From owner-freebsd-sparc64@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Sep 29 04:19:23 2014 Return-Path: Delivered-To: sparc64@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [8.8.178.115]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher AECDH-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id EC2519B9 for ; Mon, 29 Sep 2014 04:19:23 +0000 (UTC) Received: from h2.funkthat.com (gate2.funkthat.com [208.87.223.18]) (using TLSv1 with cipher DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (Client CN "funkthat.com", Issuer "funkthat.com" (not verified)) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id C9F32636 for ; Mon, 29 Sep 2014 04:19:23 +0000 (UTC) Received: from h2.funkthat.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by h2.funkthat.com (8.14.3/8.14.3) with ESMTP id s8T4JMNh016503 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=NO); Sun, 28 Sep 2014 21:19:23 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from jmg@h2.funkthat.com) Received: (from jmg@localhost) by h2.funkthat.com (8.14.3/8.14.3/Submit) id s8T4JLqQ016502; Sun, 28 Sep 2014 21:19:21 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from jmg) Date: Sun, 28 Sep 2014 21:19:21 -0700 From: John-Mark Gurney To: Nathan Vidican Subject: Re: sun4v / T5000 / Sun T2+ support Message-ID: <20140929041921.GJ43300@funkthat.com> Mail-Followup-To: Nathan Vidican , sparc64@freebsd.org References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.3i X-Operating-System: FreeBSD 7.2-RELEASE i386 X-PGP-Fingerprint: 54BA 873B 6515 3F10 9E88 9322 9CB1 8F74 6D3F A396 X-Files: The truth is out there X-URL: http://resnet.uoregon.edu/~gurney_j/ X-Resume: http://resnet.uoregon.edu/~gurney_j/resume.html X-TipJar: bitcoin:13Qmb6AeTgQecazTWph4XasEsP7nGRbAPE X-to-the-FBI-CIA-and-NSA: HI! HOW YA DOIN? can i haz chizburger? X-Greylist: Sender IP whitelisted, not delayed by milter-greylist-4.2.2 (h2.funkthat.com [127.0.0.1]); Sun, 28 Sep 2014 21:19:23 -0700 (PDT) Cc: sparc64@freebsd.org X-BeenThere: freebsd-sparc64@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.18-1 Precedence: list List-Id: Porting FreeBSD to the Sparc List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 29 Sep 2014 04:19:24 -0000 Nathan Vidican wrote this message on Fri, Sep 26, 2014 at 23:34 -0400: > I recently purchased a used T5240 - more-or-less to mess around with (got > it for a steal)... I was able to boot OpenBSD 5.5 and install, but unable > to boot the current 10.1 iso for FreeBSD/sparc64. > > In a prior thread I was told that FreeBSD/sun4v support was never completed > - is anyone working on support for these machines at all? > > If so, can I help in any way (ie: have access to the machine, could setup > remote ssh to the ilom if someone needs/wants access/help to > troubleshoot/work on one to start with). Right now what we need is a developer who is willing to take it over and maintain it and complete the project... Though there are other issues that the sparc64 port has (and I believe the sun4v will have too) which is that clang isn't quite there yet in terms of support... With out having a modern compiler, things will only be harder to keep the sparc64 port alive... So, if you have time, I'd first make sure sparc64 is in good shape as the sun4v port is based on that... -- John-Mark Gurney Voice: +1 415 225 5579 "All that I will do, has been done, All that I have, has not."