Subject: Re: Sun 4/4xx support? Tadpole 2???????
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From: DP <dp@recycled.net>
List: port-sparc
Date: 02/10/2000 10:37:57
SPARCbook 2's have a completely different PROM structure that, well,
whatever it is, it ain't OpenBOOT. :) From what I understand, someone
would have to take on the project of writing interface routines to
that PROM before any work can really be done.

On Thu, 10 Feb 2000, NetBSD Bob wrote:

> Date: Thu, 10 Feb 2000 10:38:39 -0500 (EST)
> From: NetBSD Bob <nbsdbob@weedcon1.cropsci.ncsu.edu>
> To: David Brownlee <abs@netbsd.org>
> Cc: port-sparc@netbsd.org
> Subject: Re: Sun 4/4xx support?  Tadpole 2???????
> 
> > 	Out of curiosity, what 32bit sparc machines exist that are not
> > 	supported by NetBSD/sparc?
> > 	
> > 	sun4e, sun4/600? Tadpole sparcbook 1 or 2?
>                          ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^      ^
> 
> Would love to see something on those sparcbook 2 critters.  I have a
> pair of them and solaris 1.1.1 is a bit long in the tooth.
> 
> Bob
> 
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