From owner-freebsd-sparc64@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Oct 27 12:12:48 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 7917316A4CE for ; Wed, 27 Oct 2004 12:12:48 +0000 (GMT) Received: from mail.broadpark.no (mail.broadpark.no [217.13.4.2]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 07AD343D45 for ; Wed, 27 Oct 2004 12:12:48 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from torfinn.ingolfsen@broadpark.no) Received: from kg-work.kg4.no (151.80-202-173.nextgentel.com [80.202.173.151]) by mail.broadpark.no (Postfix) with SMTP id 2FDFB3325 for ; Wed, 27 Oct 2004 14:13:36 +0200 (MEST) Date: Wed, 27 Oct 2004 14:12:46 +0200 From: Torfinn Ingolfsen To: freebsd-sparc64@freebsd.org Message-Id: <20041027141246.6fa89bcc.torfinn.ingolfsen@broadpark.no> X-Mailer: Sylpheed version 0.9.12 (GTK+ 1.2.10; i386-portbld-freebsd5.2.1) X-Face: "t9w2,-X@O^I`jVW\sonI3.,36KBLZE*AL[y9lL[PyFD*r_S:dIL9c[8Y>V42R0"!"yb_zN,f#%.[PYYNq;m"_0v;~rUM2Yy!zmkh)3&U|u!=T(zyv,MHJv"nDH>OJ`t(@mil461d_B'Uo|'nMwlKe0Mv=kvV?Nh@>Hb<3s_z2jYgZhPb@?Wi^x1a~Hplz1.zH Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Subject: Using Creator 3D on an Ultra 1E? 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, 27 Oct 2004 12:12:48 -0000 Hello, I have always wanted to get myself a 64 bit machine to run FreeBSD on, but haven't been able to justify the expense of a new machine. Recently, I was given a Sun Ultra 1E Creator 3D. I already runs FreeBSD (installed via serial console): user@ultra1$ uname -a FreeBSD ultra1.kg4.no 5.3-BETA7 FreeBSD 5.3-BETA7 #0: Sun Oct 3 11:24:02 UTC 2004 root@bobbi.cse.buffalo.edu:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/GENERIC sparc64 The machine isn't very fast, but it works. And today, I have gotten a "Sun framebuffer to VGA monitor" adapter, so now I want to test the Creator 3D, to see if it will work. I discovered that there is no output from the framebuffer as default (hey, I just *had* to try), so I guess I'll have to do some work to get this set up. Perhaps make a new kernel? I have serached on Google, but ther doesn't seem to be much documentation about FreeBSD (or XFree for that matter) on a Creator 3D. Could somebody point me in the direction of some documentation that explains what I need to do? Any advice appreciated. -- Torfinn Ingolfsen, Norway