However, I was unable to find a mirror to download any packages from.
I'm onlyafter basic stuff like tcsh, alpine, openssh-server, etc.

What are my next steps now to make this system useful?

That shouldn't be a problem, you only need to make sure that your
apt.sources contains the debian-ports repo instead of the regular ones.

Now to add a second CPU to this box and up the RAM a bit.

I'm very interested in your results. I've recently tried to get the
SMP kernel working on a V215 and only got tons of kernel panics. Had to
go back to the standard kernel and a single CPU. :(

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Hi Brian!

On Fri, 2023-03-24 at 03:07 +0000, Brian2 wrote:

Booting from the iso in the DVD allowed me to install without an issue.

Great.

However, I was unable to find a mirror to download any packages from. I'm only after basic stuff like tcsh, alpine, openssh-server, etc.

What are my next steps now to make this system useful?

Make sure you have these lines in your /etc/apt/sources.list:

# binary default
deb http://ftp.ports.debian.org/debian-ports/ unstable main
deb http://incoming.ports.debian.org/buildd/ unstable main
deb http://ftp.ports.debian.org/debian-ports/ unreleased main

# contrib and non-free arch:all packages (i.e. firmware)
deb [arch=all] http://ftp.debian.org/debian/ unstable contrib non-free

# source
deb-src http://ftp.debian.org/debian/ unstable main
deb-src http://incoming.debian.org/debian-buildd/ buildd-unstable main

You can fetch the file from here:

https://people.debian.org/~glaubitz/sources.list

You may have to install the Debian Ports Archive Keyring:

# wget http://ftp.ports.debian.org/debian-ports/pool/main/d/debian-ports-archive-keyring/debian-ports-archive-keyring_2023.02.01_all.deb
# dpkg -i debian-ports-archive-keyring_2023.02.01_all.deb

before running:

# apt update

Thanks Adrian for keeping Debian alive on Sparc.

You're welcome.

Now to add a second CPU to this box and up the RAM a bit.

Good idea.

Adrian

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Hi!

On Sat, 2023-03-25 at 01:59 +0000, Brian2 wrote:

I seem to be chasing my tail a bit though as I am getting that wget is
not installed so can't install the keyring to install stuff...

You can fetch the key with GPG which should be installed:

# gpg --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com --recv-keys 8D69674688B6CB36
# gpg --export --armor 8D69674688B6CB36 | apt-key add -

Adrian

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Hi!

On Sat, 2023-03-25 at 09:03 +0000, Brian Noonan wrote:

Thanks for the fast response on your weekend!
Unfortunately not.

root@daffy:/usr/bin# gpg --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com --recv-keys 8D69674686
-bash: gpg: command not found

I've run a find in /usr and also checked /usr/bin and /usr/sbin plus /usr/local/bin
manually just in case the issue was my PATH. No luck there either.

Try:

# apt update -o Acquire::Check-Valid-Until=false -o Acquire::AllowInsecureRepositories=true -o Acquire::AllowDowngradeToInsecureRepositories=true

then:

# apt install debian-ports-archive-keyring

Adrian

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Hi Adrian,

Thanks for the fast response on your weekend!

Unfortunately not.


root@daffy:/usr/bin# gpg --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com --recv-keys 8D69674686
-bash: gpg: command not found


I've run a find in /usr and also checked /usr/bin and /usr/sbin plus /usr/local/bin manually just in case the issue was my PATH. No luck there either.


Regards

Brian

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From: Brian2 <brian@siberianboxes.com>
Sent: Saturday, March 25, 2023 11:59 AM
To: John Paul Adrian Glaubitz
Cc: debian-sparc@lists.debian.org
Subject: RE: V210 booted from iso and installed but could not find mirror?

Thanks so much Adrian!
I seem to be chasing my tail a bit though as I am getting that wget is not installed so can't install the keyring to install stuff...

root@daffy:/etc/apt# wget
-bash: wget: command not found
root@daffy:/etc/apt# apt-get install wget
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... Done
Reading state information... Done
Package wget is not available, but is referred to by another package.
This may mean that the package is missing, has been obsoleted, or
is only available from another source

E: Package 'wget' has no installation candidate

Regards
Brian

-----Original Message-----
From: John Paul Adrian Glaubitz <glaubitz@physik.fu-berlin.de>
Sent: Saturday, March 25, 2023 9:05 AM
To: Brian2 <brian@siberianboxes.com>
Cc: debian-sparc@lists.debian.org
Subject: Re: V210 booted from iso and installed but could not find mirror?

Hi Brian!

On Fri, 2023-03-24 at 03:07 +0000, Brian2 wrote:

Booting from the iso in the DVD allowed me to install without an issue.

Great.

However, I was unable to find a mirror to download any packages from.
I'm only after basic stuff like tcsh, alpine, openssh-server, etc.

What are my next steps now to make this system useful?

Make sure you have these lines in your /etc/apt/sources.list:

# binary default
deb http://ftp.ports.debian.org/debian-ports/ unstable main deb http://incoming.ports.debian.org/buildd/ unstable main deb http://ftp.ports.debian.org/debian-ports/ unreleased main

# contrib and non-free arch:all packages (i.e. firmware) deb [arch=all] http://ftp.debian.org/debian/ unstable contrib non-free

# source
deb-src http://ftp.debian.org/debian/ unstable main deb-src http://incoming.debian.org/debian-buildd/ buildd-unstable main

You can fetch the file from here:

https://people.debian.org/~glaubitz/sources.list

You may have to install the Debian Ports Archive Keyring:

# wget http://ftp.ports.debian.org/debian-ports/pool/main/d/debian-ports-archive-keyring/debian-ports-archive-keyring_2023.02.01_all.deb
# dpkg -i debian-ports-archive-keyring_2023.02.01_all.deb

before running:

# apt update

Thanks Adrian for keeping Debian alive on Sparc.

You're welcome.

Now to add a second CPU to this box and up the RAM a bit.

Good idea.

Adrian

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: :' : Debian Developer
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<p>Thanks for the fast response on your weekend!</p>
<p>Unfortunately not.</p>
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<div class="PlainText">Thanks so much Adrian!<br>
I seem to be chasing my tail a bit though as I am getting that wget is not installed so can't install the keyring to install stuff...<br>

root@daffy:/etc/apt# wget<br>
-bash: wget: command not found<br>
root@daffy:/etc/apt# apt-get install wget<br>
Reading package lists... Done<br>
Building dependency tree... Done<br>
Reading state information... Done<br>
Package wget is not available, but is referred to by another package.<br>
This may mean that the package is missing, has been obsoleted, or<br>
is only available from another source<br>

E: Package 'wget' has no installation candidate<br>

Regards<br>
Brian<br>

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From: John Paul Adrian Glaubitz &lt;glaubitz@physik.fu-berlin.de&gt; <br>
Sent: Saturday, March 25, 2023 9:05 AM<br>
To: Brian2 &lt;brian@siberianboxes.com&gt;<br>
Cc: debian-sparc@lists.debian.org<br>
Subject: Re: V210 booted from iso and installed but could not find mirror?<br>

Hi Brian!<br>

On Fri, 2023-03-24 at 03:07 &#43;0000, Brian2 wrote:<br>
&gt; Booting from the iso in the DVD allowed me to install without an issue. <br>

Great.<br>

&gt; However, I was unable to find a mirror to download any packages from. <br> &gt; I'm only after basic stuff like tcsh, alpine, openssh-server, etc.<br> &gt; <br>
&gt; What are my next steps now to make this system useful?<br>

Make sure you have these lines in your /etc/apt/sources.list:<br>

# binary default<br>
deb <a href="http://ftp.ports.debian.org/debian-ports/" id="LPlnk170176" previewremoved="true">
http://ftp.ports.debian.org/debian-ports/</a> unstable main deb <a href="http://incoming.ports.debian.org/buildd/" id="LPlnk532423" previewremoved="true">
http://incoming.ports.debian.org/buildd/</a> unstable main deb <a href="http://ftp.ports.debian.org/debian-ports/" id="LPlnk568709" previewremoved="true">
http://ftp.ports.debian.org/debian-ports/</a> unreleased main<br>

# contrib and non-free arch:all packages (i.e. firmware) deb [arch=all] <a href="http://ftp.debian.org/debian/" id="LPlnk497460" previewremoved="true">
http://ftp.debian.org/debian/</a> unstable contrib non-free<br>

# source<br>
deb-src <a href="http://ftp.debian.org/debian/" id="LPlnk144247" previewremoved="true">
http://ftp.debian.org/debian/</a> unstable main deb-src <a href="http://incoming.debian.org/debian-buildd/" id="LPlnk950553" previewremoved="true">
http://incoming.debian.org/debian-buildd/</a> buildd-unstable main<br>

You can fetch the file from here:<br>

&gt; <a href="https://people.debian.org/~glaubitz/sources.list" id="LPlnk560320" previewremoved="true">
https://people.debian.org/~glaubitz/sources.list</a><br>

You may have to install the Debian Ports Archive Keyring:<br>

# wget <a href="http://ftp.ports.debian.org/debian-ports/pool/main/d/debian-ports-archive-keyring/debian-ports-archive-keyring_2023.02.01_all.deb" id="LPlnk504575" previewremoved="true">
http://ftp.ports.debian.org/debian-ports/pool/main/d/debian-ports-archive-keyring/debian-ports-archive-keyring_2023.02.01_all.deb</a><br>
# dpkg -i debian-ports-archive-keyring_2023.02.01_all.deb<br>

before running:<br>

# apt update<br>

&gt; Thanks Adrian for keeping Debian alive on Sparc.<br>

You're welcome.<br>

&gt; Now to add a second CPU to this box and up the RAM a bit.<br>

Good idea.<br>

Adrian<br>

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Also got a kernel panic with vsftpd.

Is this with the SMP kernel?
You should try the normal one first, it works very stable on my V215.
I get crashes all over the the place with the SMP kernel.

Unfortunately, that means you'll only have one CPU available...

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Hi Brian!

On Sat, 2023-03-25 at 10:39 +0000, Brian Noonan wrote:

Thanks Adrian!
That appears to work!
Now installing packages. But i just got a kernel panic with openssh-server. 😞

Try installing and booting an older kernel first:

# wget http://snapshot.debian.org/archive/debian-ports/20190719T183113Z/pool-sparc64/main/l/linux/linux-image-4.19.0-5-sparc64-smp_4.19.37-6_sparc64.deb
# dpkg -i linux-image-4.19.0-5-sparc64-smp_4.19.37-6_sparc64.deb

Newer kernels are known to be unstable on older sparc64 machines.

Adrian

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