Date: Fri, 19 Dec 2003 05:35:26 +0100 From: Walter Hop <freebsd@walter.transip.nl> To: freebsd-sparc64@freebsd.org Subject: Sun Netra T1 AC200 - practical questions Message-ID: <92527552015.20031219053526@blue.calx.nl>
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Hi, I have a practical question. I can get a used Sun Netra T1 AC200 for a nice price and would like to know if it is realistic to run a FreeBSD server on this hardware. I want to run just a few personal domains on it for my family, so I won't not lose money when it has to be rebooted. I have browsed the -sparc64 archives, but have not found much recent real world experiences about running FreeBSD on this hardware. Documentation is sparse, so I hope you will forgive me for asking some newbie questions as anything sparc is new to me. Some questions are pertaining to the Netra hardware, some to FreeBSD/sparc64 general usage: 1. Is the Netra's serial port + FreeBSD's driver usable for getting FreeBSD up and running through serial console? I have read some problem reports on google getting serial to work, but those may be outdated. 2. Will it be reasonably safe to run 5.2-RELEASE on sparc64? An i386 5.1R box with similar usage is now 62 days up without a glitch, are uptimes such as these expected? 3. Does userland and ports usually run well on sparc64, or can I expect to have endian related issues? 4. What is the future plan for support of low-end sparc64 in FreeBSD? Are there enough people interested in these setups to keep them on the roadmap for the near future? 5. Is my plan a bad idea for any other reason that is not apparent? 8) Thanks in advance for helping me out! cheers, walter
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