Date: Sat, 28 Aug 2004 23:55:25 -0400 From: Ken Smith <kensmith@cse.Buffalo.EDU> To: Hiroki Sato <hrs@freebsd.org> Cc: sparc64@freebsd.org Subject: Re: U1E and U2 are supported system? Message-ID: <20040829035525.GB5269@electra.cse.Buffalo.EDU> In-Reply-To: <20040829.055715.02308074.hrs@eos.ocn.ne.jp> References: <20040829.055715.02308074.hrs@eos.ocn.ne.jp>
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On Sun, Aug 29, 2004 at 05:57:15AM +0900, Hiroki Sato wrote:
> If so, I would like to move U1E and U2E to the "Fully Supported Systems"
> section. I do not know about E3500 and E4500, but they use a different
> controller chip?
Yes, please move U1E and U2 (no E) to "Fully Supported".
Despite what the page had said before I think "U1E" is actually a
common name for one of two different versions of the Ultra-1 machines.
The two are significantly different, and we actually do not support
the "U1". The normal U1 has a Lance Ethernet controller chip for
its on-board interface and has a "narrow" SCSI interface connector
coming out its back. I don't think we have a Lance Ethernet driver
at all, and that machine's SCSI controller is different enough from
the U1E's controller that it doesn't work. I think. :-) The U1E
has a HME onboard ethernet controller and a wide SCSI connector
coming out the back.
You might want to wait a day or two or three before making the change
to the page to see if anyone else replies. I actually have both of
the different Ultra-1 variants and the case of each has the names
I describe above. But others might have input. :-)
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Ken Smith
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