Date: Wed, 23 Aug 2000 12:03:10 -0400 From: Bush Doctor <dervish@goku.cl.msu.edu> To: Mark Tempel <mtempel@visi.com> Cc: freebsd-sparc@freebsd.org Subject: Re: your mail Message-ID: <20000823120310.B54815@goku.cl.msu.edu> In-Reply-To: <005c01c007e7$38cc3240$49ec62d1@dirac>; from mtempel@visi.com on Wed, Aug 16, 2000 at 08:05:23PM -0500 References: <200008161257240540.004B7EAE@web4.allunix.com> <20000816220840.H1056@freebie.demon.nl> <005c01c007e7$38cc3240$49ec62d1@dirac>
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Out of da blue Mark Tempel aka (mtempel@visi.com) said: > > On Wed, Aug 16, 2000 at 12:57:24PM -0700, David DeTinne wrote: > > > Is the sparc port really dead? > > > > > > I have tried the other BSD's and from an average users standpoint FreeBSD is > the best > > > (my opinion) > > > > > > If a developer needs a machine I will donate my IPX to get it going. > > > > AFAIK the project SPARC port of FreeBSD was destined for UltraSPARCs only. > > But that is about all I have ever heard/seen about it. > > I have never heard a definitive answer regarding which architecture FreeBSD > Sparc will support. I would guess that it will run on Sparc 4 machines if > the developers who port it have sparc 4 machines. If the developers get > access to UltraSPARC machines, then it will run there... > > I can say that I only have a SS20 to try to port this OS with so what ever I can > accomplish will run on Sparc 4m architecture machines... > > A few months ago I decided to try to port over the loader from FreeBSD > 4.x to Sparc. However I also decided to get married... > Both the loader and the wedding are alot harder and more time consuming > than I had expected... > > As soon as I get done with my thank you notes *sigh* I will be working on > porting the loader again... Hello, Just a wondering do you have a patch set available? I work with -current and I have either a SS4/110 or SS5/170 to work with (I need one to run NetBSD) I snagged an unused (at this time) Ultra 5. I just don't know if I'll be able to keep it as a development box. How ever, if I start hacking on it maybe I can. I also have a co-worker who would be interested in helping out. Maybe we can get something rolling ... > > > Mark Tempel > #;^) -- f u cn rd ths, u cn gt a gd jb n cmptr prgrmmng. bush doctor <dervish@goku.cl.msu.edu> To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-sparc" in the body of the message
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