Date: Thu, 29 Dec 2011 17:58:23 -0800 (PST) From: Ricki Z <rz.bangka@yahoo.com> To: Peter Jeremy <peterjeremy@acm.org> Cc: "freebsd-sparc64@freebsd.org" <freebsd-sparc64@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: FreeBSD 8.2 install on TI UltraSparc II (BlackBird) Message-ID: <1325210303.43071.YahooMailNeo@web111502.mail.gq1.yahoo.com> In-Reply-To: <20111230014913.GB55604@server.vk2pj.dyndns.org> References: <1325167963.10046.YahooMailNeo@web111509.mail.gq1.yahoo.com> <20111230014913.GB55604@server.vk2pj.dyndns.org>
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Hi Peter,=0A=0AThanks for your info.=0A=0A/Ricki=0A=0A=0A=0A_______________= _________________=0A From: Peter Jeremy <peterjeremy@acm.org>=0ATo: Ricki Z= <rz.bangka@yahoo.com> =0ACc: "freebsd-sparc64@freebsd.org" <freebsd-sparc6= 4@freebsd.org> =0ASent: Friday, December 30, 2011 8:49 AM=0ASubject: Re: Fr= eeBSD 8.2 install on TI UltraSparc II (BlackBird)=0A =0AOn 2011-Dec-29 06:= 12:43 -0800, Ricki Z <rz.bangka@yahoo.com> wrote:=0A>I have a question, whe= ther the FreeBSD 8.2 fully support for TI=0A>UltraSparc II=A0 (BlackBird)? = if yes, is there any thread/reference how=0A>to install FreeBSD 8.2 on the = TI UltraSparc II=A0 (BlackBird)?=0A=0AIt's more a question of whether FreeB= SD 8.2 supports whatever system=0Ais built around your US-II.=A0 Unlike the= PC, there's much more=0Avariation in the SPARC world and the kernel needs = to know about the=0Ahardware.=A0 Check out http://www.freebsd.org/platforms= /sparc.html=0A=0AAs for installing, it's much the same as for x86 - either = boot an=0Ainstallation DVD or netboot.=A0 Main differences are that it's no= t=0Apossible to multiboot (each different OS needs a distinct disk)=0Aand y= ou can't boot ZFS.=0A=0A-- =0APeter Jeremy
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