From owner-freebsd-sparc64@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Oct 5 11:07:01 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-sparc64@FreeBSD.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 284EB10656A3 for ; Mon, 5 Oct 2009 11:07:01 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from owner-bugmaster@FreeBSD.org) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (freefall.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::28]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 15DCE8FC21 for ; Mon, 5 Oct 2009 11:07:01 +0000 (UTC) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.14.3/8.14.3) with ESMTP id n95B70ea088803 for ; Mon, 5 Oct 2009 11:07:00 GMT (envelope-from owner-bugmaster@FreeBSD.org) Received: (from gnats@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.14.3/8.14.3/Submit) id n95B70JA088801 for freebsd-sparc64@FreeBSD.org; Mon, 5 Oct 2009 11:07:00 GMT (envelope-from owner-bugmaster@FreeBSD.org) Date: Mon, 5 Oct 2009 11:07:00 GMT Message-Id: <200910051107.n95B70JA088801@freefall.freebsd.org> X-Authentication-Warning: freefall.freebsd.org: gnats set sender to owner-bugmaster@FreeBSD.org using -f From: FreeBSD bugmaster To: freebsd-sparc64@FreeBSD.org Cc: Subject: Current problem reports assigned to freebsd-sparc64@FreeBSD.org 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: Mon, 05 Oct 2009 11:07:01 -0000 Note: to view an individual PR, use: http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/query-pr.cgi?pr=(number). The following is a listing of current problems submitted by FreeBSD users. These represent problem reports covering all versions including experimental development code and obsolete releases. S Tracker Resp. Description -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- s sparc/139134 sparc64 kernel output corruption f sparc/127051 sparc64 [hme] hme interfaces "pause" with the message "device o sparc/119244 sparc64 X11Forwarding to X11 server on sparc crashes Xorg o sparc/119240 sparc64 top has WCPU over 100% on UP system s sparc/119239 sparc64 gdb coredumps on sparc64 o sparc/113556 sparc64 [panic] trap: memory address not aligned; Rebooting... f sparc/108732 sparc64 ping(8) reports 14 digit time on sparc64 s sparc/107087 sparc64 [hang] system is hung during boot from CD o sparc/105048 sparc64 [trm] trm(4) panics on sparc64 o sparc/104428 sparc64 [nullfs] nullfs panics on E4500 (but not E420) o sparc/80890 sparc64 [panic] kmem_malloc(73728): kmem_map too small running o sparc/80410 sparc64 [netgraph] netgraph is causing crash with mpd on sparc o sparc/71729 sparc64 printf in kernel thread causes panic on SPARC 13 problems total. From owner-freebsd-sparc64@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Oct 5 22:16:47 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: sparc64@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id EE0291065670; Mon, 5 Oct 2009 22:16:47 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from tinderbox@freebsd.org) Received: from freebsd-current.sentex.ca (freebsd-current.sentex.ca [64.7.128.98]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 92EDC8FC13; Mon, 5 Oct 2009 22:16:47 +0000 (UTC) Received: from freebsd-current.sentex.ca (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by freebsd-current.sentex.ca (8.14.3/8.14.3) with ESMTP id n95MGk8Y079647; Mon, 5 Oct 2009 18:16:46 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from tinderbox@freebsd.org) Received: (from tinderbox@localhost) by freebsd-current.sentex.ca (8.14.3/8.14.3/Submit) id n95MGkrU079646; Mon, 5 Oct 2009 22:16:46 GMT (envelope-from tinderbox@freebsd.org) Date: Mon, 5 Oct 2009 22:16:46 GMT Message-Id: <200910052216.n95MGkrU079646@freebsd-current.sentex.ca> X-Authentication-Warning: freebsd-current.sentex.ca: tinderbox set sender to FreeBSD Tinderbox using -f Sender: FreeBSD Tinderbox From: FreeBSD Tinderbox To: FreeBSD Tinderbox , , Precedence: bulk Cc: Subject: [head tinderbox] failure on sparc64/sparc64 X-BeenThere: freebsd-sparc64@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 List-Id: Porting FreeBSD to the Sparc List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 05 Oct 2009 22:16:48 -0000 TB --- 2009-10-05 21:12:52 - tinderbox 2.6 running on freebsd-current.sentex.ca TB --- 2009-10-05 21:12:52 - starting HEAD tinderbox run for sparc64/sparc64 TB --- 2009-10-05 21:12:52 - cleaning the object tree TB --- 2009-10-05 21:13:13 - cvsupping the source tree TB --- 2009-10-05 21:13:13 - /usr/bin/csup -z -r 3 -g -L 1 -h cvsup.sentex.ca /tinderbox/HEAD/sparc64/sparc64/supfile TB --- 2009-10-05 21:13:26 - building world TB --- 2009-10-05 21:13:26 - MAKEOBJDIRPREFIX=/obj TB --- 2009-10-05 21:13:26 - PATH=/usr/bin:/usr/sbin:/bin:/sbin TB --- 2009-10-05 21:13:26 - TARGET=sparc64 TB --- 2009-10-05 21:13:26 - TARGET_ARCH=sparc64 TB --- 2009-10-05 21:13:26 - TZ=UTC TB --- 2009-10-05 21:13:26 - __MAKE_CONF=/dev/null TB --- 2009-10-05 21:13:26 - cd /src TB --- 2009-10-05 21:13:26 - /usr/bin/make -B buildworld >>> World build started on Mon Oct 5 21:13:26 UTC 2009 >>> Rebuilding the temporary build tree >>> stage 1.1: legacy release compatibility shims >>> stage 1.2: bootstrap tools >>> stage 2.1: cleaning up the object tree >>> stage 2.2: rebuilding the object tree >>> stage 2.3: build tools >>> stage 3: cross tools >>> stage 4.1: building includes >>> stage 4.2: building libraries >>> stage 4.3: make dependencies >>> stage 4.4: building everything >>> World build completed on Mon Oct 5 22:08:54 UTC 2009 TB --- 2009-10-05 22:08:54 - generating LINT kernel config TB --- 2009-10-05 22:08:54 - cd /src/sys/sparc64/conf TB --- 2009-10-05 22:08:54 - /usr/bin/make -B LINT TB --- 2009-10-05 22:08:54 - building LINT kernel TB --- 2009-10-05 22:08:54 - MAKEOBJDIRPREFIX=/obj TB --- 2009-10-05 22:08:54 - PATH=/usr/bin:/usr/sbin:/bin:/sbin TB --- 2009-10-05 22:08:54 - TARGET=sparc64 TB --- 2009-10-05 22:08:54 - TARGET_ARCH=sparc64 TB --- 2009-10-05 22:08:54 - TZ=UTC TB --- 2009-10-05 22:08:54 - __MAKE_CONF=/dev/null TB --- 2009-10-05 22:08:54 - cd /src TB --- 2009-10-05 22:08:54 - /usr/bin/make -B buildkernel KERNCONF=LINT >>> Kernel build for LINT started on Mon Oct 5 22:08:54 UTC 2009 >>> stage 1: configuring the kernel >>> stage 2.1: cleaning up the object tree >>> stage 2.2: rebuilding the object tree >>> stage 2.3: build tools >>> stage 3.1: making dependencies >>> stage 3.2: building everything [...] cc -c -O2 -pipe -fno-strict-aliasing -std=c99 -Wall -Wredundant-decls -Wnested-externs -Wstrict-prototypes -Wmissing-prototypes -Wpointer-arith -Winline -Wcast-qual -Wundef -Wno-pointer-sign -fformat-extensions -nostdinc -I. -I/src/sys -I/src/sys/contrib/altq -D_KERNEL -DHAVE_KERNEL_OPTION_HEADERS -include opt_global.h -fno-common -finline-limit=15000 --param inline-unit-growth=100 --param large-function-growth=1000 -fno-builtin -mcmodel=medany -msoft-float -ffreestanding -fstack-protector -Werror /src/sys/kern/uipc_shm.c cc -c -O2 -pipe -fno-strict-aliasing -std=c99 -Wall -Wredundant-decls -Wnested-externs -Wstrict-prototypes -Wmissing-prototypes -Wpointer-arith -Winline -Wcast-qual -Wundef -Wno-pointer-sign -fformat-extensions -nostdinc -I. -I/src/sys -I/src/sys/contrib/altq -D_KERNEL -DHAVE_KERNEL_OPTION_HEADERS -include opt_global.h -fno-common -finline-limit=15000 --param inline-unit-growth=100 --param large-function-growth=1000 -fno-builtin -mcmodel=medany -msoft-float -ffreestanding -fstack-protector -Werror /src/sys/kern/uipc_sockbuf.c cc -c -O2 -pipe -fno-strict-aliasing -std=c99 -Wall -Wredundant-decls -Wnested-externs -Wstrict-prototypes -Wmissing-prototypes -Wpointer-arith -Winline -Wcast-qual -Wundef -Wno-pointer-sign -fformat-extensions -nostdinc -I. -I/src/sys -I/src/sys/contrib/altq -D_KERNEL -DHAVE_KERNEL_OPTION_HEADERS -include opt_global.h -fno-common -finline-limit=15000 --param inline-unit-growth=100 --param large-function-growth=1000 -fno-builtin -mcmodel=medany -msoft-float -ffreestanding -fstack-protector -Werror /src/sys/kern/uipc_socket.c cc -c -O2 -pipe -fno-strict-aliasing -std=c99 -Wall -Wredundant-decls -Wnested-externs -Wstrict-prototypes -Wmissing-prototypes -Wpointer-arith -Winline -Wcast-qual -Wundef -Wno-pointer-sign -fformat-extensions -nostdinc -I. -I/src/sys -I/src/sys/contrib/altq -D_KERNEL -DHAVE_KERNEL_OPTION_HEADERS -include opt_global.h -fno-common -finline-limit=15000 --param inline-unit-growth=100 --param large-function-growth=1000 -fno-builtin -mcmodel=medany -msoft-float -ffreestanding -fstack-protector -Werror /src/sys/kern/uipc_syscalls.c cc -c -O2 -pipe -fno-strict-aliasing -std=c99 -Wall -Wredundant-decls -Wnested-externs -Wstrict-prototypes -Wmissing-prototypes -Wpointer-arith -Winline -Wcast-qual -Wundef -Wno-pointer-sign -fformat-extensions -nostdinc -I. -I/src/sys -I/src/sys/contrib/altq -D_KERNEL -DHAVE_KERNEL_OPTION_HEADERS -include opt_global.h -fno-common -finline-limit=15000 --param inline-unit-growth=100 --param large-function-growth=1000 -fno-builtin -mcmodel=medany -msoft-float -ffreestanding -fstack-protector -Werror /src/sys/kern/uipc_usrreq.c cc1: warnings being treated as errors /src/sys/kern/uipc_usrreq.c: In function 'unp_pcblist': /src/sys/kern/uipc_usrreq.c:1471: warning: format '%d' expects type 'int', but argument 2 has type 'long int' *** Error code 1 Stop in /obj/sparc64/src/sys/LINT. *** Error code 1 Stop in /src. *** Error code 1 Stop in /src. TB --- 2009-10-05 22:16:46 - WARNING: /usr/bin/make returned exit code 1 TB --- 2009-10-05 22:16:46 - ERROR: failed to build lint kernel TB --- 2009-10-05 22:16:46 - 2986.88 user 636.63 system 3834.07 real http://tinderbox.des.no/tinderbox-head-HEAD-sparc64-sparc64.full From owner-freebsd-sparc64@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Oct 5 22:35:33 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: sparc64@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A08E9106566B; Mon, 5 Oct 2009 22:35:33 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from tinderbox@freebsd.org) Received: from freebsd-current.sentex.ca (freebsd-current.sentex.ca [64.7.128.98]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7992A8FC1B; Mon, 5 Oct 2009 22:35:33 +0000 (UTC) Received: from freebsd-current.sentex.ca (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by freebsd-current.sentex.ca (8.14.3/8.14.3) with ESMTP id n95MZW0B024808; Mon, 5 Oct 2009 18:35:32 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from tinderbox@freebsd.org) Received: (from tinderbox@localhost) by freebsd-current.sentex.ca (8.14.3/8.14.3/Submit) id n95MZWlA024807; Mon, 5 Oct 2009 22:35:32 GMT (envelope-from tinderbox@freebsd.org) Date: Mon, 5 Oct 2009 22:35:32 GMT Message-Id: <200910052235.n95MZWlA024807@freebsd-current.sentex.ca> X-Authentication-Warning: freebsd-current.sentex.ca: tinderbox set sender to FreeBSD Tinderbox using -f Sender: FreeBSD Tinderbox From: FreeBSD Tinderbox To: FreeBSD Tinderbox , , Precedence: bulk Cc: Subject: [head tinderbox] failure on sparc64/sun4v X-BeenThere: freebsd-sparc64@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 List-Id: Porting FreeBSD to the Sparc List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 05 Oct 2009 22:35:33 -0000 TB --- 2009-10-05 21:33:49 - tinderbox 2.6 running on freebsd-current.sentex.ca TB --- 2009-10-05 21:33:49 - starting HEAD tinderbox run for sparc64/sun4v TB --- 2009-10-05 21:33:49 - cleaning the object tree TB --- 2009-10-05 21:34:02 - cvsupping the source tree TB --- 2009-10-05 21:34:02 - /usr/bin/csup -z -r 3 -g -L 1 -h cvsup.sentex.ca /tinderbox/HEAD/sparc64/sun4v/supfile TB --- 2009-10-05 21:34:15 - building world TB --- 2009-10-05 21:34:15 - MAKEOBJDIRPREFIX=/obj TB --- 2009-10-05 21:34:15 - PATH=/usr/bin:/usr/sbin:/bin:/sbin TB --- 2009-10-05 21:34:15 - TARGET=sun4v TB --- 2009-10-05 21:34:15 - TARGET_ARCH=sparc64 TB --- 2009-10-05 21:34:15 - TZ=UTC TB --- 2009-10-05 21:34:15 - __MAKE_CONF=/dev/null TB --- 2009-10-05 21:34:15 - cd /src TB --- 2009-10-05 21:34:15 - /usr/bin/make -B buildworld >>> World build started on Mon Oct 5 21:34:15 UTC 2009 >>> Rebuilding the temporary build tree >>> stage 1.1: legacy release compatibility shims >>> stage 1.2: bootstrap tools >>> stage 2.1: cleaning up the object tree >>> stage 2.2: rebuilding the object tree >>> stage 2.3: build tools >>> stage 3: cross tools >>> stage 4.1: building includes >>> stage 4.2: building libraries >>> stage 4.3: make dependencies >>> stage 4.4: building everything >>> World build completed on Mon Oct 5 22:27:48 UTC 2009 TB --- 2009-10-05 22:27:48 - generating LINT kernel config TB --- 2009-10-05 22:27:48 - cd /src/sys/sun4v/conf TB --- 2009-10-05 22:27:48 - /usr/bin/make -B LINT TB --- 2009-10-05 22:27:48 - building LINT kernel TB --- 2009-10-05 22:27:48 - MAKEOBJDIRPREFIX=/obj TB --- 2009-10-05 22:27:48 - PATH=/usr/bin:/usr/sbin:/bin:/sbin TB --- 2009-10-05 22:27:48 - TARGET=sun4v TB --- 2009-10-05 22:27:48 - TARGET_ARCH=sparc64 TB --- 2009-10-05 22:27:48 - TZ=UTC TB --- 2009-10-05 22:27:48 - __MAKE_CONF=/dev/null TB --- 2009-10-05 22:27:48 - cd /src TB --- 2009-10-05 22:27:48 - /usr/bin/make -B buildkernel KERNCONF=LINT >>> Kernel build for LINT started on Mon Oct 5 22:27:48 UTC 2009 >>> stage 1: configuring the kernel >>> stage 2.1: cleaning up the object tree >>> stage 2.2: rebuilding the object tree >>> stage 2.3: build tools >>> stage 3.1: making dependencies >>> stage 3.2: building everything [...] cc -c -O2 -pipe -fno-strict-aliasing -std=c99 -Wall -Wredundant-decls -Wnested-externs -Wstrict-prototypes -Wmissing-prototypes -Wpointer-arith -Winline -Wcast-qual -Wundef -Wno-pointer-sign -fformat-extensions -nostdinc -I. -I/src/sys -I/src/sys/contrib/altq -D_KERNEL -DHAVE_KERNEL_OPTION_HEADERS -include opt_global.h -fno-common -finline-limit=15000 --param inline-unit-growth=100 --param large-function-growth=1000 -fno-builtin -mcmodel=medany -msoft-float -ffreestanding -fstack-protector -Werror /src/sys/kern/uipc_shm.c cc -c -O2 -pipe -fno-strict-aliasing -std=c99 -Wall -Wredundant-decls -Wnested-externs -Wstrict-prototypes -Wmissing-prototypes -Wpointer-arith -Winline -Wcast-qual -Wundef -Wno-pointer-sign -fformat-extensions -nostdinc -I. -I/src/sys -I/src/sys/contrib/altq -D_KERNEL -DHAVE_KERNEL_OPTION_HEADERS -include opt_global.h -fno-common -finline-limit=15000 --param inline-unit-growth=100 --param large-function-growth=1000 -fno-builtin -mcmodel=medany -msoft-float -ffreestanding -fstack-protector -Werror /src/sys/kern/uipc_sockbuf.c cc -c -O2 -pipe -fno-strict-aliasing -std=c99 -Wall -Wredundant-decls -Wnested-externs -Wstrict-prototypes -Wmissing-prototypes -Wpointer-arith -Winline -Wcast-qual -Wundef -Wno-pointer-sign -fformat-extensions -nostdinc -I. -I/src/sys -I/src/sys/contrib/altq -D_KERNEL -DHAVE_KERNEL_OPTION_HEADERS -include opt_global.h -fno-common -finline-limit=15000 --param inline-unit-growth=100 --param large-function-growth=1000 -fno-builtin -mcmodel=medany -msoft-float -ffreestanding -fstack-protector -Werror /src/sys/kern/uipc_socket.c cc -c -O2 -pipe -fno-strict-aliasing -std=c99 -Wall -Wredundant-decls -Wnested-externs -Wstrict-prototypes -Wmissing-prototypes -Wpointer-arith -Winline -Wcast-qual -Wundef -Wno-pointer-sign -fformat-extensions -nostdinc -I. -I/src/sys -I/src/sys/contrib/altq -D_KERNEL -DHAVE_KERNEL_OPTION_HEADERS -include opt_global.h -fno-common -finline-limit=15000 --param inline-unit-growth=100 --param large-function-growth=1000 -fno-builtin -mcmodel=medany -msoft-float -ffreestanding -fstack-protector -Werror /src/sys/kern/uipc_syscalls.c cc -c -O2 -pipe -fno-strict-aliasing -std=c99 -Wall -Wredundant-decls -Wnested-externs -Wstrict-prototypes -Wmissing-prototypes -Wpointer-arith -Winline -Wcast-qual -Wundef -Wno-pointer-sign -fformat-extensions -nostdinc -I. -I/src/sys -I/src/sys/contrib/altq -D_KERNEL -DHAVE_KERNEL_OPTION_HEADERS -include opt_global.h -fno-common -finline-limit=15000 --param inline-unit-growth=100 --param large-function-growth=1000 -fno-builtin -mcmodel=medany -msoft-float -ffreestanding -fstack-protector -Werror /src/sys/kern/uipc_usrreq.c cc1: warnings being treated as errors /src/sys/kern/uipc_usrreq.c: In function 'unp_pcblist': /src/sys/kern/uipc_usrreq.c:1471: warning: format '%d' expects type 'int', but argument 2 has type 'long int' *** Error code 1 Stop in /obj/sun4v/src/sys/LINT. *** Error code 1 Stop in /src. *** Error code 1 Stop in /src. TB --- 2009-10-05 22:35:32 - WARNING: /usr/bin/make returned exit code 1 TB --- 2009-10-05 22:35:32 - ERROR: failed to build lint kernel TB --- 2009-10-05 22:35:32 - 2979.51 user 611.90 system 3703.13 real http://tinderbox.des.no/tinderbox-head-HEAD-sparc64-sun4v.full From owner-freebsd-sparc64@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Oct 10 02:30:14 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-sparc64@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 109591065672 for ; Sat, 10 Oct 2009 02:30:14 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from dhutty@allgoodbits.org) Received: from smtp.allgoodbits.com (allgoodbits.com [97.107.132.102]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D755C8FC12 for ; Sat, 10 Oct 2009 02:30:13 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mail.allgoodbits.org (pool-72-95-226-80.pitbpa.ftas.verizon.net [72.95.226.80]) by smtp.allgoodbits.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 255544E794 for ; Fri, 9 Oct 2009 22:09:43 -0400 (EDT) Received: from localhost (mail.allgoodbits.org [127.0.0.1]) by mail.allgoodbits.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id ECD82BB1A4 for ; Fri, 9 Oct 2009 22:09:42 -0400 (EDT) X-Virus-Scanned: amavisd-new at allgoodbits.org Received: from mail.allgoodbits.org ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (mail.allgoodbits.org [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id xKlyfDYQNhQF for ; Fri, 9 Oct 2009 22:09:42 -0400 (EDT) Received: from [192.168.0.200] (odysseus [192.168.0.200]) by mail.allgoodbits.org (Postfix) with ESMTPA id 3B0DBBB0E8 for ; Fri, 9 Oct 2009 22:09:42 -0400 (EDT) Message-ID: <4ACFECE6.30902@allgoodbits.org> Date: Fri, 09 Oct 2009 22:09:42 -0400 From: Duncan Hutty User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.23 (Macintosh/20090812) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: freebsd-sparc64@freebsd.org Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Subject: automated installations 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: Sat, 10 Oct 2009 02:30:14 -0000 I have looked into automating installation of freebsd using: http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en/articles/pxe/article.html and http://www.locolomo.org/pub/pxeboot/index.html to achieve a setup where a new client can PXE boot into a sysinstall scripted installation process. Everything that I can find refers to i386/amd64 architectures. Has this also been done for sparc64? I assume that it can if I can create a pxeboot loader for sparc64 as described in http://www.locolomo.org/pub/pxeboot/pxeboot.html but since I'm rather new at this, I thought I'd ask if anyone has tried this before I spend too much time on it. Thanks, Duncan Hutty From owner-freebsd-sparc64@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Oct 10 17:02:01 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-sparc64@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 240B5106568B for ; Sat, 10 Oct 2009 17:02:01 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from gavin.atkinson@ury.york.ac.uk) Received: from mail-gw1.york.ac.uk (mail-gw1.york.ac.uk [144.32.128.246]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B01888FC1E for ; Sat, 10 Oct 2009 17:02:00 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mail-gw6.york.ac.uk (mail-gw6.york.ac.uk [144.32.129.26]) by mail-gw1.york.ac.uk (8.13.6/8.13.6) with ESMTP id n9AH1vQH022773; Sat, 10 Oct 2009 18:01:57 +0100 (BST) Received: from ury.york.ac.uk ([144.32.108.81]) by mail-gw6.york.ac.uk with esmtps (TLSv1:AES256-SHA:256) (Exim 4.68) (envelope-from ) id 1MwfKP-0004jd-5n; Sat, 10 Oct 2009 18:01:57 +0100 Received: from ury.york.ac.uk (localhost.york.ac.uk [127.0.0.1]) by ury.york.ac.uk (8.14.3/8.14.3) with ESMTP id n9AH1ujo019103; Sat, 10 Oct 2009 18:01:56 +0100 (BST) (envelope-from gavin.atkinson@ury.york.ac.uk) Received: from localhost (gavin@localhost) by ury.york.ac.uk (8.14.3/8.14.3/Submit) with ESMTP id n9AH1uaf019100; Sat, 10 Oct 2009 18:01:56 +0100 (BST) (envelope-from gavin.atkinson@ury.york.ac.uk) X-Authentication-Warning: ury.york.ac.uk: gavin owned process doing -bs Date: Sat, 10 Oct 2009 18:01:56 +0100 (BST) From: Gavin Atkinson X-X-Sender: gavin@ury.york.ac.uk To: Duncan Hutty In-Reply-To: <4ACFECE6.30902@allgoodbits.org> Message-ID: <20091010175525.E80896@ury.york.ac.uk> References: <4ACFECE6.30902@allgoodbits.org> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed X-York-MailScanner: Found to be clean X-York-MailScanner-From: gavin.atkinson@ury.york.ac.uk Cc: freebsd-sparc64@freebsd.org Subject: Re: automated installations 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: Sat, 10 Oct 2009 17:02:01 -0000 On Fri, 9 Oct 2009, Duncan Hutty wrote: > I have looked into automating installation of freebsd using: > http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en/articles/pxe/article.html > and > http://www.locolomo.org/pub/pxeboot/index.html > > to achieve a setup where a new client can PXE boot into a sysinstall scripted > installation process. Everything that I can find refers to i386/amd64 > architectures. > > Has this also been done for sparc64? I assume that it can if I can create a > pxeboot loader for sparc64 as described in > http://www.locolomo.org/pub/pxeboot/pxeboot.html but since I'm rather new at > this, I thought I'd ask if anyone has tried this before I spend too much time > on it. You'll also presumably need a network card that supports PXE booting on sparc64. I suspect this will be a challenge - as far as I understand it, the boot ROM on PXE network cards contain i386 code. However, I'm not sure why you'd want to do this. You can easily boot from the network and install an OS using nothing more than the standard OpenFirmware interface. Although I can't actually see any proper documentation of this on the FreeBSD website, http://people.freebsd.org/~murray/sparc64/install.html should be enough for you to figure it out. Thanks, Gavin