From owner-freebsd-sparc64@FreeBSD.ORG Tue May 12 19:38:44 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 9F11C106566B for ; Tue, 12 May 2009 19:38:44 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from akranzel@gmail.com) Received: from mail-qy0-f173.google.com (mail-qy0-f173.google.com [209.85.221.173]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 514C68FC12 for ; Tue, 12 May 2009 19:38:43 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from akranzel@gmail.com) Received: by qyk3 with SMTP id 3so343510qyk.3 for ; Tue, 12 May 2009 12:38:43 -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=fFvpw47yGsq6onT85tdpJyCjnElupa3ZlPYnw95yUDw=; b=Fm4CM/pis5nSY7H2MiKzxQX23vLr9hlrVmML8xR6WFT5dHG18mqtBFpQAZPxIe6WHz ke7IbhPfH1VZfR4iAV/0hpES79rNSY7wQAgoEotno6tpdaCmBaXvznxHPoZFbR2I+jET ivohcH0M1CAUGd/kO3S04uTf10lNvAsyFytj4= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:date:message-id:subject:from:to:content-type; b=O562T+H3BguPwIOp43tZRh4FvV18qCwGkFbIMScvc0EOPjTjSGrwdaWkzkmNKlucJA 30fmPrvGdHT+M9gxDzJLeXj225MaKwZaRDjDh5GNwhA6PgRjvUYlrnZv3sDgDhRzXa6g kkWY0iLx+POll5GnqLBhDDtUUQsJzO+VdsO7k= MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.229.82.15 with SMTP id z15mr39297qck.32.1242155167712; Tue, 12 May 2009 12:06:07 -0700 (PDT) Date: Tue, 12 May 2009 12:06:07 -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 19:38:45 -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