From owner-freebsd-sparc64@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Dec 6 16:18:22 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 3A9771065694 for ; Sun, 6 Dec 2009 16:18:22 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from mexas@bristol.ac.uk) Received: from dirg.bris.ac.uk (dirg.bris.ac.uk [137.222.10.102]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E656A8FC19 for ; Sun, 6 Dec 2009 16:18:21 +0000 (UTC) Received: from seis.bris.ac.uk ([137.222.10.93]) by dirg.bris.ac.uk with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1NHJoO-0001Dw-N0; Sun, 06 Dec 2009 16:18:20 +0000 Received: from mech-cluster241.men.bris.ac.uk ([137.222.187.241]) by seis.bris.ac.uk with esmtp (Exim 4.67) (envelope-from ) id 1NHJoN-0002j7-Ny; Sun, 06 Dec 2009 16:18:16 +0000 Received: from mech-cluster241.men.bris.ac.uk (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by mech-cluster241.men.bris.ac.uk (8.14.3/8.14.3) with ESMTP id nB6GIFYZ070160; Sun, 6 Dec 2009 16:18:15 GMT (envelope-from mexas@bristol.ac.uk) Received: (from mexas@localhost) by mech-cluster241.men.bris.ac.uk (8.14.3/8.14.3/Submit) id nB6GIFSj070159; Sun, 6 Dec 2009 16:18:15 GMT (envelope-from mexas@bristol.ac.uk) X-Authentication-Warning: mech-cluster241.men.bris.ac.uk: mexas set sender to mexas@bristol.ac.uk using -f Date: Sun, 6 Dec 2009 16:18:15 +0000 From: Anton Shterenlikht To: Anton Shterenlikht Message-ID: <20091206161815.GA70140@mech-cluster241.men.bris.ac.uk> References: <20091201154904.GA11679@mech-cluster241.men.bris.ac.uk> <20091201165752.GA12095@mech-cluster241.men.bris.ac.uk> <20091201215130.GA64974@alchemy.franken.de> <20091202124137.GA20168@mech-cluster241.men.bris.ac.uk> <20091202125915.GA20276@mech-cluster241.men.bris.ac.uk> <20091202192134.GA6562@alchemy.franken.de> <20091203131609.GA86854@mech-cluster241.men.bris.ac.uk> <20091203141711.GA43641@mech-cluster241.men.bris.ac.uk> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20091203141711.GA43641@mech-cluster241.men.bris.ac.uk> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.20 (2009-06-14) X-Spam-Score: -2.1 X-Spam-Level: -- Cc: freebsd-sparc64@freebsd.org, Marius Strobl Subject: Solved: Re: trouble installing to sun blade 1500 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: Sun, 06 Dec 2009 16:18:22 -0000 On Thu, Dec 03, 2009 at 02:17:11PM +0000, Anton Shterenlikht wrote: > On Thu, Dec 03, 2009 at 01:16:09PM +0000, Anton Shterenlikht wrote: > > On Wed, Dec 02, 2009 at 08:21:34PM +0100, Marius Strobl wrote: > > > On Wed, Dec 02, 2009 at 12:59:15PM +0000, Anton Shterenlikht wrote: > > > > On Wed, Dec 02, 2009 at 12:41:37PM +0000, Anton Shterenlikht wrote: > > > > > On Tue, Dec 01, 2009 at 10:51:30PM +0100, Marius Strobl wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I get to OK prompt, type "boot cdrom", but the process > > > > > > > > > stops after a few seconds with: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > jumping to kernel entry at 0xc0088000. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > You're using an unsupported framebuffer (see the release notes). > > > > > > > > > > yes, I missed that, thank you > > > > > > > > > > > This unfortunately isn't sufficient information and my Blade 1500 > > > > > > doesn't exhibit this problem. Could you please put the full dmesg > > > > > > output online somewhere (this should be easy to capture when > > > > > > using a serial console)? Can you boot to single user? after upgrading to the latest firmware, I can load 8.0 to silver and red 1500 blades: http://seis.bris.ac.uk/~mexas/freebsd/ Now my problem is graphics, or at least a text console. It looks like I've this graphics card (Sun data calles is graphics accelerator, but this the only graphics device in my 1500 blades, there is no other): Option Part description: X3780A 375-3153 XVR-600 Graphics Accelerator 3D LABS 54-001047-001 XVR-600 64MB PCI GRAPHICS CARD Anybody used this card with Sun? Is this card really not supported at all, even for text console? If I can get nowhere with this card, any advice for a card I could buy for Sun Blade 1500 (red or silver)? many thanks anton -- Anton Shterenlikht Room 2.6, Queen's Building Mech Eng Dept Bristol University University Walk, Bristol BS8 1TR, UK Tel: +44 (0)117 331 5944 Fax: +44 (0)117 929 4423