Date: Sat, 25 Jan 2003 11:04:48 +0100 From: Udo Erdelhoff <ue@nathan.ruhr.de> To: freebsd-sparc@FreeBSD.ORG, freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Sparc64 Fbsd5.0 Message-ID: <20030125100448.GA57904@nathan.ruhr.de> In-Reply-To: <20030124205352.GI30015@procyon.firepipe.net> References: <368D67626F94DC42890180F75B1E97C799949D@newman.bisinc.net> <20030124205352.GI30015@procyon.firepipe.net>
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On Fri, Jan 24, 2003 at 12:53:52PM -0800, Will Andrews wrote:
> On Fri, Jan 24, 2003 at 09:54:10AM -0600, Eric Humphries wrote:
> > I recently purchased a Sun Ultra 30. I would like to run FreeBSD 5.0 on
> > it, but after I select which terminal type I want and proceed to the
> > next terminal screen, my keyboard doesn't appear to be functioning
> > properly.
>
> You can't use the keyboard console (yet). You must use a serial
> console to install (and use) FreeBSD.
I think we should mention this in the errata for 5.0 and the sparc
installation instructions. Any objections to these patches:
RCS file: /home/ncvs/src/release/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/errata/article.sgml,v
retrieving revision 1.24
diff -u -r1.24 article.sgml
--- article.sgml 24 Jan 2003 04:18:30 -0000 1.24
+++ article.sgml 25 Jan 2003 10:02:15 -0000
@@ -274,5 +274,10 @@
&release.prev;, but was not documented in the release
notes.</para>
+ <bridgehead renderas="sect3">SPARC Installation</bridgehead>
+
+ <para>Install &os; on an UltraSPARC system can only be done via a
+ serial console, it is not possible to use the keyboard
+ console.</para>
</sect1>
</article>
RCS file: /home/ncvs/src/release/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/installation/common/install.sgml,v
retrieving revision 1.19
diff -u -r1.19 install.sgml
--- install.sgml 12 Jan 2003 18:27:03 -0000 1.19
+++ install.sgml 25 Jan 2003 10:04:14 -0000
@@ -114,6 +114,9 @@
&os;/sparc64. It is not possible to share a disk with another
operating system at this time.</para>
+ <para arch="sparc64">You cannot use the keyboard console to
+ install &os;/sparc64, use a serial console instead.</para>
+
<!-- generic text starts here -->
<para>If you are
/s/Udo
--
Now they show you how detergents take out bloodstains; a pretty violent
image there. I think if you've got a T-shirt with a bloodstain all over it,
maybe laundry isn't your biggest problem. Maybe you should get rid of the
body before you do the wash.
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