2c i2c ppm /ebus@1f,464000: flashprom rtc serial serial env-monitor... (2 Replies)
Discussion started by: mathav22
2 Replies

10. Hardware

Sun Sparc Ultra 30 help

Hi all, I managed to salvage form work an old Sun Sparc Ultra 30. I have had it stored (controlled storage) for a few years and decided to get it home and boot it up. It starts up with a beep then I can hear disks spinning up, CDROM moving but nothing is displayed on the monitor. Can... (2 Replies)
Discussion started by: robbo007
2 Replies

LEARN ABOUT DEBIAN

trm

TRM(4)							   BSD Kernel Interfaces Manual 						    TRM(4)

NAME

     trm -- Tekram TRM-S1040 ASIC based PCI SCSI host adapter driver

SYNOPSIS

     To compile this driver into the kernel, place the following lines in your kernel configuration file:

	   device scbus
	   device trm

     Alternatively, to load the driver as a module at boot time, place the following line in loader.conf(5):

	   trm_load="YES"

DESCRIPTION

     The trm driver supports PCI SCSI host adapters based on the Tekram TRM-S1040 SCSI ASIC.

HARDWARE

     SCSI controllers supported by the trm driver include:

     o	 Tekram DC-315 PCI Ultra SCSI adapter without BIOS and internal SCSI connector
     o	 Tekram DC-315U PCI Ultra SCSI adapter without BIOS
     o	 Tekram DC-395F PCI Ultra-Wide SCSI adapter with flash BIOS and 68-pin external SCSI connector
     o	 Tekram DC-395U PCI Ultra SCSI adapter with flash BIOS
     o	 Tekram DC-395UW PCI Ultra-Wide SCSI adapter with flash BIOS
     o	 Tekram DC-395U2W PCI Ultra2-Wide SCSI adapter with flash BIOS

     For the Tekram DC-310/U and DC-390F/U/UW/U2B/U2W/U3W PCI SCSI host adapters, use the sym(4) driver.

SEE ALSO

     cd(4), ch(4), da(4), intro(4), sa(4), scsi(4), sym(4)

     http://www.tekram.com/

AUTHORS

     The trm driver was originally written for FreeBSD 3.0/i386 by Erich Chen of Tekram Technology, and ported to FreeBSD 5.0 by Olivier Houchard
     <cognet@FreeBSD.org>.

BSD
								 December 8, 2002							       BSD
All times are GMT -4. The time now is 05:56 AM.
Unix & Linux Forums Content Copyright 1993-2022. All Rights Reserved.
Privacy Policy