From owner-freebsd-sparc64@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Jun 16 03:49:12 2004 Return-Path: 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 C65A016A4CE for ; Wed, 16 Jun 2004 03:49:12 +0000 (GMT) Received: from radix.mware.ca (H6.C18.B96.tor.eicat.ca [66.96.18.6]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id DF2B843D1F for ; Wed, 16 Jun 2004 03:49:11 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from Mykel@mWare.ca) Received: from mWare.ca (immutable.condor.lan [10.100.104.31]) by radix.mware.ca (8.12.4/8.12.4) with ESMTP id i5G3l8kH010611; Tue, 15 Jun 2004 23:47:09 -0400 Message-ID: <40CFC2CF.8080509@mWare.ca> Date: Tue, 15 Jun 2004 23:47:27 -0400 From: Mykel User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux i686; en-US; rv:1.6) Gecko/20040123 X-Accept-Language: en-us, en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Ken Smith , freebsd-sparc64@freebsd.org References: <40CFC0A0.1000604@mWare.ca> <20040616034055.GE26532@electra.cse.Buffalo.EDU> In-Reply-To: <20040616034055.GE26532@electra.cse.Buffalo.EDU> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.1 Subject: Re: IT! WORKS! X-BeenThere: freebsd-sparc64@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Porting FreeBSD to the Sparc List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 16 Jun 2004 03:49:13 -0000 Ken Smith wrote: >On Tue, Jun 15, 2004 at 11:38:08PM -0400, Mykel wrote: > > >>w00t! >> >>I have the June 14th snapshot installed and running on my Ultra2! >> >>Aside from HORRIBLE terminal issues (ncurses is allergic to the console, >>also, you can only type at about 1CPS, everything else gets dropped) >> >>but >> >>IT WORKS! >> >>$ uname -a >>FreeBSD phoebus.condor.lan SNAP-20040612 FreeBSD SNAP-20040612 #0: Mon >>Jun 14 07:25:37 UTC 2004 >>root@bobbi.cse.buffalo.edu:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/GENERIC sparc64 >> >> > >Yay! :-) > >FYI - I'm going to do another snapshot. Scott reported there was >more fixed recently than just tagged transfers. > >Serial port is still the best way to do an install, that's on the >todo list... :-) > > Well, you see - I /had/ thought of that, but you must understand... what I have on my desk: -> Centrino laptop (Slackware) with no RS232 ports -> $CLIENT's PC/router/server/paperweight -> Toshiba T1200 laptop Yes... T1200 - an XT, (it's only 5 or 6 years younger than me) running MSDOs 6.22 and ProCOMM+, the only problem is - the screen is too small for any reasonable terminal, so it's just a mess. So I just bit the bullet, reboot serveral times before deciding VT100 mode would be the best on the console. Now how about the console? how can I make typing at least practical on here? I was hoping to use this as a desktop machine. Also - can I just CVSup from my local mirror or is that different on Sparc64? And X - how do I get that going? Just follow the handbook? If anyone wants to ssh into this box, I can create some accounts and punch some NAT holes Myke