From owner-freebsd-sparc64@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Aug 30 02:00:58 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-sparc64@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-sparc64@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 52C0816A4E0 for ; Wed, 30 Aug 2006 02:00:58 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from johnbarnes16@hotmail.com) Received: from bay0-omc1-s34.bay0.hotmail.com (bay0-omc1-s34.bay0.hotmail.com [65.54.246.106]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1258C43D45 for ; Wed, 30 Aug 2006 02:00:58 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from johnbarnes16@hotmail.com) Received: from hotmail.com ([65.54.161.38]) by bay0-omc1-s34.bay0.hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.1830); Tue, 29 Aug 2006 19:00:57 -0700 Received: from mail pickup service by hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC; Tue, 29 Aug 2006 19:00:57 -0700 Message-ID: Received: from 65.54.161.200 by by106fd.bay106.hotmail.msn.com with HTTP; Wed, 30 Aug 2006 02:00:53 GMT X-Originating-IP: [65.185.35.153] X-Originating-Email: [johnbarnes16@hotmail.com] X-Sender: johnbarnes16@hotmail.com In-Reply-To: From: "John Barnes" To: freebsd-sparc64@freebsd.org Date: Tue, 29 Aug 2006 22:00:53 -0400 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed X-OriginalArrivalTime: 30 Aug 2006 02:00:57.0860 (UTC) FILETIME=[227C8C40:01C6CBD8] Subject: RE: Ultra 80 Installation problems X-BeenThere: freebsd-sparc64@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Porting FreeBSD to the Sparc List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 30 Aug 2006 02:00:58 -0000 Well, that was it. I found a suported Frame Buffer and my install went fine. No need to do it from the console port. John >From: "John Barnes" >To: freebsd-sparc64@freebsd.org >Subject: Ultra 80 Installation problems >Date: Tue, 29 Aug 2006 10:31:09 -0400 > >Dear List, > >I have a Sun Ultra 80 with 2 CPUs. I burned the ISO disks for 6.1-RELEASE >and tried to boot. The kernel image loaded ok and I got appropriate >information on the console. But when it tried to boot the kernel I got. > >Nothing to autoload >Jumping to kernel 0xc0000006 > >Not perfect on the address, but that is close. > >I was reading in the archives of someone with a similar problem. He was >using and UltraSparc III cpu and that is unsupported. But the first >suggestion was that he install from the console port because there may not >be support for the Framebuffer. > >So, I'm planning to try that. But, I'm wondering if I will be able to boot >to video and keyboard once I install, or if I will always need to use the >console port on this machine. A follow on question is, can I buy another >graphics card that would work for this system on FreeBSD? > >Thanks for any help in this matter. > >John Barnes > > >_______________________________________________ >freebsd-sparc64@freebsd.org mailing list >http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-sparc64 >To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-sparc64-unsubscribe@freebsd.org"