Subject: re: Update of supported hardware list, please check for veracity
To: None <mw@blobulent.com>
From: matthew green <mrg@eterna.com.au>
List: port-sparc
Date: 10/13/2000 10:15:56
Unsupported machines
o sun4d (e.g. SPARCcenter 1000 and SPARCcenter 2000)
o sun4u and other UltraSPARC based machines.
There is a separate sparc64 port for these machines. Refer to
http://www.netbsd.org/Ports/sparc64/index.html
the way this is worded is bizarre. it should be moved to a different
section, and out of the "unsupported" section.
The minimal configuration requires 4 MB of RAM and ~60 MB of disk space.
To install the entire system requires much more disk space, and to run X
or compile the system, more RAM is recommended, as NetBSD with 4 MB of
RAM feels like Solaris with 4 MB of RAM - slow. Note that until you have
around 16 MB of RAM, getting more RAM is more important than getting a
faster CPU.
does netbsd/sparc actually work with 4MB ?
o bpp (bi-directional parallel port, built-in and sbus card)
this is supported now i believe ?