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Subject: Re: Ultra 2....no?
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Bob Ababurko wrote:
> Hello all-
> 
>   I am not sure if I am reading it correct, but if I have an Ultra 2 and 
> wish to use FreeBSD, I am pretty much SOL, unless I want to netboot?  I 
> am thinking of netbooting as what a diskless client would do.  If this 
> is indeed correct, that is unfortunate, because I am going to have to go 
> with OpenBSD, as I am tired of Solaris where everything is twice as 
> difficult as it needs to be.  Any insight inot this would be greatly 
> appreciated.
> 
> thanks,
> Bob
> 

Ultra 2 and Ultra 1e support was added a few months ago and exists in
the 5.3-BETA releases.

Scott