[Aurora-sparc-user] Ultra 5 + Aurora Linux = WooHoo?

[Jos van der Ende]

On Sun, 28 Jan 2007 21:54:38 +0100
Joacim Melin <listor at melin.org> wrote:

> Hi guys,
> 
> I got me a Ultra 5 for free. Haven't booted it yet (still Solaris on  
> the disk) but I'm playing with the idea of using it for something  
> interesting. Before I start the process of installing Aurora, will
> it run properly on the Ultra 5, and is the hardware itself any good?

I use two of them as webservers for my own personal site,
www.pearlgates.net (warning: adult and weird content). They have
been running for about two years now without a single problem.

Some mention that the U5 has a dodgy DMA controller, but I never
noticed anything unusual with it. Maybe I'm just lucky. :-)

At $DAYJOB, we still use several of them as controllers for our E10k
systems. I can't recall ever having any hardware trouble with them.

You can even use one as a desktop system if you're so inclined, but I wouldn't recommend it. But as a server for a small site, it's perfect.


Jos