Date: Sat, 18 Sep 2004 10:19:26 +0000 From: "Justin Oechsner" <hinac007@hotmail.com> To: freebsd-i386@freebsd.org Subject: FreeBSD or any Type of BSD on Sun Cobalt Message-ID: <BAY2-F293FKWCeS9hpl000297a8@hotmail.com>
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Hello, I like many other out there have a Sun system known as a Cobalt. Mines a Cobalt XTR. It's an x86 Platform mines (1Ghz Intel PIII (coppermine, dual capable). Currently there are no BSD Platforms which will install on it. You can however install Linux Platforms, such RedHat/Slack/Gen ect ect. after you flash the BIOS with an after market Flash available from Sourceforge http://sourceforge.net/projects/cobalt-rom . The current problem at had with all of the Cobalt systems is that there is no Standard bios for it, allowing load from a MBR. Even though the ROM data from Sun and from Sourceforge is all open source. For those of you that don't understand why you can't just pop in a CD disto of BSD or Net Boot, its because the systems have the kernal in Flash. Using a kernal to load rather then a normal Bios. Makes things a pain. If you want to update the kernal you have to update the flash. Does anybody out there know of anything new? A way to do it? I've read a lot of posts, on server after server of just ideas. I've tried a few with no luck. Any info of real justice on this issue would be great, to help a lot of people bring them back out of the closet. (On a smaller note, Cobalt was bought out by Sun Microsystems (then dropped them), Symantec also used Cobalt XTR's for Internet Appliences, under the name Velociraptor 1300, if that helps.) Justin Oechsner. _________________________________________________________________ Express yourself instantly with MSN Messenger! Download today - it's FREE! http://messenger.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200471ave/direct/01/
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