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Date:      Fri, 03 Feb 2006 19:57:56 +0000
From:      Robert Slade <bsd@bathnetworks.com>
To:        Roman Shakin <rshakin@unixfreak.org>
Cc:        "freebsd-sparc64@freebsd.org" <freebsd-sparc64@freebsd.org>
Subject:   Re: some questions
Message-ID:  <1138996676.26027.16.camel@lmail.bathnetworks.co.uk>
In-Reply-To: <43E3B35B.90409@unixfreak.org>
References:  <43E3B35B.90409@unixfreak.org>

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On Fri, 2006-02-03 at 19:47, Roman Shakin wrote:
> Hey guys, I just got a hold of a sun ultra 5 and was wondering what 
> problems to expect, when running and installing freebsd 6.0 on it. And 
> also where can i get more information on this topic. I already know that 
> some ports wont compile. So how can i go about getting everything to 
> work properly just like on i386 ? Thanx --Roman
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Roman,

FreeBsd 6.0 works fine on my U10, there is a slight issue with Xwindows
and keyboards/mice but a quick look at the mailing list archives will
give you the answer.

Not had a problem with compiling ports so far, though some are not
available for Sparc but alternatives are there.

Rob  




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