Date: Sun, 9 Mar 2008 14:43:04 GMT From: Gavin Atkinson <gavin.atkinson@ury.york.ac.uk> To: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org Subject: www/121523: sparc platform info on website is out of date Message-ID: <200803091443.m29Eh4Bw067959@ga9test2.york.ac.uk> Resent-Message-ID: <200803091450.m29Eo2LO083935@freefall.freebsd.org>
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>Number: 121523 >Category: www >Synopsis: sparc platform info on website is out of date >Confidential: no >Severity: non-critical >Priority: low >Responsible: freebsd-www >State: open >Quarter: >Keywords: >Date-Required: >Class: doc-bug >Submitter-Id: current-users >Arrival-Date: Sun Mar 09 14:50:01 UTC 2008 >Closed-Date: >Last-Modified: >Originator: Gavin Atkinson >Release: FreeBSD 7.0-BETA3 amd64 >Organization: >Environment: System: FreeBSD ga9test2.york.ac.uk 7.0-BETA3 FreeBSD 7.0-BETA3 #0: Fri Nov 16 19:12:38 UTC 2007 root@myers.cse.buffalo.edu:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/GENERIC amd64 >Description: The page at http://www.freebsd.org/platforms/sparc.html is very out-of-date. Included patch corrects as much as I'm able to, and also slightly rearranges the content to match the other platforms pages (more PRs to come...) >How-To-Repeat: N/A >Fix: --- sparc.diff begins here --- Index: www/en/platforms/sparc.sgml =================================================================== RCS file: /usr/ncvs/www/en/platforms/sparc.sgml,v retrieving revision 1.28 diff -u -r1.28 sparc.sgml --- www/en/platforms/sparc.sgml 16 Oct 2006 18:06:12 -0000 1.28 +++ www/en/platforms/sparc.sgml 9 Mar 2008 14:39:20 -0000 @@ -13,68 +13,35 @@ <h3><a name="intro">Introduction</a></h3> <p>This page contains information about the FreeBSD port to Sun Microsystem's - UltraSPARC® architecture. UltraSPARC is a - <a href="&base;/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/articles/committers-guide/archs.html"> - Tier 1</a> architecture, and as such is fully supported by the - <a href="&base;">FreeBSD</a> project. However, the port - is not as mature as the existing i386 or amd64 ports. Discussion of the - UltraSPARC port takes place on the + UltraSPARC® architecture. Discussion of the UltraSPARC port takes + place on the <a href="http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-sparc64">freebsd-sparc</a> mailing list.</p> <h3><a name="toc">Table Of Contents</a></h3> <ul> - <li><a href="#who">Credits</a></li> - <li><a href="#news">Latest News</a></li> + <li><a href="#status">Status</a></li> <li><a href="#hw">Hardware List</a></li> - <li><a href="#todo">What Needs To Be Done</a></li> - <li><a href="#links">Pointers Of Interest</a></li> - </ul> - - <h3><a name="who">Credits</a></h3> - - <p>The following people have been working either in the spotlights or behind - the scenes to get the FreeBSD port off the ground:</p> - - <ul> - <li><a href="mailto:jake@FreeBSD.org">&a.jake;</a></li> - <li><a href="mailto:tmm@FreeBSD.org">&a.tmm;</a></li> - <li><a href="mailto:obrien@FreeBSD.org">&a.obrien;</a></li> + <li><a href="#who">Credits</a></li> + <li><a href="#list">FreeBSD/sparc64 mailing list</a></li> + <li><a href="#links">Points of Interest</a></li> </ul> - <h3><a name="news">Latest News</a></h3> + <h3><a name="status">Status</a></h3> - <ul> - <li><p><b>25 October, 2004</b> : The CS4231 audio driver has - been ported from <a href="http://www.OpenBSD.org/">OpenBSD</a>, - so SBus workstations equipped with sound hardware (Ultra 1E, - Ultra 2) get sound support.</p></li> - - <li><p><b>9 October, 2004</b> : The auxio driver has been ported - from <a href="http://www.NetBSD.org/">NetBSD</a>.</p></li> - - <li><p><b>10 June, 2004</b> : The esp driver has been imported - from <a href="http://www.NetBSD.org/">NetBSD</a>, so the - Ultra 1E and Ultra 2 machines get SCSI support now.</p></li> - - <li><p><b>18 January, 2003</b> : The if_xl driver is - <a href="http://docs.FreeBSD.org/cgi/mid.cgi?200301190023.h0J0Nx0N068255"> - now</a> supported in -CURRENT.</p></li> - - <li><p><b>10 December, 2002</b> : Daily snapshots of 5.0-CURRENT are now - available on - <a href="ftp://ftp2.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/snapshots/sparc64"> - ftp2.FreeBSD.org</a>. - </p></li> - </ul> + <p>UltraSPARC is a + <a href="&base;/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/articles/committers-guide/archs.html"> + Tier 2</a> architecture, and as such is not fully supported by the + <a href="&base;">FreeBSD</a> project. Although fully functional, the port + is not as mature as the existing i386 or amd64 ports.</p> <h3><a name="hw">Hardware List</a></h3> <p>A summary of supported systems follows. SMP is supported on all supported systems that contain more than 1 processor. For full details please see the - <a href="&base;/releases/&rel.current;R/hardware-sparc64.html"> + <a href="&base;/releases/&rel.current;R/hardware.html"> release notes</a> of the <a href="&base;/releases/"> release</a> you are using.</p> @@ -97,6 +64,7 @@ <li>Netra X1</li> <li>SPARCEngine® Ultra Axi</li> <li>SPARCEngine Ultra AXmp</li> + <li>Ultra 1</li> <li>Ultra 1E</li> <li>Ultra 2</li> <li>Ultra™ 5</li> @@ -120,7 +88,6 @@ <ul> <li>Any system with an UltraSPARC III or greater processor.</li> - <li>Ultra 1</li> </ul> <p>Any system not listed here that does not have an UltraSPARC III or greater @@ -128,12 +95,26 @@ a system that is not listed here please try it, and let <a href="mailto:freebsd-sparc@FreeBSD.org">us</a> know about it.</p> - <h3><a name="todo">What Needs To Be Done</a></h3> + <p>Note that newer UltraSPARC-T1® processor based systems are supported + by the <a href="&base;/platforms/sun4v.html">FreeBSD/sun4v Project</a></p> + + <h3><a name="who">Credits</a></h3> + + <p>The following people have been working either in the spotlights or behind + the scenes to get the FreeBSD port off the ground:</p> <ul> - <li>Update this webpage more often.</li> + <li><a href="mailto:jake@FreeBSD.org">&a.jake;</a></li> + <li><a href="mailto:tmm@FreeBSD.org">&a.tmm;</a></li> + <li><a href="mailto:obrien@FreeBSD.org">&a.obrien;</a></li> </ul> + <h3><a name="list">FreeBSD/sparc64 mailing list</a></h3> + + <p>To subscribe to this list, send mail to <tt class=" + EMAIL"><<a href="mailto:freebsd-sparc64-subscribe@FreeBSD.org">freebsd-sparc64-subscribe@FreeBSD.org</a>></tt> + or visit <a href="http://lists.FreeBSD.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-sparc64">mailman interface</a>.</p> + <h3><a name="links">Pointers Of Interest</a></h3> <ul> --- sparc.diff ends here --- >Release-Note: >Audit-Trail: >Unformatted:
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