Re: May as well try a test on the SPARC S7-2

To: Dennis Clarke <dclarke%blastwave.org@localhost>
Subject: Re: May as well try a test on the SPARC S7-2
From: Palle Lyckegaard <palle%netbsd.org@localhost>
Date: Sun, 18 Oct 2026 17:45:57 +0000 (UTC)

On Sun, 18 Oct 2026, Dennis Clarke wrote:

Sounds like way too much work for a Sunday.

For the record the SPARC S7-2 has a USB port at the front and the
Solaris 11.4 installer boots and runs from there just fine. So it
may be possible to boot something else other than Solaris. Then
again, who knows? I surely do not.


I have succesfully booted a NetBSD install iso from the usb port using an
external usb cdrom/dvd drive.
Some of the devices (network, disk) may fail to configure properly and I
haven't had time to fix this yet..

You may get further with a ldom setup, but please try both scenarios andlet us know the outcome.

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