From owner-svn-src-stable-7@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Apr 25 23:08:11 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: svn-src-stable-7@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B11B21065670; Sat, 25 Apr 2009 23:08:11 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from marius@FreeBSD.org) Received: from svn.freebsd.org (svn.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::2c]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9D4CC8FC13; Sat, 25 Apr 2009 23:08:11 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from marius@FreeBSD.org) Received: from svn.freebsd.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by svn.freebsd.org (8.14.3/8.14.3) with ESMTP id n3PN8BNv065865; Sat, 25 Apr 2009 23:08:11 GMT (envelope-from marius@svn.freebsd.org) Received: (from marius@localhost) by svn.freebsd.org (8.14.3/8.14.3/Submit) id n3PN8BvR065864; Sat, 25 Apr 2009 23:08:11 GMT (envelope-from marius@svn.freebsd.org) Message-Id: <200904252308.n3PN8BvR065864@svn.freebsd.org> From: Marius Strobl Date: Sat, 25 Apr 2009 23:08:11 +0000 (UTC) To: src-committers@freebsd.org, svn-src-all@freebsd.org, svn-src-stable@freebsd.org, svn-src-stable-7@freebsd.org X-SVN-Group: stable-7 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Cc: Subject: svn commit: r191501 - stable/7/release/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/hardware X-BeenThere: svn-src-stable-7@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: SVN commit messages for only the 7-stable src tree List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 25 Apr 2009 23:08:12 -0000 Author: marius Date: Sat Apr 25 23:08:11 2009 New Revision: 191501 URL: http://svn.freebsd.org/changeset/base/191501 Log: MFC: r191491, r191492 Sync the sparc64 hardware notes with reality, mainly regarding support of sun4u-machines based on USIII and beyond in 7.2-RELEASE. Approved by: re (blackend) Modified: stable/7/release/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/hardware/article.sgml Modified: stable/7/release/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/hardware/article.sgml ============================================================================== --- stable/7/release/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/hardware/article.sgml Sat Apr 25 23:02:57 2009 (r191500) +++ stable/7/release/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/hardware/article.sgml Sat Apr 25 23:08:11 2009 (r191501) @@ -325,9 +325,13 @@ 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 you to @@ -343,6 +347,9 @@ &sun.blade; 150 + + &sun.enterprise; 100 + &sun.enterprise; 220R @@ -385,6 +392,12 @@ &netra; X1 + + &sparcengine; Ultra AX1105 + + + &sparcengine; Ultra AXe + &sparcengine; Ultra AXi @@ -415,10 +428,16 @@ &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. + The following systems are partially supported by &os;. In + particular the fibre channel controllers in SBus-based systems are not + supported. However, it is 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). @@ -429,16 +448,48 @@ - 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: - - All systems containing &ultrasparc; III processor(s). - + + &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: + + + + &sun.fire; V125 + + + &sun.fire; V240 + + @@ -1432,8 +1483,6 @@ [&arch.pc98;] Power Management Controller of NEC PC-98 Note (pmc driver) - [&arch.sparc64;] OpenFirmware console (ofwcons driver) -