Date: Mon, 05 May 2003 16:12:04 -0400 From: neal elliott <nealelliott@netscape.net> To: will@csociety.org Cc: freebsd-sparc64@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD usable as a workstation on a blade 100 Message-ID: <3EB6C594.3040605@netscape.net> References: <3EB6BB8D.5070409@netscape.net> <20030505195156.GU26372@procyon.firepipe.net>
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where is the todo list for FreeBSD on a blade 100? will@csociety.org wrote: >On Mon, May 05, 2003 at 03:29:17PM -0400, neal elliott wrote: > > >> >> Now I Have FreeBSD installed on my blade 100 system I noticed how much >> faster it >>is then solaris. Is there anyone who uses FreeBSD on their blade 100 as a >>full blown >>workstation with XFree86 installed and useable? when I connect the usb >>keyboard to >>the system then boot into FreeBSD I get a error "panic: pcib unrecoverable >>DMA error AFAR 0x84008 AFSR 0x4100ff00208" then the system goes in to a >>endless rebooting loop. has anyone seen this problem before? I'm guessing >>this must be a USB keyboard related issue; >>this only happens when I connect the USB keyboard. when I disconnect the >>keyboard and >>leave the mouse connected everything works fine I just have to use the >>serial console. >> >> > >No, I only use my Blade 100 headless. The USB stack is not >usable on FreeBSD/sparc64. X11 servers don't work (AFAIK). That >is all on the todo list, but I don't anticipate a Blade 100 being >usable as a FreeBSD workstation for a few months at least. > >Regards, > >
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