> We are wishing to install sparc linux on a sun sparc slc but currently
> lack either a cdrom or a floppy drive for this machine.
>
> Is there any easy way to install linux over a network to create a
> bootable machine.
>
> The machine currently has sun os4.1.3 installed and linux would be
> installed on a second hard drive.
The only fully released Linux distribution for SPARC is Redhat 4.x. The
RedHat manual has instructions on how to setup the SPARC to network boot
off of another machine using TFTP. (Debian/SPARC is still in its
preliminary stages a.k.a. parts of it work but it has a ways to go)
You may also want to join sparclinux@vger.rutgers.edu (plus
sparc-list@redhat.com or debain-sparc@lists.debian.org) to reach all of
the people who actually run SPARCs themsevles. This list is for more
general kernel issues.
Tom