I have been trying to install RedHat6.2 for sparc on a Sparcstation5. After partitioning the hard drive, the system keeps hanging while trying to format the disk. I don't get any error messages to indicate what the problem is. Is there a way of checking the integrity of the hd from the boot prom? Better still, is there a way of formatting the h/d from the boot prom?
What is the size of the h/d in the Sparc5?
According to SUN, the Sparc5 could have a drive of a size 535MB to 4.2GB. If it is a small drive, that may be a problem.Sparc 5
Also, I could not find any info showing any version of Redhat working with a Sparc system (using sparc in the architecture dropdown menu). Search support at Redhat
(Update - found it - Redhat on Sparc )
You can't format the drive at the ok prompt. You might be able to if you can boot from a cdrom drive ( ok boot cdrom -s ). First find out for sure if it will work on a sparc system.
H/D is a 2 Gig Seagate drive. I can boot to cd with the RedHat installation disks so will attemp to run the command you mentioned. Many thanks.