Re: misc/45155: there are no usb-stick installer images

[jnemeth%victoria.tc.ca@localhost (John Nemeth)]

On Nov 2, 11:37am, David Holland wrote:
} The following reply was made to PR misc/45155; it has been noted by GNATS.
} 
} From: David Holland <dholland-bugs%netbsd.org@localhost>
} To: gnats-bugs%NetBSD.org@localhost
} Date: Sun, 17 Jul 2011 23:27:59 +0000
} 
}  On Sun, Jul 17, 2011 at 07:45:02PM +0000, Martin Husemann wrote:
}   >> At least ports for which ~modern hardware exists (i386, amd64,
}   >> sparc64, ...) should provide install images for usb sticks, since this
}   >  
}   >  I'm not aware of any sparc64 firmware version able to boot those - if
}   >  anyone knows of such machine/device combinations, please mail me details.
}  
}  Really? I thought there were relatively recent sparc64 models :-)
}  
}  anyway, I stand corrected. If booting from USB is really x86-only the
}  category should be changed accordingly.

     Perhaps so, but we don't support any remotely recent sparc64 models.

}-- End of excerpt from David Holland