Sparc An ongoing FAQ for the Sparc port has to do with how well it works on sun4c systems . Problem reports are common. If, however, your goal is simply to turn your aging Suns into X terminals, you may want to check out SLXT - the SparcLinux X Terminal Package . It's a simple, easy to install package that can keep those old IPC's and Sparc 1's in business for a while yet. Meanwhile some Sparc users are reporting that the 2.1.89 kernel works far better than just about any that came before.
Folks are happy with the performance of it.
The one big complaint seems to be that SunOS emulation is not working in this particular version. For those who can not get the source from the vger CVS repository , James Moody has put together a tarball that can be obtained by FTP from wmh464a.acadiau.ca . It also seems to be mirrored here . Merced One suggestion for getting around the problem of availability for Intel's code generator for the Merced chip is to write a savvy little p-code interpreter for it. Larry Smith believes a system could be produced that was every bit as fast as a native code version despite the overhead.