From owner-freebsd-sparc64@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Jun 16 04:02:52 2004 Return-Path: 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 7193316A4CE for ; Wed, 16 Jun 2004 04:02:52 +0000 (GMT) Received: from pooker.samsco.org (pooker.samsco.org [168.103.85.57]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 099D543D2D for ; Wed, 16 Jun 2004 04:02:52 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from scottl@freebsd.org) Received: from freebsd.org (junior-wifi.samsco.home [192.168.0.11]) (authenticated bits=0) by pooker.samsco.org (8.12.11/8.12.10) with ESMTP id i5G45PlL013532; Tue, 15 Jun 2004 22:05:25 -0600 (MDT) (envelope-from scottl@freebsd.org) Message-ID: <40CFC638.7040308@freebsd.org> Date: Tue, 15 Jun 2004 22:02:00 -0600 From: Scott Long User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; FreeBSD i386; en-US; rv:1.6) Gecko/20040304 X-Accept-Language: en-us, en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Mykel References: <40CFC0A0.1000604@mWare.ca> <20040616034055.GE26532@electra.cse.Buffalo.EDU> <40CFC2CF.8080509@mWare.ca> In-Reply-To: <40CFC2CF.8080509@mWare.ca> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Spam-Status: No, hits=0.4 required=3.8 tests=MANY_EXCLAMATIONS autolearn=no version=2.63 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 2.63 (2004-01-11) on pooker.samsco.org cc: Ken Smith cc: freebsd-sparc64@freebsd.org Subject: Re: IT! WORKS! X-BeenThere: freebsd-sparc64@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Porting FreeBSD to the Sparc List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 16 Jun 2004 04:02:52 -0000 Mykel wrote: > Ken Smith wrote: > >> On Tue, Jun 15, 2004 at 11:38:08PM -0400, Mykel wrote: >> >> >>> w00t! >>> >>> I have the June 14th snapshot installed and running on my Ultra2! >>> >>> Aside from HORRIBLE terminal issues (ncurses is allergic to the >>> console, also, you can only type at about 1CPS, everything else gets >>> dropped) >>> >>> but >>> >>> IT WORKS! >>> >>> $ uname -a >>> FreeBSD phoebus.condor.lan SNAP-20040612 FreeBSD SNAP-20040612 #0: >>> Mon Jun 14 07:25:37 UTC 2004 >>> root@bobbi.cse.buffalo.edu:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/GENERIC sparc64 >>> >> >> >> Yay! :-) >> >> FYI - I'm going to do another snapshot. Scott reported there was >> more fixed recently than just tagged transfers. >> >> Serial port is still the best way to do an install, that's on the >> todo list... :-) >> >> > Well, you see - I /had/ thought of that, but you must understand... what > I have on my desk: > -> Centrino laptop (Slackware) with no RS232 ports > -> $CLIENT's PC/router/server/paperweight > -> Toshiba T1200 laptop > > Yes... T1200 - an XT, (it's only 5 or 6 years younger than me) running > MSDOs 6.22 and ProCOMM+, the only problem is - the screen is too small > for any reasonable terminal, so it's just a mess. Man, flash back to 1986! My first pc experience was a T1000. I would have killed for a T1200 back then ;-) > > So I just bit the bullet, reboot serveral times before deciding VT100 > mode would be the best on the console. > > Now how about the console? how can I make typing at least practical on > here? I was hoping to use this as a desktop machine. As I mentioned in my other email, you might try adjusting the serial port speed. Just a guess though. I bootstrapped my machine by netbooting it and then manually paritioning the disk and doing an installworld into it. > > Also - can I just CVSup from my local mirror or is that different on > Sparc64? And X - how do I get that going? Just follow the handbook? cvsup works just as it does on x86. X requires syscons (or pvct, but that doesn't work on sparc64). syscons + creator appears to somewhat work for me, but it requires uart(4) for the keyboard. Again, uart(4) locks up my U2 as soon as interrupts are enabled, so it's not really an option. Scott