From owner-freebsd-sparc64@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Sep 5 01:33:34 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 5F63116A4D2 for ; Sun, 5 Sep 2004 01:33:33 +0000 (GMT) Received: from mail3.speakeasy.net (mail3.speakeasy.net [216.254.0.203]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1AC3343D53 for ; Sun, 5 Sep 2004 01:33:31 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from jmg@hydrogen.funkthat.com) Received: (qmail 22389 invoked from network); 5 Sep 2004 01:33:30 -0000 Received: from gate.funkthat.com (HELO hydrogen.funkthat.com) ([69.17.45.168]) (envelope-sender ) by mail3.speakeasy.net (qmail-ldap-1.03) with SMTP for ; 5 Sep 2004 01:33:30 -0000 Received: from hydrogen.funkthat.com (nwluzy@localhost.funkthat.com [127.0.0.1])i851XTuU050211; Sat, 4 Sep 2004 18:33:29 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from jmg@hydrogen.funkthat.com) Received: (from jmg@localhost) by hydrogen.funkthat.com (8.12.10/8.12.10/Submit) id i851XSAF050210; Sat, 4 Sep 2004 18:33:28 -0700 (PDT) Date: Sat, 4 Sep 2004 18:33:28 -0700 From: John-Mark Gurney To: Bob Ababurko Message-ID: <20040905013328.GP29902@funkthat.com> Mail-Followup-To: Bob Ababurko , freebsd-sparc64@freebsd.org References: <5.2.1.1.0.20040904212126.01b38990@mail.dc2.adelphia.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <5.2.1.1.0.20040904212126.01b38990@mail.dc2.adelphia.net> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.1i X-Operating-System: FreeBSD 4.2-RELEASE i386 X-PGP-Fingerprint: B7 EC EF F8 AE ED A7 31 96 7A 22 B3 D8 56 36 F4 X-Files: The truth is out there X-URL: http://resnet.uoregon.edu/~gurney_j/ X-Resume: http://resnet.uoregon.edu/~gurney_j/resume.html cc: freebsd-sparc64@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Ultra 2....no? X-BeenThere: freebsd-sparc64@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list Reply-To: John-Mark Gurney List-Id: Porting FreeBSD to the Sparc List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 05 Sep 2004 01:33:35 -0000 Bob Ababurko wrote this message on Sat, Sep 04, 2004 at 21:27 -0400: > I am not sure if I am reading it correct, but if I have an Ultra 2 and > wish to use FreeBSD, I am pretty much SOL, unless I want to netboot? I am > thinking of netbooting as what a diskless client would do. If this is > indeed correct, that is unfortunate, because I am going to have to go with > OpenBSD, as I am tired of Solaris where everything is twice as difficult as > it needs to be. Any insight inot this would be greatly appreciated. The scsi controller on the Ultra2 should now be supported. It isn't supported in a -RELEASE yet, but will be in the upcoming 5.3-R.. There is currently 5.3-BETA2 available if you don't want to install from source... -- John-Mark Gurney Voice: +1 415 225 5579 "All that I will do, has been done, All that I have, has not."