From owner-freebsd-sparc64@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Dec 21 19:19:23 2005 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-sparc64@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-sparc64@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1D4B816A41F for ; Wed, 21 Dec 2005 19:19:23 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from freebsd@voidmain.net) Received: from colossus.nepinc.com (colossus.nepinc.com [66.207.129.52]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 82DAB43D68 for ; Wed, 21 Dec 2005 19:19:07 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from freebsd@voidmain.net) Received: from [192.168.97.98] (pgh.nepinc.com [66.207.129.50]) (authenticated bits=0) by colossus.nepinc.com (8.13.1/8.13.1) with ESMTP id jBLJKggF045095; Wed, 21 Dec 2005 14:20:42 -0500 (EST) (envelope-from freebsd@voidmain.net) Message-ID: <43A9AA9D.30608@voidmain.net> Date: Wed, 21 Dec 2005 14:18:53 -0500 From: Tom Grove User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird 1.0.7 (X11/20051201) X-Accept-Language: en-us, en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Gheorghe Ardelean References: In-Reply-To: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Spam-Status: No, score=-2.6 required=4.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00 autolearn=ham version=3.1.0 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.1.0 (2005-09-13) on colossus.nepinc.com X-Virus-Scanned: ClamAV 0.87/1213/Mon Dec 19 09:48:34 2005 on colossus.nepinc.com X-Virus-Status: Clean Cc: freebsd-sparc64@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Ultra 1 support X-BeenThere: freebsd-sparc64@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: freebsd@voidmain.net List-Id: Porting FreeBSD to the Sparc List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 21 Dec 2005 19:19:23 -0000 Gheorghe Ardelean wrote: >Hi, > > > >>I have been looking to install free-bsd on my Ultra 1 Creator, but on >>the unsupported machines is listed the Ultra 1, however the 'Ultra 1E' >>is listed as supported. What is the 'E' version? I have never heard of >>such, it is the Creator? >> >> > >Ultra 1E is definitely supported (to some extent also a plain Ultra1). It >has an 100BaseTX hme(4) Ethernet interface (while the plain Ultra 1 has >an 10BaseT interface which is not yet supported). Ultra 1E has also a >Creator frame buffer which is supported by FreeBSD. IIRC E in 1E comes >from Enterprise version! > >There is an easy way to recognize an 1E from plain Ultra 1 by looking at >the Ultra 1 logo plate on the case. On 1E the number 1 is written in a red >circle while on plain ultra 1 is written in some sort of teal circle. > >To summarize: > > -on 1E we support the onboard disk controller + onboard ethernet > > -on plain Ultra 1 we support ONLY the onboard esp(4) diskcontroller > and one has to use a specially build loader (without gzip > support -- for more on this please read this list's archives). > (at least this apply for 6.0-RELEASE) > >To make also a plane Ultra1 useful one has to give it 1E "flavors" by >installing an SBUS hme interface (this is what I have done to mine) and >eventually an SBUS Creator Card. > >Regards, > >Johny. > >_______________________________________________ >freebsd-sparc64@freebsd.org mailing list >http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-sparc64 >To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-sparc64-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > > > > Being that the Ultra 1 is supported by OpenBSD I'm wondering how hard it would be to port some things from them over. I don't have any working FreeBSD sparc machines so how, exactly, would I go about creating a sparc loader without gzip? I'm thinking that if I can at least get a running system of some sort I could work on porting some OpenBSD code. -Tom