From owner-freebsd-sparc Sun Mar 3 15:24:58 2002 Delivered-To: freebsd-sparc@freebsd.org Received: from sccimhc01.insightbb.com (sccimhc01.insightbb.com [63.240.76.163]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3239D37B402 for ; Sun, 3 Mar 2002 15:24:55 -0800 (PST) Received: from natasha.domain ([12.220.124.148]) by sccimhc01.insightbb.com (InterMail vM.4.01.03.27 201-229-121-127-20010626) with ESMTP id <20020303232454.RKMM22905.sccimhc01.insightbb.com@natasha.domain> for ; Sun, 3 Mar 2002 23:24:54 +0000 Subject: Re: freebsd/sparc64 bootable iso available From: Gregory T Pelle To: freebsd-sparc@freebsd.org In-Reply-To: <1015197384.212.2.camel@natasha.domain> References: <20020303060453.D75158@locore.ca> <20020303230653.C76077@FreeBSD.org> <1015197384.212.2.camel@natasha.domain> Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Evolution/1.0.2 Date: 03 Mar 2002 18:26:10 -0500 Message-Id: <1015197970.212.6.camel@natasha.domain> Mime-Version: 1.0 Sender: owner-freebsd-sparc@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.org On Sun, 2002-03-03 at 18:16, Gregory T Pelle wrote: > On Sun, 2002-03-03 at 17:06, Jesper Skriver wrote: > > On Sun, Mar 03, 2002 at 06:04:53AM -0500, Jake Burkholder wrote: > > > > > > I've put up a bootable ISO image, which can be used to install a system > > > relatively easily. I've tested it on an ultra 10 with the onboard ide > > > and an ultra 60 with sym scsi, should also work on ultra 5s and blade 100s > > > at least. The cd boots multi user and has a binary distribution tarball > > > on it; you can use system on the cd to install on disk. The root password > > > is abc123. > > > > > > Use the tools on the cd to label, install the bootblock, and newfs your > > > drive, then mount your partitions and untar the tarball in root's home > > > directory on them. I put up a transcript of an install on an ultra 60. > > > When labeling your drive be sure that the partitions are on cylinder > > > boundaries, the disklabel format requires it. Insert usual warnings > > > about experimental software and destruction of data. > > > > > > http://people.freebsd.org/~jake/sparc64 > > > > Nice, it works perfect on my 400 MHz Ultra5 > > > > But it panics instantly when trying to start ntpd > > > > /Jesper > > > > -- > > Jesper Skriver, jesper(at)skriver(dot)dk - CCIE #5456 > > Work: Network manager @ AS3292 (Tele Danmark DataNetworks) > > Private: FreeBSD committer @ AS2109 (A much smaller network ;-) > > > > One Unix to rule them all, One Resolver to find them, > > One IP to bring them all and in the zone to bind them. > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > > with "unsubscribe freebsd-sparc" in the body of the message > > It almost works on my Ultra5 270MHz. The machine boots correctly, but > will not let me login. It seems like the keyboard is not recognized. > The keyboard works in Debian Linux, so I am fairly certain that the > keyboard is good. > > The keyboard is Type 5c > > Greg > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-sparc" in the body of the message Further information, I am receiving a message that says that root fails to mount. Greg To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-sparc" in the body of the message