From owner-freebsd-sparc64@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Jun 23 19:40:01 2005 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-sparc64@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-sparc64@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2E5AD16A41C for ; Thu, 23 Jun 2005 19:40:01 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from estrabd@mailcan.com) Received: from out1.smtp.messagingengine.com (out1.smtp.messagingengine.com [66.111.4.25]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E9C0C43D4C for ; Thu, 23 Jun 2005 19:40:00 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from estrabd@mailcan.com) Received: from web1.messagingengine.com (web1.internal [10.202.2.210]) by frontend1.messagingengine.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id BDBFCCADAA4 for ; Thu, 23 Jun 2005 15:39:59 -0400 (EDT) Received: by web1.messagingengine.com (Postfix, from userid 99) id 81A1E31B8; Thu, 23 Jun 2005 15:40:00 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <1119555600.16055.237034751@webmail.messagingengine.com> X-Sasl-Enc: 2i5tM7B2Kg0JHy38ep2GIXK3Ad5Zsdcd2AYKC4Ngs99D 1119555600 From: "Brett D. Estrade" To: freebsd-sparc64@freebsd.org Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset="ISO-8859-1" MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: MIME::Lite 1.5 (F2.73; T1.001; A1.64; B3.05; Q3.03) References: <1119526083.7606.11.camel@lmail.bathnetworks.co.uk> <1119549678.29881.237027609@webmail.messagingengine.com> <20050623182244.GA48910@dragon.NUXI.org> <200506231437.51814.jhb@FreeBSD.org> <1119555190.15584.237034245@webmail.messagingengine.com> <42BB0F23.5030803@samsco.org> In-Reply-To: <42BB0F23.5030803@samsco.org> Date: Thu, 23 Jun 2005 14:40:00 -0500 Subject: Re: Where are the Sparc64 Installation Boot Floppies? (was - Re: Installation on SUN U10 Continued) X-BeenThere: freebsd-sparc64@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Porting FreeBSD to the Sparc List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 23 Jun 2005 19:40:01 -0000 On Thu, 23 Jun 2005 13:36:03 -0600, "Scott Long" said: > Brett D. Estrade wrote: > > On Thu, 23 Jun 2005 14:37:50 -0400, "John Baldwin" > > said: > > > >>On Thursday 23 June 2005 02:22 pm, David O'Brien wrote: > >> > >>>[ please don't top post - it looses context ] > >>> > >>>On Thu, Jun 23, 2005 at 01:01:18PM -0500, Brett D. Estrade wrote: > >>> > >>>>Do the installation boot floppy images for sparc64 exist as the > >>>>documentation claims, or are they a myth? > >>> > >>>They do not exist. These document files are shared with other FreeBSD > >>>architectures that do have boot floppies (i386 and alpha). > >> > >>You can bug bmah@ about making the references to floppies only show up in > >>the > >>i386 and alpha release notes. > >> > > > > > > Would he also be able to note that you need to install through a serial > > console? That and the floppies thing were the only 2 "gotchas" that > > plagued me after I thought I had gone through the effort of informing > > myself about FreeBSD on Sparc64....of course this still leaves Robert in > > a lurch with his U10 dilemma :\ > > > > Brett > > Installing from a normal video console should work a lot better with > 6.0. I think that the June snapshot has enough pieces to demonstrate > this, if you're willing to check it out. > > Scott I have things pretty well set up, but I'll burn an .iso, and will stop right before the point of no return :)...thanks, Brett