Date: Sun, 3 Mar 2002 06:04:53 -0500 From: Jake Burkholder <jake@locore.ca> To: freebsd-sparc@freebsd.org Subject: freebsd/sparc64 bootable iso available Message-ID: <20020303060453.D75158@locore.ca>
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I've put up a bootable ISO image, which can be used to install a system relatively easily. I've tested it on an ultra 10 with the onboard ide and an ultra 60 with sym scsi, should also work on ultra 5s and blade 100s at least. The cd boots multi user and has a binary distribution tarball on it; you can use system on the cd to install on disk. The root password is abc123. Use the tools on the cd to label, install the bootblock, and newfs your drive, then mount your partitions and untar the tarball in root's home directory on them. I put up a transcript of an install on an ultra 60. When labeling your drive be sure that the partitions are on cylinder boundaries, the disklabel format requires it. Insert usual warnings about experimental software and destruction of data. http://people.freebsd.org/~jake/sparc64 In that directory is also a copy of the binary distribution on the cd and a loader and kernel which you can use to setup an nfs root system and install on disk from there. If everything goes well this will be put up on the main ftp site in the next few days. Enjoy. Jake To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-sparc" in the body of the message
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