Date: Tue, 21 Jun 2005 11:25:10 +0200 From: Dagobert Kellner <freebsd@kellners.de> To: freebsd-sparc64@freebsd.org Subject: Re: 5.4 install on Ultra10 Message-ID: <20050621092510.GD688@kellners.de> In-Reply-To: <1119311220.6674.236792844@webmail.messagingengine.com> References: <1119311220.6674.236792844@webmail.messagingengine.com>
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Hi, it depends on how you upgrade your system. If you build your system out of the sources and use your old kernel-config, it should be no problem. If you use sysinstall, which installs the standard kernel, you will have the same problem. Dagobert Kellner On Mon, Jun 20, 2005 at 06:47:00PM -0500, Brett D. Estrade wrote: > perhaps a silly question, but if I upgrade 5.3 to 5.4 on an ultra 60, > will I experience the same problem? > > TIA, > Brett > > On Sat, 18 Jun 2005 15:47:58 +0200, "Dagobert Kellner" > <freebsd@kellners.de> said: > > On Fri, Jun 17, 2005 at 03:39:06PM -0700, Tony Li wrote: > > > > > > Hi, > > > > > > I'm trying to install from cdrom onto an Ultra10. I'm able to get the > > > kernel loaded, but the last message that I get is "jumping to kernel > > > entry at 0xc0040000". The system is then hung hard. > > > > > > Clue, please? > > > > > > Thanks, > > > Tony > > > > Hi Tony, > > > > I had the same problem while installing FreeBsd 5.4 on an Ultra5. > > The problem is that the driver for the Openfirmware is not compiled into > > the standard kernel. > > That means you do not get any output on your screen but your Freebsd > > still works. > > > > I used the following workaround (You need an computer with a > > terminal-program. Connect this to the tty[ab] of the Ultra10): > > > > - Restart the computer. > > While memory initialization press Stop-A to get to the bootprom. > > - do one of the following comands (depends on where you connected your > > sun): > > select io ttya > > or > > select io ttyb > > - then enter: go > > > > Now you should get the output to your terminal and you can go on > > installing FreeBSD. > > > > After installing FreeBSD you should rebuild your kernel. > > > > Use the following option to enable the openfirmware console again: > > > > device ofw_console # OpenBoot firmware console device > > > > I hope that works for your ultra10. > > > > Dagobert Kellner > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > 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"
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