Subject: Re: Utra 2 compatibility
To: None <db@stayonline.net, port-sparc64@netbsd.org>
From: None <eeh@netbsd.org>
List: port-sparc64
Date: 04/26/2002 16:03:27
The web pages need to be revamped for 1.6.

Neither fas nor hme are supported in 1.5.x.

However, both are in -current and will be in 1.6 so you should get
a -current snapshot if you want to run on a U2.


Eduardo

| Curious about this, as well.
|
| I noticed on the NetBSD sparc64 FAQ, it mentions that the onboard SCSI
| controller (fas) is not supported.
|
| If you take a look at the "supported models" page, it mentions that the
| onboard SCSI is supported in an Ultra2.
|
| Which should I believe? :)
|
| dab
|
| On Fri, 2002-04-26 at 06:42, Olivier Cherrier wrote:
| > Hello,
| > 
| > I would like to recycle an Sun Ultra 2 box to *BSD.
| > The hardware is maybe a little 'special'; see below the
| > output of the boot PROM:
| > 	Sun Ultra 2 UPA/SBus (2 x Ultra SPARC 168 MHz)
| > 	256 MB memory
| > The commercial model is "Sun MediaCenter", so it is not
| > a classic Ultra 2.
| > 
| > Does NetBSD can run on this machine using 1 or 2 CPU?
| > If not, anyone can advise me on another OS (not Solaris)?