From owner-freebsd-sparc64@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Apr 25 21:13:03 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: sparc64@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9F8B11065672 for ; Sat, 25 Apr 2009 21:13:03 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from marius@alchemy.franken.de) Received: from alchemy.franken.de (alchemy.franken.de [194.94.249.214]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2C4238FC14 for ; Sat, 25 Apr 2009 21:13:02 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from marius@alchemy.franken.de) Received: from alchemy.franken.de (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by alchemy.franken.de (8.14.3/8.14.3/ALCHEMY.FRANKEN.DE) with ESMTP id n3PKgv4p047604 for ; Sat, 25 Apr 2009 22:42:57 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from marius@alchemy.franken.de) Received: (from marius@localhost) by alchemy.franken.de (8.14.3/8.14.3/Submit) id n3PKgvXd047603 for sparc64@freebsd.org; Sat, 25 Apr 2009 22:42:57 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from marius) Date: Sat, 25 Apr 2009 22:42:57 +0200 From: Marius Strobl To: sparc64@freebsd.org Message-ID: <20090425204257.GB34088@alchemy.franken.de> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.3i Cc: Subject: Fwd: marius@freebsd.org: svn commit: r191491 - head/release/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/hardware X-BeenThere: freebsd-sparc64@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Porting FreeBSD to the Sparc List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 25 Apr 2009 21:13:03 -0000 FYI ----- Forwarded message from Marius Strobl ----- Delivered-To: svn-src-all@freebsd.org From: Marius Strobl Date: Sat, 25 Apr 2009 20:31:47 +0000 (UTC) To: src-committers@freebsd.org, svn-src-all@freebsd.org, svn-src-head@freebsd.org X-SVN-Group: head Cc: Subject: svn commit: r191491 - head/release/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/hardware X-BeenThere: svn-src-all@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: "SVN commit messages for the entire src tree \(except for " user" and " projects" \)" List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: owner-svn-src-all@freebsd.org Author: marius Date: Sat Apr 25 20:31:47 2009 New Revision: 191491 URL: http://svn.freebsd.org/changeset/base/191491 Log: Sync the sparc64 hardware notes with reality, mainly regarding support of sun4u-machines based on USIII and beyond in 7.2-RELEASE. Reviewed by: blackend MFC after: 3 days Modified: head/release/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/hardware/article.sgml Modified: head/release/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/hardware/article.sgml ============================================================================== --- head/release/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/hardware/article.sgml Sat Apr 25 19:14:22 2009 (r191490) +++ head/release/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/hardware/article.sgml Sat Apr 25 20:31:47 2009 (r191491) @@ -331,10 +331,13 @@ SMP is supported on all systems with more than 1 processor. - In general, &os;/&arch.sparc64; systems must use serial - consoles. While it is possible to boot or install a system - using the OpenFirmware console, the console device is not - usable. + When using the GENERIC kernel, + &os;/&arch.sparc64; systems not equipped with a framebuffer + supported by the &man.creator.4; (&sun; Creator, &sun; Creator3D + and &sun; Elite3D) or &man.machfb.4; (&sun; PGX and &sun; PGX64 + as well as the ATI Mach64 chips found onboard in for example + &sun.blade; 100, &sun.blade; 150, &sun.ultra; 5 and &sun.ultra; 10) + driver must use the serial console. If you have a system that is not listed here, it may not have been tested with &os; &release.current;. We encourage @@ -353,6 +356,10 @@ + &sun.enterprise; 100 + + + &sun.enterprise; 220R @@ -409,6 +416,14 @@ + &sparcengine; Ultra AX1105 + + + + &sparcengine; Ultra AXe + + + &sparcengine; Ultra AXi @@ -447,11 +462,17 @@ &sun.ultra; 80 + + + &sun.ultra; 450 + The following systems are partially supported by &os;. In - particular the onboard SCSI controller in sbus systems is not - supported. + particular the fibre channel controllers in SBus-based systems are not + supported. However, it's possible to use these with a SCSI controller + supported by the &man.esp.4 driver (&sun; ESP SCSI, &sun; FAS Fast-SCSI + and &sun; FAS366 Fast-Wide SCSI controllers). @@ -463,15 +484,54 @@ - The following systems are not supported by &os;. This may - be due to lack of processor support (&ultrasparc; III), due to - a quirk in the system design that makes &os; unstable, or due - to lack of support for sufficient onboard devices to make &os; - generally useful. + Starting with 7.2-RELEASE, &arch.sparc64; systems based on + &ultrasparc; III and beyond are also supported by &os, which includes + the following known working systems: + + + + &sun.blade; 1000 + + + + &sun.blade; 1500 + + + + &sun.blade; 2000 + + + + &sun.fire; 280R + + + + &sun.fire; V210 + + + + &sun.fire; V440 (except for the on-board NICs) + + + + &sun.fire; V880 + + + + &netra; 20/&netra; T4 + + + + The following &ultrasparc; IIIi systems are not tested but + believed to be also supported by &os. - All systems containing &ultrasparc; III processor(s). + &sun.fire; V125 + + + + &sun.fire; V240 @@ -1618,9 +1678,6 @@ [&arch.pc98;] Power Management Controller of NEC PC-98 Note (pmc driver) - - [&arch.sparc64;] OpenFirmware console (ofwcons - driver) _______________________________________________ svn-src-all@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/svn-src-all To unsubscribe, send any mail to "svn-src-all-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" ----- End forwarded message -----