Date: Sat, 06 Dec 2003 14:56:20 -0700 From: Scott Long <scottl@freebsd.org> To: obrien@freebsd.org Cc: Kris Kennaway <kris@obsecurity.org> Subject: Re: New sparc64 5.2-BETA ISO images available Message-ID: <3FD25084.3070504@freebsd.org> In-Reply-To: <20031206214041.GB9434@dragon.nuxi.com> References: <Pine.BSF.4.53.0312051744190.40103@e0-0.zab2.int.zabbadoz.net> <0F89A7EF-274F-11D8-B8AD-000502C708CB@sitetronics.com> <20031205135606.U87691@carver.gumbysoft.com> <20031205160702.A71074@pooker.samsco.home> <20031206214041.GB9434@dragon.nuxi.com>
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David O'Brien wrote: > On Fri, Dec 05, 2003 at 04:09:16PM -0700, Scott Long wrote: > >>Yes, the U1e and U2 machines need the esp(4) driver from NetBSD. I'm in >>the middle of porting it right now, but it will still take some time. >>Netbooting these machines works very well for me at the moment; a >>netbooted U2 builds world faster than an Alpha XP1000 with a local disk. > > > eh? My 'make world' times on a Compaq XP1000 is faster than my Sun Blade > 100 500mhz. I certainly won't believe a 300mhz diskless machine will > beat that. What were the actual times? > It's a dual 300MHz machine with lots of RAM. I don't have the times anymore, all I know is that both were started within a minute of each other and the sparc finished 5 minutes sooner. Anyway, my point was that just because it's diskless doesn't mean that it's useless. Scott
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