From owner-freebsd-sparc64@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Jun 23 18:01:30 2005 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-sparc64@freebsd.org 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 7BFBA16A41C for ; Thu, 23 Jun 2005 18:01:30 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from estrabd@mailcan.com) Received: from out1.smtp.messagingengine.com (out1.smtp.messagingengine.com [66.111.4.25]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1D16A43D53 for ; Thu, 23 Jun 2005 18:01:27 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from estrabd@mailcan.com) Received: from web2.messagingengine.com (web2.internal [10.202.2.211]) by frontend1.messagingengine.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1FDA2CADEB0 for ; Thu, 23 Jun 2005 14:01:25 -0400 (EDT) Received: by web2.messagingengine.com (Postfix, from userid 99) id 6923F269B; Thu, 23 Jun 2005 14:01:18 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <1119549678.29881.237027609@webmail.messagingengine.com> X-Sasl-Enc: ZCABHNAy8lnlnItPLjcnxwrssYkqHMrpVVSr157azQ9K 1119549678 From: "Brett D. Estrade" To: freebsd-sparc64@freebsd.org Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset="ISO-8859-1" MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: MIME::Lite 1.5 (F2.73; T1.001; A1.64; B3.05; Q3.03) References: <1119526083.7606.11.camel@lmail.bathnetworks.co.uk> <1119528454.5225.237001000@webmail.messagingengine.com> <1119542610.12018.2.camel@lmail.bathnetworks.co.uk> In-Reply-To: <1119542610.12018.2.camel@lmail.bathnetworks.co.uk> Date: Thu, 23 Jun 2005 13:01:18 -0500 Subject: Where are the Sparc64 Installation Boot Floppies? (was - Re: Installation on SUN U10 Continued) 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: Thu, 23 Jun 2005 18:01:30 -0000 Do the installation boot floppy images for sparc64 exist as the documentation claims, or are they a myth? On the ftp site (ftp1.freebsd.org), "/pub/FreeBSD/releases/i386/5.4-RELEASE/floppies" exists, BUT there is no "/pub/FreeBSD/releases/sparc64/5.4-RELEASE/floppies" I ran into this roadblock as well last week. Could someone please clear this up? Thanks! Brett On Thu, 23 Jun 2005 16:03:30 +0000, "Robert Slade" said: > Brett, > > I would like to try the floppy install, but there are no floppy images > in the distribution on the ftp sites, nor is their a floppy directory on > the CD's, even though the and release notes refers to it. > > Rob > On Thu, 2005-06-23 at 12:07, Brett D. Estrade wrote: > > boot floppies to install from ftp? > > > > On Thu, 23 Jun 2005 11:28:04 +0000, "Robert Slade" > > said: > > > Hiya, > > > > > > I am still having problems with installing 5.3 on a SUN U10. I cannot > > > install from the CDs, bit 5.4 and 5.3. I get a short read - file does > > > not appear to be executable error. I have tied it with CD's I have burnt > > > and ones from a supplier. Following a suggestion, I have also burn the > > > iso images onto high grade CDs, this still did not work - same error. > > > The U10 does have Solaris 9 installed and this can read the CD and all > > > appears to be correct. > > > > > > I have tried charging the CDROM on the U10, but it refuses to recognise > > > the replacement CDROM as being there. Thishappens with 2 different > > > CDROMs not sure why this is. I've tried reset-all but this does not make > > > any difference. Any suggestions? > > > > > > I can get the boot only iso to boot. However, whilst this allows me into > > > the FreeBSD OS on the CD and start sysinstall, I cannot delete the > > > Solaris slices, so I cannot setup the disk to install FreeBSD via FTP. > > > Is there any way round this? > > > > > > Rob > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > freebsd-sparc64@freebsd.org mailing list > > > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-sparc64 > > > To unsubscribe, send any mail to > > > "freebsd-sparc64-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > > _______________________________________________ > > freebsd-sparc64@freebsd.org mailing list > > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-sparc64 > > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-sparc64-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-sparc64@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-sparc64 > To unsubscribe, send any mail to > "freebsd-sparc64-unsubscribe@freebsd.org"