From owner-freebsd-sparc64@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Oct 4 13:15:42 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 1DE1716A403 for ; Wed, 4 Oct 2006 13:15:42 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from dmitry@atlantis.dp.ua) Received: from postman.atlantis.dp.ua (postman.atlantis.dp.ua [193.108.47.1]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 64D9B43D45 for ; Wed, 4 Oct 2006 13:15:40 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from dmitry@atlantis.dp.ua) Received: from atlantis.dp.ua (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by postman.atlantis.dp.ua (8.13.1/8.13.1) with ESMTP id k94DFZr3010802 for ; Wed, 4 Oct 2006 16:15:35 +0300 (EEST) (envelope-from dmitry@atlantis.dp.ua) Received: from localhost (dmitry@localhost) by atlantis.dp.ua (8.13.1/8.13.1/Submit) with ESMTP id k94DFZY3010799 for ; Wed, 4 Oct 2006 16:15:35 +0300 (EEST) (envelope-from dmitry@atlantis.dp.ua) Date: Wed, 4 Oct 2006 16:15:35 +0300 (EEST) From: Dmitry Pryanishnikov To: freebsd-sparc64@freebsd.org Message-ID: <20061004160029.N77564@atlantis.atlantis.dp.ua> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed Subject: Netra t1 105: novice questions 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, 04 Oct 2006 13:15:42 -0000 Hello! First of all, I'm not a novice regarding the FreeBSD/i386, but it's the first time I have to use sparc64-compatible Netra t1 105 (used) machine. So my main question is - how to install the FreeBSD on this beast? Machine is equipped with 2 SCSI HDDs, also I've found 2 Ethernet ports and 2 serial ports; first of them is the serial console. I've made the serial cable and got the startup messages: LOMlite console Standby lom> LOM event: LOM reset lom> LOM event: power on screen not found. keyboard not found. Keyboard not present. Using ttya for input and output. They suggest (screen/keyboard not found) that there can be a some kind of system console, but it's missing, correctly? Then it initializes memory and tries to boot off the HDD. So: 1. Is it possible to stop this sequence and boot off the CDROM via the add-on Promise TX2 PCI controller (the beastie has 1 32-bit PCI slot). 2. If no, how one can install the FreeBSD on such a beastie? Sincerely, Dmitry -- Atlantis ISP, System Administrator e-mail: dmitry@atlantis.dp.ua nic-hdl: LYNX-RIPE