Date: Tue, 19 Jan 1999 22:41:31 -0600 (CST) From: John Sconiers <jrs@enteract.com> To: Alfred Perlstein <bright@hotjobs.com> Cc: freebsd-sparc@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: sparc porting Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.05.9901192239010.7195-100000@adam.enteract.com> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.05.9901192316130.55154-100000@bright.fx.genx.net>
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> > I just came into a sparc 5 and ultra 5. I plan to use both to help port > > freebsd. Two questions. > > 1. Is there a work in progress. How do I get it and start helping. > barely So is the netbsd port going to be merged into freebsd or is it a joint port?? > > 2. I know it's based on openbsd work (or so I've read) how closely > > related are they. > no, netbsd. > netbsd has a snapshot available, however i doublt they support ultra5 > (because of the PCI) is the problem with probing.. > the sparc5 is useful if you want to attempt a 32bit port... > drivers for the PCI system are needed for netbsd and freebsd. > pick a spot and start working :) I'll visit the netbsd page and take a look :) > -Alfred JOHN To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-sparc" in the body of the message
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