Re: Re (5): installing NetBSD on a Sparcstation 2.

[Dan Oglesby <danno%serverunderground.com@localhost>]

----- Original Message -----
> From: peasthope%shaw.ca@localhost
> To: port-sparc%NetBSD.org@localhost
> Cc: peasthope%shaw.ca@localhost
> Sent: Tuesday, August 10, 2010 5:33:04 PM
> Subject: Re (5): installing NetBSD on a Sparcstation 2.
> Brett,
> 
> > ... NetBSD is done by volunteers ...
> > The best way to keep a port alive is get involved, actively test
> > things and report problems ...
> 
> Understood. I'll reply again as soon as there is something
> more definite about the SCSI drives. If I have to bring a
> drive from home, that will be August 17.
> 
> Regards, ... Peter E.
> 
> --
> VoIP 7785886232 is being cancelled. Please use 3604502132.
> Sparcstation 2, sun4c, netboots *.SUN4C; SCSI disks not yet detected.
> Personal site works; http://members.shaw.ca/peasthope/ .


I have an SS2, among other sun4c/sun4m/sun4u systems, that I can test some 
things on this weekend.  I just got NetBSD 5.0.2 running on a sweet 486 system 
from my college days, and planned on bringing the SPARCs online as well.

Let me know what you guys need tested, and I'll give it a go.  I should have 
time this coming Sunday to break all that hardware out and set it up.  I have 
known good bootable SCSI CD-ROM drives, working floppy drives, and a pile of 
SCSI hard drives.  Framebuffers, Sun monitors, keyboards, yadda.

Linux support for the older SPARCs is very much lacking, so I'd like to help 
where I can with NetBSD.  I am new to *BSD, but proficient with *nix in 
general.  I promise to have some noob questions, but I will learn fast.  :-)

--Dan