From owner-freebsd-sparc64@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Jan 28 07:33:58 2011 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 B8227106566B for ; Fri, 28 Jan 2011 07:33:58 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from scp@zm.mainstream.net) Received: from zm.mainstream.net (zm.mainstream.net [192.231.143.19]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 698478FC0C for ; Fri, 28 Jan 2011 07:33:57 +0000 (UTC) Received: from localhost (localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1]) by zm.mainstream.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3A8652000BA; Thu, 27 Jan 2011 07:46:46 -0500 (EST) X-Virus-Scanned: amavisd-new at zm.mainstream.net Received: from zm.mainstream.net ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (zm.mainstream.net [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id kf68G39VzDT2; Thu, 27 Jan 2011 07:46:45 -0500 (EST) Received: from [10.129.1.187] (c-75-68-48-51.hsd1.nh.comcast.net [75.68.48.51]) by zm.mainstream.net (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id 3E10C200047; Thu, 27 Jan 2011 07:46:45 -0500 (EST) Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v1082) From: "Steven C. Peterson" In-Reply-To: <20110127090043.GB46343@server.vk2pj.dyndns.org> Date: Thu, 27 Jan 2011 07:46:44 -0500 Message-Id: <0A010C7F-8BD0-4FA3-A2A4-D8083D173412@zm.mainstream.net> References: <013601cbbce4$5a103c90$0e30b5b0$@net> <61100F80-D31C-4331-808F-F2DE87FD5364@zm.mainstream.net> <20110127090043.GB46343@server.vk2pj.dyndns.org> To: Peter Jeremy X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.1082) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.5 Cc: freebsd-sparc64@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Bailing on Solaris? 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: Fri, 28 Jan 2011 07:33:58 -0000 I am in a position to allow remote access to our development machine = (650 8 way 1.35 32gb ram), with remote serial console.... the machine is = not net bootable but I can load any dvd requested into its drive. I have tried loading it but It fails to load. soon after starting = freebsd, I will be at the datacenter where the machine is located at = later this morning and will try 8.1 again to see what happens. --=20 Steven C. Peterson Mainstream Technology Group scp@mainstream.net Office: (603)966-4607 x 2409 Cell/SMS: (347)329-3605 Skype: datagen24 On Jan 27, 2011, at 4:00 AM, Peter Jeremy wrote: > On 2011-Jan-25 20:04:13 -0500, "Steven C. Peterson" = wrote: >> As since our support expired we have not been able to get patches or = even a return call from our sales rep about renewing. >=20 > This seems to be a fairly widespread problem. >=20 >> We currently run on Fujitsu Sparc 64-v based systems, PrimePower = 650's,850,and 2500 machines. Primarily these machines run large java web = apps (tomcat) and databases (MySQL, and very little oracle) >>=20 >> Is their any possibility of getting freebsd running on these big = systems? >=20 > http://www.freebsd.org/platforms/sparc.html says that FreeBSD _should_ > run on the 650 and 850, though it hasn't been tested. Have you tried > booting it? Are you in a position to assist in getting FreeBSD = running? >=20 > --=20 > Peter Jeremy