From owner-freebsd-sparc64@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Jun 26 23:21:09 2004 Return-Path: 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 0279716A501 for ; Sat, 26 Jun 2004 23:21:05 +0000 (GMT) Received: from TRANG.nuxi.com (trang.nuxi.com [66.93.134.19]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5CA9643D1F for ; Sat, 26 Jun 2004 23:21:05 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from obrien@NUXI.com) Received: from dragon.nuxi.com (obrien@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by TRANG.nuxi.com (8.12.11/8.12.11) with ESMTP id i5QNJej9012151; Sat, 26 Jun 2004 16:19:41 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from obrien@dragon.nuxi.com) Received: (from obrien@localhost) by dragon.nuxi.com (8.12.11/8.12.11/Submit) id i5QNJe9d012150; Sat, 26 Jun 2004 16:19:40 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from obrien) Date: Sat, 26 Jun 2004 16:19:40 -0700 From: "David O'Brien" To: Pat Martin Message-ID: <20040626231940.GC11573@dragon.nuxi.com> References: <44db0385040625093364ae4f27@mail.gmail.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <44db0385040625093364ae4f27@mail.gmail.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.1i X-Operating-System: FreeBSD 5.2-CURRENT Organization: The NUXI BSD Group X-Pgp-Rsa-Fingerprint: B7 4D 3E E9 11 39 5F A3 90 76 5D 69 58 D9 98 7A X-Pgp-Rsa-Keyid: 1024/34F9F9D5 cc: freebsd-sparc64@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Ultra 5 X-BeenThere: freebsd-sparc64@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list Reply-To: obrien@freebsd.org List-Id: Porting FreeBSD to the Sparc List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 26 Jun 2004 23:21:09 -0000 On Fri, Jun 25, 2004 at 09:33:21AM -0700, Pat Martin wrote: > I have been considering FreeBSD on my home server (Sparc Ultra 5). I > have read some things saying it will not work but they always > reference 5.0. Is the Ultra 5 fully supported including X? If so, > would it be possible to add a pci usb card to the system so that I can > use a usb mouse instead of the sun mouse I have? FreeBSD/sparc64 does not support running X on a Ultra5. But you said this was for a server -- so a serial console should be fine. ;-) -- -- David (obrien@FreeBSD.org)