From owner-freebsd-sparc64@FreeBSD.ORG Tue May 12 19:35:09 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-sparc64@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3C3C51065679 for ; Tue, 12 May 2009 19:35:09 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from akranzel@gmail.com) Received: from rv-out-0506.google.com (rv-out-0506.google.com [209.85.198.237]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 141A28FC1C for ; Tue, 12 May 2009 19:35:08 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from akranzel@gmail.com) Received: by rv-out-0506.google.com with SMTP id l9so2460241rvb.3 for ; Tue, 12 May 2009 12:35:08 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:mime-version:received:date:message-id:subject :from:to:content-type; bh=pNIL/g86D2aRUipV13+Iklo+AhXPLGySAGRFKA97Raw=; b=OQkDuicUo06eBs7CWabubcM99pBSEJfB00XRVB2Pqawz4abRk5NOuI8M3MduJF+B6A QRKAdLnRO6VY0I4x9U9l0sd2xLYX+zyl+OpOr17BEaSjN40UUyAIx0a7KRm5Ep2FOhoG OZrz3BuWxR9YnE6bmotgjxx+P5fPxt/B+NRkA= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:date:message-id:subject:from:to:content-type; b=uuk6r2eEKrLNB959P0mly3S2WaGQJajnHCk9Xm0oVYsO1JkVlWC9Z3uGhrh1TjMcQL 6ogRooAmASemKBJkcBDWS8OEXcB2NyAXz0K40n5nYNXbgl9VaWYhiR/0qQSZV6YSGRIm Sfqz/4MCrgThsZOFHRig0Le7UEgbXF8YW5ZZo= MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.115.110.6 with SMTP id n6mr6736572wam.227.1242155188673; Tue, 12 May 2009 12:06:28 -0700 (PDT) Date: Tue, 12 May 2009 12:06:28 -0700 Message-ID: From: "Adam K." To: freebsd-sparc64@freebsd.org Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.5 Subject: Sun Fire 280R questions. X-BeenThere: freebsd-sparc64@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Porting FreeBSD to the Sparc List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 12 May 2009 19:35:10 -0000 It looks like I may be able to get one of these boxes relatively cheaply, and had a few questions. Anything special about getting FreeBSD onto it? There doesn't seem to be a FreeBSD/Sparc64-specific install document, at least that I was able to find. Any of the built-in hardware not supported, and thus needs to be substituted with a PCI card? Any known issues with the ports system on Sparc64? I'll probably put the box in as a replacement for a rather ancient PC that's currently a mail/web server. Any tricks to getting it to work with a serial console? I've got some experience with Sun hardware, but none with relatively recent equipment like this. Great job getting FreeBSD to work on these machines, especially with support for the Ultrasparc III machines. It doesn't look like anything else but Solaris really supports them at all. Thanks -Adam