From owner-freebsd-sparc64@freebsd.org Fri Jan 4 18:37:22 2019 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-sparc64@mailman.ysv.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2610:1c1:1:606c::19:1]) by mailman.ysv.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5CF09143507E for ; Fri, 4 Jan 2019 18:37:22 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from cross@distal.com) Received: from hydra.pix.net (hydra.pix.net [IPv6:2001:470:e254:10::4]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (Client CN "mail.pix.net", Issuer "Pix.Com Technologies LLC CA" (not verified)) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id AEAB475C98; Fri, 4 Jan 2019 18:37:21 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from cross@distal.com) Received: from mail.distal.com (mail.distal.com [IPv6:2001:470:e24c:200:0:0:0:ae25]) (authenticated bits=0) by hydra.pix.net (8.15.2/8.15.2) with ESMTPSA id x04IbDSi094025 (version=TLSv1.2 cipher=ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 bits=256 verify=FAIL); Fri, 4 Jan 2019 13:37:21 -0500 (EST) (envelope-from cross@distal.com) Received: from westeros.distal.com (localhost [IPv6:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:1]) by mail.distal.com (8.15.2/8.15.2) with ESMTPS id x04IZusF031258 (version=TLSv1.2 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 bits=256 verify=NO); Fri, 4 Jan 2019 13:35:57 -0500 (EST) (envelope-from cross@westeros.distal.com) Received: (from cross@localhost) by westeros.distal.com (8.15.2/8.15.2/Submit) id x04IZuPi031257; Fri, 4 Jan 2019 13:35:56 -0500 (EST) (envelope-from cross) Date: Fri, 4 Jan 2019 13:35:56 -0500 From: Chris Ross To: Kurt Lidl Cc: freebsd-sparc64@freebsd.org Subject: Re: usb boot on sparc Message-ID: <20190104183556.GI4879@westeros.distal.com> References: <1473509640.52137.1546608468246.JavaMail.zimbra@gausus.net> <3c1b0d6a-73c8-0d5f-8ded-cdd6f6fb16e6@FreeBSD.org> <1900557479.52205.1546616498464.JavaMail.zimbra@gausus.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit In-Reply-To: User-Agent: Mutt/1.10.0 (2018-05-17) X-Greylist: Sender IP whitelisted, not delayed by milter-greylist-4.6.2 (mail.distal.com [IPv6:::1]); Fri, 04 Jan 2019 13:35:57 -0500 (EST) X-BeenThere: freebsd-sparc64@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.29 Precedence: list List-Id: Porting FreeBSD to the Sparc List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 04 Jan 2019 18:37:22 -0000 Additionally, if netboot or pre-loaded disk doesn't work, I've resorted to opening up the machine and stringing a CD-ROM drive borrowed from elsewhere for the purposes of just getting it loaded. Your milage may vary. - Chris On Fri, Jan 04, 2019 at 11:22:50AM -0500, Kurt Lidl wrote: > Well, you can netboot the host, assuming you have control of some other > host on the same network segment. It's a little fiddly to setup, but > not impossible. > > Or, you could get a disk image of an already installed machine, and just > 'dd' that onto a disk that could be inserted into the machine you want > to run on. > > If you only have the single sparc64 machine, and no other host to help > you get it installed, you are probably out of luck. > > -Kurt > > On 1/4/19 10:41 AM, Maciej Jan Broniarz wrote: > > Ok, and if a device has no cdrom how can i boot the installer? > > > > > > ----- Oryginalna wiadomość ----- > > Od: "Kurt Lidl" > > Do: freebsd-sparc64@freebsd.org > > Wysłane: piątek, 4 styczeń 2019 16:14:48 > > Temat: Re: usb boot on sparc > > > > On 1/4/19 8:27 AM, Maciej Jan Broniarz wrote: > >> I am trying to install FreeBSD on sparc64. Is there a way to boot Sun Fire v125 or higher server via usb? > >> Or is the netboot and cdrom the only way > > > > None of the models of sparc64 that FreeBSD runs on are capable of > > booting off the USB ports. > > > > After you get FreeBSD installed, the ports work fine. Although slow, as > > they are USB 1.1. > > > > -Kurt > > _______________________________________________ > > freebsd-sparc64@freebsd.org mailing list > > https://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-sparc64 > > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-sparc64-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > > _______________________________________________ > > freebsd-sparc64@freebsd.org mailing list > > https://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-sparc64 > > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-sparc64-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > > > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-sparc64@freebsd.org mailing list > https://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-sparc64 > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-sparc64-unsubscribe@freebsd.org"