From owner-freebsd-sparc64@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Jun 23 19:36:09 2005 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 296BA16A41F for ; Thu, 23 Jun 2005 19:36:09 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from scottl@samsco.org) Received: from pooker.samsco.org (pooker.samsco.org [168.103.85.57]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id CFB1F43D49 for ; Thu, 23 Jun 2005 19:36:04 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from scottl@samsco.org) Received: from [192.168.254.11] (junior.samsco.home [192.168.254.11]) (authenticated bits=0) by pooker.samsco.org (8.13.3/8.13.3) with ESMTP id j5NJin49012779; Thu, 23 Jun 2005 13:44:49 -0600 (MDT) (envelope-from scottl@samsco.org) Message-ID: <42BB0F23.5030803@samsco.org> Date: Thu, 23 Jun 2005 13:36:03 -0600 From: Scott Long User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; FreeBSD i386; en-US; rv:1.7.8) Gecko/20050615 X-Accept-Language: en-us, en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: "Brett D. Estrade" References: <1119526083.7606.11.camel@lmail.bathnetworks.co.uk> <1119549678.29881.237027609@webmail.messagingengine.com> <20050623182244.GA48910@dragon.NUXI.org> <200506231437.51814.jhb@FreeBSD.org> <1119555190.15584.237034245@webmail.messagingengine.com> In-Reply-To: <1119555190.15584.237034245@webmail.messagingengine.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Spam-Status: No, score=-2.8 required=3.8 tests=ALL_TRUSTED autolearn=failed version=3.0.2 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.0.2 (2004-11-16) on pooker.samsco.org Cc: freebsd-sparc64@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Where are the Sparc64 Installation Boot Floppies? (was - Re: Installation on SUN U10 Continued) 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: Thu, 23 Jun 2005 19:36:09 -0000 Brett D. Estrade wrote: > On Thu, 23 Jun 2005 14:37:50 -0400, "John Baldwin" > said: > >>On Thursday 23 June 2005 02:22 pm, David O'Brien wrote: >> >>>[ please don't top post - it looses context ] >>> >>>On Thu, Jun 23, 2005 at 01:01:18PM -0500, Brett D. Estrade wrote: >>> >>>>Do the installation boot floppy images for sparc64 exist as the >>>>documentation claims, or are they a myth? >>> >>>They do not exist. These document files are shared with other FreeBSD >>>architectures that do have boot floppies (i386 and alpha). >> >>You can bug bmah@ about making the references to floppies only show up in >>the >>i386 and alpha release notes. >> > > > Would he also be able to note that you need to install through a serial > console? That and the floppies thing were the only 2 "gotchas" that > plagued me after I thought I had gone through the effort of informing > myself about FreeBSD on Sparc64....of course this still leaves Robert in > a lurch with his U10 dilemma :\ > > Brett Installing from a normal video console should work a lot better with 6.0. I think that the June snapshot has enough pieces to demonstrate this, if you're willing to check it out. Scott