From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Oct 31 21:36:51 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 98A7216A4CE for ; Sun, 31 Oct 2004 21:36:51 +0000 (GMT) Received: from x.ja6.com (x.ja6.com [64.239.13.73]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3051143D46 for ; Sun, 31 Oct 2004 21:36:51 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from jkadams@computer.org) Received: from [192.168.1.100] (localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1]) (authenticated bits=0) by x.ja6.com (8.12.10/8.12.9) with ESMTP id i9VLajwS022741; Sun, 31 Oct 2004 16:36:46 -0500 Message-ID: <41855AE7.5010500@computer.org> Date: Sun, 31 Oct 2004 16:36:39 -0500 From: Jon Adams User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird 0.8 (Windows/20040913) X-Accept-Language: en-us, en MIME-Version: 1.0 References: <20041028171610.3894.qmail@web88011.mail.re2.yahoo.com> <4830115774.20041028192100@hexren.net> <41854DD3.1050306@mindcore.net> In-Reply-To: <41854DD3.1050306@mindcore.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-MailScanner: Found to be clean X-MailScanner-SpamCheck: notspam (whitelisted), spamassassin (score=-104.9, required 5, autolearn=not spam, BAYES_00, USER_IN_WHITELIST) cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org cc: Hexren Subject: Re: sun box X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 31 Oct 2004 21:36:51 -0000 Scott W wrote: > Hexren wrote: > >> KC> Hi there >> >> KC> Two very simple questions, can I run FreeBSD on a Sun box and is >> it possible to run BSD on VMware >> http://www.freebsd.org/platforms/sparc.html there are a long list of supported hardware using the Sun Sparc chip, essentially everything except stuff running the newer Sparc III chips and the old Ultra 1's. There are a couple of others that you would need to use tftp to boot.... but its all on the webpage. * Blade 100 * Blade 150 * Enterprise 220R * Enterprise 250 * Enterprise 420R * Enterprise 450 * Fire V100 * Fire V120 * Netra™ T1 105 * Netra T1 AC200/DC200 * Netra t 1100 * Netra t 1120 * Netra t 1125 * Netra t 1400/1405 * Netra 120 * Netra X1 * SPARCEngine® Ultra Axi * SPARCEngine Ultra AXmp * Ultra™ 5 * Ultra 10 * Ultra 30 * Ultra 60 * Ultra 80 >> KC> Kim >> KC> _______________________________________________ >> KC> freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list >> KC> http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions >> KC> To unsubscribe, send any mail to >> "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >> >> --------------------------------------------- >> >> I dunno about the SunBox but VMware is possible. >> Currently I run FreeBSD 4.10 in a VMware Workstation Version 4.0.5. >> The machine hosting the Virtual Machine is running Windows XP. Though >> I must admit I wasn't able to bring a FreeBSD Version greater than >> 4.10 to work in the VM.(I only tried 5.2.1) >> >> Hexren > > > I've had 5-CURRENT (around 5.1.X at the time) running without issues > under VMWare. There are one or two configuration gotchas which can be > found on the VMWare support forum site or googled....adding back in a > 'FreeBSD' token basically for the OS type...which is virtually the > same as the existing Linux OS config... > > Scott > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to > "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. MailScanner thanks transtec Computers for their support.