From owner-freebsd-i386@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Sep 18 10:19:26 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-i386@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C402516A4CE for ; Sat, 18 Sep 2004 10:19:26 +0000 (GMT) Received: from hotmail.com (bay2-f29.bay2.hotmail.com [65.54.247.29]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9F95843D2F for ; Sat, 18 Sep 2004 10:19:26 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from hinac007@hotmail.com) Received: from mail pickup service by hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC; Sat, 18 Sep 2004 03:19:26 -0700 Received: from 12.14.153.229 by by2fd.bay2.hotmail.msn.com with HTTP; Sat, 18 Sep 2004 10:19:26 GMT X-Originating-IP: [12.14.153.229] X-Originating-Email: [hinac007@hotmail.com] X-Sender: hinac007@hotmail.com From: "Justin Oechsner" To: freebsd-i386@freebsd.org Date: Sat, 18 Sep 2004 10:19:26 +0000 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed Message-ID: X-OriginalArrivalTime: 18 Sep 2004 10:19:26.0617 (UTC) FILETIME=[F9CA7090:01C49D68] Subject: FreeBSD or any Type of BSD on Sun Cobalt X-BeenThere: freebsd-i386@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list Reply-To: me@hinac.com List-Id: I386-specific issues for FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 18 Sep 2004 10:19:26 -0000 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/