Date: Wed, 16 Jun 2004 00:52:49 -0400 From: Mykel <Mykel@mWare.ca> To: Scott Long <scottl@freebsd.org>, freebsd-sparc64@freebsd.org Subject: Re: IT! WORKS! Message-ID: <40CFD221.5030709@mWare.ca> In-Reply-To: <40CFC638.7040308@freebsd.org> References: <40CFC0A0.1000604@mWare.ca> <20040616034055.GE26532@electra.cse.Buffalo.EDU> <40CFC2CF.8080509@mWare.ca> <40CFC638.7040308@freebsd.org>
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Scott Long wrote: > Mykel wrote: > >> Ken Smith wrote: >> >>> On Tue, Jun 15, 2004 at 11:38:08PM -0400, Mykel wrote: >>> >>> >>>> w00t! >>>> >>>> I have the June 14th snapshot installed and running on my Ultra2! >>>> >>>> Aside from HORRIBLE terminal issues (ncurses is allergic to the >>>> console, also, you can only type at about 1CPS, everything else >>>> gets dropped) >>>> >>>> but >>>> >>>> IT WORKS! >>>> >>>> $ uname -a >>>> FreeBSD phoebus.condor.lan SNAP-20040612 FreeBSD SNAP-20040612 #0: >>>> Mon Jun 14 07:25:37 UTC 2004 >>>> root@bobbi.cse.buffalo.edu:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/GENERIC sparc64 >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> Yay! :-) >>> >>> FYI - I'm going to do another snapshot. Scott reported there was >>> more fixed recently than just tagged transfers. >>> >>> Serial port is still the best way to do an install, that's on the >>> todo list... :-) >>> >>> >> Well, you see - I /had/ thought of that, but you must understand... >> what I have on my desk: >> -> Centrino laptop (Slackware) with no RS232 ports >> -> $CLIENT's PC/router/server/paperweight >> -> Toshiba T1200 laptop >> >> Yes... T1200 - an XT, (it's only 5 or 6 years younger than me) >> running MSDOs 6.22 and ProCOMM+, the only problem is - the screen is >> too small for any reasonable terminal, so it's just a mess. > > > Man, flash back to 1986! My first pc experience was a T1000. I would > have killed for a T1200 back then ;-) My first was on a Zenith (QueensU.ca branded) XT @ 8Mhz with a *MEG* of RAM... whoa... Then I saw a scanner and a colour screen... well that nearly knocked me out of my diapers! ;) >> So I just bit the bullet, reboot serveral times before deciding VT100 >> mode would be the best on the console. >> >> Now how about the console? how can I make typing at least practical >> on here? I was hoping to use this as a desktop machine. > > As I mentioned in my other email, you might try adjusting the serial > port speed. Remember... you're talking to the guy who put his CD in upside down earlier today... how do I do that? > Just a guess though. I bootstrapped my machine by > netbooting it and then manually paritioning the disk and doing an > installworld into it. Heh - kinda defeats the whole point of what I did today :\ > >> >> Also - can I just CVSup from my local mirror or is that different on >> Sparc64? And X - how do I get that going? Just follow the handbook? > > > cvsup works just as it does on x86. X requires syscons (or pvct, but > that doesn't work on sparc64). syscons + creator appears to somewhat > work for me, but it requires uart(4) for the keyboard. Again, uart(4) > locks up my U2 as soon as interrupts are enabled, so it's not really an > option. there really is no way around this at the time? (I just read "$stuff it doesn't work $more_stuff")
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