Subject: Re: single user mode on the ultra5!
To: matthew green <mrg@eterna.com.au>
From: Bill Swingle <unfurl@dub.net>
List: port-sparc
Date: 07/10/2000 18:07:59
On Sun, Jul 02, 2000 at 02:50:00AM +1000, matthew green wrote:
> with much great work by eduardo, i've managed to boot my ultra5 to single
> user mode using root on nfs, and also mount and view the solaris file
> systems on the local ide disk.  this is mostly due to some DMA fixes that
> eeh made a couple of weeks ago, plus the interrupt code rework a day or so
> ago.  there are still some problems (of course) and i am going to attempt
> a install to the local disk soon.
> 
> 
> in a few days, i will provide a test kernel and instructions!  stay tuned
> for more details.

Any word on more details?

-Bill

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